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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Eternal (ranked 22744 p4p, 14402 weight class) and Baltasar Halko (ranked 194 p4p, 189 weight class). Halko has chosen The Lumberjack by Jackyl as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanos Eternal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baltasar Halko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eternal's corner calls for a 1-2. Eternal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Halko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eternal's waist but Eternal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Halko off to one side.
Halko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Halko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eternal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Halko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Halko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Eternal is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Halko take his back! Uh oh - Halko has got a rear naked choke here! Eternal is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Baltasar Halko!
Our winner, Baltasar Halko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric De Boise (ranked 22764 p4p, 19346 weight class) and Fletch Brandis (ranked 596 p4p, 545 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Boise might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Do Your Thing. Brandis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Ballad of Curtis Loew kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Fletch Brandis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Brandis.
 It looks like Cedric De Boise has been cut.
De Boise misses the shot to the body.
Brandis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Boise lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Boise lands a slapping body shot.
De Boise scores with a jab to the head.
Brandis misses with a series of wild punches.
De Boise scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brandis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Boise scores with a jab to the head.
Brandis misses with a takedown attempt
and De Boise counters with a thumping low kick.
Brandis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Boise avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boise throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brandis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Boise makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Boise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandis.
No joy there for Brandis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Boise misses the shot to the body.
De Boise scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Boise.
De Boise lands a front kick.
De Boise moves into range and clinches up with Brandis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boise lands a shot to the body.
Brandis looks winded!
De Boise throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brandiss head.
Brandis is trying to pull guard but De Boise has him pressed against the cage.
Cedric De Boise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fletch Brandis.
De Boise lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandis backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Boise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Boise is working Brandis over against the cage.
De Boise digs a right hand underneath Brandis's ribcage. Brandis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Boise presses Brandis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Boise just leaning against Brandis, taking a breather.
De Boise lands a shot to the body.
De Boise lands a left hand.
De Boise lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Boise.
De Boise is working Brandis over against the cage.
De Boise tries a body shot but Brandis blocks it.
De Boise lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from De Boise.
De Boise lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandis or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from De Boise.
De Boise is leaning against Brandis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Boise pushes Brandis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Boise softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Boise lands a nice shot to the body.
De Boise tries to throw a body punch but Brandis avoids it by throwing De Boise back against the cage.
De Boise digs a right hand underneath Brandis's ribcage. Brandis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Boise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Boise lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brandis blocks a body shot from De Boise.
De Boise misses with a punch to the body.
De Boise throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Boise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandis backwards.
 Brandis is rocked!
De Boise lands with a light punch inside.
Brandis is still on wobbly legs! Can De Boise finish him?
De Boise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Boise dips a shoulder and cracks Brandis with a mighty uppercut! Brandis falls back against the cage and De Boise unloads with a barrage of strikes! Brandis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - De Boise screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric De Boise!
An out of breath Cedric De Boise thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Fletch Brandis was interviewed post fight and said 'I think I'm gonna drink a Miller Lite tonight and play some pool.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Vega (ranked 5273 p4p, 4233 weight class) and Moto Miyashita (ranked 228 p4p, 215 weight class). Vega comes to the cage accompanied by Truth - Atomic thunder. Moto Miyashita acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Luis Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moto Miyashita!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega clinches with his opponent.
Vega has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miyashita regains guard immediately.
Vega trying to control but Miyashita is working from the bottom.
Miyashita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vega wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miyashita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vega is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyashita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyashita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vega has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miyashita has managed to get both his arms back between Vega's legs - danger averted.
Miyashita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyashita throwing strikes from guard but Vega blocks nicely.
Vega has his foot on Miyashita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miyashita works his way back into a safe position though.
Miyashita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vega manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Miyashita has Vega in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miyashita is on top in guard.
Miyashita's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyashita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vega manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Miyashita has Vega in his guard.
Miyashita keeping moving, preventing Vega from controlling successfully.
Vega trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vega has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vega passes Miyashita's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miyashita manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vega drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Miyashita dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vega is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miyashita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vega's head.
Miyashita pushing down on Vega's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vega is trying to get back to full guard.
Miyashita looks to land a strike but Vega avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Miyashita throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyashita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vega wants to sweep here but Miyashita controlling him for the moment.
Miyashita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miyashita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miyashita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miyashita throwing strikes but missing.
Vega working for submissions but it's allowed Miyashita to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moto Miyashita will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vega misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miyashita! But no joy.
Miyashita takes a swing at Vega's ribcage but misses.
Vega scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Miyashita. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Miyashita.
Vega slips a straight right by Miyashita.
Miyashita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miyashita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Miyashita.
A little feinted left hand from Vega on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miyashita.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An elbow from Miyashita crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega tries to bench press Miyashita off him but Miyashita keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vega sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vega trying to control from the bottom.
Miyashita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vega does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vega is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyashita pulls his head out easily.
Miyashita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vega has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vega is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miyashita passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vega!
Moto Miyashita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vega is in a horrible position here. Miyashita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miyashita controlling from the full mount.
Vega might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miyashita is continuing to stall.
Miyashita misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyashita is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miyashita is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vega can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Miyashita trying to control but Vega is having none of it.
Vega wants to hold on but Miyashita pushes him away.
Miyashita landing punches.
Vega is desperately trying to improve his position but Miyashita has a good base and remains in mount.
Miyashita unloading with bombs!
Miyashita connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Miyashita controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyashita thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vega really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega wants to control but Miyashita is having none of it.
Vega is in a horrible position here. Miyashita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vega is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moto Miyashita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vega lands a two punch combo.
Vega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miyashita is trying to break the clinch but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Vega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miyashita struggles to land a body shot inside as Vega controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miyashita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vega.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyashita misses with some punches.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miyashita swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miyashita regains guard immediately.
Vega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vega wants to control from the top but Miyashita keeps moving.
Vega preventing the sweep.
Miyashita has his foot on Vega's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vega works his way back into a safe position though.
Vega slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vega postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyashita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vega is aware though and is defending well.
Miyashita manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Miyashita.
An attempted straight right counter from Vega misses the target.
Vega moves out of range of the body kick from Miyashita.
An attempted straight right counter from Vega misses the target.
Vega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miyashita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vega.
Miyashita counters with a body kick.
Luis Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyashita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega swings for the body but Miyashita moves out of range.
Vega doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyashita circles away.
Vega scores with a jab. Miyashita acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vega clinches up with Miyashita and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vega.
Miyashita misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vega as Miyashita tries to tie him up.
Vega is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Miyashita can't fight it off and eventually Vega manages to take the fight to the floor. Miyashita looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miyashita pushes Vega off and scrambles back to his feet.
Luis Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyashita defending well as Vega loads up on a big left hand.
Vega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miyashita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega slips under a jab.
Vega throws a lazy right hand but Miyashita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miyashita throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vega pushes Miyashita up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyashita tries to circle away but Vega has him pinned against the cage.
Vega blocking some punches.
Moto Miyashita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Miyashita.
A right hand to the body from Vega.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vega has clasped his hands together around Miyashita's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Miyashita explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Miyashita tries to close the distance and clinch but Vega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miyashita has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moto Miyashita!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Labosky (ranked 4086 p4p, 2724 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 455 p4p, 332 weight class). Brown has chosen I’ll Whip Ya Head Boy as his entrance music. John Brown has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 48 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 48 - 5, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Labosky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Labosky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Labosky lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown tries for a takedown but Labosky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jean Labosky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Labosky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Labosky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Labosky swivels and escapes.
Jean Labosky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Labosky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Labosky bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Labosky throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Labosky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Labosky rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice sprawl there from Labosky as Brown shoots in.
Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Labosky working aggressively here.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Labosky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Labosky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Labosky tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Labosky bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Labosky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Labosky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.
 It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Labosky looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Labosky tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Labosky.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Labosky.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Labosky scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Labosky throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Labosky is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Labosky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Labosky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Labosky enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Labosky manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown postures up in Labosky's guard and throws a big left but Labosky blocks it.
Labosky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Labosky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Labosky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown works over Labosky with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Labosky keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown cracks Labosky with a solid left hand.
Labosky is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Labosky tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Labosky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Labosky wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Labosky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've been informed that Brown has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Labosky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Labosky is predictable there
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Labosky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Labosky.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Labosky throws a body kick that misses.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Labosky to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown throws a hook but Labosky avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brown tries to score with some ground and pound. Labosky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Labosky wants to get back to his feet but Brown drags him back down.
Labosky is trying to get back to half guard.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brown trying to control the action but Labosky is working from the bottom.
Labosky is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Labosky is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Labosky keeps working.
Labosky can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to score with some ground and pound. Labosky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Labosky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown landing strikes.
Labosky is not content to let Brown control the position.
Labosky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
Labosky manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Labosky is trying to control but can't.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Labosky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown blocks the strikes from Labosky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Labosky's head.
Brown thows a huge punch but Labosky dodges it nicely.
Labosky pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Labosky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Labosky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Labosky taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is looking to escape.
Labosky is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Labosky preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Labosky is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Labosky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Labosky keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Labosky misses with a body kick.
Brown with the counter takedown but Labosky avoids it easily.
Labosky looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
As Labosky backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Labosky manages to avoid it all.
Labosky tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Labosky.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Labosky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Labosky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Labosky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Labosky.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Labosky.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Jean Labosky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Labosky counters with a left to the body.
Labosky wants to clinch.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.
Labosky is looking to counter with a body kick.
Labosky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Jean Labosky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown misses with the combination.
Labosky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Labosky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Labosky clinches.
Labosky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Labosky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Labosky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Labosky feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Jean Labosky is winning the standup battle so far.
Labosky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Labosky.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Labosky doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Labosky misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Labosky misses with a wild combination.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Labosky's waist but Labosky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Labosky, which made it look bad.
Jean Labosky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Labosky scores with a kick to the body.
Labosky forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Labosky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Labosky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Labosky!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Severo Del Bosque (ranked 2165 p4p, 1849 weight class) and Luke Davidson (ranked 271 p4p, 229 weight class). Del Bosque comes to the cage accompanied by Mimosa - Drippin. Luke Davidson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160
8 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 34 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson digs a good hook to Del Bosque's body.
Nice straight punches there by Del Bosque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Del Bosque.
Del Bosque keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davidson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davidson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Del Bosque has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Del Bosque and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davidson throws a leg kick but Del Bosque sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Del Bosque avoids the body shot from Davidson.
Good exchange - Del Bosque coming out on top.
Del Bosque has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davidson finds it's way round the side to connect with Del Bosque's head.
A swing and a miss from Davidson.
Del Bosque fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davidson misses with a looping left.
Del Bosque throws out a loose jab but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson takes a swing at Del Bosque's ribcage but misses.
Del Bosque scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Bosque was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidson.
Davidson throws a low kick but Del Bosque moves out of range easily.
Del Bosque throws out a powerful jab.
Del Bosque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Davidson misses.
Del Bosque throws a jab when Davidson was well out of range.
Del Bosque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Davidson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick but Davidson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Davidson misses.
And Del Bosque counters with a quick kick to the body but Davidson blocks it.
Del Bosque scores with the left hand. Davidson knows he should have avoided that one.
Davidson lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Bosque manages to avoid it.
Del Bosque clobbers Davidson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Del Bosque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davidson throws an overhand right that lands on Del Bosque's shoulder, as Del Bosque tries to avoid the shot.
Davidson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Davidson takes a swing at Del Bosque's ribcage but misses.
Davidson looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Bosque is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson is looking to chop away at Del Bosque's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson checks a leg kick.
Davidson feints a counter leg kick.
Davidson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Del Bosque rather than just go for the knockout.
Davidson avoids a kick to the body.
Del Bosque throws a push kick but Davidson slaps the foot to one side.
Davidson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Del Bosque. That did some damage!
Del Bosque does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Davidson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Del Bosque slips a jab from Davidson.
Davidson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Bosque moves away.
Del Bosque blocks a jab.
Del Bosque on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Del Bosque ducks right into an uppercut from Davidson.
Davidson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Del Bosque's head.
Del Bosque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Bosque misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Davidson.
Del Bosque lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Bosque.
Davidson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Bosque.
Davidson throws a leg kick
and Del Bosque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Bosque staying out of range there.
Del Bosque throws a lazy right hand but Davidson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Bosque ducks under a wild hook from Davidson.
It looked like Del Bosque wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davidson throws a leg kick that misses.
Davidson throws a leg kick which misses Del Bosque's front leg but catches the back leg as Del Bosque tries to avoid it.
Davidson misses with a hook. Del Bosque ducked under it nicely.
Davidson dips to his left and cracks Del Bosque with an uppercut!
Davidson misses with a two punch combination.
Del Bosque scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davidson in his tracks.
Del Bosque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davidson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Bosque connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Del Bosque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davidson.
Davidson with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davidson.
Severo Del Bosque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson throws a body punch but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Davidson lands a body shot.
Davidson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque misses with a looping right.
Davidson throws a hook but Del Bosque avoids it easily.
Del Bosque connects with an inside leg kick.
Del Bosque connects with a right hand. Davidson shakes it off.
Davidson looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Bosque is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Bosque throws a solid leg kick but Davidson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Del Bosque.
Davidson swings for the body but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Davidson lands a nice hook to Del Bosque's body. Del Bosque takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davidson defending well as Del Bosque loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Davidson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Del Bosque misses with a head kick.
Davidson misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Davidson.
Del Bosque looks to land a left hand but Davidson moved out of range nicely.
Davidson loads up on a big right hand but Del Bosque slips the punch.
Davidson avoids the head kick by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque slips under a jab.
Davidson cracks Del Bosque with an open hand slap.
Davidson is looking to chop away at Del Bosque's legs.
Del Bosque throwing a counter right hand but Davidson manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Del Bosque might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Del Bosque throws a head kick that misses.
Del Bosque throws a lazy head kick
and Davidson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Del Bosque is rocked!
Del Bosque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Bosque keeps Davidson at a distance using the push kick.
Del Bosque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davidson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Bosque.
A countering left hand to the body from Davidson misses.
Davidson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Bosque manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davidson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Del Bosque. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Bosque moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davidson catches Del Bosque with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick lands from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davidson.
Del Bosque throws a looping overhand right but Davidson ducks down to avoid it.
Davidson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Davidson motions for Del Bosque to come forward. Davidson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Del Bosque misses.
Davidson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davidson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Del Bosque throwing a counter right hand but Davidson manages to avoid it.
Davidson's corner calls for a 1-2. Davidson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Del Bosque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Del Bosque misses with a hook
and Davidson counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Del Bosque! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Davidson!
Our winner, Luke Davidson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 1684 p4p, 1905 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 228 p4p, 270 weight class). Gamzatov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Entrance Song. This should be a great matchup!
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203
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38
200
28 - 11 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gamzatov is looking to clinch but Small is avoiding it.
Gamzatov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gamzatov looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
Gamzatov shoots in but no luck this time.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small tries to bum rush Gamzatov with a series of wild strikes but Gamzatov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Small feints and then cracks Gamzatov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gamzatov down.
A low kick from Small is predictable there
and Gamzatov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gamzatov.
Small can't keep his opponent in guard - Gamzatov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Small tries to kick Gamzatov off but Gamzatov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gamzatov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Small looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov is working for a kimura but Small is defending it quite comfortably.
Gamzatov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gamzatov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Small!
Gamzatov goes for an armbar but Small turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Small.
Gamzatov is pulling down on Small's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Small manages to get himself to full guard.
Gamzatov wants to pass the guard but Small is keeping the position.
Small wants to stand but Gamzatov is controlling the position.
Gamzatov throws an elbow that misses. Small uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gamzatov's guard. Nice move by Small!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small wants to get up but he can't break Gamzatov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Small won't allow Gamzatov to sweep him here.
Gamzatov has control of Small's left arm, preventing Small from doing any damage.
Gamzatov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Small is fighting to break Gamzatov's control of his arms but Gamzatov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gamzatov has a closed guard, preventing Small from standing up.
Gamzatov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Small puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gamzatov is trying to stand back up but Small is controlling him
Gamzatov is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gamzat Gamzatov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Small is looking to slow Gamzatov down with leg kicks.
Small throws out a leg kick but Gamzatov moves out of range and Small only half commits.
Gamzatov shoots in and drives through. Small sprawls well.
Gamzatov shoots in but Small avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Small throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Small gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Small is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gamzatov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Small to the mat. Small regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Small manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Small throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gamzatovs head.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gamzatov wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamzatov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Small pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Small throws a jab when Gamzatov was well out of range.
Gamzatov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Small works Gamzatov's body with a nice hook.
Uriah Small is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick lands for Small.
Small swings for the body but Gamzatov moves out of range.
Small lands a nice hook to Gamzatov's body. Gamzatov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Small punishes Gamzatov's body with a nice straight punch.
Small missing with a left hand there. Gamzatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gamzatov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Small's waist but Small gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gamzatov off to one side.
Good shot there by Small.
Gamzatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Gamzatov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gamzatov's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Gamzatov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Small lands with an overhand left.
Gamzatov is rocked!
Gamzatov avoids the body shot from Small.
Gamzatov tries to counter with a takedown but Small is quick to defend against it.
Small darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Gamzatov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Small lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gamzatov seems to have got his legs back now.
Gamzatov fails to land the takedown.
Small swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Small has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small digs a right hand underneath Gamzatov's ribcage. Gamzatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gamzatov has Small pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Small manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gamzatov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Small pulls his leg out and moves away.
Small feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gamzatov sprawling to the canvas! Gamzatov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Small finish him?!
Small gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gamzatov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Small is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Small stops a takedown attempt from Gamzatov.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Small is pressed up against the cage. Gamzatov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Small down to the mat. Small avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gamzatov moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov slips under a jab from Small.
A jab from Small does it's job there.
Small fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Small comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Small connects with an inside leg kick.
Gamzatov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Small fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gamzatov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gamzatov ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Small throws a jab but it's blocked by Gamzatov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small looks to throw the jab but Gamzatov is out of range.
Small turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Small fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gamzatov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Small throws a jab when Gamzatov was well out of range.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Small misses with a body shot.
Gamzatov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gamzatov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Small throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gamzatov is defended easily by Small.
Gamzatov has his takedown stuffed
and Small counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamzatov blocks a jab.
Gamzat Gamzatov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Small fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gamzatov, pushing him back against the cage.
Gamzatov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Small pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Small gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gamzatov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Small misses with some punches.
Small stops a takedown attempt from Gamzatov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gamzatov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Small pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Small lands a body punch.
Small lands with a light punch inside.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gamzatov goes for a takedown attempt but Small pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big right from Small misses.
Gamzatov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice jab there from Small.
Uriah Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gamzatov takes one on the button.
Small fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gamzatov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gamzatov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Small swinging wildly here.
Gamzatov attempts a counter takedown but Small avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small lands with a cross.
Gamzatov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Small.
Small takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Small.
Gamzatov looking for a takedown.
Small lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Small.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gamzatov to his knees! Small keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uriah Small!
During a confident post fight interview, Uriah Small thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 1137 p4p, 965 weight class) and Herrick Sahrahsahe (ranked 157 p4p, 140 weight class). Panayotov comes into the arena with Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson) blaring out of the sound system. Herrick Sahrahsahe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herrick Sahrahsahe!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahrahsahe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Panayotov keeps the fight on the outside.
Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick and Sahrahsahe moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Sahrahsahe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sahrahsahe throws a combination that misses
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sahrahsahe clinches with his opponent.
Panayotov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sahrahsahe to keep the fight standing.
Sahrahsahe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sahrahsahe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panayotov backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sahrahsahe.
Panayotov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sahrahsahe throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sahrahsahe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sahrahsahe struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Sahrahsahe throws a head punch that misses.
Panayotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sahrahsahe misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov misses with a knee strike.
Panayotov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sahrahsahe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Panayotov blocks an uppercut.
Sahrahsahe avoids a wild elbow strike from Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe has a couple of punches blocked by Panayotov.
Panayotov trying to land knees to the body.
Sahrahsahe throws a head punch that misses.
Panayotov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sahrahsahe tries to work over Panayotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sahrahsahe scores with a shot to the side of Panayotov's head.
Panayotov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sahrahsahe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Panayotov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sahrahsahe blocks it with crossed arms.
Panayotov tries to throw a body punch but Sahrahsahe avoids it by throwing Panayotov back against the cage.
Panayotov is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolay Panayotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sahrahsahe misses with a body punch.
Panayotov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panayotov misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe tries to clinch
and Panayotov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sahrahsahe thinking.
Panayotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panayotov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sahrahsahe throws a lazy uppercut
and Sahrahsahe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sahrahsahe.
Nice body punch from Panayotov.
Good shot there by Panayotov.
Panayotov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Sahrahsahe manages to avoid it.
Panayotov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sahrahsahe ducks under a wild hook from Panayotov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sahrahsahe throws a head kick that misses.
Panayotov throws a quick counter head kick but Sahrahsahe was just out of range.
A shot to the body from Sahrahsahe misses
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sahrahsahe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sahrahsahe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sahrahsahe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panayotov to score with a decent uppercut.
Sahrahsahe moves in looking to clinch but Panayotov pushes him off.
Panayotov connects with a single shot there.
Sahrahsahe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panayotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sahrahsahe walks into a jab.
Panayotov throws a lazy right hand but Sahrahsahe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Herrick Sahrahsahe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sahrahsahe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sahrahsahe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panayotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sahrahsahe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sahrahsahe tries to clinch
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Panayotov.
As Panayotov backs off Sahrahsahe throws a huge counter combo but Panayotov manages to avoid it all.
Sahrahsahe misses with a few strikes there.
Sahrahsahe punishes Panayotov's body with a nice straight punch.
Sahrahsahe misses with a double jab.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sahrahsahe throws a right hand that Panayotov ducks under and follows up with a left that Panayotov also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Panayotov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sahrahsahe doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Panayotov lands with a shot to the body.
Sahrahsahe forces Panayotov back against the cage and clinches.
Sahrahsahe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sahrahsahe throws a head punch that misses.
Sahrahsahe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sahrahsahe lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Sahrahsahe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panayotov stalling.
Sahrahsahe has a couple of punches blocked by Panayotov.
Panayotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Panayotov is trying to pull guard but Sahrahsahe has him pressed against the cage.
Panayotov landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panayotov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Panayotov takes a shot to the head.
Panayotov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sahrahsahe throws a head punch that misses.
Panayotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov misses with a knee to the head.
Sahrahsahe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sahrahsahe presses Panayotov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sahrahsahe has a couple of punches blocked by Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe misses with a body punch.
Sahrahsahe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panayotov backwards.
Sahrahsahe swings wildly with an uppercut but Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panayotov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sahrahsahe is keeping busy.
Panayotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe has a couple of punches blocked by Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panayotov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe managing to block the knees to the body from Panayotov.
Panayotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe misses with the head strike.
Panayotov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Panayotov looking to throw knees to the head but Sahrahsahe is blocking nicely.
Sahrahsahe throws a punch but it's blocked by Panayotov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sahrahsahe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov scores with a shot to the side of Sahrahsahe's head.
Sahrahsahe working aggressively here.
Sahrahsahe scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe being controlled against the cage.
Panayotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sahrahsahe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe has Panayotov pressed against the cage, preventing Panayotov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Panayotov lands a right hand.
Herrick Sahrahsahe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sahrahsahe lands with a short shot to the head.
Panayotov gets through Sahrahsahe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Panayotov lands a nice uppercut.
Sahrahsahe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sahrahsahe blocks an uppercut.
Sahrahsahe struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Sahrahsahe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panayotov is struggling to control the position.
Panayotov misses with a knee to the head.
Sahrahsahe misses with the head strike.
Sahrahsahe misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Panayotov lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sahrahsahe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sahrahsahe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sahrahsahe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panayotov's elbow.
Sahrahsahe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panayotov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panayotov lands a shoulder strike.
Panayotov jumps guard and drags Sahrahsahe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Panayotov wants to get back to his feet but Sahrahsahe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Panayotov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nikolay Panayotov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Panayotov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sahrahsahe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sahrahsahe is looking to land body kicks.
Panayotov misses with a wild combination.
Panayotov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sahrahsahe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panayotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sahrahsahe can do to turn this around?
Sahrahsahe throws a big shot that misses.
Panayotov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sahrahsahe scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Panayotov counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Sahrahsahe fails to land.
Sahrahsahe pushes Panayotov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sahrahsahe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panayotov backwards.
Sahrahsahe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov cracks Sahrahsahe with a nice body shot.
Sahrahsahe tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Sahrahsahe.
A nice left hand lands by Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panayotov blocks an uppercut.
Panayotov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sahrahsahe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panayotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panayotov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sahrahsahe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Panayotov rather than just go for the knockout.
Panayotov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sahrahsahe tries a low kick but Panayotov avoids it.
It looked like Panayotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Herrick Sahrahsahe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sahrahsahe misses.
Sahrahsahe throws a right hand that misses
and Panayotov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sahrahsahe slips under a jab from Panayotov.
Sahrahsahe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panayotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sahrahsahe throws a head kick that misses.
Panayotov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sahrahsahe throws out the jab.
Panayotov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Panayotov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panayotov lands with a nice body punch.
Sahrahsahe takes a swing at Panayotov's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick and Sahrahsahe moves out of range easily.
Panayotov lands a head kick. Sahrahsahe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sahrahsahe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Panayotov moves out of range of the leg kick from Sahrahsahe.
Panayotov lands a right hook to the body.
Panayotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sahrahsahe misses with a jab to the body
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Sahrahsahe needs to keep his hands up - Panayotov had a free shot at his head there.
Sahrahsahe throws a series of punches but Panayotov avoids them all with ease.
Panayotov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sahrahsahe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov lunges at Sahrahsahe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sahrahsahe's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sahrahsahe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Panayotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sahrahsahe misses with a wild body shot.
Herrick Sahrahsahe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panayotov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sahrahsahe's head.
A solid body kick from Panayotov.
Nikolay Panayotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sahrahsahe connects with a crisp jab.
Panayotov thuds a left hand into Sahrahsahe's body.
Panayotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panayotov throws a jab when Sahrahsahe was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Panayotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Panayotov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
Nikolay Panayotov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 320 p4p, 1070 weight class) and Zilch Filch (ranked 39 p4p, 137 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from Filch.
Liu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Filch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Filch throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Filch to counter with a crisp jab.
Liu lands with a right hand.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Liu.
Filch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Liu's guard.
Filch throws a big right hand that misses.
Filch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liu is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liu controls Filch momentarily but Filch frees himself.
Filch landing some decent shots from guard.
Filch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Filch's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liu preventing the sweep.
Filch trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Filch throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Filch striking off his back but it's not causing Liu any problems.
Filch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Filch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filch looking for a sweep. Not yet Filch, not yet.
Filch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Liu preventing the sweep.
Filch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Liu controls the pace.
Filch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu is stalling in the full guard.
Liu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liu lunges at Filch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Filch's hand.
A nice leg kick from Filch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filch missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Filch backs away, Liu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body kick there by Liu.
Liu misses with a hook to the body
enabling Filch to counter with a crisp jab.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Filch.
Filch lands a lovely overhand right.
Liu lands a nice looking body kick.
Filch looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Liu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Filch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liu misses the jab.
Liu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filch misses with a low kick.
Liu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Filch manages to circle out of the way.
Filch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liu sprawls well. Liu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Filch gets slowly back to his feet.
Liu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu is looking to clinch.
Liu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Filch under the eye.
Filch scores with the left hand. Liu knows he should have avoided that one.
Liu staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liu!
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liu lands with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Liu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liu throws a front kick that sends Filch stumbling back into the cage.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filch shoots in and drives through. Liu sprawls well.
Liu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filch can do to turn this around?
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Liu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filch.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Filch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liu lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Filch's head but Filch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Filch under the eye.
Liu thows a body kick. Filch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Liu looks for the body kick but Filch saw that one coming.
Filch throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Crunch! Liu slams his shin into Filch's torso.
Filch slips under a jab.
Filch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liu finds it's way round the side to connect with Filch's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Filch down.
Filch looks for the body kick but Liu saw that one coming.
Filch tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Liu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Filch. That did some damage!
Filch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filch looks to land a combination but Liu avoids it well.
Filch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Liu.
Liu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Filch moves out of range of the body kick from Liu.
Liu takes a swing at Filch's ribcage but misses.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Liu.
Filch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Filch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liu finds it's way round the side to connect with Filch's head.
Filch throws a leg kick but Liu checks it.
Liu cracks Filch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Filch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu lands a leg kick that knocks Filch off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filch's sensitive parts.
Filch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liu looks to land a body kick but Filch moved away.
Liu avoids a kick to the body.
Filch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liu circles away quickly and effectively.
Liu drops his hands momentarily and Filch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Filch throws a lazy uppercut
and Liu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Filch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Filch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filch.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filch.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filch has time to react.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Filch moved out of range nicely.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Filch blocks a head kick by Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filch misses with a hook to the body
and Liu counters with a series of strikes. Filch will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick step to the side and Liu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu lands a front kick.
Filch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liu. That one must have hurt.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Liu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filch. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Filch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Filch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Filch looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filch.
Filch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liu.
Filch ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Filch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Filch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Filch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liu connects with a nice looking jab.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filch manages to avoid it.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
and Filch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Filch tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filch walks into a straight right hand from Liu.
Filch scores with a three punch combo!
Liu looks to land a right hand but Filch moved out of range.
Filch is trying to counter with his kicks.
Filch looks to land a body kick but Liu moved away.
Filch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu drives through and clinches with Filch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu works on Filch's body with a couple of short punches.
Filch misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Filch fails to land.
Filch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Liu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filch.
Filch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liu blocks it with crossed arms.
Filch swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filch lands with a left to the head.
Liu struggles to land a body shot inside as Filch controls his hands.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Liu controls his hands.
Liu prevents a body shot from Filch.
Liu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liu avoids it.
Liu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Filch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zilch Filch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filch can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filch.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Liu controls his hands.
Liu can't find room to land a body shot as Filch controls the action.
A body shot lands from Liu.
Filch tries to pull guard but Liu holds him up against the cage and eventually Filch drops back down to his feet.
Filch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Liu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filch.
Filch tries to work over Liu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liu.
Liu misses with a body punch.
Liu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liu tries to work over Filch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filch tries to work over Liu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Liu controls his hands.
Liu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filch tries to work over Liu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Filch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liu breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Liu.
Filch throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Liu.
Liu scores with a kick to the body.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Filch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Filch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Filch rushes Liu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Liu lands a body punch.
Balagot Liu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filchs head.
Liu tries to work over Filch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filch.
Liu pushes Filch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Filch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liu.
Filch is rocked!
A short uppercut from Liu.
Filch is still on wobbly legs! Can Liu finish him?
Liu digs a right hand into Filch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filch's gas tank.
Liu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filch backwards.
Liu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liu is working Filch over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Liu.
Good body shot from Liu.
Liu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Liu as the two fighters clinch.
Liu lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filch takes a shot to the head.
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
Liu connects with a nice looking jab.
Liu scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
A very excited looking Balagot Liu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lu Wai Ping (ranked 285 p4p, 903 weight class) and Calixto Cardona (ranked 35 p4p, 120 weight class). Calixto Cardona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Wai Ping!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calixto Cardona!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona throws a sloppy head kick
and Wai Ping counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cardona throws a body shot but no joy.
Cardona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cardona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wai Ping was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardona.
Wai Ping looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cardona shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wai Ping eats them both and turns towards Cardona to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Lu Wai Ping has been cut.
Wai Ping looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cardona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cardona walks into a jab.
Cardona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wai Ping fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cardona has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cardona tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wai Ping throws a lazy head kick
and Cardona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai Ping thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cardona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardona swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Wai Ping to counter with a crisp jab.
Cardona tries to land a leg kick but Wai Ping saw it coming and moves away.
Wai Ping bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cardona's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping cracks Cardona with a good jab.
Wai Ping misses with a looping right.
Wai Ping throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cardona misses with a body kick.
Wai Ping defending well as Cardona loads up on a big left hand.
Wai Ping loads up on a big right hand but Cardona slips the punch.
Cardona looks for the body kick but Wai Ping saw that one coming.
Wai Ping was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping throws a wild body kick that Cardona sees coming a mile off.
Cardona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick but Cardona sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cardona forces Wai Ping back against the cage and clinches.
Cardona breaks the clinch.
Wai Ping lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cardona takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wai Ping lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wai Ping misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot.
Wai Ping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona throws a chopping leg kick but Wai Ping manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wai Ping throwing a counter right hand but Cardona manages to avoid it.
Cardona throws a body punch but Wai Ping moves out of range.
Cardona throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wai Ping throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the body from Cardona misses
and Wai Ping counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cardona is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wai Ping rather than just go for the knockout.
Wai Ping misses with a hook.
Cardona replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wai Ping blocks it well.
Cardona misses with an uppercut.
Cardona swings widly with a right hand
and Wai Ping counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cardona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardona throws a looping overhand right but Wai Ping ducks down to avoid it.
Wai Ping is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cardona lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wai Ping misses with a wild combination.
Cardona throws a nice head kick!
Cardona throws a jab when Wai Ping was well out of range.
Cardona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wai Ping misses with a low kick as Cardona jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cardona.
Cardona throws a hook to the side of Wai Ping's head but Wai Ping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cardona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wai Ping does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cardona keeps Wai Ping at a distance using the push kick.
Cardona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardona.
Wai Ping misses with an uppercut.
Cardona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping avoids the head kick by Cardona.
Cardona scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cardona misses with a double jab.
Wai Ping scores with a push kick.
Wai Ping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wai Ping appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wai Ping keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wai Ping throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardona stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping throws the left hand but Cardona avoids the punch easily.
Cardona moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wai Ping tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cardona swings for the body but Wai Ping moves out of range.
Cardona loads up on a big right hand but Wai Ping slips the punch.
Cardona is looking to score with low kicks.
Wai Ping lands a head shot.
Wai Ping misses with a straight left.
Cardona misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Cardona.
Wai Ping cracks a nice hook into Cardona's ribs.
Wai Ping throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cardona throws out a counter right but Wai Ping avoids it with no problem.
Cardona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wai Ping darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wai Ping showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardona.
Wai Ping thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wai Ping throws a push kick but Cardona slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lu Wai Ping will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lu Wai Ping's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wai Ping misses with a wild body shot.
Cardona throws a jab when Wai Ping was well out of range.
Cardona misses with a two punch combination.
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wai Ping needs to keep his hands up - Cardona had a free shot at his head there.
Cardona checks a low kick from Wai Ping.
Cardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wai Ping moves away.
Cardona misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Cardona.
Calixto Cardona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cardona misses with a hook. Wai Ping ducked under it nicely.
Wai Ping throws a lazy right hand but Cardona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardona stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a hook to the side of Cardona's head but Cardona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona lands a jab to the nose.
Cardona scores with a head kick.
Wai Ping is rocked!
Wai Ping takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Wai Ping is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardona scores with a punch to the head.
Cardona throws a leg kick but Wai Ping sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cardona dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wai Ping. That did some damage!
Wai Ping seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cardona misses the target.
Cardona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wai Ping jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wai Ping uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cardona stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping is looking to chop away at Cardona's legs.
Wai Ping walks into a stiff left hand from Cardona.
Cardona lands a jab to the nose.
Cardona looks to score with a jab to the body but Wai Ping is just out of range.
Cardona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wai Ping!
Cardona takes a swing at Wai Ping's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Wai Ping wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cardona checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cardona!
Wai Ping throws a body kick that misses.
Wai Ping avoids the body shot from Cardona.
An inside leg kick from Wai Ping misses.
Cardona let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wai Ping throws a head kick but Cardona moves out of range.
Wai Ping looks to land a right hand but Cardona moved out of range.
Cardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Wai Ping.
Cardona misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a lazy head kick
and Cardona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wai Ping showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardona.
Wai Ping feints and then cracks Cardona's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cardona down.
Wai Ping slips under a jab from Cardona.
Wai Ping connects with a crisp jab.
Cardona misses with a straight right.
Cardona takes the fight into the clinch.
Cardona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cardona managing to block the knees to the body from Wai Ping.
Cardona avoids a wild elbow strike from Wai Ping.
Cardona avoiding damage as Wai Ping throws knees to the body.
Wai Ping lands a left hand.
Cardona blocks an elbow strike from Wai Ping.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardona gets through Wai Ping's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Wai Ping throws a head punch that misses.
Cardona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cardona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cardona tries a head kick but it misses.
Cardona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cardona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wai Ping looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wai Ping getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cardona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wai Ping manages to avoid it.
Cardona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wai Ping keeps the fight on the outside.
Wai Ping scores with a hook.
Cardona tries a head kick but it misses.
Wai Ping cracks a nice hook into Cardona's ribs.
Cardona's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cardona throws an overhand right that lands on Wai Ping's shoulder, as Wai Ping tries to avoid the shot.
Cardona thuds a left hand into Wai Ping's body.
Wai Ping wants to slow Cardona down by chopping away at his legs.
Cardona steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Wai Ping throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wai Ping lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wai Ping plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wai Ping looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardona is just out of range.
Wai Ping fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cardona checks it well.
Wai Ping missing with a left hand there. Cardona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardona misses with a looping right.
Cardona connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cardona.
Cardona let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lu Wai Ping's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cardona lands with a hook. Wai Ping tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cardona throws a lazy head kick
and Wai Ping counters with a stiff right hand.
Wai Ping misses with a straight right.
Cardona looks to land a right hand but Wai Ping moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wai Ping. Cardona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wai Ping avoids the head kick by Cardona.
Wai Ping throws a front kick aimed at Cardona's knee but Cardona avoids it well.
Wai Ping moves out of range as Cardona strikes.
Cardona misses with a body punch
and Wai Ping counters with an inside leg kick.
Cardona is looking to land body kicks.
Cardona throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wai Ping counters with a body kick that stops Cardona in his tracks momentarily.
Cardona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Wai Ping tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona throws a hook but Wai Ping avoids it easily.
Cardona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wai Ping.
Cardona misses with an uppercut
and Wai Ping counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cardona misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a kick to the body.
Cardona throws an overhand right that lands on Wai Ping's shoulder, as Wai Ping tries to avoid the shot.
Wai Ping misses with a hook. Cardona ducked under it nicely.
Wai Ping checks the leg kick.
Cardona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cardona tries to land a front kick but Wai Ping steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Wai Ping wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cardona dodges the punch combination from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping thows a leg kick but Cardona checks it
and Cardona counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cardona checks a low kick from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a hook but Cardona blocks it.
Cardona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardona throws a hook but Wai Ping blocks it.
Wai Ping swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wai Ping throws a body punch but Cardona moves out of range.
Wai Ping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cardona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wai Ping clobbers Cardona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Cardona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wai Ping misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cardona! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wai Ping.
Cardona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wai Ping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cardona takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cardona avoids the body shot from Wai Ping.
A little jabbing left from Cardona on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Cardona.
Cardona cracks Wai Ping with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cardona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cardona misses.
Wai Ping moves away from the strike by Cardona.
Cardona throws a poor cross that misses
and Wai Ping counters with a nice uppercut.
Wai Ping misses with a hook. Cardona ducked under it nicely.
Cardona feints and then cracks Wai Ping's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wai Ping down.
Cardona misses with a body kick.
Cardona ducks right into an uppercut from Wai Ping.
Cardona scores with a body shot.
Cardona misses with the combination.
It looked like Wai Ping was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wai Ping looks for the body kick but Cardona saw that one coming.
Wai Ping throws the kick towards the body but Cardona avoids it.
Wai Ping lands a nice shot that snaps Cardona's head back.
Wai Ping misses with a hook.
Cardona has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cardona misses with a looping right.
Wai Ping misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai Ping stuns Cardona with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cardona misses with a looping left.
Wai Ping fails to land with a series of punches.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wai Ping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cardona shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cardona looks to land a combination but Wai Ping avoids it well.
Wai Ping throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Cardona misses.
Wai Ping cracks Cardona with an open hand slap.
Wai Ping takes a swing at Cardona's ribcage but misses.
Wai Ping swings widly with a right hand
and Cardona counters with a nice body kick.
Wai Ping looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wai Ping throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cardona.
Cardona scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wai Ping doesn't seem bothered though.
Cardona missing with a left hand there. Wai Ping was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wai Ping tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Calixto Cardona just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Lu Wai Ping's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Cardona.
Cardona throws a hook to the side of Wai Ping's head but Wai Ping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wai Ping walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cardona goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cardona swings widly with a right hand
and Wai Ping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cardona misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cardona!
Cardona blocks a head kick by Wai Ping.
Cardona scores with a nice strike.
Wai Ping slips under a jab from Cardona.
Cardona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice defenses there by Wai Ping.
Cardona pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cardona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wai Ping's sensitive parts.
Wai Ping is looking to slow Cardona down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardona throws a sloppy head kick
and Wai Ping counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cardona misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona checks a low kick from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cardona is out of range.
Cardona delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping misses with a low kick as Cardona jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Cardona. Those never looked like landing.
As Cardona backs away, Wai Ping returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wai Ping lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cardona misses the target.
Cardona plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cardona has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wai Ping tries to score with a low kick but Cardona moves his leg out of the way.
Wai Ping keeps Cardona at a distance using the push kick.
Cardona has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping's corner calls for a 1-2. Wai Ping obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardona lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wai Ping takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona lands a high kick!
Wai Ping thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wai Ping catches Cardona with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wai Ping steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
Cardona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping staying out of range there.
Cardona wants to clinch.
Cardona throws a right hand that misses
and Wai Ping counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Cardona misses.
Wai Ping explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wai Ping checks a leg kick nicely.
Wai Ping moves away from the strike by Cardona.
Wai Ping scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona lands a high kick!
Wai Ping slips under a jab from Cardona.
Wai Ping throws a lazy uppercut
and Cardona counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Cardona.
Wai Ping moves out of range as Cardona throws a body kick.
Cardona takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wai Ping throws a good cross that connects.
Cardona lands with a slapping head kick.
Wai Ping staying out of range there.
Cardona chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cardona closes the distance and clinches.
Wai Ping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cardona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai Ping pushes Cardona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wai Ping presses Cardona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cardona is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wai Ping lands with a left to the head.
Cardona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Wai Ping.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Wai Ping controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Cardona.
Cardona blocks an elbow strike.
Wai Ping's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wai Ping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona misses with some punches.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardona dodges an elbow strike from Wai Ping.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardona lands a right hand.
Cardona takes a shot to the head.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wai Ping trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lu Wai Ping's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cardona clinches up with Wai Ping and pushes him back against the cage.
Wai Ping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping lands a nice uppercut.
Wai Ping blocks an uppercut.
Calixto Cardona seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wai Ping prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Wai Ping scores with a shoulder strike.
Cardona gets through Wai Ping's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Wai Ping using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cardona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cardona tries to work over Wai Ping's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wai Ping's elbow.
Cardona misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Wai Ping works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai Ping lands a nice shot to the body.
Cardona is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cardona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wai Ping lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Wai Ping trying to land knees to the body.
Cardona blocks an uppercut.
Wai Ping misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cardona.
Wai Ping tries to land knees in the clinch but Cardona avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Wai Ping's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cardona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cardona works on Wai Ping's body with a couple of short punches.
Cardona blocks the elbow strike.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Wai Ping controls the action.
Cardona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wai Ping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wai Ping softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wai Ping tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cardona avoids it.
Wai Ping lands with a left to the head.
Wai Ping misses with some punches.
Lu Wai Ping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Wai Ping scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Wai Ping misses with a body punch.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona works on Wai Ping's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Wai Ping.
Wai Ping with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cardona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cardona.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Wai Ping misses
and Cardona counters with a stiff right hand.
Cardona tests Wai Ping's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calixto Cardona is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cardona is able to avoid easily.
Cardona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick from Cardona, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cardona looks to land a combination but Wai Ping avoids it well.
Cardona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Cardona misses.
Cardona feints and then cracks Wai Ping's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wai Ping down.
A shot to the body from Cardona misses
and Wai Ping counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Cardona.
Wai Ping throws an overhand right that lands on Cardona's shoulder, as Cardona tries to avoid the shot.
Cardona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wai Ping.
Cardona throws a fast counter high kick but Wai Ping manages to duck under it in time.
Cardona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wai Ping in his tracks.
Cardona throws a jab when Wai Ping was well out of range.
Wai Ping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cardona manages to avoid it.
Wai Ping throws out a loose jab but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona throws a nice head kick!
Cardona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wai Ping.
A swing and a miss from Wai Ping.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardona connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cardona misses with a straight right.
Wai Ping wants to slow Cardona down by chopping away at his legs.
Cardona scores with a hook.
Wai Ping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wai Ping throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Cardona scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cardona darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Cardona.
Cardona moves out of range of the body kick.
Cardona scores with a spinning back kick!
Cardona scores with a leg kick.
Cardona wants to clinch
and Wai Ping counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calixto Cardona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cardona has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calixto Cardona!
Calixto Cardona is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Calixto Cardona rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Lu Wai Ping spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill train hard and win fans '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 339 p4p, 611 weight class) and Kazimir Yakov (ranked 44 p4p, 87 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazimir Yakov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom sends Yakov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Beukeboom is motioning to the referee to let Yakov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Yakov is rocked!
It looks like Kazimir Yakov has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Yakov.
An attempted straight right counter from Beukeboom misses the target.
Yakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Beukeboom finish him?
Kazimir Yakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beukeboom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yakov ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom moves out of range of the leg kick from Yakov.
Yakov seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beukeboom slips under a jab from Yakov.
Beukeboom measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Yakov! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
Bill Beukeboom retains his middleweight title!
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