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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Tonal (ranked 6097 p4p, 6110 weight class) and Micael Galvao (ranked 205 p4p, 206 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Tonal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micael Galvao !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tonal wants to get back to striking at distance but Galvao won't allow it.
Tonal breaks the clinch.
Micael Galvao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galvao throws a chopping leg kick but Tonal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Galvao throws a head kick but Tonal moves out of range.
Tonal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonal throws a big shot that misses.
Galvao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonal misses with a wild combination.
Tonal misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice combination there by Tonal.
Galvao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonal blocks a head kick by Galvao .
Galvao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tonal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Galvao misses with a kick to the body.
Tonal cracks Galvao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Galvao tries to bum rush Tonal with a series of wild strikes but Tonal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galvao clinches up against the cage.
Tonal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tonal feints a jab promting Galvao to slip. Tonal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Galvao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tonal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galvao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galvao misses with a head kick.
Tonal throws a lazy right hand but Galvao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Galvao misses with a head kick.
Tonal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tonal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galvao .
Galvao ducks under a wild hook from Tonal.
Galvao clinches up with Tonal and pushes him back against the cage.
Tonal can't break the clinch.
Galvao keeps control of Tonal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Galvao jumps into guard, dragging Tonal to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galvao pulls Tonal in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tonal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Galvao is tightening it up a little... Tonal has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tonal reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tonal taps out! Nice BJJ there by Galvao !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Micael Galvao !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eerikki Salmi (ranked 3709 p4p, 1410 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 463 p4p, 189 weight class). Salmi comes into the arena with Korpiklaani - Ievan Polkka blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eerikki Salmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salmi throws a shot from downtown. DeRozan moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeRozan! But no joy.
DeRozan scoring well with a low kick there.
Salmi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salmi wants it to stay on the feet.
Salmi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeRozan flicks out a counter leg kick but Salmi steps away.
DeRozan avoids the body shot from Salmi.
DeRozan feints a counter leg kick.
Salmi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeRozan.
Salmi misses with a hook. DeRozan ducked under it nicely.
Eerikki Salmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salmi throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Salmi.
Salmi throws a series of punches but DeRozan avoids them all with ease.
As Salmi backs off DeRozan throws a huge counter combo but Salmi manages to avoid it all.
Salmi scores with a hook.
Salmi lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi sizes up DeRozan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 DeRozan is rocked!
DeRozan leaves his chin hanging out and Salmi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! DeRozan crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eerikki Salmi!
A relieved looking Eerikki Salmi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 1224 p4p, 1315 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 164 p4p, 176 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty's corner calls for a 1-2. Bounty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bounty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borjigin.
Jamie Bounty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Borjigin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bounty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borjigin.
Borjigin slips under a jab from Bounty.
Bounty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bounty looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Borjigin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bounty tests Borjigin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bounty misses with a hook
and Borjigin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bounty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Borjigin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Borjigin misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bounty! But no joy.
Bounty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Borjigin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bounty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bounty looks to land a left hand but Borjigin moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bounty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borjigin misses the shot to the body.
Bounty only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Borjigin misses its intended target.
A jab from Bounty misses.
Borjigin misses the shot to the body.
Bounty misses the shot to the body.
Borjigin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borjigin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Borjigin looks to land a left hand but Bounty moved out of range nicely.
Borjigin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bounty was well out of range. Poor timing from Borjigin.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Borjigin.
Borjigin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borjigin is looking to counter punch.
Borjigin throws an off balance right hand
and Bounty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borjigin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bounty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Bounty.
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!
Bounty looks for the body kick but Borjigin saw that one coming.
Bounty clobbers Borjigin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borjigin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bounty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borjigin is looking to counter punch.
Bounty misses with a wild body shot.
Bounty lunges at Borjigin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borjigin's hand.
Bounty misses with an uppercut. Borjigin saw that one coming.
Bounty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borjigin throws a sloppy head kick
and Bounty counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borjigin. That's going to slow Bounty down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty slips a jab from Borjigin.
Bounty dips to his left and cracks Borjigin with an uppercut!
Bounty looks to land a right hand but Borjigin moved out of range.
Bounty takes a swing at Borjigin's ribcage but misses.
Bounty just misses with a punch to the body.
Borjigin misses with a hook.
Borjigin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bounty swings for the body but Borjigin moves out of range.
Bounty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borjigin scores with a jab to the head.
Borjigin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borjigin misses with a two punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Borjigin has a couple of punches blocked by Bounty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin lands with a short shot to the head.
Borjigin misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bounty pushes Borjigin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bounty lands a shot to the body.
Bounty misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bounty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Borjigin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bounty.
Bounty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borjigin lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bounty.
Borjigin is breathing heavily.
Bounty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borjigin tries to work over Bounty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borjigin blocks an uppercut.
Borjigin working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Borjigin.
Bounty lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borjigin blocking some punches.
Borjigin misses with a body punch.
Bounty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borjigin backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Bounty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
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.
Bounty throws a body shot but no joy.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bounty. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Borjigin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bounty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borjigin.
Bounty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Borjigin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Borjigin.
Borjigin loads up on a big right hand but Bounty slips the punch.
Borjigin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Borjigin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bounty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin misses with a hook. Bounty ducked under it nicely.
Bounty takes the fight into the clinch.
Borjigin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bounty lands with a light punch inside.
Bounty misses with a punch on the inside.
Borjigin blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty has a couple of punches blocked by Borjigin.
Bounty blocking some punches.
Bounty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bounty tries to work over Borjigin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bounty swings wildly with an uppercut but Borjigin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borjigin lands a shot to the body.
Bounty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bounty is breathing heavily.
Bounty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bounty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borjigin lands with a right to the head.
Jamie Bounty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bounty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Borjigin pushes Bounty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borjigin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bounty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borjigin pushes Bounty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borjigin misses with a body punch.
Borjigin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bounty backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bounty throws a head punch that misses.
Borjigin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borjigin.
Borjigin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borjigin moves forwards but Bounty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Bounty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Borjigin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bounty tries to clinch up but Borjigin circles away and keeps his distance.
Borjigin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bounty tests Borjigin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bounty throws an overhand right that lands on Borjigin's shoulder, as Borjigin tries to avoid the shot.
Bounty lands a jab to Borjigin's midsection.
Borjigin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bounty in his tracks.
A head kick by Bounty misses
and Borjigin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Jamie Bounty has been cut.
Borjigin avoids the body shot from Bounty.
Borjigin blocks a jab.
Borjigin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty's corner calls for a 1-2. Bounty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Borjigin lands a two punch combo.
Bounty punishes Borjigin's body with a nice straight punch.
Bounty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bounty tries to work over Borjigin's front leg with a kick but Borjigin checks it.
Borjigin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Borjigin throws a jab when Bounty was well out of range.
Borjigin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bountys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Borjigin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borjigin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Bounty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bounty moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bounty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bounty tries to work over Borjigin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borjigin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borjigin lands a nice shot to the body.
Bounty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bounty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Borjigin.
Borjigin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bounty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borjigin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Borjigin.
Borjigin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borjigin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bounty as the two fighters clinch.
Borjigin lands a nice uppercut.
Bounty working aggressively here.
Borjigin blocking some punches.
Bounty throws a punch but it's blocked by Borjigin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bounty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borjigin can't find room to land a body shot as Bounty controls the action.
Bounty can't find room to land a body shot as Borjigin controls the action.
A short right from Bounty.
Nice body punch from Bounty - that landed with a thud.
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 Khunbish Borjigin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A low kick from Bounty misses
and Borjigin counters with an inside leg kick.
Bounty loads up on a big right hand but Borjigin slips the punch.
Bounty throws a head kick but Borjigin moves out of range.
Bounty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borjigin.
Bounty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bounty misses with a looping right.
Borjigin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bounty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borjigin misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bounty.
Nice shot lands for Bounty.
Borjigin throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Borjigin has time to react.
Bounty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bounty scores with a jab.
Bounty connects with a jab.
Borjigin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Borjigin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Borjigin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Borjigin scores with a jab. Bounty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jamie Bounty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borjigin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borjigin connects with a right hand. Bounty shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borjigin looks to land a combination but Bounty avoids it well.
Borjigin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bounty wants to clinch up but Borjigin keeps it at a distance.
Borjigin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borjigin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bounty moves forwards but Borjigin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bounty 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.
Borjigin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Borjigin missing with a left hand there. Bounty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borjigin connects with a right hand. Bounty shakes it off.
Bounty looks to score with a jab to the body but Borjigin is just out of range.
It appears Borjigin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bounty misses with a body punch
and Borjigin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bounty throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Borjigin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bounty is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a hook but Bounty avoids it easily.
Bounty is still on wobbly legs! Can Borjigin finish him?
Bounty cracks Borjigin with a good jab.
Borjigin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bounty's sensitive parts.
Borjigin throws a jab when Bounty was well out of range.
Bounty seems to have recovered his senses.
Bounty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bounty.
Borjigin blocks a jab.
Bounty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borjigin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borjigin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bounty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bounty connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Bounty.
Bounty gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Borjigin lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bounty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borjigin prevents a body shot from Bounty.
Bounty cracks Borjigin with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borjigin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bounty's elbow.
Bounty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bounty working aggressively here.
Bounty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borjigin backwards.
Borjigin tries a body shot but Bounty blocks it.
Borjigin tries to work over Bounty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borjigin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bounty controls his hands.
Borjigin scores with a shot to the side of Bounty's head.
Borjigin working aggressively here.
Bounty misses with some punches.
Bounty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bounty prevents a body shot from Borjigin.
Borjigin breaks from the clinch.
Bounty digs a good hook to Borjigin's body.
Bounty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Borjigin will feel that in the morning.
Bounty connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamie Bounty.
Well Bounty 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Bounty!
A victorious Jamie Bounty thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ira Wright (ranked 542 p4p, 749 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 78 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
and Crosby counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crosby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Crosby sees coming a mile off.
Wright lands with a hook. Crosby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crosby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a leg kick
and Crosby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Crosby saw it coming and moves away.
Wright lands with a cross.
Crosby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Crosby counters with a nice right hand that sends Wright toppling to the canvas! Wright scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crosby finish him?!
 Wright is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crosby moves into the clinch successfully.
Wright seems to have got his legs back now.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crosby digs a right hand underneath Wright's ribcage. Wright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crosby lands with a right to the head.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wright takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Crosby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wright tries to work over Crosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Crosby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Crosby.
Crosby takes a shot to the head.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright lands a right hand.
Crosby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crosby counters with a nice right hand that sends Wright toppling to the canvas! Wright scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crosby finish him?!
Ira Wright's cut is getting worse.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Crosby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Crosby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crosby drops Wright with a straight right hand, right on the button! Crosby follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dany Crosby!
During a confident post fight interview, Dany Crosby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 224 p4p, 716 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 30 p4p, 100 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Zaadha has chosen On A Roll as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ri Zaadha was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb with the inside leg kick.
Cobb lands a head shot.
Zaadha thuds his shin into the meat of Cobb's side.
Zaadha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb wants to land a leg kick but Zaadha is out of range.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zaadha throws a low kick but Cobb moves out of range easily.
Zaadha avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Cobb moves out of range as Zaadha throws a body kick.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaadha.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Zaadha.
Cobb darts in and clinches Zaadha up against the cage.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha blocking some punches.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaadha's elbow.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
A short body shot lands from Cobb as the two fighters clinch.
Zaadha blocks an elbow strike from Cobb.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaadha.
A short right from Cobb.
Zaadha tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaadha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cobb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Cobb.
It looks like Ri Zaadha has been cut.
Zaadha lands a shot to the body.
Zaadha digs a right hand into Cobb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cobb's gas tank.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Zaadha.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Zaadha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaadha avoids the damage to the body.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha lands a body punch.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Zaadha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cobb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zaadha can turn it around.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a good knee to the midsection. Zaadha won't want to take too many of those.
Zaadha gets through Cobb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cobb.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Zaadha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cobb misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Cobb.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaadha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cobb tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into Zaadha's ribcage.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb is leaning against Zaadha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Zaadha.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zaadha lands a shot to the body.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb with the inside leg kick.
Zaadha takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Zaadha catches Cobb right on the button with a cross.
Zaadha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Zaadha circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ri Zaadha's cut.
That's time! Cobb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zaadha lands a body shot.
Zaadha misses with a straight right.
Cobb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cobb takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Zaadha slips the punch.
Zaadha misses with a double jab
and Cobb counters by moving into the clinch.
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
Cobb lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
Zaadha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaadha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaadha lands with a nice combination. Cobb backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaadha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ri Zaadha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaadha slips under a jab.
Zaadha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Zaadha throws a jab when Cobb was well out of range.
It appears Cobb was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Zaadha circles away.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaadha closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaadha.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaadha avoids the damage to the body.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zaadha 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.
Cobb working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobb.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Zaadha is blocking nicely.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Zaadha breaks from the clinch.
Zaadha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaadha moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaadha keeps Cobb at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaadha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cobb.
Zaadha swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a low kick but Zaadha avoids it.
Zaadha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cobb has managed to clinch.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Zaadha.
Zaadha cracks Cobb with a nice body shot.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but Zaadha blocks with his arms.
Zaadha lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobb just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaadha's brow.
Zaadha misses with a body punch.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Zaadha misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaadha.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaadha lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaadha's elbow.
Zaadha takes a shot to the head.
Zaadha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaadha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
Zaadha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaadha digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cobb takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Zaadha.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaadha lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaadha presses Cobb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zaadha is leaning against Cobb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zaadha lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Zaadha.
Zaadha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
Zaadha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Cobb takes a shot to the head.
Zaadha lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
Zaadha tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaadha's elbow.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ri Zaadha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ri Zaadha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zaadha jabs Cobb right on the nose. Cobb blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Zaadha.
Zaadha moves out of range as Cobb throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Cobb.
Ri Zaadha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Zaadha blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick from Zaadha, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Zaadha blocks it.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Cobb misses with a knee to the head.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaadha is leaning against Cobb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Zaadha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Zaadha pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Zaadha.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaadha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zaadha pushes Cobb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zaadha manages to break the clinch.
Zaadha lands a high kick!
Zaadha clobbers Cobb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zaadha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cobb on the side of the head.
Zaadha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Zaadha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaadha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cobb. Cobb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zaadha misses the jab.
Zaadha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zaadha misses with a looping right.
Cobb has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaadha.
Zaadha forces Cobb back against the cage and clinches.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb lands a body punch.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaadha controls his hands.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha scores with a shot to the side of Cobb's head.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zaadha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zaadha lands a body punch.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaadha controls his hands.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Zaadha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Zaadha lands an uppercut.
Zaadha lands a right hand.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Zaadha presses Cobb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaadha lands with a light punch inside.
Zaadha lands a nice shot to the body.
Ri Zaadha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cobb tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaadha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cobb presses Zaadha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaadha cracks Cobb with a nice body shot.
Zaadha tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Zaadha lands with a light punch inside.
Zaadha lands a nice uppercut.
Zaadha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Zaadha pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaadha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Zaadha clinches up with Cobb and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ri Zaadha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaadha 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ri Zaadha!
Ri Zaadha spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 323 p4p, 324 weight class) and Sasha Beliy (ranked 39 p4p, 40 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beliy's choice of entrance music: Havana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sasha Beliy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beliy.
Beliy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheers as Beliy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kurosaki doesn't seem phased though.
Beliy lands a slapping body shot.
Beliy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kurosaki counters with a three punch combo that has Beliy backing up. Beliy nods at Kurosaki to acknowledge the strikes.
Kurosaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beliy throws a leg kick but Kurosaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beliy scores with a jab to the head.
Beliy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kurosaki under the eye.
Beliy looks for the body kick but Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick.
Beliy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beliy.
Beliy lands a leg kick that knocks Kurosaki off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki ducks right into an uppercut from Beliy.
Beliy avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
Beliy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beliy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kurosaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Beliy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beliy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurosaki circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Kurosaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beliy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beliy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kurosaki is able to avoid easily.
Beliy throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kurosaki blocks the leg kick.
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kurosaki needs to keep his hands up - Beliy had a free shot at his head there.
Beliy misses with a straight left.
Kurosaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurosaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beliy just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beliy. That's going to slow Kurosaki down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot.
Beliy blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Beliy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beliy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beliy scores with a nice strike.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beliy.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Beliy ducked under it nicely.
Beliy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kurosaki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beliy.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Beliy throws the kick towards the body but Kurosaki avoids it.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Beliy avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kurosaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beliy in his tracks.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. Beliy moves away and avoids it.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Beliy ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Beliy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beliy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Beliy misses.
Beliy cracks Kurosaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beliy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beliy.
Kurosaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beliy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick.
Beliy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beliy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kurosaki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Kurosaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kurosaki tried to counter with a leg kick but Beliy avoided it.
Beliy staying out of range there.
Kurosaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beliy misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki misses with a head kick.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Beliy scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beliy checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beliy.
Beliy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kurosaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four 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!
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beliy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kurosaki cracks Beliy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Beliy. Those never looked like landing.
Kurosaki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beliy throws a leg kick but Kurosaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kurosaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Kurosaki throws a big counter combination but Beliy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Beliy.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Beliy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurosaki 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.
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beliy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beliy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurosaki misses with a wild combination.
Beliy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Beliy misses with a low kick.
Kurosaki misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sasha Beliy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kurosaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beliy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beliy.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beliy.
Beliy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beliy keeps Kurosaki at a distance using the push kick.
Beliy connects with a leg kick.
Kurosaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beliy with a nice calf kick.
Beliy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beliy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Sasha Beliy has been cut.
Beliy looks to throw a body kick
and Kurosaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Beliy lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beliy lands a jab to Kurosaki's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beliy throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Beliy slips the punch.
Good shot there by Beliy.
Beliy tries to score with a low kick but Kurosaki moves his leg out of the way.
Kurosaki defending well as Beliy loads up on a big left hand.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Beliy avoids it easily.
Kurosaki slips under a jab.
Kurosaki takes one to the side of the head.
Beliy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Beliy misses with a kick to the body.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beliy throws out a powerful jab.
Beliy dips to his left and cracks Kurosaki with an uppercut!
Kurosaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a right and a left that Beliy avoids nicely.
Beliy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kurosaki.
Beliy tries to bum rush Kurosaki with a series of wild strikes but Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beliy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beliy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Beliy.
Beliy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurosaki's sensitive parts.
Sasha Beliy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beliy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kurosaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurosaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kurosaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beliy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beliy scores with the left hand. Kurosaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Kurosaki checks a low kick from Beliy.
Kurosaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sasha Beliy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beliy misses with the combination.
Beliy lands a really nice looking cross but Kurosaki seems unphased.
Beliy lands a nice shot that snaps Kurosaki's head back.
Beliy looks to land a body kick but Kurosaki moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy lands with a nice body punch.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Beliy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Kurosaki tenderised Beliy's leg. Beliy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beliy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beliy throws a sloppy head kick
and Kurosaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Beliy does it's job there.
Beliy misses with a low kick.
Beliy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurosaki counters with a crisp right that sends Beliy to the canvas! Kurosaki follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Kurosaki!
After the fight, Akio Kurosaki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Sasha Beliy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Its tough to beat a Stepdad!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 142 p4p, 389 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 24 p4p, 59 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Cruz Jr tests Kerr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Mark Kerr has been cut.
Cruz Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Kerr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Cruz Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kerr moves out of range as Cruz Jr strikes.
A head kick misses from Cruz Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerr is looking for the big counter here.
Cruz Jr with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cruz Jr.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cruz Jr throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kerr counter with a right hand.
Cruz Jr misses with a hook. Kerr ducked under it nicely.
Cruz Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Jorge Cruz Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kerr - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorge Cruz Jr!
In his post fight interview, Jorge Cruz Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kvame Zulu (ranked 123 p4p, 41 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 17 p4p, 6 weight class). Zulu comes into the arena with Big Badaboom blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kvame Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Zulu finds it's way through Pulkkinen's defenses.
Zulu misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
A lazy left from Zulu finds it's target.
It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Zulu lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Pulkkinen up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Zulu from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Pulkkinen's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kvame Zulu!
A very excited looking Kvame Zulu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Puno (ranked 20 p4p, 46 weight class) and Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 2 p4p, 7 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno dives in and scores a takedown into Ekaku's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Puno wants to control from the top but Ekaku keeps moving.
Puno preventing the sweep.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku has his hands on Puno's head, controlling the position.
Ekaku wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing that Puno has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekaku seems keen to control Puno's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Puno is aware though and is defending well.
Ekaku keeping full guard, as Puno tries to pass.
Ekaku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Puno postures up in Ekaku's guard and throws a big left but Ekaku blocks it.
Puno throwing strikes but missing.
Puno trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Puno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ekaku is keeping the position for now.
Ekaku is trying to keep Puno in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ekaku has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puno defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Puno attempts a counter takedown but Ekaku avoids it well and moves away.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut.
Ekaku throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Puno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ekaku's guard.
Puno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ekaku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puno trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Ekaku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puno connects with a couple of short punches.
Ekaku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puno is pushing down on Ekaku's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ekaku is fighting to maintain full guard but Puno has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekaku is trying to get back to full guard.
Puno controlling the action here.
Puno lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ekaku's head.
Puno wants to take a breather but Ekaku is having none of it.
Puno is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ekaku has hold of Puno's hands but Puno slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ekaku gets back to full guard.
Ekaku keeping full guard, as Puno tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Puno throws a big right hand that misses.
Ekaku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puno throws a big right hand that misses.
Ekaku trying to keep a closed guard but Puno is proving a slippery customer.
Puno advances position into side control!
Puno with the ground and pound but Ekaku regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ekaku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku is trying to keep Puno in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Puno slips a jab from Ekaku.
Puno feinted with a counter takedown.
Puno lands a jab to Ekaku's midsection.
Puno blocks a low kick nicely.
Puno misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Puno.
Ekaku misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Ekaku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Puno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ekaku doesn't seem phased though.
Puno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ekaku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ekaku throws a lazy body kick
and Puno counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku is trying to keep Puno in close.
Puno looking to pass the guard.
Puno is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ekaku looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ekaku wants to sweep here but Puno controlling him for the moment.
Puno advances to half guard.
Puno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ekaku's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ekaku wants to improve his position but Puno is controlling well.
Ekaku gets full guard.
Ekaku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Puno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ekaku is keeping the position for now.
Manny Puno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puno with a nice head shot there.
Puno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ekaku is keeping the position for now.
Ekaku is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Puno postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puno lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno wants to control from the top but Ekaku keeps moving.
Puno stopping the sweep attempt from Ekaku.
Puno wants to control from the top but Ekaku keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Puno's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ekaku is on top in guard.
Ekaku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ekaku being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puno is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ekaku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puno won't allow Ekaku to sweep him here.
Ekaku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Puno is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno gets back to full guard.
Ekaku looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Puno throws out a powerful jab.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Ekaku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puno.
Ekaku cracks Puno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ekaku looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ekaku pinned against the cage. Ekaku gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Ekaku is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ekaku.
Ekaku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puno scores with a nice strike.
Ekaku takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekaku goes for a double leg but Puno avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Puno continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a leg kick
and Puno counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Puno wants to pass to mount but Ekaku is defending the position.
Ekaku trying to control but Puno postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Puno in particular looking to stall.
Puno is trying to control the action in half guard but Ekaku is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Puno is really struggling to control Ekaku but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Puno trying to control from Ekaku's half guard. Ekaku has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Puno won't allow Ekaku to sweep him here.
Puno trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ekaku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puno stays in close to Ekaku's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ekaku is on top in guard.
Puno wants to sweep but no luck.
Ekaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Puno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puno controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku looking to pass the guard.
Puno looking for a sweep. Not yet Puno, not yet.
Ekaku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puno is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Puno has control of Ekaku's left arm, preventing Ekaku from doing any damage.
Puno can't keep his opponent in guard - Ekaku advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Puno is trying is best to control the position here.
Puno is looking for a sweep. Ekaku is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Puno is working hard here to advance position.
Puno manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno keeping moving, preventing Ekaku from controlling successfully.
Puno controlling the position.
Puno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ekaku looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Puno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Puno wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Manny Puno did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Ekaku misses the target.
Jab from Ekaku.
Manny Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ekaku sprawls well initially but Puno persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ekaku makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ekaku.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ekaku keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
Ekaku keeping full guard, as Puno tries to pass.
Ekaku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puno defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ekaku is keeping the position for now.
Ekaku keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
Ekaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Puno cracks Ekaku with a solid left hand.
Puno looking to sit in guard and control but Ekaku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puno managing to control the position.
Puno trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno is pulling down on Ekaku's head to control his posture.
Ekaku controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Puno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ekaku is one step ahead there.
Puno is trying to keep Ekaku in close.
Ekaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Puno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku pushes down on Puno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Puno slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Puno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ekaku's guard.
Ekaku controls Puno momentarily but Puno frees himself.
Ekaku trying to control the position here.
Puno trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno is looking to work some ground and pound but Ekaku has wrist control.
Puno is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ekaku is pulling down on Puno's head. It's preventing any offense from Puno, at least for the moment.
Puno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puno tries to free his leg and advance position but Ekaku is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puno throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno had his way with Hiroshi Ekaku in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Puno misses.
Puno shoots in and gets a takedown into Ekaku's guard.
Ekaku wants to sweep here but Puno controlling him for the moment.
Ekaku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puno distracts Ekaku with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ekaku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku stopping the sweep attempt from Puno.
Puno is pulling down on Ekaku's head. It's preventing any offense from Ekaku, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku controls from within his opponent's guard.
Puno managing to control the position.
Puno has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ekaku wants to control from the top but Puno keeps moving.
Ekaku stopping the sweep attempt from Puno.
Puno keeping moving, preventing Ekaku from controlling successfully.
Hiroshi Ekaku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Puno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ekaku's guard.
Puno controlling from the top position.
Puno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puno looking to sit in guard and control but Ekaku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puno pulls Ekaku in close to prevent any damage.
Ekaku wants to pass the guard but Puno is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno seems keen to control Ekaku's posture.
Ekaku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ekaku wants to control from the top but Puno keeps moving.
Ekaku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ekaku sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ekaku trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom.
Ekaku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Donk. Puno catches Ekaku right on the button with a cross.
Puno lands a glancing blow to the side of Ekaku's head.
The fighters circling - Ekaku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puno feinted with a counter takedown.
Puno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Puno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puno misses the shot to the body.
Ekaku thuds a left hand into Puno's body.
Puno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ekaku.
A jab from Puno does it's job there.
Puno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Puno appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
Manny Puno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ekaku looks to throw a body kick
and Puno counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ekaku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Puno defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Puno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puno 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Puno!
Manny Puno retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Manny Puno said 'Love you Shamrock, you�re the man. A true Champion and happy to call you my great friend.. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister McNasty (ranked 67 p4p, 37 weight class) and Iain Tower (ranked 11 p4p, 5 weight class). Tower has chosen Kanye - Power as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNasty walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tower.
McNasty looks to throw a body kick
and Tower counters with a nice body shot.
McNasty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tower.
McNasty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tower connects with a right hand. McNasty shakes it off.
McNasty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McNasty misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNasty.
Tower throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McNasty fails to land.
Tower misses with a short punch on the inside.
McNasty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tower throws a head punch that misses.
Tower working aggressively here.
Tower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tower tries to throw a body punch but McNasty avoids it by throwing Tower back against the cage.
McNasty lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tower tries to throw a body punch but McNasty avoids it by throwing Tower back against the cage.
Tower lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Tower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNasty lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Tower struggles to land a body shot inside as McNasty controls his hands.
McNasty misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tower fails to land.
McNasty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNasty is working Tower over against the cage.
Tower misses with a hook from the clinch.
McNasty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McNasty blocking some punches.
Tower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McNasty backwards.
Tower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McNasty has a couple of punches blocked by Tower.
McNasty misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to McNasty's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McNasty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tower is trying to pull guard but McNasty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McNasty's elbow.
Nice body punch from McNasty.
McNasty misses with an elbow strike.
McNasty scores with a hook to the body.
McNasty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McNasty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from McNasty.
Tower looks winded!
Tower is trying to pull guard but McNasty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McNasty works on Tower's body with a couple of short punches.
McNasty gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McNasty lands an elbow just above Tower 's eye.
McNasty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tower backwards.
Tower tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McNasty smiles and moves away.
Mister McNasty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Tower.
Tower blocks the body kick.
A lazy left from McNasty finds it's target.
Tower misses with a looping left.
McNasty jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tower ducks under a wild hook from McNasty.
Tower throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNasty is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Tower.
Tower misses with a leg kick
and McNasty counters by clinching up.
McNasty lands a body shot.
McNasty lands a right hand.
McNasty struggles to land a body shot inside as Tower controls his hands.
McNasty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tower.
Tower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNasty lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, McNasty scores with a nice short uppercut.
McNasty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McNasty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNasty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McNasty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tower struggles to land a body shot inside as McNasty controls his hands.
Nice body punch from McNasty - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Tower.
McNasty blocking some punches.
Tower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McNasty.
That has opened up Iain Tower's cut even more.
Tower goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McNasty has a couple of punches blocked by Tower.
Tower misses with some punches.
Tower lands a right hand that snaps the head of McNasty backwards.
McNasty lands a nice elbow.
Tower tries to pull guard but McNasty forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tower can't find room to land a body shot as McNasty controls the action.
Tower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tower working aggressively here.
McNasty lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Iain Tower's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNasty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McNasty can't find room to land a body shot as Tower controls the action.
McNasty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Towers head.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNasty works on Tower's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mister McNasty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
That's time! McNasty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McNasty tries to land a front kick but Tower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McNasty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tower's head backwards.
McNasty misses with a body shot.
Tower pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McNasty.
Tower misses the shot to the body.
Tower moves away from the strike by McNasty.
Tower scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower swats away the attempt to clinch by McNasty.
Tower lands the left hand.
McNasty lands a big uppercut and Tower crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tower looks OK. McNasty waves Tower back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower misses with a left hand
and McNasty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McNasty looks for the body kick but Tower saw that one coming.
Tower swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Iain Tower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNasty darts in and clinches Tower up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for McNasty.
McNasty misses with an elbow over the top.
McNasty lands an uppercut.
McNasty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tower backwards.
We've been informed that Tower has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McNasty misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNasty.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McNasty.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tower.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tower.
McNasty tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McNasty misses with an elbow over the top.
McNasty lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tower takes an elbow to the forehead.
Iain Tower's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Iain Tower's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mister McNasty!
After the fight, Mister McNasty was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Iain Tower had this to say: 'Fuck this shit I'm getting too old, lets go have a beer. Winner buying?'.
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