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PFC 241 Arendse vs Bathory 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 791 p4p, 541 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 98 p4p, 67 weight class). Pique comes to the cage accompanied by Piranha. Ji Woo has chosen 나쁜 달 상승 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ji Woo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick by Ji Woo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ji Woo dips to his left and cracks Pique with an uppercut!
Pique throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ji Woo avoids the body shot from Pique.
Pique 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.
Pique scores with a hook to the body. Ji Woo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pique thuds his right hand into Ji Woo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pique lands a jab.
Ji Woo walks into a jab.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Pique slips under a jab.
Ji Woo checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo tries to bum rush Pique with a series of wild strikes but Pique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ji Woo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pique circles away quickly and effectively.
Pique avoids the body shot from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
Pique tries a head kick but it misses.
Pique works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ji Woo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ji Woo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ji Woo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ji Woo slips a straight right by Pique.
Juan Pique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pique.
Ji Woo dives in and grabs Pique's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pique pushes down on Ji Woo's head and hops out.
Pique lands a jab.
Ji Woo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji Woo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pique lands a head shot.
Pique looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ji Woo misses with a takedown attempt - Pique sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juan Pique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bong Ji Woo.
Pique throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ji Woo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ji Woo duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Ji Woo misses its intended target.
Pique fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ji Woo just manages to avoid it.
Pique misses with a leg kick.
Pique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ji Woo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ji Woo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ji Woo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Pique's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pique is looking to regain half guard here but Ji Woo keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pique struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Pique is right now.
Pique tries to improve position but can't.
Pique parries the strikes from Ji Woo easily there. Ji Woo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pique to escape.
Ji Woo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ji Woo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ji Woo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pique knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ji Woo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ji Woo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pique, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pique prevents Ji Woo from moving into mount.
Ji Woo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pique knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ji Woo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pique, who protects the arm well.
Ji Woo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ji Woo throws a strike aimed at the side of Pique's head but Pique avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Pique will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot by Ji Woo.
Pique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pique.
Juan Pique is winning the standup battle so far.
Ji Woo moves into the clinch successfully.
Pique lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ji Woo as Pique tries to tie him up.
Ji Woo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pique controls his hands.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ji Woo.
A short right from Ji Woo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo pushes Pique back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Pique lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pique tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pique misses with a punch on the inside.
Ji Woo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ji Woo digs a right hand underneath Pique's ribcage. Pique let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pique scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ji Woo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pique tries a body shot but Ji Woo blocks it.
Ji Woo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pique pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ji Woo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ji Woo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pique goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Pique as he connects with a hook.
Ji Woo tries to clinch but Pique is having none of it.
Pique pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pique throws a jab but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pique closes the distance and clinches.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pique tries to work over Ji Woo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Ji Woo wants to stall.
Ji Woo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pique just misses with a punch to the body.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji Woo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pique looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pique.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the leg kick from Pique.
Ji Woo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Pique sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ji Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pique sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pique lands with a shot to the body.
Ji Woo scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Pique.
Ji Woo misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
Pique throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ji Woo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ji Woo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pique sneaks out the side door and pushes Ji Woo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A combination from Ji Woo does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Pique on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pique, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pique walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ji Woo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ji Woo rushes Pique and presses him up against the cage.
Pique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pique lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pique tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pique.
Ji Woo blocks the elbow strike.
Pique stops a takedown attempt from Ji Woo.
Juan Pique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bong Ji Woo.
Pique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pique on the inside.
Pique trying to control the position but instead, Ji Woo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pique into the cage.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ji Woo pushes Pique back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Ji Woo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pique avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Pique.
Ji Woo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ji Woo is looking to control Pique's arms but Pique gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ji Woo has his back to the cage.
Ji Woo tries to break the clinch but Pique is controlling the position.
Pique lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ji Woo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pique.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Pique blocks it.
Pique softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pique scores with a shot to the side of Ji Woo's head.
Ji Woo breaks the clinch.
Pique lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Pique. That snapped Ji Woo's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Pique will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ji Woo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pique moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ji Woo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ji Woo.
A right-left combo lands from Ji Woo.
Pique looks to throw the jab but Ji Woo is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pique.
Ji Woo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ji Woo scores with a takedown into Pique's guard.
Ji Woo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ji Woo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ji Woo working some strikes from top position.
Pique controlling the position.
Pique is trying to keep Ji Woo in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pique holds on and takes a little breather.
Pique working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ji Woo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ji Woo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pique preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ji Woo preventing the sweep.
Ji Woo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pique works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ji Woo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bong Ji Woo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Pique is trying to keep Ji Woo in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pique misses with a looping left.
Pique lands an overhand right.
Pique with a hook.
Pique listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pique takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pique avoids a kick to the body.
Ji Woo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pique has his feet on Ji Woo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ji Woo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pique circles away.
Pique throws a lazy right hand but Ji Woo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ji Woo lands a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ji Woo. That's going to slow Pique down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pique. Ji Woo shrugs it off though.
Ji Woo lands a nice hook to Pique's body. Pique takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands a jab to the nose.
Pique listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo scores with a jab.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ji Woo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ji Woo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pique lands with a cross.
Ji Woo fails with a takedown attempt.
It appears Pique was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ji Woo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pique lands a jab to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo digs a right hand into Pique's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pique's gas tank.
Ji Woo breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo throws a looping overhand right but Pique ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pique lands with a shot to the body.
Pique fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ji Woo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pique scores with a push kick.
Pique looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
Ji Woo scores with a jab. Pique acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pique dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ji Woo. That did some damage!
Pique throws an off balance right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pique connects with an inside leg kick.
Ji Woo lunges at Pique with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pique's hand.
Pique checks the leg kick.
Ji Woo walks into a jab.
Ji Woo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ji Woo shoots in looking for a takedown but Pique manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ji Woo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Juan Pique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bong Ji Woo.
Ji Woo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pique can pounce on him.
Pique looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Pique.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pique, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pique!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Pique thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khuchtei Bokhchuud (ranked 862 p4p, 684 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 107 p4p, 87 weight class). Bokhchuud comes to the cage accompanied by ErgeSholee Biste Turda. Ryan Rodriguez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhchuud closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Bokhchuud has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bokhchuud throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good exchange - Rodriguez coming out on top.
 It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bokhchuud rushes Rodriguez and presses him up against the cage.
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bokhchuud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Bokhchuud has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Bokhchuud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bokhchuud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Bokhchuud slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Bokhchuud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rodriguez manages to circle out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Rodriguez coming out on top.
Bokhchuud clinches.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
Bokhchuud defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Bokhchuud moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Bokhchuud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bokhchuud takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Bokhchuud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bokhchuud is looking to counter the offense by Rodriguez and move into the clinch.
Rodriguez gets tackled into the cage by Bokhchuud. Bokhchuud maintains the clinch.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez wants to land a leg kick but Bokhchuud is out of range.
Bokhchuud moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
As Rodriguez tries to get set, Bokhchuud tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodriguez manages to avoid the attempt.
Rodriguez jabs Bokhchuud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodriguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud misses with a head kick.
Bokhchuud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Bokhchuud avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Bokhchuud moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Bokhchuud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Bokhchuud moved out of range nicely.
Bokhchuud seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bokhchuud is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Bokhchuud doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
As Rodriguez tries to get set, Bokhchuud tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodriguez manages to avoid the attempt.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Bokhchuud.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Bokhchuud avoids it with no problem.
Rodriguez works over Bokhchuud's head and body with a nice combination.
Bokhchuud staying out of range there.
Rodriguez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up.
Bokhchuud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bokhchuud has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bokhchuud throws an elbow but misses.
Bokhchuud working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bokhchuud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bokhchuud moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Bokhchuud is out of range.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by clinching up but Rodriguez breaks away and moves out of range.
Bokhchuud misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rodriguez drops Bokhchuud with a beautiful combination! Bokhchuud stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rodriguez is looking for the KO!
 Bokhchuud is rocked!
Bokhchuud moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Bokhchuud is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rodriguez.
Oh Bokhchuud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bokhchuud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bokhchuud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bokhchuud seems to have got his legs back now.
Bokhchuud slips under a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Ryan Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bokhchuud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bokhchuud has double underhooks.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Bokhchuud has control.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Bokhchuud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bokhchuud throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bokhchuud wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bokhchuud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Bokhchuud blocks it.
Bokhchuud is looking to counter the offense by Rodriguez and move into the clinch.
Bokhchuud doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bokhchuud is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Bokhchuud moved out of range.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bokhchuud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bokhchuud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bokhchuud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Bokhchuud does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Bokhchuud blocks it.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rodriguez manages to circle out of the way.
Bokhchuud slips under a jab.
A lazy body kick from Bokhchuud
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut is getting worse.
Bokhchuud ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
As Bokhchuud backs off Rodriguez throws a huge counter combo but Bokhchuud manages to avoid it all.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bokhchuud gets a clinch.
Rodriguez lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Bokhchuud keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez is trying to push Bokhchuud away but Bokhchuud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Bokhchuud has control.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bokhchuud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez jabs Bokhchuud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bokhchuud doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bokhchuud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Bokhchuud counters by moving into the clinch.
Bokhchuud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Bokhchuud.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Bokhchuud is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bokhchuud drives through and clinches with Rodriguez against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bokhchuud misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Bokhchuud is controlling him.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Bokhchuud avoids it easily.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Bokhchuud saw that one coming.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves away
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up.
Bokhchuud moves into the clinch.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
That's time! Bokhchuud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bokhchuud tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Bokhchuud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodriguez can pounce on him.
Bokhchuud defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Bokhchuud ducked under it nicely.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bokhchuud drives through and clinches with Rodriguez against the cage.
Bokhchuud tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bokhchuud moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Ryan Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bokhchuud moves away.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rodriguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rodriguez stuns Bokhchuud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bokhchuud is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bokhchuud.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez cracks Bokhchuud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Bokhchuud's head but Bokhchuud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bokhchuud moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bokhchuud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodriguez's brow.
Bokhchuud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bokhchuud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bokhchuud keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Bokhchuud pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Bokhchuud misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Bokhchuud takes one on the button.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.
Bokhchuud clinches.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Bokhchuud.
Rodriguez is trying to push Bokhchuud away but Bokhchuud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud misses with the head strike.
Bokhchuud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rodriguez manages to circle out of the way.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Bokhchuud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryan Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A good leg kick by Rodriguez.
Bokhchuud misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Bokhchuud moves out of range.
Bokhchuud seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rodriguez lands with a right hand.
Bokhchuud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodriguez can pounce on him.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bokhchuud. Bokhchuud circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bokhchuud throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez lands with a slapping head kick.
Bokhchuud moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Bokhchuud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Rodriguez tenderised Bokhchuud's leg. Bokhchuud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
A head kick misses from Bokhchuud.
Rodriguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bokhchuud on the side of the head.
Bokhchuud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodriguez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Rodriguez!
A very excited looking Ryan Rodriguez 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.
The defeated Khuchtei Bokhchuud had this to say: 'Сайн байна "Sain baina"-Translation well Shit!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 1044 p4p, 490 weight class) and Joost Van Buren (ranked 150 p4p, 75 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick by Van Buren misses
and Van Buren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Van Buren.
Lad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Buren to score with a decent uppercut.
Lad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Buren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lad throws a jab when Van Buren was well out of range.
Lad throws a leg kick
and Van Buren counters with a body kick.
Lad misses with a body shot.
Van Buren is looking to slow Lad down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lad. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Van Buren.
Van Buren looks to land a left hand but Lad moved out of range nicely.
Lad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad cracks Van Buren with an open hand slap.
Van Buren scores with a kick to the body.
Lad slips a jab from Van Buren.
Lad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Buren thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Lad misses its target.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Lad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Buren slips a jab from Lad.
Van Buren slips a jab from Lad.
Lad blocks the body kick.
Lad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Buren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lad takes a swing at Van Buren's ribcage but misses.
Lad throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Buren.
Lad checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Buren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lad takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lad throws a series of punches but Van Buren avoids them all with ease.
Van Buren looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Buren. That's going to slow Lad down.
Lad is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Buren's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Buren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lad.
Lad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Buren makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lad really felt that one!
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Lad ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buren throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Buren has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Buren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lad.
Lad is looking to counter the offense by Van Buren and move into the clinch.
Van Buren throws a solid leg kick but Lad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Buren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Buren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Buren scores with a nice right hand.
Lad is rocked!
We've been told by Lad's head coaches at Elite MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Buren cracks Lad with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joost Van Buren!
Joost Van Buren bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 156 p4p, 374 weight class) and Domingo Chavez (ranked 19 p4p, 54 weight class). Jones Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Ballad of Jim Jones. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
Chavez tests Jones Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Jones Jr slips the punch.
Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chavez staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Jones Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chavez on the side of the head.
Jones Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chavez is trying to defend but Jones Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chavez taking some punishment here, with Jones Jr in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr looks to land a strike but Chavez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jones Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Jones Jr with a nice head shot there.
Jones Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones Jr trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr postures up in Chavez's guard and throws a big left but Chavez blocks it.
Jones Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a strike but Chavez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chavez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chavez has managed to get both his arms back between Jones Jr's legs - danger averted.
Jones Jr has his foot on Chavez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chavez works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones Jr working a defensive guard here.
Jones Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chavez has picked Jones Jr up and slammed him! Jones Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Chavez manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones Jr tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chavez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jones Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones Jr wants to control but Chavez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones Jr wants to hold on but Chavez pushes him away.
Jones Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chavez controlling from the full mount.
Jones Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chavez content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Chavez controlling from mount.
Jones Jr working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Domingo Chavez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chavez lands a jab to the head.
Chavez connects with the punch.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Jones Jr.
Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Chavez moves away from the strike by Jones Jr.
Chavez takes a swing at Jones Jr's ribcage but misses.
Domingo Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones Jr throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones Jr. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Jones Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones Jr manages to avoid it.
Jones Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Chavez is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones Jr attempts a counter takedown but Chavez avoids it well and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
Jones Jr misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Jones Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Chavez - just one landing.
Chavez walks into a stiff left hand from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Jones Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Chavez is quick to defend against it.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez jabs Jones Jr right on the nose. Jones Jr blinks but takes it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chavez.
Jones Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chavez sprawls and moves away.
Chavez scores with a nice body kick.
Jones Jr misses with a left hand
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Jones Jr off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones Jr manages to avoid it.
Chavez cracks Jones Jr with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Jones Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez throws a body kick that misses.
Domingo Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Chavez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones Jr in his tracks.
Jones Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Jones Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones Jr on the side of the head.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chavez takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Jones Jr crashes against the mat.
Jones Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Chavez's head but Chavez avoids it well.
Check out the look on Jones Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones Jr trying to control the position but Chavez is working away.
Jones Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chavez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chavez struggling a bit here.
Jones Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones Jr working the strikes but Chavez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jones Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chavez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jones Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones Jr looks to land a strike but Chavez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones Jr backing away here, and Chavez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jones Jr misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Chavez.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez wants to clinch.
Jones Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Jones Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez connects with a right hand. Jones Jr shakes it off.
Jones Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Chavez fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Jones Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Jones Jr from controlling successfully.
Jones Jr is working Chavez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones Jr trying to move into half guard but instead Chavez has managed to sweep!
Jones Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chavez defends well.
Chavez stopping the sweep attempt from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chavez manages to get himself to full guard.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Jones Jr from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones Jr wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Jones Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Jones Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Jones Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chavez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chavez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chavez!
Jones Jr tries to bench press Chavez off him but Chavez keeps the position.
Chavez working away.
Jim Jones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Jones Jr is trying to work for a sweep but Chavez has mounted him!
Jones Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chavez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones Jr with the active half guard here but Chavez passes nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Jones Jr.
I think Chavez 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Domingo Chavez!
After the fight, Domingo Chavez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 194 p4p, 77 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 27 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto misses with an uppercut.
Duranto misses with a right hand
and Turnbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turnbull defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull throws a hook but Duranto blocks it.
Turnbull throws a low kick, looking for Duranto's leg but Duranto calmly moves out of range.
Turnbull looks to land a right hand but Duranto moved out of range.
Duranto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Duranto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duranto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turnbull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Turnbull staying out of range there.
Turnbull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duranto throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnbull flicks out a counter leg kick but Duranto steps away.
Turnbull takes one on the button.
Duranto throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Turnbull has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto misses the jab.
Duranto misses with a few strikes there.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duranto, as that shot connected.
Turnbull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Turnbull misses.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Duranto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Duranto moved away.
Turnbull moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duranto looks to land a body kick but Turnbull moved away.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick from Turnbull.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duranto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull throws a big shot that misses.
Duranto misses with a hook. Turnbull ducked under it nicely.
Turnbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duranto.
Duranto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duranto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Turnbull slips a straight right by Duranto.
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Turnbull misses.
A big right from Turnbull misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Duranto misses the target.
Turnbull connects with an inside leg kick.
Duranto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turnbull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turnbull moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnbull throws a low kick but Duranto moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Duranto misses.
Turnbull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Duranto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duranto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turnbull.
Duranto blocks a head kick by Turnbull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crunch! Turnbull slams his shin into Duranto's torso.
Turnbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duranto.
Turnbull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Duranto.
Duranto misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Duranto blocks it well.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duranto.
Duranto slips under a jab from Turnbull.
It looked like Duranto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Duranto.
Decent striking displayed by Duranto there.
Duranto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turnbull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turnbull throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from Duranto.
Duranto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duranto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duranto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turnbull misses with a looping right.
Turnbull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
Duranto staying out of range there.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duranto throws out the jab.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Turnbull checks it.
Duranto misses with a left hand
and Turnbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Duranto cracks Turnbull with a good jab.
Turnbull staying out of range there.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Duranto.
Turnbull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duranto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duranto takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull lands the left hand.
Turnbull throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Turnbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Turnbull lands a nice hook to Duranto's body. Duranto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duranto scores with a hook.
Turnbull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Turnbull misses.
Duranto swings for the body but Turnbull moves out of range.
A jab from Duranto misses.
Duranto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
Duranto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duranto misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Turnbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnbull tests Duranto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnbull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duranto.
Turnbull digs a good body shot into Duranto's ribs.
Duranto misses with a looping left.
Turnbull throws a big counter head kick but Duranto avoids it with no problem.
Turnbull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duranto is able to avoid easily.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Duranto saw that one coming.
Turnbull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberto Duranto is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turnbull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turnbull throws a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Duranto throws a shot from downtown. Turnbull moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a head kick.
Duranto is looking to counter punch.
Turnbull tries to land a front kick but Duranto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turnbull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turnbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnbull throws out a leg kick but Duranto moves out of range and Turnbull only half commits.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Turnbull's legs.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull throws a hook but Duranto blocks it.
Duranto scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull slips under a jab.
Turnbull replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Duranto blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Turnbull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duranto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turnbull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turnbull scores with a nice body kick.
Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duranto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turnbull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turnbull misses with a hook. Duranto ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Duranto.
Turnbull throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duranto misses with a low kick as Turnbull jumps back.
Duranto throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
Duranto cracks Turnbull with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Duranto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Turnbull misses the jab.
Duranto lands a nice hook to Turnbull's body. Turnbull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Turnbull throws an overhand right that lands on Duranto's shoulder, as Duranto tries to avoid the shot.
Duranto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turnbull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duranto takes a step back to recover.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Turnbull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duranto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turnbull.
Turnbull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Duranto as he connects with a hook.
Turnbull lands the left hand.
Duranto misses with a straight left.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull misses with a hook. Duranto ducked under it nicely.
Duranto throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnbull.
Turnbull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turnbull lands with a shot to the body.
Turnbull lands with a hook. Duranto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turnbull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duranto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnbull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Turnbull releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duranto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turnbull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Duranto misses.
Duranto misses with a leg kick
and Turnbull counters with a nice body shot.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turnbull throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duranto connects with a looping right hand.
Duranto with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duranto misses with a hook. Turnbull ducked under it nicely.
Duranto scores with a jab. Turnbull acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turnbull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull lunges at Duranto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duranto's hand.
Turnbull lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turnbull takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
Duranto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Duranto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duranto connects with a body shot that sends Turnbull's belly button to the back.
Duranto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turnbull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull lands a leg kick that knocks Duranto off balance momentarily.
Turnbull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duranto scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Duranto.
A shot to the liver by Duranto. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turnbull is looking to land body kicks.
Duranto throws a nice head kick!
Turnbull lands a head shot.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Duranto throws a series of punches but Turnbull avoids them all with ease.
Duranto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Turnbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duranto lands a lovely overhand right.
Duranto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duranto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turnbull just manages to avoid it.
Duranto lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Turnbull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turnbull tries to clinch but Duranto is having none of it.
Duranto lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
Duranto misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Duranto lands.
Turnbull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duranto.
Duranto with a nice calf kick.
Duranto digs a good hook to Turnbull's body.
A jab from Duranto finds it's way through Turnbull's defenses.
Duranto throws a shot to the body.
Turnbull tries to clinch but Duranto is having none of it.
Duranto lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Duranto misses.
Turnbull appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duranto scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Duranto.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Turnbull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duranto looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Duranto - just one landing.
Duranto cracks Turnbull with a good jab.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
A good leg kick by Turnbull.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duranto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Duranto coming out on top.
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Turnbull misses with a straight left.
Duranto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duranto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turnbull.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Turnbull might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Duranto has got the better of the exchanges.
Turnbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duranto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turnbull throws a push kick but Duranto slaps the foot to one side.
Turnbull throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Duranto misses.
Roberto Duranto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Duranto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turnbull moves away from the strike by Duranto.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Turnbull swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a low kick.
Duranto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick from Turnbull.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Duranto saw that one coming.
Duranto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turnbull.
Duranto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Duranto as he checks the leg kick.
Duranto jabs Turnbull right on the nose. Turnbull blinks but takes it well.
Duranto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duranto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Duranto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duranto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 167 p4p, 473 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 10 p4p, 27 weight class). Sagaki has chosen One Piece - AMV - We Are! (Full Song) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Sagaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Williams defends it well.
Sagaki moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sagaki misses with a straight right.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sagaki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sagaki is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sagaki.
Sagaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sagaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sagaki wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Sagaki wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki is still trying to improve position.
Sagaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sagaki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sagaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Sagaki is controlling him well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Sagaki on that attempt.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Sagaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams works Sagaki's body with a nice hook.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Sagaki moves away from the strike by Williams.
Sagaki throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Sagaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Williams defends it well.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Wayne Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Sagaki's head back.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagaki feints the counter takedown.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sagaki's head backwards.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sagaki moves away and avoids it.
Sagaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagaki.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Sagaki's shoulder, as Sagaki tries to avoid the shot.
Williams scores with the left hand. Sagaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Sagaki throws a head kick that misses.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sagaki's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Sagaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Sagaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Sagaki's head but Sagaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Sagaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Williams defends it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Sagaki slips a straight right by Williams.
And Sagaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Williams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've been informed that Sagaki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams cracks Sagaki with an open hand slap.
Sagaki slips a jab from Williams.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagaki is just out of range.
Sagaki staying out of range there.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams slips a straight right by Sagaki.
Sagaki tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sagaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
Williams lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagaki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Williams defends well and Sagaki ends up having to push Williams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wayne Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Sagaki.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagaki.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Sagaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams misses with a hook. Sagaki ducked under it nicely.
Sagaki slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams jabs Sagaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams lands with a straight right. Sagaki didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Williams misses.
Sagaki slips under a jab from Williams.
Sagaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sagaki defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Sagaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sagaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagaki moves away from the strike by Williams.
Sagaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sagaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams tries to sprawl but Sagaki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sagaki looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sagaki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Williams holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sagaki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sagaki looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sagaki thowing shots but they're missing.
Sagaki tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Sagaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki throwing strikes here but Williams is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sagaki trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Sagaki misses with a head shot.
Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sagaki landing strikes from the mount.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sagaki can do to turn this around?
Sagaki misses with some ground and pound and Williams recovers position to half guard.
Sagaki stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Takumi Sagaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sagaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sagaki is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sagaki winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sagaki is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sagaki to get the leverage.
Sagaki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
Sagaki is looking to stall here but Williams recovers full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Sagaki from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sagaki trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Sagaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sagaki trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sagaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Sagaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Sagaki staying out of range there.
Sagaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sagaki misses with a low kick.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Sagaki.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams thuds a left hand into Sagaki's body.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Sagaki slips a jab from Williams.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Sagaki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sagaki tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wayne Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Sagaki.
Williams jabs Sagaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sagaki slips under a jab from Williams.
Sagaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sagaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Sagaki's head but Sagaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Sagaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Williams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sagaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Sagaki counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sagaki presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Sagaki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sagaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams checks a low kick from Sagaki.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sagaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sagaki defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Sagaki slips a jab from Williams.
Sagaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Williams defends it well.
A big right from Williams misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sagaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams throws a hook but Sagaki blocks it.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Sagaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagaki is looking to pass into half guard but Williams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Williams is in guard.
Sagaki has an active guard here but Williams has managed to pass into half guard.
Sagaki wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Sagaki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagaki is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Sagaki has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Williams.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Williams manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Sagaki is now in side control.
The ground and pound from Sagaki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sagaki throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
Williams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Sagaki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Williams!
Wayne Williams 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 61 p4p, 88 weight class) and Min-Sik Song (ranked 7 p4p, 13 weight class). Song has chosen Akatsuki as his entrance music. Min-Sik Song is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Min-Sik Song!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Song.
Song motions for Escobar to come forward. Song throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Song throws a sloppy body shot
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Song throws out a leg kick but Escobar moves out of range and Song only half commits.
Escobar throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Song takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Song's head back.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Escobar slips a straight right by Song.
Escobar walks into a straight right hand from Song.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Song lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from Escobar lands but Song takes it in his stride.
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!
Song catches Escobar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Song lands a head kick!
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song takes one on the button.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Song misses.
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Song attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Song avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Song explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Song down.
Song blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escobar checks a low kick from Song.
Escobar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Song on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Song swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Song bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar jabs Song to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Song ducks down to avoid it.
Song has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Song bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song scores with a sloppy right hand. Escobar should have avoided that one.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Song.
Song connects with a body shot.
Song misses with a body shot.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Song walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Song momentarily.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Song tries to move into range but Escobar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Song counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar lands with a slapping head kick.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a lazy head kick
and Song counters with a stiff right hand.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Song throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Song scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Song throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar cracks Song with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Song.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Song.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Song checks a leg kick.
Song swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Song keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Song blocks a jab.
Escobar slips a straight right by Song.
Song missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Song.
Escobar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Song throws a head kick that misses.
Song will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Song avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Song misses with a low kick.
Escobar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Song stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Song connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Song throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Song.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Song.
Song connects with the punch.
Song misses the jab.
Song lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Song cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Escobar scores with a head kick. Song tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Escobar cracks Song with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Song with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Song misses.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Song stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Escobar misses.
Nice jab there from Escobar.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Song's head but Song sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song lands a right hook to the body.
Escobar tests Song's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Song throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Song plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Song's head but Song sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
Escobar stuns Song with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar checks a low kick from Song.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Song.
Song throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Song missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Song. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Song.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Song is out of range.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Song scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Escobar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song with a nice cross.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Song.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar connects with the punch.
Song moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Song slips under a jab.
Escobar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Song takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Escobar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Song dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Song avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Song thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar misses with a hook. Song ducked under it nicely.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Song counters with an inside leg kick.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song lands the left hand.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Song was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Song lands a right hook to the body.
Song steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Song.
Donk. Song catches Escobar right on the button with a cross.
Escobar 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.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Song misses.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
Song avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Song loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Escobar throwing a counter right hand but Song manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Song jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Song thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Escobar moves into the clinch successfully.
Song lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Song wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Song blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Song.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Song.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Song lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Escobar lands with a hook. Song tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Song blocks a head kick by Escobar.
An inside leg kick lands from Song.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Song connects with a single shot there.
A leg kick checked by Escobar.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Song is out of range.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Song throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Song.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Song misses the shot to the body.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Song is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Song throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar lands a head kick!
Song throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Song moved out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Song circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Song's front leg but catches the back leg as Song tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Song.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Song works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Song.
Song tries to land a leg kick but Escobar saw it coming and moves away.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar throws a head kick but Song moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar thuds a left hand into Song's body.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Min-Sik Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Song cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Song takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Song lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar takes a swing at Song's ribcage but misses.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Song tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar is wise to it.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Song on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Song misses with an uppercut.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Song with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Song throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A leg kick checked by Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Song is out of range.
It seemed like Song was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Song as he connects with a hook.
Song has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Song connects with a single shot there.
Song throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar.
A counter left hand to the body from Escobar misses its target.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Song swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Song tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Song keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Song throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Song scores with a nice strike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Song 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 Escobar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Song throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Song looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Song misses with a looping left.
Song fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Song, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Song.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Song pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Song fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Song blocks an uppercut.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Min-Sik Song comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escobar 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Escobar!
Our winner, Diego Escobar, 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 Oulu Laine (ranked 81 p4p, 135 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 12 p4p, 19 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Nao has chosen The End as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Laine. Those never looked like landing.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nao misses the body punch
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nao misses with a low kick as Laine jumps back.
A head kick misses from Nao.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Donk. Laine catches Nao right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Nao lands.
Nao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao drops Laine with a beautiful combination! Laine stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nao is looking for the KO!
It looks like Oulu Laine has been cut.
Laine slips a jab from Nao.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Nao swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine with a jab.
Nao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine lands with a good body shot.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao throws a sloppy body shot
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine lands a left and a right that send Nao crashing to the mat, dazed. Laine thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Nao is rocked!
 It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Laine with a hook.
Nao is still on wobbly legs! Can Laine finish him?
Laine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nao seems to have recovered his senses.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nao at a distance.
Nao looks winded!
Nao misses with a hook to the body
and Laine counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nao! Laine lets Nao back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Laine lands an uppercut, right on the button! Nao tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Gotti (ranked 143 p4p, 146 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 23 p4p, 25 weight class). Gotti comes to the cage accompanied by King Of Kings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Gotti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perera misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Gotti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gotti misses with an uppercut. Perera saw that one coming.
Gotti throws a right hand that misses
and Perera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perera closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Dominic Gotti has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gotti !
Perera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gotti .
Jab by Gotti .
Gotti lands with a cross.
Gotti cracks Perera with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Perera looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gotti finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perera manages to avoid it.
Gotti misses with a left hand
and Perera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perera 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti throws a right hand that misses
and Perera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Perera misses.
Perera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gotti misses with a wild body shot.
Gotti misses with a low kick.
Perera throws a looping overhand right but Gotti ducks down to avoid it.
Gotti throws a lazy head kick
and Perera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gotti 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.
Gotti lands a glancing blow to the side of Perera's head.
Perera connects with a body shot.
Perera throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Gotti misses the target.
Perera throws an overhand right that lands on Gotti 's shoulder, as Gotti tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera misses with a wild body shot.
Dominic Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perera staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Gotti misses
letting Perera counter with a right hand.
Gotti wants to land a leg kick but Perera is out of range.
Gotti lands with an uppercut that bounces Perera off the cage and back into range.
Gotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Perera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gotti is breathing heavily.
Perera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Perera.
Perera fakes the body blow, causing Gotti to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gotti goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kusal Perera!
Kusal Perera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 14 p4p, 31 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Arzlan Bathory acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory throws an overhand right that lands on Arendse's shoulder, as Arendse tries to avoid the shot.
Arendse lands a right hook to the body.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Arendse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bathory gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arendse.
Bathory lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arendse gets a clinch.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arendse up against the cage.
Bathory lands a body punch.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Arendse.
Arendse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bathory punishes Arendse's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick lands for Bathory.
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!
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Arendse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arendse lands a glancing blow to the side of Bathory's head.
Arendse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arendse on the side of the head.
Arendse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Arendse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bathory misses with a hook. Arendse ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arendse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bathory lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
Arendse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arendse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bathory misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arendse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bathory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bathory checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bathory.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arendse throws a head kick but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory avoids the head kick by Arendse.
Arendse looks to throw the jab but Bathory is out of range.
Bathory feints a counter leg kick.
Jab by Bathory.
Arendse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bathory lands with a slapping head kick.
Bathory avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Arendse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bathory under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory blocks a head kick by Arendse.
Arendse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arendse moves away from the strike by Bathory.
Arendse is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bathory staying out of range there.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory with a nice calf kick.
Bathory works Arendse's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Arendse.
Arendse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Arendse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bathory scores with a decent looking hook.
Bathory needs to keep his hands up - Arendse had a free shot at his head there.
Bathory cracks Arendse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bathory works Arendse's body with a nice hook.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bathory blocks a leg kick.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Arendse misses the jab.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Arendse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arendse scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arendse definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bathory throws a good cross that connects.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse is looking to clinch but Bathory is avoiding it.
Bathory avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arendse.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory throws a leg kick that misses.
Arendse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arendse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bathory misses the shot to the body.
Bathory looks to land a combination. Arendse sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Arendse throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Bathory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
Bathory replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Arendse blocks it well.
Bathory pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bathory scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Arendse is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arendse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bathory looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arendse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arendse - that will leave a mark!
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arendse misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arendse feints and then cracks Bathory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bathory down.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Bathory is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arendse had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Bathory throws a leg kick that misses.
Bathory chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arendse can pounce on him.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arendse takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arendse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arendse throws a low kick, looking for Bathory's leg but Bathory calmly moves out of range.
Bathory pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arendse throws a lazy right hand but Bathory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Bathory misses its intended target.
Arendse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arendse is looking to chop away at Bathory's legs.
Bathory throws an overhand right that lands on Arendse's shoulder, as Arendse tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a low kick as Bathory jumps back.
Arendse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arendse.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arendse checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bathory misses with a looping right.
Bathory scores with a one two! Arendse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arendse checks a low kick from Bathory.
Arendse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab.
Bathory throws a right hand that Arendse ducks under and follows up with a left that Arendse also avoids with ease.
Arendse looks to throw the jab but Bathory is out of range.
Arendse lands with a shot to the body.
Arendse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arendse moves out of range of the strikes.
Arendse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bathory misses with an uppercut.
Arendse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
Bathory shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bathory throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bathory showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arendse.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arendse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arendse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arendse is looking to chop away at Bathory's legs.
Arendse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bathory.
Arendse misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bathory throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Arendse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Bathory cracks Arendse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arendse slips a jab from Bathory.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Bathory pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bathory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arendse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bathory tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arendse is able to avoid easily.
Bathory takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bathory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Arendse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Arendse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bathory swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bathory tries a low kick but Arendse avoids it.
Bathory throws a low kick but Arendse moves out of range easily.
Arendse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse lands with a cross.
Bathory takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bathory lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bathory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arendse throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Arendse throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Arendse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bathory misses with a straight left.
Arendse connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bathory's hands.
A slow jab from Arendse misses its intended target.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
Bathory paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bathory lands a jab to Arendse's midsection.
Arendse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arendse digs a good hook to Bathory's body.
Arendse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arendse misses with a low kick as Bathory jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arendse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arendse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Arendse blocks a low kick nicely.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick from Arendse.
Bathory cracks Arendse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Bathory's head but Bathory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arendse fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bathory is out of range.
Arendse throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Arendse throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bathory scoring well with a low kick there.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse connects with the punch.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Arendse avoids the body shot from Bathory.
Bathory lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arendse with a nice cross.
Bathory moves out of range as Arendse strikes.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arendse checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Bathory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arendse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arendse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Arendse lands.
Bathory slips a jab from Arendse.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Arendse moves away and avoids it.
Arendse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arendse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bathory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bathory misses with a looping right.
A big right from Bathory misses.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arendse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bathory takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arendse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Arendse throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
Arendse 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.
Arendse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bathory finds it's way round the side to connect with Arendse's head.
Arendse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Bathory tries to land a leg kick but Arendse saw it coming and moves away.
Bathory throws a head kick that misses.
Bathory on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bathory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arendse.
Bathory lands with a good body shot.
Bathory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arendse. That did some damage!
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bathory thumps Arendse with a low kick.
Arendse misses with a hook.
Arendse slips a jab from Bathory.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Arendse throws a jab but it's blocked by Bathory.
Arendse throws a leg kick that misses.
Arendse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bathory moves out of range as Arendse strikes.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
Bathory throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arendse.
Arendse takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Bathory throws a counter combo.
Bathory tries a low kick but Arendse avoids it.
Arendse blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arendse.
Bathory misses with a looping right.
Arendse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick.
Arendse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arendse moves into the clinch.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory manages to break the clinch.
Bathory scores with a push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bathory 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 Arendse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arendse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bathory checks a leg kick.
Bathory looks to land a combination but Arendse avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
Bathory takes one on the button.
Bathory 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.
Good leg kick by Arendse.
Arendse slips a straight right by Bathory.
Bathory lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bathory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arendse circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory moves out of range as Arendse strikes.
Bathory showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arendse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
A jab from Arendse does it's job there.
Arendse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arendse scores with a kick to the midsection.
Arendse moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Arendse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Arendse sees coming a mile off.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arendse looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arendse with a nice calf kick.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Arendse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bathory looks to land a right hand but Arendse moved out of range.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse looks to land a left hand but Bathory moved out of range nicely.
Arendse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a low kick as Arendse jumps back.
Arendse tried to counter with a leg kick but Bathory avoided it.
Bathory lands a jab to the nose.
Arendse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Arendse sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arendse tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bathory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arendse is looking to land body kicks.
Arendse throws a push kick but Bathory slaps the foot to one side.
Bathory with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arendse checks a leg kick.
Bathory throws a lazy right hand but Arendse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bathory walks into a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bathory 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 Arendse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arendse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bathory misses with a kick to the body.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Arendse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bathory in his tracks.
Arendse looks for the body kick but Bathory saw that one coming.
Arendse fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bathory is out of range.
Bathory lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arendse takes a step back to recover.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Bathory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arendse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bathory to score with a decent uppercut.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory scores with a sloppy right hand. Arendse should have avoided that one.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arendse throws a front kick that sends Bathory stumbling back into the cage.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
Bathory tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arendse looks to land a left hand but Bathory moved out of range nicely.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory scores with a push kick.
Bathory misses with a kick to the body.
Arendse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bathory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bathory connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arendse. Arendse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Bathory lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arendse bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Bathory fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arendse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arendse.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arzlan Bathory just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arendse checks a leg kick.
Enitan Arendse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bathory throws a solid leg kick but Arendse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bathory.
Nice body punch from Arendse.
Arendse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory scores with a nice body kick.
Bathory misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory misses with a straight left.
Arendse fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bathory is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arendse.
Arendse scores with a jab to the body.
Bathory staying out of range there.
Bathory looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse scores with a nice strike.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory misses with a hook. Arendse ducked under it nicely.
Arendse connects with a crisp jab.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Arendse moves away and avoids it.
Bathory takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory connects with a leg kick.
Arendse gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Bathory.
Arendse connects with a single shot there.
Bathory misses with a looping left.
Bathory misses with a looping left.
Arendse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Arendse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arendse.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bathory blocks a jab.
Arendse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bathory looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arendse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Bathory catches Arendse right on the button with a cross.
Bathory fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bathory under the eye.
Bathory lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bathory.
Bathory tries to work over Arendse's front leg with a kick but Arendse checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Bathory.
A big left from Arendse misses.
Bathory throws a good cross that connects.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Bathory has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arendse.
Bathory explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bathory on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
Bathory stuns Arendse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arendse takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bathory thuds a left hand into Arendse's body.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bathory connects with a right hand. Arendse shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory slips under a jab.
Bathory fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arendse.
Bathory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arendse. Arendse obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bathory. Arendse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bathory tries a low kick but Arendse avoids it.
Bathory avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bathory.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory with a nice cross.
Arendse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bathory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Bathory lands with an overhand left.
Bathory scores with a body shot.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Arendse looks to land a body kick but Bathory moved away.
Arendse gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse misses with a hook.
Bathory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bathory blocks the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bathory finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bathory defending well as Arendse loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Bathory - just one landing.
Bathory avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Arendse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Bathory, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arendse throws out a loose jab but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory fails to land with a series of punches.
Bathory delivers a nice body kick.
Arendse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bathory throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, jab by Bathory - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Bathory.
Arendse works Bathory's body with a nice hook.
Bathory explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arendse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bathory bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bathory with a nice calf kick.
Nice shot lands for Arendse.
Bathory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bathory lands a leg kick that knocks Arendse off balance momentarily.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Bathory avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arendse.
Bathory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arendse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arendse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bathory.
Bathory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bathory with a nice cross.
Bathory looks to land a right hand but Arendse moved out of range.
Arendse throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Bathory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bathory.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Bathory cracks Arendse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Arendse's front leg but catches the back leg as Arendse tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bathory checks a leg kick.
Arendse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bathory on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Bathory.
Arendse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Bathory looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bathory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arendse on the side of the head.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arendse scores with a decent looking hook.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse connects with a leg kick.
Bathory scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arendse attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arendse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bathory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bathory connects with an inside leg kick.
Bathory connects with a jab.
Bathory uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arendse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arendse throws out a leg kick but Bathory moves out of range and Arendse only half commits.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Arendse avoids it.
Bathory lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bathory moves away from the strike by Arendse.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory dips to his left and cracks Arendse with an uppercut!
Bathory lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Arendse.
Arendse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bathory lands with a good body shot.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bathory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left lands for Bathory.
Bathory stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bathory lands with a hook. Arendse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Bathory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bathory with a nice calf kick.
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
Bathory with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arendse to score with a decent uppercut.
Arendse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bathory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arendse has time to react.
Bathory lands a front kick.
Bathory throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arendse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bathory scores with a kick to the body.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse looks to throw the jab but Bathory is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Bathory finds it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bathory. Arendse shrugs it off though.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arendse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bathory connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bathory throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arendse on the side of the head.
Bathory connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arendse staying out of range there.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Arendse closes the distance and clinches.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
Arendse tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory just leaning against Arendse, taking a breather.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arendse lands a nice uppercut.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory digs a right hand into Arendse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arendse's gas tank.
Bathory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arzlan Bathory is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arendse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bathory cracks Arendse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bathory winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory!
Arzlan Bathory is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Arzlan Bathory thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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pop
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