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BBFC SYNDICATE 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira Aldo (ranked 4215 p4p, 5723 weight class) and Red Yabai (ranked 187 p4p, 234 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Nogueira Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Red Yabai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira Aldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yabai throws a shot to the body.
Nogueira Aldo takes one on the button.
Yabai throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira Aldo ducks down to avoid it.
Nogueira Aldo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yabai misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Nogueira Aldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yabai swings widly with a right hand
and Nogueira Aldo counters with a single leg into guard. Yabai didn't expect that.
Yabai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nogueira Aldo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nogueira Aldo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nogueira Aldo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yabai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nogueira Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Yabai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira Aldo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabai controls Nogueira Aldo momentarily but Nogueira Aldo frees himself.
Nogueira Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Yabai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yabai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nogueira Aldo throws a big elbow that misses.
Nogueira Aldo wants to control from the top but Yabai keeps moving.
Nogueira Aldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yabai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira Aldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira Aldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nogueira Aldo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabai looking for a triangle here. Nogueira Aldo is fighting it but it looks tight! Yabai pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nogueira Aldo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Red Yabai!
A very excited looking Red Yabai rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Glanton (ranked 23308 p4p, 3348 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 742 p4p, 421 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Glanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glanton throws a body punch but Wellington moves out of range.
Glanton connects with a solid leg kick.
Wellington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glanton.
Glanton misses with a body shot.
Glanton throws a low kick but Wellington moves out of range easily.
Wellington scores with a spinning back kick!
Wellington scoring well with a low kick there.
Wellington thuds his shin into the meat of Glanton's side.
Glanton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wellington counters with a good, hard body kick but Glanton shrugs it off.
Glanton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wellington misses the shot to the body.
Wellington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Glanton throws a looping overhand right but Wellington ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glanton scores with the left hand. Wellington knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wellington.
Glanton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glanton.
Wellington wants to land a leg kick but Glanton is out of range.
Glanton throws a push kick but Wellington slaps the foot to one side.
Wellington connects with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Wellington.
Luke Glanton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glanton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glanton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glanton throws a head kick that misses
and Wellington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Glanton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wellington counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Wellington.
Glanton is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wellington.
Wellington is looking to score with low kicks.
Glanton moves out of range of the body kick.
Wellington scores with a hook to the body. Glanton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glanton throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glanton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wellington.
Wellington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glanton.
A nice leg kick from Wellington, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glanton swings widly with a right hand
and Wellington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wellington defending well as Glanton loads up on a big left hand.
Glanton checks a leg kick.
Glanton is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wellington's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That kick from Wellington tenderised Glanton's leg. Glanton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wellington staying out of range there.
Wellington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Glanton throws a jab when Wellington was well out of range.
Wellington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glanton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Glanton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glanton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wellington. Wellington obviously looking to wear him down.
Glanton connects with a body shot.
Wellington avoids the body shot from Glanton.
Wellington was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wellington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Glanton rather than just go for the knockout.
Glanton misses the shot to the body.
Glanton throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Wellington tenderised Glanton's leg. Glanton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glanton stalks Wellington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wellington's face. Wellington staggers backwards, shaken.
Wellington lands a nice looking body kick.
Glanton throws a head kick that misses.
Glanton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wellington misses with a straight left.
Glanton tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wellington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington just misses with a punch to the body.
Glanton throws a jab when Wellington was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Glanton lands a nice hook to Wellington's body. Wellington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glanton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wellington dodges the punch combination from Glanton.
Wellington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glanton's sensitive parts.
Wellington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glanton throws a jab when Wellington was well out of range.
Glanton scores with a jab to the body.
Glanton throws a sloppy head kick and Wellington moves out of range easily.
Wellington shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wellington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Glanton swings widly with a right hand
and Wellington counters with a low kick, right behind Glanton 's knee.
Wellington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Glanton misses with a wild body shot.
Wellington looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Wellington dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Glanton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wellington thinks about the counter body kick.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Wellington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glanton scores with a jab. Wellington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wellington slips a jab from Glanton.
Glanton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wellington delivers a nice body kick.
Glanton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wellington.
Wellington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Glanton's head.
 It looks like Luke Glanton has been cut.
Wellington scores with a push kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Glanton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wellington misses with a low kick.
Whack! Wellington lands a heavy head kick that drops Glanton. The ref tackles Wellington to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Glanton was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Humphrey Wellington!
Humphrey Wellington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 5027 p4p, 22360 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 173 p4p, 198 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary lands a jab to Goldberg's midsection.
Mercenary throws a one two combo.
Mercenary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goldbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mercenary connects with a single shot there.
Goldberg with a nice cross.
 It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercenary punishes Goldberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Goldberg misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercenary lands a jab to the head.
Mercenary slips a jab from Goldberg.
Mercenary lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercenary lands a nice hook to Goldberg's body. Goldberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goldberg 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.
Mercenary lunges at Goldberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goldberg's hand.
Goldberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mercenary bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goldberg's head backwards.
Mercenary cracks Goldberg with a hook to the temple - Goldberg is on wobbly legs here! Mercenary swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Goldberg falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mercenary wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Medieval Mercenary!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Plant (ranked 3836 p4p, 3050 weight class) and Henny Bottles (ranked 176 p4p, 141 weight class). Henny Bottles will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottles misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Bottles misses.
Plant throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from Bottles. Those never looked like landing.
Bottles misses with a double jab.
Plant fails with a takedown attempt.
Plant throws a lazy body kick
and Bottles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plant walks into a jab.
Plant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Plant misses with a takedown
enabling Bottles to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plant has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bottles connects with a body shot.
We've been informed that Bottles has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bottles throws a shot from downtown. Plant moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bottles.
Plant shoots in for a double leg but Bottles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Plant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plant throws a sloppy head kick and Bottles moves out of range easily.
Plant avoids the body shot from Bottles.
Bottles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Plant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bottles is trying to work for a sweep but Plant has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottles tries to control the position but Plant now has his back.
Plant is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Plant is landing with strikes. Bottles can't take much more of this.
Plant scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bottles is looking for a way out.
Plant working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Bottles is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Plant has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Bottles taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gordon Plant!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Chumbo (ranked 2439 p4p, 3108 weight class) and Gilbert Johnson Da Silva (ranked 321 p4p, 402 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chief Chumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbert Johnson Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Chumbo.
Chumbo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chumbo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chumbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Da Silva.
Chumbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
Chumbo slips under a jab from Da Silva.
Da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chumbo.
Chumbo swinging wildly here.
Chumbo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chumbo looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
Chumbo lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chumbo throws a shot to the body.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No luck for Da Silva with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chumbo.
Chumbo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Da Silva looking for a guillotine here but Chumbo defends easily.
Chumbo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Da Silva wants to stand up but Chumbo is controlling him.
Chumbo trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Chumbo advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Da Silva taking some punishment here, with Chumbo in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chumbo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Da Silva's head.
Da Silva is trying to stand up here but Chumbo is controlling him well.
Chumbo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chumbo prevents Da Silva from standing back up.
Chumbo wants to free his trapped foot but Da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chumbo throwing shots but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Da Silva pushes Chumbo off but Chumbo dives into side control.
Da Silva dodges the ground and pound from Chumbo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo is chipping away with strikes.
Chumbo scoring with punches and elbows.
Da Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chumbo is controlling him well.
Chumbo landing a few strikes.
 Da Silva is rocked!
Da Silva looking for a sweep but Chumbo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Da Silva is still in real trouble! Can Chumbo finish him?
Chumbo cracks Da Silva with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Chumbo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Razmik Grigorian (ranked 2158 p4p, 2389 weight class) and Marco Battaglia (ranked 279 p4p, 317 weight class). Marco Battaglia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmik Grigorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Battaglia!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian checks a low kick from Battaglia.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grigorian.
Battaglia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grigorian circles away.
Grigorian misses with a wild combination.
Grigorian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Grigorian misses its intended target.
A big right from Grigorian misses.
Grigorian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grigorian wants it to stay on the feet.
Battaglia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grigorian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Battaglia scrambles back to his feet.
Grigorian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Grigorian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Battaglia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battaglia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grigorian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grigorian throws a right and a left that Battaglia avoids nicely.
Battaglia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Battaglia misses with a straight right.
Battaglia throws a hook but Grigorian avoids it easily.
Grigorian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grigorian leaves Battaglia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Razmik Grigorian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Battaglia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battaglia moves away.
Battaglia throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Battaglia.
Battaglia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grigorian.
Razmik Grigorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grigorian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grigorian connects with a jab.
Grigorian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grigorian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grigorian with a nice calf kick.
Grigorian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grigorian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battaglia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grigorian swivels and escapes.
Grigorian ducks under a wild hook from Battaglia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battaglia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grigorian as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Grigorian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grigorian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Battaglia momentarily.
Battaglia misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battaglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigorian swings for the body but Battaglia moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Grigorian.
Battaglia tries to move into range but Grigorian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Battaglia ducks under a wild hook from Grigorian.
Battaglia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grigorian moves away.
Grigorian defending well as Battaglia loads up on a big left hand.
Grigorian moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Battaglia misses.
Battaglia shoots for a double leg takedown but Grigorian sprawls well. He's pushed Battaglia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grigorian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grigorian moves out of range of the body kick.
Grigorian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Battaglia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grigorian.
Battaglia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grigorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battaglia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grigorian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigorian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Battaglia on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Battaglia at a distance.
Nice body punch from Battaglia.
Battaglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigorian.
Battaglia fails with a takedown attempt.
Battaglia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battaglia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grigorian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Battaglia somewhat.
Battaglia slips a jab and a cross from Grigorian.
Battaglia moves away from the strike by Grigorian.
Battaglia missing with a left hand there. Grigorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigorian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grigorian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grigorian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Battaglia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grigorian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battaglia.
Grigorian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian checks a low kick from Battaglia.
Battaglia misses with a takedown attempt
and Grigorian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian misses the shot to the body.
Battaglia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grigorian tries to bum rush Battaglia with a series of wild strikes but Battaglia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Battaglia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Battaglia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grigorian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grigorian punishes Battaglia's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Grigorian.
Grigorian stuns Battaglia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grigorian digs a good body shot into Battaglia's ribs.
Grigorian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Grigorian misses.
Battaglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battaglia scores with a body shot.
Grigorian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Battaglia walks into a straight right hand from Grigorian.
Grigorian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Razmik Grigorian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grigorian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battaglia throws a hook but Grigorian avoids it easily.
Grigorian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grigorian takes a swing at Battaglia's ribcage but misses.
Grigorian scores with a jab to the body.
Razmik Grigorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigorian walks into a straight right hand from Battaglia.
Battaglia throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Battaglia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Battaglia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Battaglia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battaglia looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigorian is just out of range.
Grigorian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Battaglia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grigorian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grigorian checks the leg kick.
Grigorian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Battaglia can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian stuns Battaglia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grigorian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grigorian connects with a single shot there.
Grigorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battaglia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Grigorian.
Battaglia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grigorian takes a swing at Battaglia's ribcage but misses.
Battaglia tries to move into range but Grigorian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grigorian throws a shot from downtown. Battaglia moves away and avoids it.
Battaglia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grigorian checks it well.
Battaglia thows a body kick. Grigorian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grigorian.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Battaglia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grigorian has got the better of the exchanges.
Grigorian 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.
Battaglia takes a swing at Grigorian's ribcage but misses.
Grigorian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battaglia manages to avoid it.
Battaglia with the counter takedown but Grigorian avoids it easily.
Grigorian blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battaglia throws a low kick but Grigorian avoids it.
Battaglia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grigorian connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battaglia doesn't seem bothered though.
Battaglia missing with a left hand there. Grigorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigorian ducks under a wild hook from Battaglia.
Battaglia misses the jab.
That kick from Grigorian tenderised Battaglia's leg. Battaglia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grigorian stuns Battaglia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grigorian works the jab nicely.
Grigorian lands a jab to the nose.
Grigorian tests Battaglia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Battaglia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battaglia manages to avoid it.
Battaglia feints the counter takedown.
Grigorian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Battaglia's corner calls for a 1-2. Battaglia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Battaglia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grigorian misses with a body punch
and Battaglia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battaglia just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian throws a jab when Battaglia was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia thows a leg kick but Grigorian checks it
and Grigorian counters with a right hand to the body.
Battaglia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigorian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battaglia doesn't seem bothered though.
Grigorian blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Grigorian. Those never looked like landing.
Battaglia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grigorian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grigorian is looking to regain half guard here but Battaglia keeps moving and retains side control.
Grigorian dodges the ground and pound from Battaglia.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grigorian dodges the ground and pound from Battaglia.
The strikes coming from Battaglia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Grigorian is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Battaglia is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Battaglia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Battaglia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battaglia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Battaglia controlling the pace.
Grigorian looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grigorian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Battaglia throwing shots but Grigorian is blocking nicely.
Grigorian is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Razmik Grigorian dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grigorian misses the shot to the body.
Grigorian slips under a jab.
Grigorian is looking to counter punch.
Grigorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battaglia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Battaglia shoots in for a double leg but Grigorian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grigorian is looking to counter punch.
Battaglia throws a jab when Grigorian was well out of range.
Battaglia misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Battaglia. Grigorian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grigorian lunges at Battaglia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Battaglia's hand.
Battaglia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grigorian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battaglia tries to move into range but Grigorian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grigorian tries to move into range but Battaglia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Battaglia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Battaglia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grigorian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Battaglia scrambles back to his feet.
Razmik Grigorian is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigorian with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Battaglia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grigorian misses with a straight left.
Battaglia ducks right into an uppercut from Grigorian.
Battaglia walks into a stiff left hand from Grigorian.
Grigorian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grigorian throws a good cross that connects.
Grigorian throws a one two combo.
Battaglia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battaglia feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Battaglia misses.
Battaglia looks to land a body kick but Grigorian moved away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Grigorian finds it's way through Battaglia's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Battaglia.
Grigorian avoids the body shot from Battaglia.
Grigorian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grigorian swings for the body but Battaglia moves out of range.
Battaglia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grigorian defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a body shot but no joy.
Battaglia throws a jab when Grigorian was well out of range.
Battaglia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grigorian takes a swing at Battaglia's ribcage but misses.
Battaglia connects with a right hand. Grigorian shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Battaglia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grigorian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grigorian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Battaglia in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Grigorian there.
Battaglia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grigorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grigorian stuns Battaglia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Battaglia throws a push kick but Grigorian slaps the foot to one side.
Grigorian scores with a jab to the body.
Battaglia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grigorian moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia throws the left hand but Grigorian avoids the punch easily.
Battaglia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigorian.
Grigorian drops his hands momentarily and Battaglia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Battaglia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Battaglia is predictable there
and Battaglia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battaglia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Battaglia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grigorian checks a leg kick nicely.
Grigorian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battaglia.
Razmik Grigorian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grigorian throws the left hand but Battaglia avoids the punch easily.
Battaglia feints the counter takedown.
Battaglia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grigorian misses with the combination.
Battaglia misses with a jab to the body
and Grigorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Marco Battaglia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battaglia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grigorian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grigorian scores with a jab.
Battaglia misses with a low kick.
It looked like Grigorian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Battaglia.
Grigorian with a nice calf kick.
A cross from Grigorian lands.
Battaglia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Battaglia shoots and misses
and Grigorian counters with a straight right hand.
Razmik Grigorian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Battaglia.
Battaglia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grigorian lands with a shot to the body.
Grigorian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Battaglia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battaglia moves away.
Battaglia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grigorian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grigorian went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Grigorian throws a leg kick which misses Battaglia's front leg but catches the back leg as Battaglia tries to avoid it.
Grigorian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razmik Grigorian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grigorian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razmik Grigorian!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 3564 p4p, 2913 weight class) and Gordon Mundi (ranked 144 p4p, 119 weight class). Mundi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 39 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Mundi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mundi has closed the distance and engaged Maneno in a clinch.
Maneno tries to circle away but Mundi has him pinned against the cage.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mundi pushes Maneno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mundi keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Mundi won't allow it.
Mundi scores with a shot to the side of Maneno's head.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Mundi keeps him there for the moment.
Mundi lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Mundi.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Mundi has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mundi - that landed with a thud.
Mundi lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Mundi.
Maneno is breathing heavily.
Mundi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manenos head.
Mundi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maneno backwards.
 Maneno is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mundi lands a left hand.
Oh Maneno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mundi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mundi dips a shoulder and cracks Maneno with a mighty uppercut! Maneno falls back against the cage and Mundi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Maneno is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mundi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Mundi!
After winning the bout, Gordon Mundi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coryatt (ranked 1871 p4p, 2291 weight class) and Julio Chavez (ranked 252 p4p, 300 weight class). Coryatt comes to the cage accompanied by Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston. Julio Chavez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez misses with a hook to the body
and Coryatt counters with a solid body kick.
Chavez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coryatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Coryatt lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chavez shoots and misses
enabling Coryatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Coryatt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coryatt scores with a jab to the body.
Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Coryatt.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt connects with an inside leg kick.
Chavez lands a two punch combo.
Chavez throws a jab when Coryatt was well out of range.
Coryatt throws a chopping leg kick but Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coryatt scores with a decent looking hook.
Chavez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coryatt finds it's way round the side to connect with Chavez's head.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Coryatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crunch! Coryatt slams his shin into Chavez's torso.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coryatt slips under a jab from Chavez.
Chris Coryatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coryatt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Chavez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coryatt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coryatt thows a body kick. Chavez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Coryatt. Chavez shrugs it off though.
Chavez looks winded!
Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Coryatt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coryatt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coryatt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coryatt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Chavez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coryatt cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coryatt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt has closed the distance and engaged Chavez in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
Coryatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coryatt blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Coryatt lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Chavez.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coryatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chavez.
Coryatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Coryatt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coryatt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chris Coryatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Chavez.
Chavez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coryatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Chavez misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coryatt wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Coryatt.
Coryatt is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Coryatt.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Coryatt counters with a solid body kick.
Coryatt closes the distance and pushes Chavez back into the cage.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Chavez.
Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coryatt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chavez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Coryatt - the referee stops the clock and Chavez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Coryatt. Chavez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chavez stalks Coryatt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Coryatt's face. Coryatt staggers backwards, shaken.
Coryatt avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Chavez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCoryatt.
A jab from Chavez misses.
Coryatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Coryatt.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coryatt tries to counter by clinching up but Chavez breaks away and moves out of range.
Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Coryatt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coryatt is looking to slow Chavez down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coryatt on the side of the head.
Coryatt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Coryatt counters by clinching up.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coryatt.
Coryatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Coryatt counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Coryatt.
Coryatt walks into a jab.
Julio Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coryatt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Coryatt counters with a nice leg kick.
Coryatt throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Chavez misses
and Coryatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Coryatt clinches with his opponent.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Coryatt controls the action.
Coryatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavez can do to turn this around?
Coryatt is leaning against Chavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coryatt lands a body punch.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Coryatt lands a left hand.
Coryatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Coryatt blocking some punches.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Chavez blocks a body shot from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a right hand.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Coryatt controls his hands.
Coryatt blocks a body shot from Chavez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coryatt.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coryatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coryatt presses Chavez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coryatt is leaning against Chavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands an uppercut.
Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Coryatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coryatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coryatt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
Coryatt scores with a shot to the side of Chavez's head.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Coryatt avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Coryatt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chavez or not.
Coryatt misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez tries a body shot but Coryatt blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Coryatt fails to land.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chavez.
Chavez can't get the takedown.
Coryatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coryatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Coryatt.
Coryatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Coryatt.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Coryatt avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coryatt.
Coryatt cracks Chavez with a nice body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coryatt lands with a left to the head.
Coryatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coryatt tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Coryatt back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a shoulder strike.
Coryatt lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez tries to score a body lock takedown but Coryatt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Coryatt pushes Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chavez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coryatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
Coryatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Coryatt presses Chavez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coryatt is working Chavez over against the cage.
Coryatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coryatt is leaning against Chavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coryatt cracks Chavez with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coryatt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Coryatt scores with a push kick.
Coryatt cracks a nice hook into Chavez's ribs.
Coryatt moves away from the strike by Chavez.
A little feinted left hand from Coryatt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Coryatt throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez unleashes a big counter combination but Coryatt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Coryatt is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Coryatt.
Coryatt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coryatt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whack! Coryatt lands a heavy head kick that drops Chavez. The ref tackles Coryatt to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Chavez was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Chris Coryatt!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chris Coryatt waved his t-shirt featuring Conquer's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chace Chacing (ranked 1112 p4p, 1036 weight class) and Tyson Law (ranked 157 p4p, 146 weight class). Law has chosen Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chace Chacing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Law!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chacing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Law sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Law was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Law scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chacing. Law does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Chacing misses the target.
Law clinches up with Chacing and pushes him back against the cage.
Law has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chacing is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chacing manages to break the clinch.
Law throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Law.
Chace Chacing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Law misses with an uppercut. Chacing saw that one coming.
Chacing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law with the counter takedown but Chacing avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Law or perhaps it was just good defense by Chacing, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chace Chacing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Law.
Law swings for the body but Chacing moves out of range.
Chacing misses with a straight left.
Chacing stuffs the takedown attempt from Law. Law gets slowly back to his feet.
Chacing throws a hook but Law blocks it.
Chacing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Law throws a looping overhand right but Chacing ducks down to avoid it.
Law changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chacing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Law counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Law there.
Chacing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Law not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Law looks to land a strike but Chacing avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Law lying in Chacing's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Chacing decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Law taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chace Chacing!
Chace Chacing decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor Butcher (ranked 230 p4p, 199 weight class) and Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 33 p4p, 28 weight class). Butcher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eaten by Bloodbath. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher dives in and grabs Izmaylov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Izmaylov pushes down on Butcher's head and hops out.
Izmaylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Izmaylov as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Conor Butcher has been cut.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izmaylov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butcher tries to clinch up
and Izmaylov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butcher throws the left hand but Izmaylov avoids the punch easily.
Izmaylov throws out a counter right but Butcher avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher closes the distance and clinches.
Butcher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Izmaylov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Butcher tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izmaylov breaks from the clinch.
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
Butcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Izmaylov. Izmaylov obviously looking to wear him down.
Butcher seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butcher is defended easily by Izmaylov.
Butcher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Butcher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Izmaylov with a nice calf kick.
Izmaylov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butcher is out of range and Izmaylov settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butcher is out of range.
Butcher clinches up against the cage.
Butcher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Izmaylov smiles and moves away.
Izmaylov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butcher is out of range and Izmaylov settles back down.
Butcher takes a swing at Izmaylov's ribcage but misses.
Butcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conor Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Izmaylov on his heels. He'll look to pass Izmaylov's guard now, I'm sure.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butcher throwing strikes but missing.
Izmaylov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Izmaylov has wrist control.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Izmaylov keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Butcher trying to control but Izmaylov is working from the bottom.
Izmaylov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Izmaylov blocks nicely.
Izmaylov trying to keep a closed guard but Butcher is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov keeping full guard, as Butcher tries to pass.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Izmaylov blocks nicely.
Butcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Izmaylov is retaining full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Butcher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Butcher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Butcher postures up in Izmaylov's guard and throws a big left but Izmaylov blocks it.
Butcher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Izmaylov knows he should have avoided that one.
Izmaylov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Butcher trying to control but Izmaylov is working from the bottom.
Butcher throwing strikes but missing.
Butcher postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Izmaylov has his hands on Butcher's head, controlling the position.
Butcher throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Conor Butcher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher'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.
Izmaylov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab, jab by Butcher - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Butcher. Beautiful body shot.
Izmaylov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Izmaylov stalks Butcher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Butcher's face. Butcher staggers backwards, shaken.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Izmaylov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Izmaylov misses.
Good exchange - Izmaylov coming out on top.
Izmaylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Butcher misses
and Izmaylov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher lands a hook that snaps the head of Izmaylov backwards.
Butcher is working for takedown but Izmaylov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Izmaylov can't break the clinch.
Izmaylov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Butcher tries a body shot but Izmaylov blocks it.
Izmaylov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Izmaylov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Izmaylov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Butcher's head backwards.
Conor Butcher's cut is getting worse.
Izmaylov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Butcher instigates a clinch.
Izmaylov wants to get back to striking at distance but Butcher won't allow it.
Butcher tries to pull guard but Izmaylov holds him up against the cage and eventually Butcher drops back down to his feet.
Izmaylov gets underhooks to prevent Butcher's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izmaylov prevents the takedown attempt.
Butcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izmaylov stops a takedown attempt from Butcher.
Izmaylov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Izmaylov as he avoids it easily.
Izmaylov throws out a counter right but Butcher avoids it with no problem.
Butcher is looking to wear down Izmaylov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Butcher tries to clinch up
and Izmaylov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher looks to clinch
and Izmaylov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izmaylov scores with a body shot.
Izmaylov lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Izmaylov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Butcher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butcher 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.
Izmaylov lands with a nice body punch.
Izmaylov lands with a straight right. Butcher didn't see that one coming.
Conor Butcher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Izmaylov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Izmaylov scores with a leg kick.
Butcher has Izmaylov up against the cage in a clinch.
Izmaylov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov is looking to break free of the clinch but Butcher has double underhooks.
Butcher looking for a takedown.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Izmaylov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Izmaylov is pressed up against the cage. Butcher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Izmaylov down to the mat. Izmaylov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Butcher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Izmaylov.
Butcher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Izmaylov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Izmaylov lands.
Izmaylov connects with a leg kick.
Butcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izmaylov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Izmaylov is just out of range.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Izmaylov ducks down to avoid it.
Butcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Izmaylov pinned against the cage. Izmaylov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Izmaylov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Izmaylov lands a leg kick that knocks Butcher off balance momentarily.
Izmaylov digs a good body shot into Butcher's ribs.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
Izmaylov is trying to break free.
Butcher gets control of Izmaylov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Butcher will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
Butcher gets a takedown into half guard.
Izmaylov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Potemkin Izmaylov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butcher fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Izmaylov sprawls well initially but Butcher persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izmaylov trying to control but Butcher postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Izmaylov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Butcher lands a couple of elbows.
Butcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butcher is in close to Izmaylov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Butcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Butcher throwing strikes but missing.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Izmaylov keeps moving.
Izmaylov is trying to control the position but Butcher postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Izmaylov keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
Butcher cracks Izmaylov with a solid left hand.
Izmaylov trying to control the position.
Butcher throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Izmaylov is trying to control the position but Butcher postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Izmaylov moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Izmaylov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butcher's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick that misses.
Izmaylov takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Izmaylov with a nice cross.
Potemkin Izmaylov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher gets a takedown into half guard.
Butcher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Izmaylov is trying to maintain the position but Butcher is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Butcher working over Izmaylov with some ground and pound. Izmaylov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Izmaylov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Butcher wants to control but Izmaylov is keeping him busy.
Izmaylov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Butcher.
Izmaylov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Butcher is pressing down on Izmaylov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Izmaylov is holding on for now.
Izmaylov wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Izmaylov is trying to control but can't.
Butcher throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Izmaylov to regain full guard.
Butcher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Butcher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Butcher looking to pass the guard.
Izmaylov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conor Butcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Butcher forces his way into half guard.
Izmaylov tries to get to full guard but Butcher has control of the leg.
Izmaylov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butcher scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Butcher clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Izmaylov misses with a straight left.
Jab by Izmaylov.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Izmaylov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Izmaylov but Izmaylov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Butcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Izmaylov tries to sprawl but Butcher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Izmaylov pushes Butcher off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Butcher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Butcher misses.
Butcher misses with an uppercut. Izmaylov saw that one coming.
Izmaylov lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Butcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Butcher takes the fight into the clinch.
Butcher tries to throw a body punch but Izmaylov avoids it by throwing Butcher back against the cage.
Izmaylov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izmaylov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Izmaylov breaks the clinch.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Izmaylov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izmaylov jabs Butcher right on the nose. Butcher blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Izmaylov there.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Izmaylov throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izmaylov controlling the position.
Butcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Butcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Izmaylov keeps moving.
Izmaylov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Izmaylov blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butcher.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izmaylov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butcher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Izmaylov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Izmaylov pulls Butcher in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Butcher engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Izmaylov keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
Butcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Izmaylov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Izmaylov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Potemkin Izmaylov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Izmaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Izmaylov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Izmaylov. Izmaylov obviously looking to wear him down.
Izmaylov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Butcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Butcher takes the fight into the clinch.
Izmaylov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Izmaylov defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Izmaylov lands but Butcher takes it in his stride.
Izmaylov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Butcher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher.
Izmaylov missing with a left hand there. Butcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Izmaylov throws a push kick but Butcher slaps the foot to one side.
Izmaylov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Butcher.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
Butcher is looking to clinch.
Butcher swings for the body but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Izmaylov counters with a body kick.
Izmaylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Izmaylov is trying to defend but Butcher finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Butcher is just content to waste time from the top position. Izmaylov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Izmaylov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butcher.
Butcher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Izmaylov's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Butcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Izmaylov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Butcher is in close to Izmaylov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Butcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Izmaylov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Izmaylov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Izmaylov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Izmaylov keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
Izmaylov controls Butcher momentarily but Butcher frees himself.
Butcher with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Izmaylov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Butcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Izmaylov is keeping the position for now.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Izmaylov blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jab by Butcher.
Butcher tries to move into range but Izmaylov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Izmaylov connects with a leg kick.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher feinted with a counter takedown.
Izmaylov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butcher is defended easily by Izmaylov.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Conor Butcher.
I think Butcher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Conor Butcher retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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