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Release the kraken! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Merlyn (ranked 3824 p4p, 3207 weight class) and Khableep Noodlemegadov (ranked 478 p4p, 409 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Merlyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khableep Noodlemegadov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noodlemegadov scores with a jab. Merlyn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noodlemegadov throws a combination. Merlyn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice body punch from Merlyn.
A cross from Merlyn lands.
A punch combination from Noodlemegadov misses.
Noodlemegadov cracks Merlyn with a good jab.
Noodlemegadov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noodlemegadov throws a combination that misses
and Merlyn counters with a right hand to the body.
Noodlemegadov looks winded!
Merlyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noodlemegadov moves away.
Noodlemegadov is holding his hands too far apart here. Merlyn throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Noodlemegadov is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Merlyn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Miocic (ranked 6764 p4p, 5672 weight class) and Anderson The Spider (ranked 616 p4p, 540 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Miocic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson The Spider!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Miocic.
Miocic stuffs the takedown attempt from The Spider. The Spider gets slowly back to his feet.
The Spider throws a head kick but Miocic moves out of range.
The Spider goes for a double leg but Miocic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Miocic continues to drive forward.
Miocic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Spider unleashes a big counter combination but Miocic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Miocic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miocic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Spider tries to score with a low kick but Miocic moves his leg out of the way.
The Spider is looking to clinch.
The Spider closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Miocic to the mat! Miocic manages to get full guard.
The Spider working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Spider stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miocic wants to slow The Spider down by chopping away at his legs.
The Spider throws a counter combo.
Miocic misses with a hook.
The Spider dives in and grabs Miocic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miocic pushes down on The Spider's head and hops out.
Daniel Miocic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson The Spider.
The Spider clinches.
The Spider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Spider has a takedown stuffed.
Miocic throws a head kick that misses.
Daniel Miocic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Spider shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Spider dives in for a single leg takedown but Miocic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Miocic scores with a three punch combo!
The Spider lands with a shot to the body.
The Spider fails with a takedown attempt.
Miocic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniel Miocic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miocic throws a series of punches but The Spider avoids them all with ease.
The Spider fails to land with a series of punches.
The Spider staying out of range there.
Miocic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Spider closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miocic prevents the takedown attempt.
The Spider is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miocic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Miocic tries to break the clinch but The Spider is controlling the position.
Miocic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Spider fails to pull guard.
The Spider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miocic's efforts to push away.
Miocic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miocic wants to break free but The Spider has control.
Miocic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miocic is looking to break free of the clinch but The Spider has double underhooks.
The Spider is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miocic to keep the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Spider breaks the clinch.
Miocic slips a jab and a cross from The Spider.
Miocic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miocic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Spider.
The Spider is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miocic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Spider shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Spider looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miocic connects with a right hand. The Spider shakes it off.
The Spider is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by The Spider.
Sloppy strikes from The Spider. Those never looked like landing.
Miocic looks to land a left hand but The Spider moved out of range nicely.
The Spider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miocic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Spider with the counter takedown but Miocic avoids it easily.
Miocic tries to land a leg kick but The Spider saw it coming and moves away.
Miocic scores with a nice strike.
The Spider moves into the clinch successfully.
The Spider turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Spider staying calm.
The Spider thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Spider working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Spider misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Miocic pushes The Spider away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Spider gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The Spider controls the position.
Miocic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Spider tries for a kimura but Miocic is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Miocic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miocic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Spider lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - The Spider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miocic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Miocic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Spider moves into range and clinches up with Miocic.
The Spider manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Miocic as The Spider shoots in.
The Spider takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miocic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miocic throws a sloppy head kick and The Spider moves out of range easily.
Miocic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miocic throws a head kick that misses
and The Spider counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miocic tries a head kick but it misses.
The Spider tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miocic defends well and The Spider ends up having to push Miocic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miocic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Spider is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miocic misses with a hook. The Spider ducked under it nicely.
The Spider is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Miocic tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Miocic.
Miocic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Miocic scores with a four punch combination!
The Spider shoots in for a takedown but Miocic shows good takedown defense.
Daniel Miocic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson The Spider.
The Spider shoots in for a double leg but Miocic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Spider looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miocic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Spider avoids the head kick by Miocic.
Daniel Miocic is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miocic blocks a head kick by The Spider.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Miocic.
Miocic throws a right hand that misses
and The Spider counters with a left to the body.
Miocic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Spider can do to turn this around?
Miocic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miocic misses with a series of wild punches.
The Spider staying out of range there.
The Spider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Spider tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miocic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Spider scores with a takedown into Miocic's guard.
The Spider postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miocic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Spider is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Spider is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Spider with a nice head shot there.
Miocic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Spider is controlling him.
The Spider is working Miocic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Spider sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Miocic is working an open guard so The Spider takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The Spider tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miocic defends well and The Spider ends up having to push Miocic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No luck for The Spider with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miocic throws a head kick but The Spider moves out of range.
The Spider fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miocic, as that shot connected.
The Spider moves into the clinch.
The Spider tries to pull guard but Miocic holds him up against the cage and eventually The Spider drops back down to his feet.
Miocic tries to break free but The Spider pushes him back against the cage.
Miocic tries to circle away but The Spider has him pinned against the cage.
The Spider tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miocic smiles and moves away.
The Spider shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miocic as he jumps to the side.
Daniel Miocic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miocic cracks The Spider with an open hand slap.
The Spider shoots in looking for a takedown but Miocic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Spider's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Miocic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Miocic.
The Spider dives in and grabs Miocic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miocic pushes down on The Spider's head and hops out.
The Spider throws a right and a left that Miocic avoids nicely.
Miocic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Miocic finds it's way through The Spider's defenses.
Miocic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miocic throws a head kick but The Spider moves out of range.
The Spider steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Miocic.
Miocic tries to keep at a distance but The Spider has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Spider manages to break the clinch.
The Spider closes the distance and clinches up with Miocic, looking for a takedown. The Spider pushes Miocic against the cage but Miocic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Miocic.
Miocic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Spider shoots for a double leg takedown but Miocic sprawls well. He's pushed The Spider's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel Miocic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson The Spider.
Miocic throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miocic throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Spider misses with a takedown attempt - Miocic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Spider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for The Spider with that takedown attempt.
The Spider tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miocic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Spider somewhat.
The Spider blocks a head kick by Miocic.
A head kick misses from Miocic.
Miocic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Spider avoids the head kick by Miocic.
The Spider misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Spider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miocic.
Miocic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miocic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Spider.
Miocic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miocic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The Spider shoots in looking for a takedown but Miocic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Spider's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Miocic.
The Spider slips under a jab from Miocic.
The Spider avoids the head kick by Miocic.
The Spider shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miocic thinks about countering with a head kick.
Miocic tries to land a front kick but The Spider steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miocic misses with an uppercut
and The Spider counters by clinching up.
Miocic working hard to break the clinch.
Miocic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Spider.
Miocic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Spider manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Spider goes for a takedown attempt but Miocic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miocic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Spider moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miocic misses with a straight left.
Miocic lands a nice shot to the body.
Miocic misses with a head kick.
The Spider is looking to clinch but Miocic is avoiding it.
Miocic misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Miocic.
The Spider tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miocic defends well and The Spider ends up having to push Miocic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miocic is looking to land body kicks.
The Spider clinches up with Miocic and pushes him back against the cage.
The Spider wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Spider manages to break the clinch.
Miocic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miocic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miocic wants it to stay on the feet.
The Spider gets a double leg takedown into Miocic's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Spider throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miocic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Spider controls from within his opponent's guard.
The Spider stands up and waves to Miocic to follow him.
Miocic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Miocic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miocic, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Miocic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Wade (ranked 4409 p4p, 4895 weight class) and Theon Ryan (ranked 566 p4p, 600 weight class). Seth Wade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theon Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wade appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick from Wade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
Wade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ryan just manages to avoid it.
Wade moves into the clinch.
Wade breaks from the clinch.
Wade rushes Ryan and presses him up against the cage.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Wade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan looks winded!
Wade misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've been told by Wade's head coaches at DK MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wade tries to clinch up.
Wade moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Wade throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab by Wade.
Theon Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Wade lands a head shot.
Wade throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryan misses with a hook to the body
and Wade counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ryan's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan is looking for the big counter here.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wade throws a head kick that half lands.
Wade lands with a slapping head kick.
Wade lands a head kick. Ryan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick there by Wade.
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!
Wade has Ryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Wade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Seth Wade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wade. That one must have hurt.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan throws a solid leg kick but Wade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ryan.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wade clinches up with Ryan and pushes him back against the cage.
Wade misses with a knee strike.
Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Ryan.
Ryan throws a wild body kick that Wade sees coming a mile off.
Wade moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wade delivers a nice body kick.
A left lands for Wade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wade connects with a jab.
Wade throws a head kick that misses.
Wade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It appears Wade was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Wade finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wade misses with a head kick.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade misses with a kick to the body.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Wade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Wade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Ryan scores with a four punch combination!
Wade closes the distance and pushes Ryan back into the cage.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wade.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Wade throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade with a hook.
Wade throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Wade lands a high kick!
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Wade 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.
Wade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Seth Wade is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wade thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Wade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Nice body kick there by Wade.
Wade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ryan.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Wade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Ryan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wade instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wade. Ryan shrugs it off though.
Seth Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wade bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wade throws a front kick that sends Ryan stumbling back into the cage.
Wade tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Wade closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Wade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ryan if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Wade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ryan on the side of the head.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan throws a counter combo.
Ryan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wade counters with a big head kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
Wade is looking to clinch.
Wade pushes Ryan away with a front kick.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wade counters with a good, hard body kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
Wade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Wade misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wade closes the distance and clinches.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wade keeps Ryan at a distance using the push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wade - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wade. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wade keeps Ryan at a distance using the push kick.
Wade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ryan throws a right hand that Wade ducks under and follows up with a left that Wade also avoids with ease.
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Wade goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wade moves into range and clinches up with Ryan.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryan is keeping busy.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wade wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Ryan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wade.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wade checks a leg kick.
Wade throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Wade.
Wade tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Wade is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Wade. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Wade does it's job there.
Ryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryan is defended easily by Wade.
Wade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Wade dominated that second round.
That's time! Wade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Wade scores with a push kick.
A lazy body kick from Ryan
and Wade counters with a series of strikes. Ryan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wade tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Wade counters with a solid body kick.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Wade.
Wade tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Ryan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wade scores with a spinning back kick!
Wade throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Ryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Wade throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Wade.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ryan.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan tries to bum rush Wade with a series of wild strikes but Wade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryan looks to throw a body kick
and Wade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Wade.
Wade clinches up against the cage.
Wade missing with knees to the body.
Wade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wade throws a big counter combination but Ryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wade lands with a straight right. Ryan didn't see that one coming.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wade!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wade blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
Wade is looking to clinch.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Wade finds it's target.
Wade tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wade thuds his shin into the meat of Ryan's side.
Wade throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with the body kick
and Wade counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Wade.
Wade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryan throws a push kick but Wade slaps the foot to one side.
Ryan tries to keep at a distance but Wade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryan breaks the clinch.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Wade.
Wade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan unleashes a big counter combination but Wade bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wade avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Wade throws a one two combo.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wade circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick from Ryan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Wade throws a front kick that sends Ryan stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan thumps Wade with a low kick.
Wade misses with a body kick.
Ryan scores with a nice body kick.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryan can pounce on him.
Ryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wade throws a big counter combination but Ryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Wade!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Drikus (ranked 4328 p4p, 6795 weight class) and Sheya Graham (ranked 527 p4p, 706 weight class). William Drikus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170
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Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Drikus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheya Graham!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham misses the shot to the body.
Drikus connects with a solid leg kick.
Sheya Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drikus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham lands a nice shot to the body.
Drikus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Graham throws a counter combo.
Graham lands a jab to Drikus's midsection.
Drikus moves into range and clinches up with Graham.
Drikus just leaning against Graham, taking a breather.
Graham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham manages to break the clinch.
Graham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Graham throws a series of punches but Drikus avoids them all with ease.
Drikus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drikus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Drikus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Graham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheya Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
Graham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drikus shoots in for a double leg but Graham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham cracks Drikus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graham gets tackled into the cage by Drikus. Drikus maintains the clinch.
Graham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drikus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Graham fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drikus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Graham defends well and Drikus ends up having to push Graham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graham misses with a hook. Drikus ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Graham. No joy for Drikus on that attempt.
Graham has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Graham scores with a jab. Drikus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham lands a nice looking body shot.
Graham lands with a straight right. Drikus didn't see that one coming.
Graham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Drikus is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Drikus misses the target.
Graham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drikus shoots for a double leg takedown but Graham sprawls well. He's pushed Drikus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drikus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Drikus is just content to waste time from the top position. Graham takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Graham pushes Drikus off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drikus shoots in looking for a takedown but Graham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drikus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drikus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Graham.
Graham scores with a jab to the body.
Graham scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graham.
A right-left combo lands from Graham.
Graham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like William Drikus has been cut.
Graham connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drikus's sensitive parts.
Graham lands with a cross.
A lazy left from Graham finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drikus tries to move into range but Graham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drikus tries to move into range but Graham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drikus walks into a stiff left hand from Graham.
Graham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Graham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 Drikus is rocked!
Graham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drikus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drikus on the side of the head.
Drikus wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drikus darts in trying to clinch
and Drikus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheya Graham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Drikus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drikus is looking to counter the offense by Graham and move into the clinch.
Drikus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drikus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drikus wants the takedown. Graham is fighting it off but Drikus persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Graham's guard against the cage.
Graham pushes Drikus off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drikus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graham counters with a body kick.
Drikus throws a shot from downtown. Graham moves away and avoids it.
Graham is looking for the big counter here.
Graham throws a leg kick which misses Drikus's front leg but catches the back leg as Drikus tries to avoid it.
Drikus gets the takedown into side control.
Graham sneaks out the side door and pushes Drikus away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graham.
Graham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drikus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham connects with the punch.
Donk. Graham catches Drikus right on the button with a cross.
Drikus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graham lands a jab to the head.
Graham lands a nice shot that snaps Drikus's head back.
Graham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drikus's hands.
Good leg kick by Graham.
Graham lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drikus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Graham.
Drikus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Graham.
A nice combination there by Graham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drikus shoots in and drives through. Graham sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Drikus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Graham.
Drikus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drikus scrambles back to his feet.
Graham connects with a crisp jab.
Graham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Graham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Graham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drikus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drikus's head backwards.
Graham is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the liver by Graham. Beautiful body shot.
Drikus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drikus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands a really nice looking cross but Drikus seems unphased.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Graham as Drikus shoots in.
Graham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Graham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Graham lands a jab to Drikus's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Graham. That snapped Drikus's head back.
Graham lands a glancing blow to the side of Drikus's head.
Graham lands a head shot.
Drikus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Graham kicks off Drikus and gets to his feet.
Drikus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham scores with a three punch combo!
Drikus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Graham scores with a sloppy right hand. Drikus should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Graham.
Drikus wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Drikus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Graham to the ground. Drikus is now in Graham's guard.
Graham manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Graham manages to break the clinch.
William Drikus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graham throws a head kick that half lands.
Drikus feints a jab promting Graham to slip. Drikus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Graham slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Graham throws a leg kick which misses Drikus's front leg but catches the back leg as Drikus tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheya Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Drikus'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. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Graham.
Drikus slips a straight right by Graham.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drikus shoots in looking for a takedown but Graham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drikus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
Drikus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Drikus blocks a head kick by Graham.
Graham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham checks a leg kick.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drikus with a poor takedown
and Graham counters with a good low kick that Drikus was not able to check.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drikus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Drikus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drikus misses with a takedown attempt
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graham's corner calls for a 1-2. Graham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good exchange - Graham coming out on top.
Graham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Graham.
Graham with a hook.
Graham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Graham throws out a powerful jab.
Graham lands a body shot.
Drikus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graham to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drikus's head backwards.
Drikus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graham avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws a one two combo.
Graham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drikus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graham pinned against the cage. Graham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Graham lands an overhand right.
Graham lands a slapping body shot.
Graham lands with a nice combination. Drikus backs away looking to recover.
Drikus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drikus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drikus avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graham misses with an uppercut.
Drikus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graham finds it's way round the side to connect with Drikus's head.
Drikus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Drikus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graham was well out of range. Poor timing from Drikus.
Drikus slips a jab from Graham.
Drikus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Drikus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Graham but Graham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Graham. Drikus shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drikus looks to land a body kick but Graham moved away.
Graham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Graham tries to get set, Drikus tries to push him back and clinch up but Graham manages to avoid the attempt.
Graham jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drikus shoots and misses
and Graham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Graham scores with a nice strike.
Graham scores with a head kick.
Graham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drikus. That did some damage!
Drikus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Graham looks for the body kick but Drikus saw that one coming.
Drikus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Graham clobbers Drikus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
William Drikus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drikus slips a jab and a cross from Graham.
Graham just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDrikus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheya Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheya Graham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Paulo (ranked 6496 p4p, 6367 weight class) and Andrei Petrovic (ranked 263 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135
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130
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Paulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Petrovic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paulo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Paulo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Paulo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paulo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paulo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pedro Paulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paulo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulo is looking to counter the offense by Petrovic and move into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petrovic.
Pedro Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Petrovic.
Paulo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Paulo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paulo has picked Petrovic up - he's going for a ride! Paulo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Petrovic taking some punishment here, with Paulo in his half guard.
Paulo controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Petrovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Petrovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paulo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paulo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Petrovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paulo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Petrovic's head.
Petrovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paulo is one step ahead there.
Petrovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Petrovic has momentary wrist control but Paulo slips an elbow through the middle.
Paulo preventing the sweep.
Paulo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Paulo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petrovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paulo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paulo is stalling in the full guard.
Paulo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paulo controlling from the top position.
Petrovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paulo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paulo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Petrovic wants to sweep here but Paulo controlling him for the moment.
Paulo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paulo preventing the sweep.
Paulo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrovic on the ground.
Paulo is in close to Petrovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Petrovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrovic, not yet.
Paulo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paulo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Paulo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Petrovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paulo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo with a nice head shot there.
Paulo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paulo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulo postures up and lands a big shot to Petrovic's brow.
Paulo lands a couple of digs.
Petrovic controls Paulo momentarily but Paulo frees himself.
Paulo chips away with some ground and pound.
Paulo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovic looks winded!
Petrovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrovic is trying to keep Paulo in close.
Paulo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paulo postures up and lands a big shot to Petrovic's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Paulo dominated that round.
That's time! Paulo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paulo rushes Petrovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paulo lands a takedown into guard.
Paulo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paulo stays in close to Petrovic's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paulo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Paulo is stalling in the full guard.
Paulo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paulo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Paulo.
Pedro Paulo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrovic trying to keep a closed guard but Paulo is proving a slippery customer.
Paulo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrovic can do to turn this around?
Petrovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paulo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paulo cracks Petrovic with a solid left hand.
Paulo controlling from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paulo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo stands up over Petrovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Paulo landing with the ground and pound.
Paulo won't allow Petrovic to sweep him here.
Paulo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Petrovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paulo tries to get to full guard but Petrovic has control of the leg.
Petrovic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Petrovic is breathing heavily.
Petrovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Petrovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petrovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paulo is pulling down on Petrovic's head to control his posture.
Petrovic throwing strikes from guard but Paulo blocks nicely.
Petrovic is fighting to break Paulo's control of his arms but Paulo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Paulo wants to sweep but no luck.
Paulo controlling the position.
Petrovic wants to pass the guard but Paulo is keeping the position.
Petrovic has gone for a leg lock! Paulo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Petrovic's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic has momentary wrist control but Paulo slips an elbow through the middle.
Paulo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paulo is stalling in the full guard.
Further stalling from Paulo.
Petrovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paulo is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paulo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Paulo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Paulo looks to land a combination but Petrovic avoids it well.
Paulo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paulo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Petrovic checks a low kick from Paulo.
Paulo misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Paulo.
A punch combination from Paulo misses.
Petrovic tries for a takedown but Paulo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paulo rushes Petrovic and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Paulo manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovic is looking to regain half guard here but Paulo keeps moving and retains side control.
Petrovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic trying to remain calm as Paulo controls from the top position.
Paulo lands some shots froms side control.
Paulo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Petrovic is looking to regain half guard here but Paulo keeps moving and retains side control.
Petrovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulo taking a breather here.
Petrovic is trying to get back to half guard.
Paulo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Petrovic to see if he's OK.
Paulo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
 Petrovic is rocked!
Paulo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Petrovic is still in real trouble! Can Paulo finish him?
Paulo working the head and body with strikes.
Petrovic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Paulo staying calm.
A big shot lands for Paulo! That's hurt Petrovic! Will he recover? Paulo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Paulo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Bonzela Franco (ranked 5162 p4p, 5398 weight class) and Terry Bricard (ranked 518 p4p, 535 weight class). Terry Bricard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Bonzela Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Bricard!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonzela Franco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bricard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been told by Bonzela Franco's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bricard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonzela Franco is fending him off so far but Bricard persists. Nope, Bonzela Franco circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonzela Franco misses with a takedown attempt
so Bricard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bricard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bonzela Franco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bricard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bricard prevents Bonzela Franco from getting back to his feet.
Bricard postures up in Bonzela Franco's guard and throws a big left but Bonzela Franco blocks it.
Bonzela Franco could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bonzela Franco working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bricard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bricard wants to control from the top but Bonzela Franco keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bricard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonzela Franco is fending him off so far but Bricard persists. Nope, Bonzela Franco circles away and we're back to standing.
Ezio Bonzela Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Bricard.
Bonzela Franco tries to keep at a distance but Bricard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bricard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bonzela Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bricard manages to break the clinch.
Bricard fails with the takedown.
Bricard moves into the clinch successfully.
Bricard stops a takedown attempt from Bonzela Franco.
Bricard decides to pull guard.
Bricard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bonzela Franco is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco wants to control from the top but Bricard keeps moving.
Bricard working for a triangle but Bonzela Franco defends it easily.
Bonzela Franco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bricard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bonzela Franco has managed to get both his arms back between Bricard's legs - danger averted.
Bonzela Franco distracts Bricard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bonzela Franco lands a couple of digs.
Bricard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bonzela Franco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bonzela Franco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bricard is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bonzela Franco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonzela Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Bricard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonzela Franco stands and steps away. Bricard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bonzela Franco throws a head kick but Bricard moves out of range.
Bricard goes for a double leg but Bonzela Franco avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bonzela Franco continues to drive forward.
Bonzela Franco tries to sprawl but Bricard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bricard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bricard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bricard wants to take a breather but Bonzela Franco is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bricard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bricard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bricard decides to pull guard.
Bonzela Franco tries to free his leg and advance position but Bricard is retaining full guard.
Bricard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bonzela Franco distracts Bricard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bricard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bonzela Franco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bricard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonzela Franco is working Bricard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bricard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bonzela Franco controls the pace.
Bricard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonzela Franco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonzela Franco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bonzela Franco lands a couple of elbows.
Bonzela Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bonzela Franco postures up and lands a big shot to Bricard's brow.
Bonzela Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bricard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bricard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bonzela Franco showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bonzela Franco lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricard keeping full guard, as Bonzela Franco tries to pass.
Bonzela Franco wants to control from the top but Bricard keeps moving.
Bonzela Franco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bricard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bonzela Franco has managed to get both his arms back between Bricard's legs - danger averted.
Bricard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bonzela Franco defends well.
Bricard being controlled here, momentarily.
Bonzela Franco postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bonzela Franco shoots in looking for a takedown. Bricard tries to sprawl out of it but Bonzela Franco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bricard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bricard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonzela Franco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bricard shoots in for a takedown but Bonzela Franco shows good takedown defense.
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.
Bricard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bricard tries to work over Bonzela Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bricard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonzela Franco avoids the body shot from Bricard.
It looked like Bonzela Franco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bricard moves into the clinch.
Bricard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bricard shoots in and drives through. Bonzela Franco sprawls well.
Bonzela Franco attempts a counter takedown but Bricard avoids it well and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonzela Franco dodges the punch combination from Bricard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bricard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bonzela Franco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bricard tries to avoid it but Bonzela Franco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bricard to the ground. Bricard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bricard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bricard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonzela Franco as he avoids it easily.
Bricard swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonzela Franco.
Bricard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bonzela Franco defends well and Bricard ends up having to push Bonzela Franco into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bricard lands with a right hand.
It looks like Ezio Bonzela Franco has been cut.
Ezio Bonzela Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bricard is defended easily by Bonzela Franco.
Ezio Bonzela Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Bricard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricard misses with a double jab.
Bricard misses with a double jab.
Bricard misses with a two punch combination.
Bonzela Franco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bricard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bricard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonzela Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonzela Franco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bonzela Franco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bricard tries to bench press Bonzela Franco off him but Bonzela Franco keeps the position.
Bonzela Franco scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bricard sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bricard defends it well.
Bonzela Franco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bricard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bonzela Franco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bricard tries to get to full guard but Bonzela Franco has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bricard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bricard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonzela Franco wants to control from the top but Bricard keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco tries to free his leg and advance position but Bricard is retaining full guard.
Bricard is trying to keep Bonzela Franco in close.
Bonzela Franco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bonzela Franco cracks Bricard with a solid left hand.
Bricard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bonzela Franco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bricard is looking for a triangle here but Bonzela Franco uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bricard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bricard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bonzela Franco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bonzela Franco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bricard, who protects the arm well.
Bonzela Franco working away.
Terry Bricard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonzela Franco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonzela Franco wants to control but Bricard is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezio Bonzela Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bricard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bricard!
Terry Bricard very nearly forgot to thank Finnish Elite Extreme Science amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Peter (ranked 7133 p4p, 2806 weight class) and Jamal The Snake (ranked 508 p4p, 275 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Peter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal The Snake !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Snake leaves Peter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peter closes the distance and clinches.
Peter jumps guard and drags The Snake to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peter 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.
Peter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Snake 's guard.
The Snake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Snake 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter wants to stand but The Snake is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter wants to pass the guard but The Snake is keeping the position.
The Snake keeping moving, preventing Peter from controlling successfully.
The Snake throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Peter escapes and throws The Snake 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The Snake is trying to get back to half guard.
The Snake has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Snake tries to buck Peter off but Peter is having none of it.
The Snake is not content to let Peter control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Snake manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peter's best efforts.
Peter wants to pass the guard but The Snake is defending well.
The Snake tries to get to full guard but Peter has control of the leg.
Peter wants to stand up but The Snake is controlling the position.
Peter wants to work for an arm triangle but The Snake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peter is trying to control the action in half guard but The Snake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Snake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter wants to free his trapped foot but The Snake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Peter working The Snake over with strikes.
Peter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Snake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Snake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Peter scoring with strikes but The Snake is staying in there.
The Snake gets back to half guard.
The Snake looks winded!
Peter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Peter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter trying to control the action but The Snake is working from the bottom.
The Snake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peter wants to take a breather but The Snake is having none of it.
The Snake actively working from the bottom here.
The Snake wants to improve his position but Peter is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Snake actively working from the bottom here.
Peter wants to stand up but The Snake is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Peter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Snake shoots in but Peter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Snake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Snake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peter is looking to reverse the position.
The Snake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peter, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Peter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Snake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The Snake is breathing heavily.
Peter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter is looking for a sweep. The Snake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peter trying to control here.
Peter wants to get back to his feet.
Peter moves into full guard.
Peter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Snake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peter is on top in guard.
Peter trying to control but The Snake is working from the bottom.
The Snake is looking for a triangle but Peter pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Snake can do to turn this around?
Peter is looking to stand up but The Snake won't let him.
Peter wants to control from the top but The Snake keeps moving.
Peter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The Snake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peter trying to control the position from guard on top but The Snake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Snake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peter is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peter wants to take a breather but The Snake is having none of it.
Peter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peter is trying to control. The Snake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Snake is looking to improve his position.
Peter wants to get back to his feet.
Peter working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peter wants to control but The Snake is keeping him busy.
It looks like Peter is going to stand back up.
Peter trying to control the action but The Snake is working from the bottom.
The Snake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Snake .
Peter passes The Snake 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Snake is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice strikes from Peter there.
Jimmy Peter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peter wants to stand up but The Snake has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The Snake looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Peter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Snake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peter throws a sloppy head kick
and The Snake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Snake .
The Snake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Snake stands up out of Peter's guard for a moment - Peter manages to land a nice upkick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter is trying to keep The Snake in close.
The Snake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peter wants to stand but The Snake is controlling the position.
The Snake pushes down on Peter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Snake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Snake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Peter is pressing down on The Snake 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Snake postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Peter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Snake , into his guard.
Peter is looking to stand up but The Snake won't let him.
Peter wants to pass the guard but The Snake is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peter wants to control from the top but The Snake keeps moving.
The Snake keeping full guard, as Peter tries to pass.
The Snake looking for subs off his back but Peter has passed one foot through into half guard.
Peter tries to stand but can't do so whilst The Snake controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter trying to control the action but The Snake is working from the bottom.
The Snake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peter wants to take a breather but The Snake is having none of it.
Peter is working for a submission of some sort.
Peter is looking to advance position but The Snake won't allow it.
Peter wants to stand up but The Snake is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peter working The Snake over with strikes.
Peter wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Snake keeps working.
The Snake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peter wants to control but The Snake is keeping him busy.
The Snake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peter trying to control the action but The Snake is working from the bottom.
Peter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peter wants to pass the guard but The Snake is defending well.
The Snake is refusing to be controlled, as Peter sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Peter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Peter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melo Dahigh (ranked 25220 p4p, 5243 weight class) and Kane Gold (ranked 662 p4p, 521 weight class). Melo Dahigh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kane Gold's chin.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Melo Dahigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Gold!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Dahigh fails with a takedown attempt.
Gold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dahigh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dahigh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gold tries to avoid it but Dahigh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gold to the ground. Gold escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dahigh misses with a body shot.
Gold works Dahigh's body with a nice hook.
Dahigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold throws a hook but Dahigh avoids it easily.
Kane Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a hook but Dahigh avoids it easily.
Dahigh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahigh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gold has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dahigh is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dahigh gets tackled into the cage by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Dahigh's head.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
Dahigh is breathing heavily.
Gold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gold looking to throw knees to the head but Dahigh is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Gold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dahigh.
Dahigh managing to block the knees to the body from Gold.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dahigh backwards.
Dahigh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold pushes Dahigh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Gold as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Gold.
A right hook to the body lands for Gold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Gold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gold lands a body punch.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
Gold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dahigh.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dahigh or not.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Dahigh backwards.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dahigh backwards.
Dahigh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Gold.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Dahigh is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Dahigh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gold unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dahigh! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gold is unloading with more strikes now! Dahigh drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Gold!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bony Searchinson (ranked 3125 p4p, 3365 weight class) and Isaac Netero (ranked 345 p4p, 367 weight class). Bony Searchinson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Isaac Netero's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bony Searchinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isaac Netero!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Searchinson misses with an uppercut.
Searchinson avoids the head kick by Netero.
Searchinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Searchinson slips a jab from Netero.
Searchinson feints and as Netero raises his hands in defense, Searchinson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Searchinson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Netero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Searchinson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Netero for as long as he can get away with.
Netero is trying to keep Searchinson in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Searchinson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Searchinson is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Searchinson landing some decent shots from guard.
Searchinson scoring with some ground and pound.
Searchinson distracts Netero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Searchinson won't allow Netero to sweep him here.
Searchinson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Searchinson chips away with some ground and pound.
Netero wants to hit a sweep here but Searchinson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Netero there!
Netero tries to hold on but Searchinson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Searchinson unloading with bombs!
Netero is rocked!
Searchinson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Netero wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Searchinson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bony Searchinson!
Bony Searchinson is the new lightweight champion!
Bony Searchinson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Lima (ranked 1710 p4p, 4283 weight class) and Yasha Fillipov (ranked 189 p4p, 390 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 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Lima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yasha Fillipov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima fails with the takedown.
Lima clinches up against the cage.
Lima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fillipov to keep the fight standing.
Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fillipov smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fillipov moves into range and clinches up with Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fillipov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima misses with a punch on the inside.
Lima jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fillipov walks away with a smile on his face. Lima gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fillipov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lima regains guard immediately.
Lima looking for a guillotine here but Fillipov defends easily.
Fillipov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fillipov defends it easily.
Fillipov stays in close to Lima's body and controls the position.
Fillipov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Fillipov stays in close to Lima's body and controls the position.
Fillipov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fillipov defends well.
Fillipov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to sweep but no luck.
Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lima seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lima keeping full guard, as Fillipov tries to pass.
Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fillipov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fillipov content to stall in guard here.
Fillipov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lima to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fillipov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lima pulls down on the head and he's put Fillipov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paulo Lima!
Paulo Lima retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Paulo Lima thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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