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PANDA 67 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Vuce (ranked 2800 p4p, 21505 weight class) and Thor Fresh (ranked 277 p4p, 471 weight class). Vuce comes to the cage accompanied by MC Yankoo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Fresh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fresh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fresh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vuce's best efforts.
Vuce has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fresh is trying to stand back up but Vuce is controlling him
Fresh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vuce prevents Fresh from improving his position.
Fresh told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fresh is trying to stand up here but Vuce is controlling him well.
Fresh trying to hold on to Vuce's head to control him but Vuce postures up.
Fresh wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuce is looking for a kimura but Fresh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vuce to get the leverage.
Fresh scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Vuce manages to mount him!
Fresh wants to control but Vuce is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce fails to take his opponent's back.
Vuce avoids the attempt from Fresh to control.
Fresh throwing hammer fists to the chest of Vuce. What's that going to do exactly?
Fresh 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.
Fresh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vuce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fresh is trying to control but can't.
Fresh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fresh.
Vuce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vuce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fresh trying to keep a closed guard but Vuce is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuce drops back looking for a leg! Fresh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fresh manages to kick Vuce off! Vuce jumps back into Fresh's guard.
Fresh pulls Vuce in close to his closed guard and prevents Vuce from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fresh darts in and clinches Vuce up against the cage.
Fresh blocks an elbow strike from Vuce.
Fresh tries a knee to the head but Vuce blocks it.
Vuce fails to pull guard.
Vuce pulls Fresh into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fresh.
Fresh is looking to advance position but Vuce has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fresh tries to buck Vuce off but he can't manage it.
Vuce goes for an armbar but Fresh turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fresh.
Vuce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vuce keeping moving, preventing Fresh from controlling successfully.
Fresh throws an elbow that misses. Vuce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fresh's guard. Nice move by Vuce!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fresh trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Vuce dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vuce moves into the clinch successfully.
Fresh has clasped his hands together around Vuce's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fresh swings around for an armbar but Vuce sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fresh's guard.
Fresh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vuce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fresh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vuce has managed to get both his arms back between Fresh's legs - danger averted.
Fresh has his foot on Vuce's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vuce works his way back into a safe position though.
Fresh working a defensive guard but Vuce manages to pass into side control anyway.
Vuce wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fresh, who protects the arm well.
Fresh is trying to work for a sweep but Vuce has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fresh is looking for a sweep. Vuce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vuce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fresh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vuce is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vuce seems to be working for a kimura but Fresh defends the submission attempt.
Fresh manages to get to full guard.
Fresh has his foot on Vuce's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vuce works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vuce passes into side control.
Fresh can't do much from the bottom here.
Fresh is looking for a sweep.
Fresh gets back to half guard.
Fresh wants to get back to his feet.
Fresh wants to control but Vuce is keeping busy.
Vuce is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fresh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vuce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vuce is thwarting Fresh's attempts to control the position.
Fresh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fresh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Leo Vuce 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. This is the final round!
Fresh closes the distance and clinches.
Fresh wants the takedown. Vuce is fighting it off but Fresh persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vuce's guard against the cage.
Leo Vuce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fresh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vuce is keeping the position for now.
Fresh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fresh is looking to stand up but Vuce won't let him.
Fresh content to stall in guard here.
Vuce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fresh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fresh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh pushes down on Vuce's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fresh has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Vuce defend it? Fresh steps over the head and cranks it - Vuce is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fresh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thor Fresh!
Post fight, Thor Fresh took to the microphone: 'I finally got me a good team, I had a great camp. I want to thank my team Bolo, Lars, and Juice. This is a team win'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 2441 p4p, 2779 weight class) and Kimmo Kehveli (ranked 282 p4p, 310 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ill Whip Ya Head Boy. John Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 40 - 49 - 5, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimmo Kehveli!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a body shot.
Kehveli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kehveli has time to react.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown throws a body punch but Kehveli moves out of range.
And Kehveli tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kehveli stands up from half guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown throws a jab when Kehveli was well out of range.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Kehveli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brown defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Kehveli tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brown throws a body punch but Kehveli moves out of range.
Brown catches Kehveli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kehveli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a jab when Kehveli was well out of range.
Kehveli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kehveli checks a leg kick.
Kehveli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown throws a head kick but Kehveli moves out of range.
Brown throws a hook but Kehveli avoids it easily.
Brown cracks Kehveli with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kehveli is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Kehveli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brown defends it well.
Brown jabs at Kehveli's body.
Kehveli moves out of range of the body kick.
Kehveli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Kehveli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown cracks Kehveli with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a low kick but Kehveli avoids it.
Kehveli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Kehveli down.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kehveli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown throws a low kick but Kehveli avoids it.
Kehveli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kehveli.
Kehveli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Kehveli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown stuns Kehveli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Kehveli's shoulder, as Kehveli tries to avoid the shot.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Kehveli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Kehveli moves away and avoids it.
And Kehveli tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown throws a jab when Kehveli was well out of range.
John Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Kehveli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Kehveli moves away from the strike by Brown.
Kehveli feints the counter takedown.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kehveli stands up out of the half guard.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kehveli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Kehveli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Kehveli off balance momentarily.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kehveli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kehveli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brown defends it well.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Kehveli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kehveli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kehveli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kehveli stands up and beckons Brown to join him on the feet.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Kehveli decides to stand back up. Kehveli steps back and let's Brown get back to his feet.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Kehveli ducks down to avoid it.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Kehveli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kehveli stands up from half guard.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Kehveli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Kehveli tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kehveli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Kehveli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kehveli stands up and beckons Brown to join him on the feet.
Kehveli ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Kehveli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brown defends it well.
Brown is looking to chop away at Kehveli's legs.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kehveli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kehveli.
Brown has control of Kehveli's left arm, preventing Kehveli from doing any damage.
Kehveli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kehveli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kehveli.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Kehveli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Kehveli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kehveli.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kehveli decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kehveli 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.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kehveli can do to turn this around?
Brown looks to land a body kick but Kehveli moved away.
And Kehveli tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kehveli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kehveli.
Kehveli stands up from Brown's guard - Kehveli perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kehveli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kehveli with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Kehveli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Kehveli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Kehveli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Kehveli stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Kehveli slips the punch.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Kehveli seems unphased.
Kehveli moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Kehveli with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kehveli decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Kimmo Kehveli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kehveli decides to stand back up. Kehveli steps back and let's Brown get back to his feet.
Kehveli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Kehveli is out of range.
And Kehveli tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kehveli staying out of range there.
Kehveli feints the counter takedown.
Kehveli moves out of range of the strikes.
Kehveli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kehveli moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Kehveli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kehveli manages to avoid it.
Kehveli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Kehveli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kehveli moves out of range of the strikes.
Kehveli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brown defends it well.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Kehveli's head but Kehveli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control.
Kehveli decides to stand back up. Kehveli steps back and let's Brown get back to his feet.
Kehveli slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Kehveli feints the counter takedown.
Kehveli defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Kehveli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kehveli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Kehveli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
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!
Kehveli gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kehveli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Kehveli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehveli slips under a jab.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Kehveli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kehveli stands up out of the half guard.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Kehveli with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Kehveli with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kehveli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Kehveli feints the counter takedown.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Kehveli saw that one coming.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brown!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kehveli decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Brown misses.
Kehveli feints the counter takedown.
Kehveli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Kehveli moves his leg out of the way.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Kehveli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kehveli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Kehveli uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Kehveli tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Kehveli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kehveli.
Kehveli stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Kehveli counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kehveli decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown 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.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Kehveli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kehveli decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kehveli circles away quickly and effectively.
Kehveli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kehveli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Kehveli decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kehveli gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Kehveli counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Kehveli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kehveli escapes and gets back to his feet.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Kehveli decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
And Kehveli tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kehveli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kehveli.
Kehveli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brown, up you get!
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Kehveli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kehveli stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kehveli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimmo Kehveli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kehveli 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimmo Kehveli!
After winning the bout, Kimmo Kehveli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
John Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'I Ain’t Retiring Until Im The Champ'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ivanov (ranked 3578 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Samuel Turbitt (ranked 388 p4p, 435 weight class). Turbitt has chosen Tell Me Ma as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Turbitt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Turbitt did well to prevent Ivanov getting side control.
Ivanov throwing shots but Turbitt is blocking nicely.
Turbitt won't allow Ivanov to pass to mount.
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turbitt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turbitt wants to hit a sweep here but Ivanov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Turbitt there!
Turbitt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov working Turbitt over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ivanov lands a nice short elbow.
Turbitt wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turbitt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ivanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Turbitt tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov is trying to control the action in half guard but Turbitt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Turbitt trying to control here.
Ivanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turbitt's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt actively working from the bottom here.
Turbitt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ivanov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ivanov lands strikes from half guard.
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ivanov wants to control but Turbitt is keeping him busy.
Turbitt won't allow Ivanov to pass to mount.
Turbitt is trying to maintain the position but Ivanov is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been hearing that Ivanov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is keen to just control but Turbitt is a slippery customer.
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turbitt is trying to maintain the position but Ivanov is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turbitt is staying active underneath Ivanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut there from Turbitt.
Ivanov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turbitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanov closes the distance and pushes Turbitt back into the cage.
Turbitt jumps guard.
Turbitt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ivanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ivanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanov cracks Turbitt with a solid left hand.
Turbitt working a defensive guard here.
Turbitt is adopting a defensive guard.
Ivanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turbitt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanov throws an elbow that misses. Turbitt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ivanov's guard. Nice move by Turbitt!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Ivanov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ivanov throws a combination. Turbitt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Turbitt moves out of range.
Turbitt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ivanov with a body shot.
Ivanov blocks a head kick by Turbitt.
Turbitt throws a series of punches but Ivanov avoids them all with ease.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Turbitt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Turbitt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Turbitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanov is in close to Turbitt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ivanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turbitt on the ground.
Ivanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbitt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ivanov is aware though and is defending well.
Ivanov trying to control but Turbitt is working from the bottom.
Turbitt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a couple of elbows.
Ivanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Ivanov being controlled here momentarily.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Turbitt keeps moving.
Ivanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ivanov trying to control but Turbitt is working from the bottom.
Turbitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turbitt is pulling down on Ivanov's head to control his posture.
Ivanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ivanov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ivanov is working Turbitt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ivanov is working Turbitt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turbitt keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Ivanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turbitt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ivanov's guard.
Ivanov pulls Turbitt in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov is trying to control the position but Turbitt postures up.
Turbitt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ivanov working a defensive guard here.
Turbitt wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Turbitt misses with a hook.
Ivanov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turbitt's guard.
Ivanov trying to control but Turbitt is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov landing some decent shots from guard.
Turbitt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ivanov landing with the ground and pound.
Ivan Ivanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ivanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanov controlling from the top position.
Turbitt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Ivanov dominated that second round.
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!
Ivanov slips under a jab.
Ivanov attempts a counter takedown but Turbitt avoids it well and moves away.
Turbitt misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but Turbitt circles away.
Ivanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turbitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turbitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Turbitt.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turbitt can do to turn this around?
Ivanov has picked Turbitt up - he's going for a ride! Ivanov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ivanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turbitt's head.
Ivanov is trying to control the action in half guard but Turbitt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turbitt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ivanov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Turbitt is surviving well by controlling Ivanov's body position as best he can.
Turbitt can't escape the position.
Turbitt regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ivanov lands a nice short elbow.
Turbitt has hold of Ivanov's hands but Ivanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ivanov slips a nice elbow through Turbitt's hands, connecting with Turbitt's forehead.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Turbitt is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt wants to control but Ivanov is keeping busy.
Turbitt desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ivanov thows a huge punch but Turbitt dodges it nicely.
Turbitt keeping control of the position.
Ivan Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivanov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt is staying active underneath Ivanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ivanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turbitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanov.
Ivanov winds up and cracks Turbitt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turbitt is trying to maintain the position but Ivanov is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivanov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Samuel Turbitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to take a breather but Turbitt is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ivanov with a jab.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Turbitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Turbitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ivanov trying to control from half guard but Turbitt is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turbitt trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanov, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Ivanov!
A very excited looking Ivan Ivanov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ace Giannis Ignacio (ranked 2247 p4p, 2990 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 291 p4p, 373 weight class). Ignacio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, This is the Moment. Krisko Kurtev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Giannis Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio throws a hook to the side of Kurtev's head but Kurtev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurtev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ignacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurtev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kurtev moves into the clinch successfully.
Ignacio working aggressively here.
Ignacio lands a left hand.
Ignacio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kurtev has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ignacio is trying to keep an underhook but Kurtev manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kurtev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ignacio's head.
Ignacio wants to improve his position but Kurtev is controlling well.
Kurtev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtev wants to pass the guard but Ignacio is defending well.
Kurtev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ignacio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ignacio is staying active underneath Kurtev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio wants to get back to his feet.
Kurtev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kurtev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kurtev working Ignacio over with strikes.
Kurtev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ignacio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kurtev thows a huge punch but Ignacio dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurtev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ignacio defending well though.
Kurtev prevents Ignacio from improving his position.
Kurtev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
 It looks like Ace Giannis Ignacio has been cut.
Ignacio wants to improve his position but Kurtev is controlling well.
Kurtev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ignacio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kurtev scores with a couple of nice shots.
 Ignacio is rocked!
Ace Giannis Ignacio's cut is getting worse.
Ignacio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kurtev wants to pass the guard but Ignacio is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio wants to improve his position but Kurtev is controlling well.
Kurtev drops an elbow to the side of Ignacio's head.
Oh Ignacio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurtev lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Ignacio! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kurtev jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krisko Kurtev!
During a confident post fight interview, Krisko Kurtev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ace Giannis Ignacio spoke after the fight, saying 'Still im the peoples Champ.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Daebak (ranked 1706 p4p, 3758 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 91 p4p, 185 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Daebak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Lennon.
Daebak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lennon is out of range.
Lennon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daebak connects with an inside leg kick.
Daebak misses with a body shot.
Daebak 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.
Lennon misses with a wild combination.
Lennon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebak gets tackled into the cage by Lennon. Lennon maintains the clinch.
Daebak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daebak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lennon just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Daebak.
A body shot lands from Daebak.
Daebak scores with a shoulder strike.
Lennon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daebak tries to pull guard but Lennon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Daebak.
Daebak pushes Lennon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lennon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daebak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lennon cracks Daebak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lennon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lennon throws a lazy right hand but Daebak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daebak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daebak has managed to clinch.
Lennon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lennon lands with a light punch inside.
Daebak prevents a body shot from Lennon.
Daebak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lennon to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Daebak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daebak digs a right hand into Lennon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lennon's gas tank.
Daebak dodges an elbow strike from Lennon.
Daebak jumps guard.
Lennon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daebak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lennon has managed to get both his arms back between Daebak's legs - danger averted.
Daebak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Lennon throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lennon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daebak is trying to keep Lennon in close.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Lennon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Daebak working for a triangle but Lennon defends it easily.
Lennon pushing down on Daebak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lennon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daebak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lennon.
Lennon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daebak defending well though.
Daebak tries to get to full guard but Lennon has control of the leg.
Lennon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daebak's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lennon pulls his head out easily.
Daebak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lennon trying to control the position from guard on top but Daebak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daebak working for a triangle but Lennon defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lennon throwing strikes but missing.
Daebak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lennon defends well.
Lennon trying to control but Daebak is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lennon throws a big right hand that misses.
Daebak is looking for a triangle but Lennon pushes his legs off easily.
Daebak has his foot on Lennon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lennon works his way back into a safe position though.
Lennon scoring with some ground and pound.
Daebak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lennon defends well.
Daebak is looking for a triangle but Lennon pushes his legs off easily.
Lennon being controlled here momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Daebak dominated that round.
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.
Daebak defending well as Lennon loads up on a big left hand.
Lennon scores with a nice body kick.
Lennon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daebak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lennon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daebak throws a shot to the body.
Daebak lands with a nice body kick.
Lennon thows a leg kick but Daebak checks it
and Daebak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as Lennon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daebak doesn't seem phased though.
Lennon moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lennon fails to land.
Lennon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Lennon.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daebak.
A head punch on the inside from Lennon fails to land.
Harry Daebak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Daebak.
Daebak jumps guard but Lennon stands there with Daebak around his waist. Daebak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lennon throws an elbow that misses.
Daebak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daebak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
Lennon blocks a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lennon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daebak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Daebak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Daebak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lennon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lennon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lennon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lennon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daebak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lennon has managed to get both his arms back between Daebak's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lennon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Daebak keeping moving, preventing Lennon from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lennon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lennon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Daebak's head.
Daebak wants to sweep here but Lennon controlling him for the moment.
Daebak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lennon is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lennon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daebak controls Lennon momentarily but Lennon frees himself.
Daebak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daebak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lennon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lennon throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lennon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lennon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lennon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Daebak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lennon manages to get himself to full guard.
Daebak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lennon is keeping the position for now.
Daebak throws a strike but Lennon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daebak is on top in guard.
Daebak tries to free his leg and advance position but Lennon is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak trying to control but Lennon is working from the bottom.
Daebak throws a big elbow that misses.
Lennon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lennon working a defensive guard here.
Daebak tries to free his leg and advance position but Lennon is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Daebak dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lennon.
Daebak missing with a left hand there. Lennon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daebak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lennon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lennon.
Daebak misses with a leg kick
and Lennon counters with a thumping low kick.
Lennon misses with a looping right.
Lennon connects with a single shot there.
Daebak misses with a looping left.
Lennon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daebak.
Lennon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daebak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lennon throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daebak at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lennon.
Lennon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Daebak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Lennon lands.
Good shot there by Lennon.
Daebak is rocked!
Lennon cracks a nice hook into Daebak's ribs.
Oh Daebak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lennon! Daebak is backing up but he can't get away as Lennon lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Daebak and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Lennon!
A very excited looking John Lennon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thoressen (ranked 1203 p4p, 849 weight class) and Braynas Hlervu (ranked 148 p4p, 97 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braynas Hlervu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hlervu dodges the punch combination from Thoressen.
Thoressen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational in the buildup to the fight.
Thoressen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hlervu stuns Thoressen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but Thoressen is just out of range.
Hlervu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hlervu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hlervu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thoressen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlervu.
A good leg kick by Hlervu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hlervu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thoressen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Thoressen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu misses with a straight right.
Hlervu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thoressen is able to avoid easily.
Thoressen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hlervu feints and then cracks Thoressen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thoressen down.
Thoressen checks a low kick from Hlervu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Hlervu is predictable there
and Thoressen counters with a straight right hand.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Thoressen.
Hlervu walks into a stiff left hand from Thoressen.
Thoressen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hlervu.
Thoressen avoids the body shot from Hlervu.
Thoressen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hlervu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hlervu wants to clinch.
Hlervu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thoressen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlervu.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but Thoressen is just out of range.
Hlervu throws a right hand that misses
and Thoressen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hlervu takes a swing at Thoressen's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thoressen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thoressen walks into a straight right hand from Hlervu.
Hlervu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoressen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hlervu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thoressen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hlervu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hlervu scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Hlervu misses the target.
Hlervu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thoressen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hlervu can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Thoressen misses its intended target.
Thoressen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hlervu fails to land.
Hlervu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hlervu wants to break free but Thoressen has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoressen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thoressen.
Hlervu wants to get back to striking at distance but Thoressen won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hlervu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hlervu throws a hook to the side of Thoressen's head but Thoressen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hlervu is looking to clinch but Thoressen is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Thoressen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hlervu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thoressen tests Hlervu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thoressen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hlervu.
Hlervu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thoressen momentarily.
Hlervu lands a leg kick that knocks Thoressen off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Hlervu misses
and Thoressen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thoressen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hlervu.
A clash of legs there as Thoressen blocks the low kick.
Hlervu moves in looking to clinch but Thoressen pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thoressen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thoressen scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Hlervu.
Hlervu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thoressen.
Hlervu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hlervu darts in trying to clinch
letting Thoressen counter with a right hand.
Hlervu clinches up against the cage.
Hlervu struggles to land a body shot inside as Thoressen controls his hands.
Hlervu has a couple of punches blocked by Thoressen.
Hlervu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thoressen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hlervu blocks an uppercut.
Thoressen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hlervu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
Thoressen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Braynas Hlervu 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.
Hlervu throws a sloppy head kick and Thoressen moves out of range easily.
Braynas Hlervu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thoressen moves out of range as Hlervu strikes.
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
Thoressen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hlervu.
Thoressen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thoressen keeps the fight on the outside.
Thoressen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
Hlervu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thoressen looks to land a left hand but Hlervu moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Thoressen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hlervu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thoressen.
A little feinted left hand from Thoressen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hlervu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoressen manages to avoid it.
Hlervu dodges the punch combination from Thoressen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thoressen.
Thoressen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thoressen checks a low kick from Hlervu.
Thoressen misses with a low kick.
Thoressen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thoressen avoids the head kick by Hlervu.
Hlervu lands with a good body shot.
Thoressen cracks Hlervu with a good jab.
Hlervu misses with a hook. Thoressen ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Thoressen misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hlervu.
Thoressen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hlervu swings for the body but Thoressen moves out of range.
Thoressen instigates a clinch.
Thoressen blocks an uppercut.
Thoressen landing knees to the head.
Hlervu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Hlervu.
Hlervu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hlervu wants to clinch.
Hlervu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hlervu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thoressen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Thoressen.
Hlervu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hlervu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hlervu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thoressen misses with a hook.
Hlervu misses with a right hand
and Thoressen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hlervu digs a good body shot into Thoressen's ribs.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
The fighters circling - Thoressen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hlervu tries to clinch there but Thoressen circles away.
Thoressen clobbers Hlervu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thoressen moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thoressen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thoressen misses with an uppercut.
Hlervu misses with a lunging right hand
and Thoressen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick from Thoressen lands but Hlervu takes it in his stride.
Thoressen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hlervu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hlervu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thoressen takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
Thoressen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hlervu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
Hlervu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thoressen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thoressen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thoressen misses with a wild body shot.
Thoressen slips under a jab from Hlervu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu thows a leg kick but Thoressen checks it
and Thoressen counters with an inside leg kick.
Hlervu misses with a head kick.
Hlervu wants to clinch.
It looked like Thoressen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hlervu.
Hlervu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hlervu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thoressen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thoressen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hlervu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hlervu motions for Thoressen to come forward. Hlervu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hlervu slips a jab and a cross from Thoressen.
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 Magnus Thoressen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thoressen looks to land a left hand but Hlervu moved out of range nicely.
Thoressen slips a straight right by Hlervu.
Thoressen throws an off balance right hand
letting Hlervu counter with a right hand.
Hlervu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thoressen on the side of the head.
Hlervu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thoressen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlervu.
Hlervu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hlervu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hlervu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thoressen, pushing him back against the cage.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thoressen.
Magnus Thoressen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thoressen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hlervu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hlervu is trying to break the clinch but Thoressen is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thoressen lands a left hand.
Thoressen prevents Hlervu from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hlervu.
Thoressen throws a head punch that misses.
Hlervu tries to break the clinch but Thoressen is controlling the position.
Hlervu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hlervu pushes Thoressen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hlervu lands a hook that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Hlervu - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Hlervu as the two fighters clinch.
Thoressen misses with some punches.
Hlervu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Hlervu on the inside.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hlervu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hlervu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hlervu lands a jab-cross combination.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Hlervu lands.
Thoressen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. Thoressen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Thoressen - just one landing.
Thoressen scores with a head kick. Hlervu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hlervu throws a series of punches but Thoressen moves out of range.
Hlervu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hlervu lands with a slapping head kick.
Hlervu digs a good hook to Thoressen's body.
The fighters circling - Hlervu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hlervu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hlervu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thoressen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hlervu circles away.
Hlervu takes the fight into the clinch.
Hlervu manages to break the clinch.
Hlervu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thoressen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thoressen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hlervu keeps the fight on the outside.
Hlervu doesn't manage to clinch there - Thoressen circles away.
Hlervu moves out of range as Thoressen strikes.
Thoressen looks to land a left hand but Hlervu moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thoressen moves away.
Braynas Hlervu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu throws a leg kick
and Thoressen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thoressen throws a hook to the side of Hlervu's head but Hlervu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hlervu connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Hlervu misses.
Thoressen throwing a counter right hand but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
Hlervu throws an overhand right that lands on Thoressen's shoulder, as Thoressen tries to avoid the shot.
Hlervu tries to clinch up but Thoressen circles away and keeps his distance.
Thoressen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hlervu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoressen misses with an uppercut.
Thoressen clinches with his opponent.
Hlervu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thoressens head.
Thoressen gets through Hlervu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hlervu tries to work over Thoressen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Thoressen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hlervu can't find room to land a body shot as Thoressen controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braynas Hlervu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hlervu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braynas Hlervu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Braynas Hlervu made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggs (ranked 1462 p4p, 1751 weight class) and Quintet Tarantino (ranked 170 p4p, 202 weight class). Quintet Tarantino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrone Biggs's chin.
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quintet Tarantino!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Biggs!
Tarantino cracks Biggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Tyrone Biggs has been cut.
Tarantino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarantino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tarantino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Biggs's head coaches at Advanced Fitness Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tarantino digs a good body shot into Biggs's ribs.
Biggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tarantino circles away quickly and effectively.
Tarantino with the counter takedown but Biggs avoids it easily.
Biggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Biggs is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarantino moves away.
Oh Biggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarantino moves into the clinch.
Biggs seems to have got his legs back now.
Tarantino manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Tarantino. Beautiful body shot.
Tarantino throws a big shot that misses.
Tarantino connects with a single shot there.
Biggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tarantino.
Nice body kick from Biggs.
Biggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs misses with a looping left.
Biggs throws a series of punches but Tarantino moves out of range.
Biggs takes one on the button.
Biggs blocks a jab.
Tarantino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Biggs tries to bum rush Tarantino with a series of wild strikes but Tarantino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarantino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biggs.
Tarantino throws out a loose jab but Biggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Tarantino looks to move away, Biggs throws a big counter combo but Tarantino just gets out of the way.
Tyrone Biggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggs misses with a two punch combination.
Tarantino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biggs moves away.
Biggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Biggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Biggs misses with a wild combination.
Biggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biggs misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tarantino bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Biggs defending against the ground and pound.
Tarantino wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Biggs, who protects the arm well.
Tarantino wants to control but Biggs is keeping him busy.
Tarantino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tarantino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tarantino trying to control the position but Biggs is working away.
Tarantino tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tarantino is still trying to improve position.
Biggs is looking for a sweep.
Tarantino wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Biggs, who protects the arm well.
Tarantino throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarantino controlling the position from side mount.
Tarantino thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tarantino working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tarantino trying to control the position but Biggs is working away.
Biggs is trying to improve his position.
Tarantino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tarantino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quintet Tarantino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Biggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Biggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarantino changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Biggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggs misses with a looping right.
Biggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyrone Biggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Biggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarantino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biggs.
Biggs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tarantino is trying hard to land a takedown here. Biggs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tarantino throws a jab but it's blocked by Biggs.
Biggs ducks under a wild hook from Tarantino.
Biggs ducks right into an uppercut from Tarantino.
Biggs swings for the body but Tarantino moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarantino is just out of range.
Tarantino feints the counter takedown.
Biggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Biggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Biggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarantino dives in and grabs Biggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Biggs pushes down on Tarantino's head and hops out.
Biggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarantino was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggs.
Tarantino lands with a shot to the body.
Biggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarantino missing with a left hand there. Biggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biggs throws a right hand that Tarantino ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarantino also avoids with ease.
Tarantino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarantino misses with a wild body shot.
Tarantino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tarantino misses with a wild body shot.
Biggs appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Tarantino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Biggs works the jab nicely.
Biggs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tarantino misses with a double jab
and Biggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Biggs's waist but Biggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tarantino off to one side.
Biggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tyrone Biggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintet Tarantino.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarantino counters with a shoot takedown. Biggs fights it but they end up in guard.
Biggs has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tarantino off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Biggs scores with a punch to the head.
Tarantino changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Biggs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tarantino taking a breather here.
Biggs is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Tarantino are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Biggs has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tarantino but great work by Biggs.
Tarantino is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Biggs's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Biggs working the head and body with strikes.
Biggs is taking a breather. Tarantino says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tarantino is trying to control but can't.
Tarantino gets full guard.
Tarantino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Biggs's guard.
Biggs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tarantino trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tarantino trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggs wants to hit a sweep here but Tarantino passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Biggs there!
Tarantino trying to control but Biggs is having none of it.
Tarantino misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Biggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Biggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Biggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Tarantino.
Biggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Biggs.
Tarantino scores with a takedown into Biggs's guard.
Tarantino trying to control but Biggs is working from the bottom.
Biggs is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tarantino presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Biggs manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Biggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Biggs lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarantino misses with a body shot.
Biggs leaves Tarantino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Biggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Tarantino clinches with his opponent.
Biggs tries a body shot but Tarantino blocks it.
Biggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarantino throws an overhand right that lands on Biggs's shoulder, as Biggs tries to avoid the shot.
Tarantino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Biggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tarantino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Biggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs lunges at Tarantino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tarantino's hand.
Tarantino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Biggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggs lunges at Tarantino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tarantino's hand.
Tarantino misses the body punch
and Biggs counters with a left and a right that stings Tarantino.
Biggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tarantino momentarily.
Tarantino tries to clinch but Biggs is having none of it.
Biggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tarantino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Biggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrone Biggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarantino misses with a lunging right hand
and Biggs counters with a straight right hand.
Tarantino throws a shot from downtown. Biggs moves away and avoids it.
Biggs lands with a straight right. Tarantino didn't see that one coming.
Biggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Tarantino, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Biggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tarantino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Biggs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Biggs as he avoids it easily.
Tyrone Biggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintet Tarantino.
Tarantino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Biggs circles away.
Tarantino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarantino throws a hook but Biggs avoids it easily.
Tarantino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Biggs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Biggs swings for the body but Tarantino moves out of range.
Tarantino with the counter takedown but Biggs avoids it easily.
A jab from Biggs does it's job there.
Tarantino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Biggs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tarantino somewhat.
Biggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarantino on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs lands a jab.
Biggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Biggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Tarantino, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Biggs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarantino is just out of range.
Tarantino shoots in for a takedown but Biggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tarantino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Biggs throws a nice looking combination but Tarantino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Biggs as he connects with a hook.
Biggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarantino can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Biggs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Biggs bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Biggs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Biggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Biggs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhaa (ranked 1279 p4p, 983 weight class) and James Gregor (ranked 170 p4p, 128 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Gregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gregor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhaa.
Donk. Murhaa catches Gregor right on the button with a cross.
 It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gregor misses the target.
Gregor cracks Murhaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murhaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Gregor's shoulder, as Gregor tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Murhaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murhaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gregor counters with a two punch combo.
Gregor throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gregor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murhaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Pauke Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Gregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhaa looks to land a body kick but Gregor moved away.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Gregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gregor throws a lazy uppercut
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Murhaa throws a leg kick
enabling Gregor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Murhaa connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Gregor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murhaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Gregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Pauke Murhaa has been cut.
A big right from Gregor misses.
Gregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gregor looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Gregor misses with a combination
and Murhaa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gregor scores with the left hand. Murhaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Gregor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Gregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Murhaa - just one landing.
That has opened up James Gregor's cut even more.
Gregor sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Gregor looks to move away, Murhaa throws a big counter combo but Gregor just gets out of the way.
Gregor throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Gregor throws an off balance right hand
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gregor throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gregor if he has to take too many more of those.
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 Pauke Murhaa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murhaa tries to score with a low kick but Gregor moves his leg out of the way.
Gregor throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Gregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Murhaa sizes up Gregor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The cut above James Gregor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murhaa misses with a low kick as Gregor jumps back.
Gregor misses with a hook to the body
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Murhaa.
Gregor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murhaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Murhaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses with a hook
and Murhaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gregor's knee momentarily.
Gregor slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Gregor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gregor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James Gregor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gregor looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Gregor swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Gregor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pauke Murhaa!
Pauke Murhaa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 717 p4p, 479 weight class) and Balagot Liu (ranked 90 p4p, 59 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Balagot Liu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu scores with a push kick.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
Ho Soon lands a glancing blow to the side of Liu's head.
A low kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Liu lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but Liu moves out of range easily.
Liu lands a front kick.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liu momentarily.
Ho Soon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Liu counters with a nice uppercut.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Liu dips to his left and cracks Ho Soon with an uppercut!
Ho Soon walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu tries to clinch there but Ho Soon circles away.
Liu is looking to chop away at Ho Soon's legs.
Ho Soon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
Liu tries to score with a low kick but Ho Soon moves his leg out of the way.
Liu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Liu thinks about the counter body kick.
Liu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Liu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot that snaps Liu's head back.
Liu lands an overhand right.
Liu tries to land a leg kick but Ho Soon saw it coming and moves away.
Liu moves out of range of the body kick from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses the body punch
letting Liu counter with a right hand.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from Liu.
Liu misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Soon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon blocks the body kick.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liu counters with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Liu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho Soon checks a leg kick nicely.
Liu scores with a nice head shot.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Liu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Ho Soon connects with the punch.
Liu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Liu cracks Ho Soon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho Soon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon throws a low kick, looking for Liu's leg but Liu calmly moves out of range.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Liu slips a jab from Ho Soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ho Soon back to the cage. Liu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Liu misses with a looping right.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Liu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liu.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ho Soon, as that shot connected.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Liu blocks the leg kick.
Liu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho Soon has time to react.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu blocks a jab.
Liu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ho Soon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liu counters with a nice body shot.
A leg kick checked by Liu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu misses with a two punch combination.
Ho Soon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Soon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ho Soon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
Liu stuns Ho Soon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donk. Ho Soon catches Liu right on the button with a cross.
Ho Soon scores with the left hand. Liu knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Liu.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Ho Soon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ho Soon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon gets tackled into the cage by Liu. Liu maintains the clinch.
Liu misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ho Soon as he connects with a hook.
Liu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liu working aggressively here.
Liu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Soon manages to break the clinch.
Liu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Balagot Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ho Soon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ho Soon jabs at Liu's body.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Liu's front leg but catches the back leg as Liu tries to avoid it.
Liu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon tried to score with a low kick but Liu checks it.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu blocks a leg kick.
Liu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Soon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Liu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho Soon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Liu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses.
Liu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu looks to land a body kick but Ho Soon moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon checks a leg kick.
Liu scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws out a powerful jab.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Soon. Ho Soon obviously looking to wear him down.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Liu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ho Soon if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Liu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon feints and then cracks Liu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liu down.
Liu throws a leg kick but Ho Soon checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balagot Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Ho Soon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
Liu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon throws out a leg kick but Liu moves out of range and Ho Soon only half commits.
Jab by Ho Soon.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Liu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ho Soon. Liu shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liu with a jab.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Liu throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Liu with the inside leg kick.
Liu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Liu flicks out a counter leg kick but Ho Soon steps away.
A shot to the liver by Liu. Beautiful body shot.
Ho Soon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Liu avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a front kick aimed at Liu's knee but Liu avoids it well.
Ho Soon looks to land a body kick but Liu moved away.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
Liu cracks Ho Soon with a good jab.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Liu counters with a left to the body.
Liu is looking to chop away at Ho Soon's legs.
Ho Soon scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Liu.
Liu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liu walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Ho Soon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Liu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Liu counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Liu counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Soon misses the body punch
and Liu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Soon there.
Nice shot by Liu.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Liu coming out on top.
Liu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liu checks a leg kick nicely.
Liu counters with a body kick.
Ho Soon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Liu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Liu 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!
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that misses.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon sizes up Liu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
and Liu counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Liu to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon takes one to the side of the head.
Ho Soon is rocked!
Liu blocks a low kick nicely.
Oh Ho Soon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ho Soon seems to have got his legs back now.
Liu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Ho Soon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu counters with a low kick, right behind Ho Soon 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick
and Liu counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon throws an off balance right hand
and Liu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liu throws a series of punches but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but Liu avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
Balagot Liu 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Muhapuro (ranked 179 p4p, 481 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 26 p4p, 61 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Muhapuro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muhapuro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wojcik on the side of the head.
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Muhapuro misses with a hook
and Wojcik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muhapuro throws a head kick but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good exchange - Muhapuro coming out on top.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojcik throws out a loose jab but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhapuro lunges at Wojcik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wojcik's hand.
Muhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wojcik misses with a hook.
Muhapuro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wojcik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muhapuro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muhapuro lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhapuro pushes Wojcik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Muhapuro to work.
Muhapuro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muhapuro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muhapuro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik throws a head punch that misses.
Wojcik misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik misses with a punch on the inside.
Muhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhapuro gets through Wojcik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wojcik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wojcik prevents a body shot from Muhapuro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhapuro.
Muhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Wojcik's head.
Muhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wojcik.
Muhapuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muhapuro managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Muhapuro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro lands with a light punch inside.
Wojcik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Muhapuro.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojcik takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muhapuro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wojcik up against the cage.
Muhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhapuro lands a right hand.
Muhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muhapuros head.
Muhapuro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wojcik or not.
Wojcik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wojcik misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wojcik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
Wojcik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muhapuro tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Wojcik's head.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muhapuro avoids it.
Wojcik missing with knees to the body.
Muhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik misses with some punches.
Muhapuro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Muhapuro.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muhapuro backwards.
Nice body punch from Muhapuro - that landed with a thud.
Muhapuro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muhapuro stalling.
Muhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhapuro is struggling to control the position.
Wojcik pushes Muhapuro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhapuro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojcik working aggressively here.
Muhapuro stalling in the clinch but Wojcik improves position.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muhapuro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the head but Muhapuro blocks with his arms.
Muhapuro just leaning against Wojcik, taking a breather.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhapuro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muhapuro is defending well for now.
Wojcik tries to work over Muhapuro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhapuro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Muhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Wojcik's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wojcik misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro slowing the pace effectively.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Muhapuro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Muhapuro. That's going to slow Wojcik down.
Wojcik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muhapuro misses the jab.
Muhapuro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muhapuro takes one on the button.
Wojcik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muhapuro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wojcik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muhapuro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro has Wojcik up against the cage in a clinch.
Muhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muhapuro blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Wojcik gets through Muhapuro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhapuro misses with a body punch.
Wojcik misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik lands a knee to the body.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
Wojcik crunches a lovely knee into Muhapuro's ribcage.
Muhapuro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wojcik can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wojcik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wojcik.
Wojcik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wojcik lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Wojcik.
Muhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Wojcik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhapuro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wojcik lands with a light punch inside.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhapuro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhapuro managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik lands a knee to the body.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muhapuro avoids it.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Wojcik.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muhapuro is defending well for now.
Wojcik misses with the head strike.
Muhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul Muhapuro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wojcik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
Muhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Muhapuro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wojcik lands a nice knee to the body.
Muhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Wojcik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhapuro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhapuro's elbow.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
Muhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Muhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhapuro misses with the head strike.
Wojcik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wojcik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wojcik blocks an uppercut.
Wojcik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muhapuro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wojcik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muhapuro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wojcik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the side of Muhapuro's head.
Wojcik misses with a knee to the head.
Wojcik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muhapuro avoids it.
Muhapuro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhapuro lands a right hand.
Wojcik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhapuro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muhapuro tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro looking to stall.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Muhapuro controls the action.
Wojcik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muhapuro.
Wojcik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muhapuros head.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhapuro's elbow.
Wojcik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wojcik tries to land knees in the clinch but Muhapuro avoids the damage to the body.
Wojcik blocks an uppercut.
Wojcik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Wojcik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Wojcik misses.
Muhapuro slips a jab from Wojcik.
Muhapuro throws a body shot but no joy.
Wojcik doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muhapuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojcik.
Wojcik loads up on a big right hand but Muhapuro slips the punch.
Muhapuro swings for the body but Wojcik moves out of range.
Muhapuro throws a body punch but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik defending well as Muhapuro loads up on a big left hand.
Wojcik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muhapuro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wojcik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muhapuro scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Muhapuro misses.
Wojcik with a jab.
Muhapuro misses with a looping right.
Wojcik blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro works Wojcik's body with a nice hook.
Wojcik slips a straight right by Muhapuro.
Wojcik throws a shot from downtown. Muhapuro moves away and avoids it.
Wojcik blocks a low kick nicely.
Wojcik lands the left hand.
Wojcik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muhapuro moves away.
Wojcik moves out of range as Muhapuro throws a body kick.
Muhapuro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Muhapuro throws a lazy uppercut
and Wojcik counters with a stiff right hand.
Muhapuro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muhapuro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Muhapuro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wojcik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wojcik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wojcik throws a body shot but no joy.
Muhapuro throws a lazy right hand but Wojcik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muhapuro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wojcik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wojcik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Muhapuro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wojcik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wojcik walks into a straight right hand from Muhapuro.
A big left from Wojcik misses.
Wojcik throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Muhapuro crashing down! Muhapuro tries to stagger back to his feet but Wojcik just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Muhapuro asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryszard Wojcik!
Ryszard Wojcik is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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