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PANDA 85 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 4625 p4p, 2966 weight class) and Try New (ranked 152 p4p, 111 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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10 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Try New!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
New rushes Five and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
New misses with an elbow over the top.
Five throws a punch but it's blocked by New.
Five blocks an elbow strike.
Five blocks an elbow strike from New.
A hook to the body from Five.
Five avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
Five avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Five dodges an elbow strike from New.
Five blocks an elbow strike from New.
Five gets through New's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Five lands a body shot.
New throws an elbow that misses.
Five tried to land a shot to the body but connects with New's elbow.
Five lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Five's brow.
Five working aggressively here.
Five blocks the elbow strike.
Five fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
New misses with an elbow strike.
New misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Five is working New over against the cage.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five lands with a light punch inside.
Five avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
Five misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Five.
Five working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Five avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
New comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Test Five has been cut.
Five working aggressively here.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Five lands a left hand.
 It looks like Try New has been cut.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
Five content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by New.
Five takes an elbow to the temple.
Five tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Five avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
Five tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
New lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
New creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Five fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Five lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, New throws an elbow but misses.
Five misses with a punch on the inside.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Five leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
New misses with an elbow strike.
Five tries a body shot but New blocks it.
Five misses with a hook to the ribs.
New lands an elbow just above Five 's eye.
Five fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Five takes an elbow to the temple.
Five is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but New is keeping busy.
Five stalling.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Five goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
New throws an elbow that misses.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
Five blocks an elbow strike.
Five blocks an elbow strike.
New misses with an elbow strike.
Five blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Five's brow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Five - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Five avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
Five fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Five throws a punch but it's blocked by New.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Five tries to work over New's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Five's brow.
New lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Five avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
New comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Five leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Five stalling against the cage.
Five swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Five struggles to land a body shot inside as New controls his hands.
Five blocks an elbow strike.
Five tries to work over New's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Five blocks the elbow strike.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
New lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Test Five's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by New.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Five blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Five misses with a punch on the inside.
New misses with an elbow over the top.
Five blocks an elbow strike.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Five blocks an elbow strike from New.
New lands an elbow inside that Five shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Five.
A right hook to the body lands for Five.
Five lands a body shot.
New misses with an elbow strike.
Five blocks the elbow strike.
Five lands a hook that snaps the head of New backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Five.
Five throws a head punch that misses.
Five lands a shot to the body.
New looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
New misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Five - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Try New dominated that round.
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.
Five dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
New fails with an attempt to clinch.
Five scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. New doesn't seem bothered though.
New tries to close the distance and clinch but Five swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Try New is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
New doesn't manage to clinch there - Five circles away.
Five getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Five pushes New up against the cage in a clinch.
Five blocks an elbow strike.
Five avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
Five is leaning against New and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Five misses with a body punch.
Five lands with a light punch inside.
Five is pushing New up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Five - that landed with a thud.
New is breathing heavily.
Five is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Five scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Five struggles to land a body shot inside as New controls his hands.
Five misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
Five misses with a punch on the inside.
Try New seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Five blocks an elbow strike from New.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Five leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Five digs a right hand into New's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on New's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Five.
Five stalling in the clinch.
Five struggles to land a body shot inside as New controls his hands.
Five lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Five lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, New throws an elbow but misses.
Five takes an elbow to the forehead.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Five cracks New with a nice body shot.
Five dodges an elbow strike from New.
Five blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Five scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Five.
Five working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Five taking a breather.
Five works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Five scores with a hook to the body.
Five manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Five works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
New's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Five leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Five avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
Five's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Five lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of New backwards.
New misses with an elbow over the top.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Five leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Five tried to land a shot to the body but connects with New's elbow.
Five trying to stall but New improves his position.
Five fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
New blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
New misses with an elbow over the top.
Five throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Five cracks New with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Five.
Five misses with a body punch.
Five lands a body shot in the clinch.
New letting Five take a breather here.
Five softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Five misses with a shot to the kidneys.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Five slowing the pace effectively.
Five blocks the elbow strike.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Five scores with a nice short uppercut.
Five scores with a shoulder strike.
Five scores with a shot to the side of New's head.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Five leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Five.
Five digs a right hand underneath New's ribcage. New let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Five struggles to land a body shot inside as New controls his hands.
Five misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Five.
Five scores with a hook to the body.
Five is leaning against New and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Five digs a right hand underneath New's ribcage. New let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Five works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Five.
Five lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Five lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Five lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of New backwards.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Five working some nice short punches in the clinch.
New blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Five softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Five lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of New backwards.
Five lands a hook to the side of the head.
 New is rocked!
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Test Five dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Five's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
New uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Five.
New wants to clinch.
Five is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that New can do to turn this around?
New rushes Five and presses him up against the cage.
Five scores with a shot to the side of New's head.
Five blocks an elbow strike.
Five scores with a shot to the side of New's head.
Five tries a body shot but New blocks it.
New misses with an elbow strike.
Five blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Five scores with a nice short uppercut.
New misses with an elbow strike.
Five is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
New blocking some punches.
New throws an elbow that misses.
Five misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five dodges an elbow strike from New.
A short left from Five.
Five lands with a short punch from the clinch.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Five's brow.
Five avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Five's brow.
Five lands a body shot in the clinch.
New takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Five lands a hook that snaps the head of New backwards.
Five pushes New back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Five scores with a hook to the body.
Five scores with a shot to the side of New's head.
Five lands a nice uppercut.
Five lands a left hand.
Five tries to stall but New uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Five lands a nice shot to the body.
Five lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Five lands a shot to the body.
Five lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of New backwards.
New is still on wobbly legs! Can Five finish him?
Five scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Five lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of New backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five struggles to land a body shot inside as New controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Five.
Five working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Five.
Five struggles to land a body shot inside as New controls his hands.
New seems to have recovered his senses.
Five manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Five.
Five tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by New.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
New's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Five takes an elbow to the forehead.
New throws an elbow that misses.
Five dodges an elbow strike from New.
Five trying to control the position but instead, New has worked for underhooks and has pushed Five into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Five.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Five lands a body punch in the clinch.
New throws an elbow that misses.
New blocks an uppercut.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, New throws an elbow but misses.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Five blocks an elbow strike from New.
Five lands an uppercut.
Five working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Five lands a nice shot to the body.
Five controlling the action here for a moment.
Five is working New over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Five.
Five pushes New back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Five - that landed with a thud.
Five avoids the elbow strike from New, against the cage.
Five pushes New back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Five lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Try New's cut even more.
A short body shot lands from Five as the two fighters clinch.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Five.
Five lands a shoulder strike.
New looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Five tried to land a shot to the body but connects with New's elbow.
Five dodges an elbow strike from New.
Five lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Five dodges an elbow strike from New.
A short left from Five.
Five misses with a punch to the body.
Five is trying to maintain a safe position but New gets an underhook and turns Five into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Five's brow.
New blocks a punch to the side of the head.
New lands an elbow inside that Five shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Test Five showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Five has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Five!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Knight (ranked 3102 p4p, 2803 weight class) and Clive Staples Lewis (ranked 402 p4p, 365 weight class). The key to victory for Jason Knight has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Staples Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis dives in and grabs Knight's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes down on Lewis's head and hops out.
Knight lands a two punch combo.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis with a nice cross.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis.
Knight bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knight defends it nicely.
Knight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight staying out of range there.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Knight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jason Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Staples Lewis.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lewis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is dominant here and he's now got Knight's back!
Knight is in bad spot here.
Lewis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis not allowing Knight to control his hands.
Knight wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is keeping busy.
Lewis lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Knight trying to control the hands but Lewis won't let him.
Lewis has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Knight is in real trouble here. Lewis gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Knight is tapping out! Lewis wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Clive Staples Lewis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doko Dokov (ranked 2532 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 332 p4p, 369 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval connects with a jab.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Sandoval pushes him off.
Dokov moves forwards but Sandoval connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
Dokov avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Dokov lands a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Sandoval.
Dokov tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
Sandoval tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good shot there by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandoval.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandoval is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dokov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dokov closes the distance and clinches.
Sandoval struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokov controls his hands.
Sandoval misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sandoval manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov is trying to improve his position.
Sandoval landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Dokov's face as Sandoval controls the position.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet but Sandoval is dominant here and he's now got Dokov's back!
Sandoval connects with a big shot to the side of Dokov's head.
Sandoval connects with a big shot to the side of Dokov's head.
Sandoval connects with a big shot to the side of Dokov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval keeps control of the position as Dokov tries to break free.
Dokov trying to control but not successfully.
Dokov is trying to get back to his feet but Sandoval has full control of the position and if anything, Dokov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands shots from the back.
Dokov staying busy and making it hard for Sandoval to control.
Dokov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sandoval's guard. Nice work there by Dokov.
Dokov wanted to stand there but Sandoval had control of the position.
Sandoval looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandoval, not yet.
Dokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dokov wants to stand and escape but instead Sandoval has hit a sweep and he's now on top in 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!
Dokov scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Dokov trying to keep a closed guard but Sandoval is proving a slippery customer.
Sandoval throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Dokov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dokov wants to stand and escape but Sandoval is having none of it.
Sandoval throws an elbow that misses. Dokov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sandoval's guard. Nice move by Dokov!
Dokov wants to stand but Sandoval is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dokov scoring with some ground and pound.
Dokov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dokov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dokov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sandoval wants to sweep here but Dokov controlling him for the moment.
Sandoval preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dokov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dokov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dokov gets to his feet - Sandoval follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dokov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dokov darts in and clinches Sandoval up against the cage.
Dokov is struggling to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sandoval circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dokov.
Dokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dokov moves into range and clinches up with Sandoval.
Sandoval softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sandoval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandoval.
Dokov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dokov regains guard.
Dokov has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sandoval has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I was talking to Dokov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dokov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dokov prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dokov is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Dokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dokov blocks a body shot from Sandoval.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
Sandoval gets through Dokov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandoval.
A head punch on the inside from Sandoval fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a right hand.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Dokov can't get the takedown.
Sandoval is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dokov can't fight it off and eventually Sandoval manages to take the fight to the floor. Dokov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miguel Sandoval has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dokov's head.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Dokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dokov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sandoval is controlling him.
Dokov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandoval's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dokov lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Dokov wants to stand and escape but Sandoval is having none of it.
Sandoval postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dokov trying to control the position.
Sandoval wants to control from the top but Dokov keeps moving.
Dokov striking off his back but it's not causing Sandoval any problems.
Sandoval with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dokov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dokov tries to clinch but Sandoval is having none of it.
Sandoval digs a good body shot into Dokov's ribs.
Dokov throws a hook to the side of Sandoval's head but Sandoval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandoval wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandoval drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dokov defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dokov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dokov throws Sandoval to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval jabs Dokov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sandoval scores with a takedown into Dokov's guard.
Dokov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sandoval lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Sandoval tries a body shot but Dokov blocks it.
Sandoval tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandoval tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandoval misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sandoval throws a body punch but Dokov moves out of range.
Dokov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval misses with a hook
and Dokov counters with a series of strikes. Sandoval will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dokov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doko Dokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Dokov ducks down to avoid it.
Dokov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Sandoval rushes Dokov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sandoval scores with a hook to the body.
Sandoval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval works on Dokov's body with a couple of short punches.
Sandoval lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dokov.
Dokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sandoval.
Dokov wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dokov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dokov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sandoval.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Dokov covers up after that shot from Sandoval.
Dokov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sandoval lands strikes to the head.
Dokov is really stuck here.
Sandoval is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sandoval gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sandoval gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sandoval apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Dokov has a takedown stuffed.
Sandoval changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sandoval scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dokov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandoval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokov's elbow.
Sandoval wants the takedown. Dokov is fighting it off but Sandoval persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dokov's guard against the cage.
Dokov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dokov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sandoval is one step ahead there.
Dokov wants to stand up but Sandoval is controlling him.
Dokov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sandoval accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sandoval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sandoval looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Dokov, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov striking off his back but it's not causing Sandoval any problems.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dokov striking off his back but it's not causing Sandoval any problems.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dokov is looking to clinch but Sandoval is avoiding it.
Dokov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
Dokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandoval working aggressively here.
Sandoval lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval digs a right hand underneath Dokov's ribcage. Dokov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dokov blocks a body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Sandoval.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dokov.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandoval goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Sandoval.
Dokov throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a body punch.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sandoval can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Dokov prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
A head punch on the inside from Sandoval fails to land.
Dokov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandoval turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sandoval manages to end up in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandoval 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!
Miguel Sandoval thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 1681 p4p, 1814 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 84 p4p, 87 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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Courtial avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Shklyarskiy misses
and Shklyarskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Courtial missing with a left hand there. Shklyarskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Courtial scores with a shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy swings for the body but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shklyarskiy. Shklyarskiy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Courtial scores with a nice right hand.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut. Courtial saw that one coming.
Shklyarskiy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shklyarskiy throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial throws a shot to the body.
Courtial lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shklyarskiy at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Courtial. That snapped Shklyarskiy's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Shklyarskiy misses
and Courtial counters with a thumping low kick.
Shklyarskiy swings for the body but Courtial moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Courtial.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shklyarskiy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Courtial with a nice calf kick.
Courtial scores with a nice head shot.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the side of Courtial's head but Courtial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shklyarskiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot from downtown. Courtial moves away and avoids it.
Courtial goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Courtial takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shklyarskiy blocks a head kick by Courtial.
Shklyarskiy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Courtial looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shklyarskiy avoids the body shot from Courtial.
Courtial looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Courtial dodges the punch combination from Shklyarskiy.
Courtial connects with a solid leg kick.
Courtial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Courtial goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shklyarskiy throws a series of punches but Courtial avoids them all with ease.
Edmund Shklyarskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Courtial swinging wildly here.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot from downtown. Courtial moves away and avoids it.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab when Courtial was well out of range.
Shklyarskiy misses the shot to the body.
It looks like Courtial has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice jab there from Shklyarskiy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial throws a jab when Shklyarskiy was well out of range.
Courtial showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Courtial eats them both and turns towards Shklyarskiy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Courtial shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shklyarskiy eats them both and turns towards Courtial to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Courtial swings for the body but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy is looking for the big counter here.
Courtial avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Courtial wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Courtial tries to bum rush Shklyarskiy with a series of wild strikes but Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight left.
Courtial lands a jab to Shklyarskiy's midsection.
Shklyarskiy misses with a left hand
and Courtial counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Shklyarskiy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shklyarskiy misses the body punch
and Courtial connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Courtial throws a nice head kick!
Shklyarskiy slips a straight right by Courtial.
Courtial throws a sloppy body shot
and Shklyarskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Shklyarskiy throws a series of punches but Courtial avoids them all with ease.
Shklyarskiy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shklyarskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Courtial gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Courtial throws a push kick but Shklyarskiy slaps the foot to one side.
Shklyarskiy misses with a lunging right hand
and Courtial counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shklyarskiy thinking.
Shklyarskiy misses with a right hand
and Courtial counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Courtial.
Shklyarskiy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shklyarskiy swings for the body but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godefroy Courtial dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shklyarskiy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Courtial connects with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Courtial.
Shklyarskiy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Courtial misses with a two punch combination.
Courtial uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Godefroy Courtial has been cut.
Courtial takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shklyarskiy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Courtial.
Danga de danga de dang - Shklyarskiy scores with a four punch combination!
Courtial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shklyarskiy can do to turn this around?
Courtial lands a nice hook to Shklyarskiy's body. Shklyarskiy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shklyarskiy.
Courtial moves away from the strike by Shklyarskiy.
A lazy left from Courtial finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy fails to land with a series of punches.
Courtial was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Courtial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Shklyarskiy.
Courtial keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shklyarskiy.
Courtial lands a body shot.
Courtial uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Courtial gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Courtial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break free.
Courtial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shklyarskiy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
A jab from Shklyarskiy does it's job there.
Courtial bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Courtial avoids it easily.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Courtial counters with a nice uppercut.
Shklyarskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Courtial misses the target.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut. Courtial saw that one coming.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
Courtial drops his hands momentarily and Shklyarskiy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shklyarskiy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Courtial misses with a head kick.
Shklyarskiy cracks Courtial with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Courtial goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the side of Courtial's head but Courtial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Courtial misses with a two punch combination.
Shklyarskiy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Courtial with a body shot.
Courtial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shklyarskiy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Courtial backs up against the cage.
Shklyarskiy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Courtial catches Shklyarskiy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy lands a body shot.
Courtial connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shklyarskiy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot from downtown. Courtial moves away and avoids it.
Shklyarskiy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Courtial counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shklyarskiy dodges the punch combination from Courtial.
Shklyarskiy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial slips a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtial connects with a single shot there.
Shklyarskiy's corner calls for a 1-2. Shklyarskiy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shklyarskiy tries to bum rush Courtial with a series of wild strikes but Courtial uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Courtial swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Courtial misses with a jab to the body
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice uppercut.
Shklyarskiy throws a series of punches but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shklyarskiy throws an off balance right hand
and Courtial counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Courtial just misses with a punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edmund Shklyarskiy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Godefroy Courtial's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy right hand but Courtial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shklyarskiy digs a good hook to Courtial's body.
Shklyarskiy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Courtial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Courtial stuns Shklyarskiy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Courtial cracks Shklyarskiy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shklyarskiy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Courtial thuds a left hand into Shklyarskiy's body.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook.
Courtial lands with a nice body punch.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a right hand but Courtial moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy misses with a left hand
and Courtial counters with a thumping low kick.
Shklyarskiy tries to move into range but Courtial moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Courtial looks to land a right hand but Shklyarskiy moved out of range.
It seemed like Shklyarskiy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Courtial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shklyarskiy throws the left hand but Courtial avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Courtial is just out of range.
Courtial throws a quick counter head kick but Shklyarskiy was just out of range.
Courtial slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
It looked like Courtial was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Godefroy Courtial is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shklyarskiy. Courtial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shklyarskiy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Courtial counters with a nice uppercut.
Shklyarskiy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Courtial, as that shot connected.
A head kick from Courtial lands but Shklyarskiy takes it in his stride.
Shklyarskiy is rocked!
Courtial with a nice calf kick.
Shklyarskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Courtial finish him?
Courtial stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Courtial fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Shklyarskiy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courtial lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Shklyarskiy crumples to the floor! Courtial milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Godefroy Courtial!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans Richter (ranked 1525 p4p, 2909 weight class) and Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 178 p4p, 291 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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27
154
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hans Richter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikiya Goromaru!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goromaru stalling against the cage.
Goromaru misses with a punch on the inside.
Richter misses with the head strike.
Goromaru scores with a hook to the body.
Richter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goromaru tries to work over Richter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richter.
Goromaru lands a body shot.
Goromaru misses with a punch on the inside.
Richter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goromaru.
Goromaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Richter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goromaru is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richter misses with a punch to the body.
Goromaru takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Goromaru.
Goromaru misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru working aggressively here.
Goromaru gets through Richter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goromaru tries a body shot but Richter blocks it.
Richter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richter blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goromaru.
Richter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goromaru backwards.
Goromaru scores with a shot to the side of Richter's head.
Goromaru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richter backwards.
Richter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richter prevents a body shot from Goromaru.
Richter misses with a body punch.
Goromaru misses with a body punch.
Richter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru working aggressively here.
Goromaru scores with a shoulder strike.
Goromaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richter effectively controlling the action here.
Goromaru has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Richter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Goromaru can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richter stalling.
Richter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru is trying to stall.
Richter is trying to break the clinch but Goromaru has him pressed against the cage.
Goromaru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richter backwards.
Richter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richter is looking to control Goromaru's arms but Goromaru gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richter has his back to the cage.
Richter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goromaru.
Richter breaks the clinch.
Goromaru lands with an uppercut that bounces Richter off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Richter's head coaches at Javi Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Richter clinches up with Goromaru and pushes him back against the cage.
Richter throws a head punch that misses.
Richter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richter misses with a punch on the inside.
Richter stalling in the clinch but Goromaru improves position.
Goromaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru tries a body shot but Richter blocks it.
Richter misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter takes a shot to the head.
Richter blocks a body shot from Goromaru.
Goromaru has a couple of punches blocked by Richter.
Goromaru lands a left hand.
Goromaru can't find room to land a body shot as Richter controls the action.
Richter misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richter.
Richter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goromaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goromaru misses with a body punch.
Goromaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Richter.
Goromaru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richter backwards.
Richter swings wildly with an uppercut but Goromaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Richter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goromaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Richter to work.
Goromaru controlling the action here for a moment.
Goromaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Richter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goromaru lands a nice uppercut.
Richter breaks the clinch.
Richter tries to clinch but Goromaru is having none of it.
Hans Richter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Richter misses its intended target.
Richter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goromaru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goromaru clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goromaru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Richter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rikiya Goromaru will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richter, as that shot connected.
Richter throws a lazy right hand but Goromaru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goromaru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goromaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Richter misses its intended target.
Richter connects with an inside leg kick.
Richter tries to clinch up but Goromaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Richter tries to clinch there but Goromaru circles away.
Goromaru misses with a wild body shot.
Richter throws an overhand right that lands on Goromaru's shoulder, as Goromaru tries to avoid the shot.
Goromaru is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Richter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goromaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richter looks to clinch
and Goromaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richter slips a jab from Goromaru.
Goromaru swings for the body but Richter moves out of range.
Richter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richter throws a nice looking combination but Goromaru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goromaru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter missing with a left hand there. Goromaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goromaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Goromaru tries to bum rush Richter with a series of wild strikes but Richter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goromaru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hans Richter is winning the standup battle so far.
Richter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Richter avoids the head kick by Goromaru.
Richter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goromaru's sensitive parts.
Goromaru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richter can pounce on him.
Richter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richter has closed the distance and engaged Goromaru in a clinch.
Goromaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richter digs a right hand into Goromaru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goromaru's gas tank.
A short left from Richter.
Goromaru can't find room to land a body shot as Richter controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Richter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goromaru trying to stall but Richter improves his position.
Goromaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Richter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richter.
Still in the clinch, Goromaru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goromaru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Richter does no damage.
Richter looks to throw the jab but Goromaru is out of range.
Richter wants to clinch up but Goromaru keeps it at a distance.
Richter takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Goromaru.
Richter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richter misses with a two punch combination.
Richter wants to clinch up but Goromaru keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Goromaru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richter.
Goromaru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goromaru on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richter. Richter obviously looking to wear him down.
Goromaru throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goromaru slips a jab from Richter.
Richter misses with a looping right.
Richter throws a sloppy head kick
and Goromaru counters with a straight right hand.
Goromaru with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richter to score with a decent uppercut.
Richter closes the distance but Goromaru moves to the side
and Goromaru counters with a right hand to the body.
Goromaru throws a hook but Richter avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richter is looking to clinch but Goromaru is avoiding it.
Richter jabs Goromaru right on the nose. Goromaru blinks but takes it well.
Goromaru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richter can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter connects with a nice looking jab.
Richter wants to clinch.
Richter tries to clinch
and Goromaru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richter.
Richter closes the distance and pushes Goromaru back into the cage.
Richter swings wildly with an uppercut but Goromaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rikiya Goromaru seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goromaru working aggressively here.
Goromaru looking to stall.
Goromaru throws a head punch that misses.
Goromaru controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goromaru.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Richter 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!
Some wild striking there from Richter.
Richter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Richter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Goromaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goromaru misses with a wild body shot.
Goromaru closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goromaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Richter controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richter throws a head punch that misses.
Richter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goromaru moves into the clinch.
Richter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goromaru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter works over Goromaru's head and body with a nice combination.
Richter tries to clinch up but Goromaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Goromaru tries a quick counter leg kick but Richter is wise to it.
Richter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richter rushes Goromaru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richter tries to throw a body punch but Goromaru avoids it by throwing Richter back against the cage.
Goromaru lands a left hand.
Richter looking to slow down the pace here.
Richter prevents a body shot from Goromaru.
Richter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goromaru misses with a punch to the body.
Richter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goromaru lands a body shot.
Goromaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richter misses with a punch on the inside.
Goromaru lands a nice uppercut.
Goromaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Richter uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Richter.
Goromaru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richter backwards.
Goromaru misses with some punches.
Goromaru working aggressively here.
Richter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goromaru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru tries to throw a body punch but Richter avoids it by throwing Goromaru back against the cage.
Richter wants to get back to striking at distance but Goromaru won't allow it.
Goromaru lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Richter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goromaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goromaru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goromaru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Richter is rocked!
Goromaru lands a left hand.
Oh Richter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goromaru pushes Richter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goromaru lands a shot to the body.
Goromaru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goromaru dips a shoulder and cracks Richter with a mighty uppercut! Richter falls back against the cage and Goromaru unloads with a barrage of strikes! Richter is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Goromaru screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rikiya Goromaru!
A very excited looking Rikiya Goromaru 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 Ramon Carlos (ranked 1474 p4p, 2230 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 173 p4p, 249 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ramon Carlos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carlos misses with a straight right.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Carlos scores with a nice strike.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Carlos .
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Sloppy strikes from Carlos . Those never looked like landing.
Garcia throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Carlos 's body. Carlos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos .
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia catches Carlos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramon Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Carlos misses with a takedown
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Carlos scores with a three punch combo!
Garcia is looking to slow Carlos down with leg kicks.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carlos checks it well.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Carlos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carlos works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Carlos slips a straight right by Garcia.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Carlos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Carlos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carlos .
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Carlos 's head but Carlos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Carlos .
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carlos .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Carlos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Carlos 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.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Carlos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carlos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Carlos - just one landing.
Carlos misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia tries to move into range but Carlos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carlos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Carlos .
Garcia throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
Carlos lands a right hook to the body.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlos swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Carlos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos tries to land a body kick
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Carlos .
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Carlos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Carlos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garcia throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia misses with a left hand
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
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!
Garcia tries to work over Carlos 's front leg with a kick but Carlos checks it.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlos moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Garcia cracks Carlos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos .
Carlos scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carlos tries to counter by clinching up but Garcia breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia moves out of range as Carlos strikes.
Carlos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carlos fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Ramon Carlos 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.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Carlos is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Carlos slips under a jab from Garcia.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carlos misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Carlos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Carlos - just one landing.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Carlos checks it.
Carlos misses with a left hand
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carlos lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Carlos .
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carlos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia feints and then cracks Carlos 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carlos down.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Carlos 's head but Carlos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcia wants it to stay on the feet.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carlos doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Carlos misses the target.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook but Carlos blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Carlos . Beautiful body shot.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carlos . That did some damage!
Carlos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Carlos moves away and avoids it.
Carlos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Carlos counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Carlos 's ribs.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
Garcia flicks out a counter leg kick but Carlos steps away.
Crunch! Garcia slams his shin into Carlos 's torso.
A head kick by Garcia misses
enabling Carlos to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlos misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia tries to work over Carlos 's front leg with a kick but Carlos checks it.
Carlos thows a body kick. Garcia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carlos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Carlos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia slips a jab from Carlos .
Carlos misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia tries to work over Carlos 's front leg with a kick but Carlos checks it.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carlos is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Garcia misses.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carlos doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws the left hand but Carlos avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Carlos .
Carlos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
Carlos tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Carlos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Carlos . Those never looked like landing.
Garcia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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 Ramon Carlos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos .
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carlos .
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos throws a big counter combination but Garcia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Carlos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia slips a straight right by Carlos .
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlos misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos .
Carlos thuds his shin into the meat of Garcia's side.
Carlos tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Carlos .
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Carlos is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Carlos throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Carlos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Carlos misses with a kick to the body.
Ramon Carlos is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carlos closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carlos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Carlos blocking some punches.
Carlos blocks an uppercut.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carlos lands with a left to the head.
Carlos is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carlos has Garcia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carlos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Garcia tumbling to the mat - Carlos dives into Garcia's guard.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Carlos passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carlos tries to pass to full mount but Garcia defends it.
Carlos wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Carlos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Carlos seems content to control.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Carlos is controlling well.
Carlos content to control rather than advance.
Haislan Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garcia moves out of range as Carlos strikes.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carlos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramon Carlos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carlos lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
Garcia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carlos throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Carlos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carlos , 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Carlos !
A relieved looking Ramon Carlos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manalili Meesang (ranked 1022 p4p, 506 weight class) and Justin Gaethje (ranked 121 p4p, 58 weight class). 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manalili Meesang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Gaethje!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meesang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Meesang lands with a right hand.
Gaethje checks a leg kick nicely.
Meesang throws an overhand right that lands on Gaethje's shoulder, as Gaethje tries to avoid the shot.
Meesang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meesang avoids the body shot from Gaethje.
Meesang avoids the body shot from Gaethje.
Gaethje connects with a body shot that sends Meesang's belly button to the back.
Meesang throws the left hand but Gaethje avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Meesang.
Gaethje waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meesang.
Meesang thuds his right hand into Gaethje's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gaethje keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meesang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gaethje has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gaethje and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gaethje throws out a counter right but Meesang avoids it with no problem.
Meesang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Meesang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaethje moves away.
Gaethje throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaethje throws out a loose jab but Meesang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaethje throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meesang slips a jab from Gaethje.
Manalili Meesang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meesang is looking to counter punch.
Meesang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaethje blocks a jab.
Gaethje looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gaethje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaethje swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaethje misses with a leg kick
and Meesang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaethje dodges the punch combination from Meesang.
Meesang lands a nice shot to the body.
Meesang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaethje misses the jab.
Meesang throws a body punch but Gaethje moves out of range.
Gaethje let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gaethje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaethje misses with a body shot.
Gaethje tries to land a front kick but Meesang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meesang looks to land a right hand but Gaethje moved out of range.
Gaethje on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meesang throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaethje! But no joy.
Meesang misses with a looping left.
Gaethje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meesang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meesang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaethje.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaethje throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meesang looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaethje is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Gaethje.
Meesang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Gaethje.
Gaethje swings for the body but Meesang moves out of range.
Meesang throwing a counter right hand but Gaethje manages to avoid it.
Gaethje throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meesang.
Meesang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good shot there by Meesang.
Meesang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gaethje. Meesang shrugs it off though.
Meesang misses with the combination.
Gaethje throws a push kick but Meesang slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Meesang misses its intended target.
Meesang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meesang misses with a double jab.
Meesang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaethje.
Meesang with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje misses the shot to the body.
Gaethje with a nice calf kick.
Meesang misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Gaethje releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Meesang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meesang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaethje was well out of range. Poor timing from Meesang.
Gaethje stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaethje throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meesang punishes Gaethje's body with a nice straight punch.
Gaethje pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meesang is out of range and Gaethje settles back down.
Meesang throws a shot from downtown. Gaethje moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Meesang. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Meesang.
Meesang misses with a wild combination.
Meesang throws an overhand right that lands on Gaethje's shoulder, as Gaethje tries to avoid the shot.
Gaethje swings for the body but Meesang moves out of range.
Meesang sizes up Gaethje 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.
Meesang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaethje with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meesang to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meesang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meesang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gaethje.
Meesang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaethje throws the kick towards the body but Meesang avoids it.
Meesang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaethje missing with a left hand there. Meesang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaethje takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gaethje is looking to land body kicks.
Gaethje misses the shot to the body.
Gaethje on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Gaethje.
Gaethje is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meesang rather than just go for the knockout.
Gaethje looks to score with a jab to the body but Meesang is just out of range.
Meesang lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meesang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meesang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Gaethje.
Gaethje throws a shot to the body.
Meesang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gaethje throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manalili Meesang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Meesang misses with a hook
and Meesang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meesang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meesang looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaethje is just out of range.
Gaethje comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gaethje slips a jab from Meesang.
Gaethje getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meesang just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaethje misses with a wild body shot.
Gaethje gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gaethje is looking to land body kicks.
Gaethje throws a body punch but Meesang moves out of range.
Gaethje pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaethje 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.
Gaethje throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meesang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaethje manages to avoid it.
Gaethje ducks under a wild hook from Meesang.
Gaethje lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaethje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaethje tries a quick counter leg kick but Meesang is wise to it.
Gaethje wants to slow Meesang down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meesang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaethje.
Meesang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaethje scoring well with a low kick there.
Meesang avoids the body shot from Gaethje.
Manalili Meesang is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Gaethje misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gaethje in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gaethje gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Meesang to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaethje takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaethje looks to score with a jab to the body but Meesang is just out of range.
Meesang clobbers Gaethje with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gaethje takes a swing at Meesang's ribcage but misses.
Gaethje misses with a head kick.
Meesang dips to his left and cracks Gaethje with an uppercut!
Meesang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gaethje ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meesang moves away.
Meesang throws a lazy right hand but Gaethje sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meesang blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Gaethje misses.
Gaethje misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meesang.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gaethje might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Meesang has got the better of the exchanges.
Meesang thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meesang throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaethje.
Meesang just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaethje looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meesang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaethje can do to turn this around?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meesang cracks a nice hook into Gaethje's ribs.
Meesang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gaethje appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Gaethje throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaethje walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaethje misses with a double jab.
Gaethje tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manalili Meesang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaethje avoids the body shot from Meesang.
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaethje moves away.
Meesang ducks under a wild hook from Gaethje.
Gaethje bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meesang's head.
Meesang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gaethje looks to score with a jab to the body but Meesang is just out of range.
Meesang misses with a hook.
Meesang thumps Gaethje with a low kick.
Meesang swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meesang swinging wildly here.
Meesang misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Gaethje misses.
Donk. Meesang catches Gaethje right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meesang.
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaethje moves away.
Meesang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaethje has time to react.
Gaethje ducks under a wild hook from Meesang.
Gaethje appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Meesang.
Gaethje scores with a hook.
Gaethje takes one to the side of the head.
Gaethje keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meesang.
Meesang loads up on a big right hand but Gaethje slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Gaethje. That snapped Meesang's head back.
Gaethje's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meesang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaethje.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaethje takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Meesang misses with a hook.
No joy there for Meesang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meesang throws a hook to the side of Gaethje's head but Gaethje sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meesang throws a low kick, looking for Gaethje's leg but Gaethje calmly moves out of range.
Gaethje throws a leg kick but Meesang checks it.
Meesang misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaethje counters with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Meesang.
Meesang missing with a left hand there. Gaethje was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meesang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaethje getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meesang throws out a powerful jab.
Gaethje misses with a kick to the body.
Gaethje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meesang.
Meesang checks a leg kick nicely.
Meesang throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaethje throws a low kick but Meesang avoids it.
Meesang throws a low kick but Gaethje moves out of range easily.
Meesang lands a really nice looking cross but Gaethje seems unphased.
Gaethje connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaethje has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right-left combo lands from Meesang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manalili Meesang dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Meesang misses with a hook.
Gaethje stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meesang.
Meesang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meesang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaethje.
Gaethje feints a jab promting Meesang to slip. Gaethje then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Meesang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Meesang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Meesang misses with a body shot.
Gaethje sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Meesang throws a hook to the side of Gaethje's head but Gaethje sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meesang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaethje.
Meesang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaethje manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaethje takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meesang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaethje misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meesang.
Meesang avoids the body shot from Gaethje.
Meesang 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!
Good work by Gaethje as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje lands a glancing blow to the side of Meesang's head.
Meesang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gaethje back to the cage. Meesang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Meesang lands with a hook. Gaethje tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gaethje cracks Meesang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gaethje throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meesang 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.
Meesang throws a series of punches but Gaethje avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Meesang misses.
Meesang cracks Gaethje with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meesang throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaethje blocks a head kick by Meesang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaethje. Meesang does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meesang throws an off balance right hand
and Gaethje counters with a good low kick that Meesang was not able to check.
Meesang checks a low kick from Gaethje.
Gaethje tries a low kick but Meesang avoids it.
Meesang works Gaethje's body with a nice hook.
Gaethje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meesang.
Gaethje dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaethje throws the kick towards the body but Meesang avoids it.
Gaethje scores with a hook to the body. Meesang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meesang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gaethje looks for the body kick but Meesang saw that one coming.
Meesang is looking to slow Gaethje down with leg kicks.
Meesang throws a body punch but Gaethje moves out of range.
Meesang misses the jab.
Meesang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meesang cracks Gaethje with an open hand slap.
Gaethje scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meesang looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaethje is just out of range.
Meesang staying out of range there.
Meesang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaethje throws out a loose jab but Meesang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meesang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meesang drops his hands momentarily and Gaethje takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meesang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaethje can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meesang. Gaethje does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaethje walks into a jab.
Gaethje jabs Meesang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left and a right from Meesang both land. Nice combination.
Meesang connects with a jab.
Gaethje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meesang.
No joy there for Meesang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meesang throws a solid leg kick but Gaethje takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meesang.
Gaethje fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meesang manages to avoid it.
Gaethje misses with a wild body shot.
Meesang throws a hook to the side of Gaethje's head but Gaethje sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaethje tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meesang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaethje.
Justin Gaethje has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meesang throws a body kick that misses.
Gaethje just misses with a punch to the body.
Meesang misses with a wild body shot.
Gaethje is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meesang lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meesang throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaethje.
Meesang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meesang throws out a loose jab but Gaethje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaethje moves out of range as Meesang strikes.
Gaethje tries to land a leg kick but Meesang saw it coming and moves away.
Gaethje throws a shot from downtown. Meesang moves away and avoids it.
Gaethje tries to work over Meesang's front leg with a kick but Meesang checks it.
Gaethje looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaethje scores with a hook to the body. Meesang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaethje throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meesang.
Meesang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaethje scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gaethje moves out of range of the body kick from Meesang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaethje on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meesang scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaethje should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaethje.
Meesang's corner calls for a 1-2. Meesang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manalili Meesang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meesang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manalili Meesang!
Manalili Meesang 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 Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 575 p4p, 380 weight class) and Balagot Liu (ranked 71 p4p, 45 weight class). Escobar Chavez comes to the cage accompanied by Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. 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 33 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Liu.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Liu scores with the left hand. Escobar Chavez knows he should have avoided that one.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Liu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar Chavez. Escobar Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Liu misses with a head kick.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar Chavez throws a head kick that half lands.
Escobar Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Liu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liu avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu blocks a head kick by Escobar Chavez.
Liu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Escobar Chavez misses.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Liu.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight left.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with a leg kick.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Liu cracks Escobar Chavez with a good jab.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
Liu 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.
No joy there for Liu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Liu lands.
Escobar Chavez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with a body shot.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez clinches up against the cage.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Liu.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Escobar Chavez avoids it.
Liu jabs Escobar Chavez right on the nose. Escobar Chavez blinks but takes it well.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liu is out of range.
A nice side step and Liu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to Liu's midsection.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight right.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Liu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobar Chavezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Escobar Chavez with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab from Liu.
Liu throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez checks it.
Liu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Liu.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Escobar Chavez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but Liu avoids it.
A low kick lands for Escobar Chavez.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar Chavez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
A right-left combo lands from Liu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Liu connects with an inside leg kick.
Liu is looking to slow Escobar Chavez down with leg kicks.
Liu lands a jab.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Liu - just one landing.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liu.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Escobar Chavez lands with a slapping head kick.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Escobar Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Balagot Liu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Liu works the jab nicely.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Liu wants to slow Escobar Chavez down by chopping away at his legs.
Escobar Chavez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Liu just manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Liu.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu slips a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Balagot Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar Chavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar Chavez throws out a leg kick but Liu moves out of range and Escobar Chavez only half commits.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar Chavez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liu misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liu tries to work over Escobar Chavez's front leg with a kick but Escobar Chavez checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez tries to counter by clinching up but Liu breaks away and moves out of range.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar Chavez.
Liu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez dips to his left and cracks Liu with an uppercut!
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Liu lands a jab.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Escobar Chavez's head but Escobar Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Liu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Liu digs a good hook to Escobar Chavez's body.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Escobar Chavez has time to react.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab from Liu.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
A jab from Liu finds it's way through Escobar Chavez's defenses.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Escobar Chavez stuns Liu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Liu does it's job there.
Liu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar Chavez.
Liu misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to Liu's midsection.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez ducks right into an uppercut from Liu.
Escobar Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice body kick.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liu walks into a left hand.
Liu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar Chavez blocks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Liu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar Chavez blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar Chavez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez connects with an inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
The crowd cheers as Liu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escobar Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Liu misses.
Escobar Chavez tries to counter by clinching up but Liu breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Liu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Liu swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liu thinking.
Liu moves out of range of the leg kick from Escobar Chavez.
Liu with a nice calf kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Liu misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Liu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Escobar Chavez in his tracks.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Liu cracks Escobar Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Liu. That snapped Escobar Chavez's head back.
Liu misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Liu clobbers Escobar Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar Chavez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Nice cross by Liu.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Escobar Chavez.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar Chavez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez misses the jab.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar Chavez as he connects with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Escobar Chavez - that will leave a mark!
A solid body kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez connects with the punch.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Liu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Liu connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Escobar Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liu on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu avoids the head kick by Escobar Chavez.
Liu jabs Escobar Chavez right on the nose. Escobar Chavez blinks but takes it well.
Escobar Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Liu misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Escobar Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar Chavez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liu is out of range and Escobar Chavez settles back down.
Escobar Chavez connects with an inside leg kick.
Liu misses with a looping left.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar Chavez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Escobar Chavez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobar Chavez momentarily.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar Chavez cracks Liu with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Liu misses.
Escobar Chavez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar Chavez missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Escobar Chavez. Those never looked like landing.
Liu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar Chavez lands with a good body shot.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
As Liu backs away, Escobar Chavez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar Chavez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Escobar Chavez - just one landing.
Escobar Chavez blocks a head kick by Liu.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Liu counter with a right hand.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobar Chavez momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Liu throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Liu.
Escobar Chavez wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
Liu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar Chavez can pounce on him.
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liu throws a lazy head kick
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Liu.
Liu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Liu.
Escobar Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up.
Liu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Liu.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balagot Liu.
I've got Liu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
After winning the bout, Balagot Liu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Weeks (ranked 901 p4p, 891 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 106 p4p, 103 weight class). Darren Weeks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Weeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. White Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White Jr tests Weeks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from White Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darren Weeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weeks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White Jr with a nice cross.
Weeks with a lazy takedown attempt
and White Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weeks throws a wild body kick that White Jr sees coming a mile off.
White Jr with a jab.
Weeks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weeks is rocked!
White Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Oh Weeks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weeks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Weeks.
Weeks seems to have got his legs back now.
Weeks misses with a head kick.
White Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Weeks tries to bum rush White Jr with a series of wild strikes but White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White Jr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Weeks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weeks throws a hook but White Jr avoids it easily.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Weeks.
White Jr tests Weeks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weeks lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks misses with a looping right.
White Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weeks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling White Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid body kick from White Jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White Jr, as that shot connected.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
White Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Weeks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
White Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White Jr moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Weeks goes down! Can White Jr finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
White Jr wanted to stand there but Weeks had control of the position.
White Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
White Jr lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr wants to control for a moment but Weeks uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
White Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White Jr moves into full mount! Weeks won't be happy about that!
White Jr controlling from the full mount.
White Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr landing strikes from the mount and Weeks is in trouble!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weeks regains half guard.
White Jr trying to control from Weeks's half guard. Weeks has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Weeks keeping moving, preventing White Jr from controlling successfully.
White Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Weeks keeping moving, preventing White Jr from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr pushing down on Weeks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Weeks!
White Jr is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Weeks to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Weeks shrugs it off.
White Jr is stalling here but it's allowed Weeks to get half guard.
White Jr working Weeks over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
White Jr blocks a head kick by Weeks.
Darren Weeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weeks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White Jr is fending him off so far but Weeks persists. Nope, White Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
White Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White Jr digs a good hook to Weeks's body.
White Jr lunges at Weeks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weeks's hand.
White Jr with a nice cross.
Weeks swings away with a body shot that misses
and White Jr counters with a right hand that sends Weeks tumbling to the canvas! Can White Jr finish him? He dives into Weeks's guard looking to do just that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
White Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
White Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Weeks is retaining full guard.
White Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weeks is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr wants to control from the top but Weeks keeps moving.
White Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
White Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
White Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
White Jr stands and throws Weeks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Weeks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Weeks is not content to let White Jr control the position.
Weeks is looking to regain half guard here but White Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Weeks is not content to let White Jr control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr wants to control for a moment but Weeks uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
White Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weeks defending well though.
Weeks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
White Jr trying to control from half guard but Weeks is working away.
White Jr wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
White Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weekss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice straight punches there by White Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White Jr.
Weeks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weeks with a poor takedown
and White Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weeks blocks a head kick by White Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Weeks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
White Jr is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
White Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Weeks finish him?
White Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Weeks rushes White Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
White Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weeks throws a right hand that White Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that White Jr also avoids with ease.
Weeks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White Jr sprawls well. White Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weeks gets slowly back to his feet.
White Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
White Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
White Jr blocks a head kick by Weeks.
It seemed like White Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weeks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White Jr drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Weeks right on the button. Weeks goes down! White Jr follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! White Jr gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aramis Knox (ranked 96 p4p, 588 weight class) and James Cole (ranked 14 p4p, 71 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You're Going Down | Sick Puppies. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox blocking some punches.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knox controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Knox's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Our spies down at at Total Impact MMA/KT inform us that Cole has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Knox continues to stall.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Knox escapes and throws Cole's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Cole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cole is trying to improve his position.
Knox taking a breather here.
Cole tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A control attempt from Cole but he's now mounted!
Knox looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is squirming around, avoiding Knox's attempts to control the action.
Cole is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cole working to try and regain half guard.
Cole is still trying to improve position.
Knox controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole can't escape the position.
Cole tries to hold on but Knox postures up.
Knox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knox trying to control but Cole is having none of it.
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knox controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole regains half guard.
Knox prevents Cole from improving his position.
Knox slows the pace down in half guard.
Cole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Knox seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox cracks Cole with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Cole moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
Cole has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Knox working hard to break the clinch.
Cole has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Knox uses from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole has his foot on Knox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knox works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cole working a defensive guard here.
Aramis Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knox trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cole has his foot on Knox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knox works his way back into a safe position though.
Knox content to stall in guard here.
Knox wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Knox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knox has managed to get both his arms back between Cole's legs - danger averted.
Cole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cole throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Knox escapes and throws Cole's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Knox slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to advance to mount but Cole denies him.
Cole tries to bench press Knox off him but Knox keeps the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Cole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Knox controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Cole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cole is not content to let Knox control the position.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knox is staying tight to Cole's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Cole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knox takes a little break here. Cole wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cole is looking for a sweep.
Cole keeps trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox controls the position.
Cole is trying to improve his position.
Knox controlling the position from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Knox tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Cole misses with a double jab.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Cole's belly button to the back.
Knox lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cole misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cole tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws a combination. Cole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole slips a jab from Knox.
Cole cracks Knox with a good jab.
Cole works the jab nicely.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Aramis Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cole working aggressively here.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Knox misses.
Cole moves out of range as Knox strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Knox blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Knox both land. Nice combination.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox misses with a hook.
Cole wants to counter with a clinch but Knox pushes him away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cole misses the target.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cole tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cole scores with a body shot.
Cole defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Cole slips a jab from Knox.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Cole throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Cole.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Knox backs off Cole throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws a series of punches but Cole moves out of range.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Cole tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Jab from Knox.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox throws a big counter combination but Cole scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Cole misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cole thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Cole swinging wildly here.
Cole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Cole has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws out a powerful jab.
Cole throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cole!
Cole throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cole swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Cole misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Knox slips a straight right by Cole.
Cole lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Knox cracks Cole with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cole has time to react.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Cole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Cole walks into a left hand.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Aramis Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox'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. This is the final round!
Knox blocks a jab.
Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Cole tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox cracks Cole with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Cole as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox 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.
Cole is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knox.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox tries to keep at a distance but Cole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole lands with a nice body punch.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Cole closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Knox.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox lands a nice hook to Cole's body. Cole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Cole's belly button to the back.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Cole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox lands a head shot.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole wants to clinch.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Cole takes one to the chin there.
Knox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Cole throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aramis Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox lands a body shot.
Cole throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Cole wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Donk. Cole catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aramis Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aramis Knox!
Aramis Knox retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aramis Knox waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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