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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wick (ranked 24038 p4p, 5760 weight class) and Brutus Ryker (ranked 704 p4p, 556 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutus Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker throws a series of strikes that have Wick backpedaling.
 It looks like John Wick has been cut.
Ryker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryker lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Wick crumples to the floor! Ryker milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brutus Ryker!
In his post fight interview, Brutus Ryker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 5506 p4p, 3178 weight class) and Jeppe Bjoergen (ranked 546 p4p, 358 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeppe Bjoergen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjoergen misses with a head kick.
Bjoergen misses with an uppercut.
Beardsley throws a wild body kick that Bjoergen sees coming a mile off.
Beardsley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bjoergen tries to counter with a clinch but Beardsley shakes him off and moves away.
Beardsley throws a looping overhand right but Bjoergen ducks down to avoid it.
Beardsley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bjoergen checks it well.
Bjoergen tests Beardsley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Bjoergen avoids the head kick by Beardsley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjoergen tries to clinch but Beardsley is having none of it.
Beardsley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beardsley throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Jeppe Bjoergen has been cut.
Beardsley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjoergen loads up on a big right hand but Beardsley slips the punch.
Beardsley throws the left hand but Bjoergen avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Beardsley. Those never looked like landing.
Bjoergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No joy there for Beardsley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beardsley just misses with a punch to the body.
Beardsley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjoergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjoergen throws a series of punches but Beardsley moves out of range.
Beardsley moves out of range as Bjoergen throws a body kick.
Beardsley lands with a cross.
Beardsley throws a body punch but Bjoergen moves out of range.
Bjoergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beardsley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley throws a lazy right hand but Bjoergen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bjoergen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Beardsley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjoergen throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Beardsley misses the target.
Beardsley lands with a slapping head kick.
Bjoergen throws a nice looking combination but Beardsley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beardsley throws a lazy head kick
and Beardsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Beardsley misses.
Bjoergen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Beardsley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bjoergen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beardsley.
Bjoergen blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Beardsley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beardsley, as that shot connected.
Beardsley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bjoergen!
A jab from Beardsley misses.
Bjoergen tries to counter with a clinch but Beardsley shakes him off and moves away.
Beardsley throws a head kick but Bjoergen moves out of range.
Bjoergen throws a chopping leg kick but Beardsley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bjoergen.
Beardsley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beardsley dips to his left and cracks Bjoergen with an uppercut!
That has opened up Jeppe Bjoergen's cut even more.
Bjoergen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beardsley staying out of range there.
Bjoergen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen throws a poor cross that misses
and Beardsley counters with a head kick that drops Bjoergen to the mat! Bjoergen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjoergen throws a sloppy head kick and Beardsley moves out of range easily.
Beardsley stuns Bjoergen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beardsley moves away from the strike by Bjoergen.
Beardsley blocks the body kick.
Bjoergen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beardsley if he has to take too many more of those.
Beardsley connects with a nice looking jab.
The cut above Jeppe Bjoergen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head kick misses from Beardsley.
Bjoergen wants to counter the offense by Beardsley and move into the clinch position.
Beardsley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bjoergen lands a glancing blow to the side of Beardsley's head.
Bjoergen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Beardsley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beardsley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beardsley throws a hook to the side of Bjoergen's head but Bjoergen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjoergen throws out a loose jab but Beardsley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beardsley tries to bum rush Bjoergen with a series of wild strikes but Bjoergen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Beardsley. Beautiful body shot.
Beardsley missing with a left hand there. Bjoergen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bjoergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bjoergen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beardsley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjoergen misses with a body kick.
Beardsley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjoergen can do to turn this around?
Beardsley lands with a right hand.
Beardsley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beardsley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beardsley misses with a kick to the body
enabling Bjoergen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjoergen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beardsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Bjoergen looks to move away, Beardsley throws a big counter combo but Bjoergen just gets out of the way.
Bjoergen misses with a hook.
Beardsley is looking to counter punch.
Bjoergen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Bjoergen backs away, Beardsley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Beardsley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bjoergen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bjoergen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Beardsley. Beautiful body shot.
Bjoergen delivers a nice body kick.
Bjoergen moves out of range as Beardsley throws a body kick.
Beardsley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjoergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bjoergen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Beardsley has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beardsley.
Beardsley tries to land a front kick but Bjoergen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bjoergen tries to bum rush Beardsley with a series of wild strikes but Beardsley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beardsley misses with a two punch combination.
Bjoergen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Beardsley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Beardsley misses with a two punch combination.
Bjoergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beardsley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beardsley looks to land a combination but Bjoergen avoids it well.
Bjoergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beardsley.
Bjoergen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjoergen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjoergen misses with a looping left.
Bjoergen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bjoergen walks into a left hand.
Jeppe Bjoergen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bjoergen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beardsley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beardsley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeppe Bjoergen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Beardsley!
After the fight, Peter Beardsley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Villarreal (ranked 2076 p4p, 3466 weight class) and Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 215 p4p, 337 weight class). Villarreal's entrance music is Tupac- I�m a Soldier. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Villarreal misses with a looping right.
Villarreal throws an overhand right that lands on Casey's shoulder, as Casey tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Villarreal does it's job there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Casey.
Casey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Villarreal to the mat! Villarreal manages to get full guard.
Casey wants to control from the top but Villarreal keeps moving.
Villarreal wants to stand and escape but Casey is having none of it.
Villarreal is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Villarreal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Villarreal misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Casey. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Casey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villarreal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villarreal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Villarreal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casey.
Casey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Villarreal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Defiant MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick lands for Villarreal.
A big left from Casey misses.
A head kick misses from Villarreal.
A low kick from Villarreal is predictable there
and Casey counters with a shoot takedown. Villarreal fights it but they end up in guard.
Villarreal manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Casey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Villarreal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Villarreal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carlos Villarreal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Villarreal throws a big shot that misses.
Casey slips under a jab.
Villarreal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villarreal lands with a straight right. Casey didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casey moves out of range of the strikes.
Casey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villarreal.
Villarreal throws a big shot that misses.
Villarreal ducks under a wild hook from Casey.
Casey moves away from the strike by Villarreal.
Casey blocks a jab.
Casey tries to counter with a clinch but Villarreal shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Villarreal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Casey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Casey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Casey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Villarreal.
Villarreal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villarreal with a nice calf kick.
Casey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villarreal. Casey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Villarreal defends well and Casey ends up having to push Villarreal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carlos Villarreal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Belt Casey.
Horrible takedown attempt by Casey or perhaps it was just good defense by Villarreal, which made it look bad.
Nice defenses there by Casey.
Casey tries to counter with a clinch but Villarreal shakes him off and moves away.
Casey swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Villarreal.
Casey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Casey. That snapped Villarreal's head back.
Casey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Casey swings for the body but Villarreal moves out of range.
Villarreal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villarreal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Villarreal throws a sloppy head kick and Casey moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villarreal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Casey slips a jab and a cross from Villarreal.
Casey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Casey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Villarreal kicks Casey off and gets to his feet.
Villarreal slips a jab from Casey.
Villarreal fires out a quick counter leg kick but Casey just manages to avoid it.
Villarreal misses the jab.
Casey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Villarreal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villarreal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Casey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Villarreal is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Casey is controlling him well.
Casey goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Villarreal rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Casey's guard! Nice work there by Villarreal!
Villarreal tries to stand but Casey is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey working for a triangle but Villarreal defends it easily.
Villarreal wanted to stand there but Casey had control of the position.
Villarreal wants to stand and escape but instead Casey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Villarreal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Casey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Villarreal as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villarreal. Casey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villarreal.
Villarreal tries to move into range but Casey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Villarreal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Casey.
Villarreal connects with an inside leg kick.
Villarreal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Casey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Villarreal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villarreal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Casey on the side of the head.
Casey lunges at Villarreal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Villarreal's hand.
Casey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Casey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Villarreal.
Casey wants to counter the offense by Villarreal and move into the clinch position.
Villarreal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Villarreal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Villarreal misses the target.
Casey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Casey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Villarreal.
Casey shoots in for a takedown but Villarreal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlos Villarreal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Belt Casey.
Villarreal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Casey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Villarreal throws a jab when Casey was well out of range.
Villarreal swings for the body but Casey moves out of range.
Casey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villarreal moves away.
Casey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Villarreal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villarreal lands with a right hand.
Villarreal just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos Villarreal is winning the standup battle so far.
Villarreal misses with a low kick.
Villarreal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Casey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Villarreal throws a body shot but no joy.
Casey moves out of range of the leg kick from Villarreal.
Casey connects with the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Villarreal as Casey shoots in.
Casey throws a shot from downtown. Villarreal moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Casey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casey closes the distance and clinches up with Villarreal, looking for a takedown. Casey pushes Villarreal against the cage but Villarreal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Villarreal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Casey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal looks to land a left hand but Casey moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Villarreal.
Villarreal connects with a high kick.
Villarreal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Villarreal throws out a powerful jab.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Villarreal.
Villarreal missing with a left hand there. Casey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Casey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Villarreal can pounce on him.
Villarreal stuffs the takedown attempt from Casey. Casey gets slowly back to his feet.
Casey moves out of range of the strikes.
Villarreal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Casey blocks a leg kick.
Villarreal avoids the body shot from Casey.
Villarreal tries a head kick but it misses.
Casey scores with a hook.
Villarreal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal throws a low kick but Casey avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Villarreal as Casey shoots in.
No joy there for Villarreal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Casey throws a looping overhand right but Villarreal ducks down to avoid it.
Villarreal slips a jab and a cross from Casey.
Villarreal misses with a kick to the body.
Casey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Villarreal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Villarreal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Casey.
Casey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Villarreal pushes Casey off looking to stand but Casey dives back in and keeps control.
Casey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Villarreal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Casey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal is trying to stand back up but Casey is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Casey misses with a straight right.
Villarreal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Casey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villarreal misses with an uppercut. Casey saw that one coming.
Villarreal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Villarreal wants it to stay on the feet.
Villarreal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Villarreal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Casey throws an overhand right that lands on Villarreal's shoulder, as Villarreal tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Villarreal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Villarreal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Casey circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Villarreal.
Villarreal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Villarreal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casey moves away.
Casey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Casey tries for a takedown but Villarreal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Villarreal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casey.
Villarreal throws a leg kick which misses Casey's front leg but catches the back leg as Casey tries to avoid it.
Casey tries to move into range but Villarreal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Villarreal throws the left hand but Casey avoids the punch easily.
Villarreal tries to work over Casey's front leg with a kick but Casey checks it.
Casey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Villarreal cracks Casey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Villarreal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Casey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villarreal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Villarreal wants it to stay on the feet.
Villarreal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Villarreal misses with a body shot.
Casey takes a swing at Villarreal's ribcage but misses.
Casey slips under a jab from Villarreal.
Casey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villarreal.
Casey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Villarreal.
Casey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal looks to score with a jab to the body but Casey is just out of range.
And Casey tries to counter it with a takedown but Villarreal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Casey misses with a hook.
Villarreal ducks under a wild hook from Casey.
Casey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Villarreal looks to land a combination but Casey avoids it well.
Villarreal throws a body punch but Casey moves out of range.
Villarreal motions for Casey to come forward. Villarreal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Villarreal slips under a jab from Casey.
Villarreal fakes the leg kick and cracks Casey in the body.
Casey shoots in for a takedown but Villarreal shows good takedown defense.
Carlos Villarreal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Belt Casey.
Villarreal misses with a series of wild punches.
Casey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Villarreal.
Casey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Villarreal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Casey on the side of the head.
Villarreal is looking to chop away at Casey's legs.
Villarreal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casey can do to turn this around?
Villarreal throws a right hand that misses
and Casey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Casey.
Villarreal is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Casey presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villarreal pushes Casey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villarreal breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Villarreal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Villarreal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Casey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Casey showed some decent athleticism there.
Villarreal has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Casey is on him like a limpet, forcing Villarreal back against the cage.
Casey blocking some punches.
Villarreal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villarreal breaks from the clinch.
Villarreal misses with a straight left.
Villarreal misses the shot to the body.
Casey misses with a hook.
Villarreal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Casey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villarreal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal blocks a jab.
Villarreal misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Villarreal misses the target.
Casey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Casey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Casey lands in his opponent's guard.
Casey looking to sit in guard and control but Villarreal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Villarreal stands and steps away. Casey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal avoids the body shot from Casey.
Villarreal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Casey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Villarreal throws a right hand that Casey ducks under and follows up with a left that Casey also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villarreal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Villarreal takes a swing at Casey's ribcage but misses.
Villarreal swinging wildly here.
Villarreal connects with a right hand. Casey shakes it off.
A low kick lands for Villarreal.
Casey defending well as Villarreal loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casey goes for a double leg but Villarreal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Villarreal continues to drive forward.
Villarreal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Casey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carlos Villarreal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Casey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Casey.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Villarreal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villarreal 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Villarreal!
Carlos Villarreal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Nagashima (ranked 2055 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Broklyn Red (ranked 211 p4p, 260 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoru Nagashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Broklyn Red!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red scores with a one two! Nagashima had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Red keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Red keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Red throws a hook to the side of Nagashima's head but Nagashima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagashima attempts a counter takedown but Red avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nagashima is defended easily by Red.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaoru Nagashima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red misses the jab.
Nagashima appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nagashima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Red clinches with his opponent.
Red swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagashima tries to pull guard but Red holds him up against the cage and eventually Nagashima drops back down to his feet.
Red throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ground and pound from Nagashima.
Red actively working from the bottom here.
Red looking for submissions off his back.
Red tries to roll over but Nagashima keeps him under control.
Nagashima is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Red is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nagashima pulls his head out easily.
Red actively working from the bottom here.
Red keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nagashima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nagashima wants to pass the guard but Red is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nagashima connects with a nice short shot to Red's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagashima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Red defending well though.
Nagashima seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Red looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nagashima working the head and body with strikes.
Red looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nagashima scores with a couple of nice shots.
 Red is rocked!
Nagashima lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Red! More strikes land and this one is all over! Nagashima jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaoru Nagashima!
In his post fight interview, Kaoru Nagashima started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piney Winston (ranked 1318 p4p, 6912 weight class) and Venali Paetmar (ranked 178 p4p, 619 weight class). Paetmar has chosen Powerwolf - Amen & Attack as his entrance music. Piney Winston has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piney Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Venali Paetmar!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paetmar.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winston is defended easily by Paetmar.
Winston staying out of range there.
Winston slips a jab and a cross from Paetmar.
Paetmar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winston counters with a shoot takedown. Paetmar fights it but they end up in guard.
Paetmar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Winston moves into the clinch successfully.
Winston missing with knees to the body.
Paetmar tries a body shot but Winston blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paetmar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paetmar cracks Winston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Winston instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paetmar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paetmar tries to stall but Winston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winston lands a nice shot to the body.
Paetmar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Winston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paetmar's face.
Paetmar has Winston pressed against the cage.
Paetmar tries a knee to the head but Winston blocks it.
I was talking to Winston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Paetmar is trying to force a seperation but Winston has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Winston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paetmar's brow.
Paetmar is looking to control Winston's arms but Winston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paetmar has his back to the cage.
Paetmar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paetmar trying to land knees to the body.
Paetmar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Winston missing with knees to the body.
Winston misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Winston misses.
Winston backing away here, and Paetmar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paetmar can't find room to land a body shot as Winston controls the action.
Paetmar prevents a body shot from Winston.
Paetmar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Winston prevents a body shot from Paetmar.
Winston throws a punch but it's blocked by Paetmar.
A nice left hand lands by Paetmar.
Paetmar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paetmar prevents a body shot from Winston.
Paetmar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winston prevents a body shot from Paetmar.
A right hand to the body from Paetmar.
Stalling in the clinch from Paetmar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paetmar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paetmar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winston wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Paetmar throws a right hand that Winston ducks under and follows up with a left that Winston also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston tries to clinch
and Paetmar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paetmar's coach down at Hotrod Express MMA Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Paetmar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Winston tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paetmar. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston scores with a body shot.
Winston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paetmar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Paetmar.
Winston shoots in looking for a takedown. Paetmar tries to sprawl out of it but Winston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paetmar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piney Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paetmar avoids the body shot from Winston.
Some bone on bone action there as Winston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Winston throws a quick counter kick to the body but Paetmar avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paetmar struggles to land a body shot inside as Winston controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Winston.
Winston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paetmar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Winston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paetmar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Winston misses
and Paetmar counters with a three punch combo that has Winston backing up. Winston nods at Paetmar to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Winston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paetmar keeps the fight on the outside.
Paetmar misses with a looping right.
Venali Paetmar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston instigates a clinch.
Paetmar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paetmar looking to slow down the pace here.
Paetmar blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Paetmar pushes Winston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Winston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paetmar's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Venali Paetmar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paetmar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paetmar throws a wild body kick that Winston sees coming a mile off.
Paetmar gets tackled into the cage by Winston. Winston maintains the clinch.
Paetmar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winston pushes off an throws an elbow but Paetmar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Winston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paetmar.
Winston tries a knee to the head but Paetmar blocks it.
Winston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paetmar blocks a body shot from Winston.
Paetmar stalling the fight.
Paetmar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paetmar lands a body shot.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Paetmar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Winston swings for the body but Paetmar moves out of range.
A combination from Paetmar does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Paetmar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paetmar throws a big shot that misses.
Winston tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paetmar manages to circle out of the way.
Paetmar misses with a combination
and Winston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Winston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paetmar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Winston trying to mount his opponent but Paetmar defends it.
Paetmar tries to get to full guard but Winston has control of the leg.
Winston is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Paetmar!
Winston throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Winston throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paetmar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paetmar is holding on to half guard well.
Paetmar manages to get to full guard.
Piney Winston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston looking to pass the guard.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Paetmar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paetmar pulls Winston in close to prevent any damage.
Winston trying to control but Paetmar is working from the bottom.
Winston being controlled here momentarily.
Winston tries to free his leg and advance position but Paetmar is retaining full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Paetmar is looking to stand up but Winston isn't so interested in that idea.
Winston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paetmar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston is working hard here to advance position.
Paetmar wants to sweep but no luck.
Paetmar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winston is controlling him.
Paetmar wants to sweep but no luck.
Winston wants to control from the top but Paetmar keeps moving.
Winston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winston stopping the sweep attempt from Paetmar.
Paetmar has control of Winston's left arm, preventing Winston from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paetmar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winston drives through and clinches with Paetmar against the cage.
Winston avoids the elbow strike from Paetmar, against the cage.
Paetmar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winston up against the cage.
Paetmar taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar misses with a body punch.
Paetmar throws a punch but it's blocked by Winston.
Paetmar has Winston pressed against the cage.
Winston tries to land knees in the clinch but Paetmar avoids the damage to the body.
Winston looking to throw knees to the head but Paetmar is blocking nicely.
Winston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paetmar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winston looks for the body kick but Paetmar saw that one coming.
Paetmar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Winston blocks it well.
Winston decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paetmar wants to control but Winston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paetmar is not content to let Winston control the position.
Winston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paetmar tries to roll over but Winston keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Piney Winston will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paetmar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paetmar swinging wildly here.
Paetmar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Paetmar throws a solid leg kick but Winston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paetmar.
Venali Paetmar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paetmar wants to slow Winston down by chopping away at his legs.
Paetmar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winston circles away quickly and effectively.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Piney Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Paetmar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paetmar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winston darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paetmar wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston is trying to work for a kimura but Paetmar is defending well.
Paetmar is trying to maintain the position but Winston is very close to passing his half guard.
Paetmar wants to get back to full guard.
Winston wants to take a breather but Paetmar is having none of it.
Paetmar is trying to stand.
Paetmar tries to get to full guard but Winston has control of the leg.
Winston is trying to control. Paetmar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paetmar wants to get back to his feet.
Winston trying to pass the guard but Paetmar defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Winston stops Paetmar from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paetmar defends it well.
Paetmar is trying to stand back up but Winston is controlling him
Paetmar is defending against the submission attempts here by Winston.
Winston wants to take a breather but Paetmar is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Paetmar looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paetmar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paetmar throws a hook but Winston avoids it easily.
Winston tries to clinch but Paetmar moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Paetmar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar fails to land with a series of punches.
Winston is looking to clinch but Paetmar is avoiding it.
Paetmar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winston is looking to wear down Paetmar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paetmar throws a solid leg kick but Winston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paetmar.
Winston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paetmar wants to get back to striking at distance but Winston won't allow it.
Paetmar taking a breather.
Paetmar managing to block the knees to the body from Winston.
Winston misses with a knee strike.
Winston landing knees to the body.
Paetmar is trying to break the clinch but Winston is controlling him.
Paetmar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winston trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston missing with knees to the body.
Paetmar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paetmar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paetmar.
Winston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paetmar.
Winston has Paetmar up against the cage in a clinch.
Paetmar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winston tries to land knees in the clinch but Paetmar avoids the damage to the body.
Paetmar stalling in the clinch.
Paetmar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paetmar misses with a head kick.
Winston tries to counter by clinching up but Paetmar breaks away and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paetmar moves away.
Winston wants to clinch but Paetmar slips to the side
and Paetmar counters with a low kick, right behind Winston 's knee.
Paetmar throws a right and a left that Winston avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Venali Paetmar.
I think Paetmar 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venali Paetmar!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 1626 p4p, 6976 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 171 p4p, 485 weight class). Dismantle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come As You Are. Mickey Dismantle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dismantle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dismantle looks for the body kick but Kongsangchai saw that one coming.
Kongsangchai closes the distance and clinches.
Dismantle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kongsangchai avoids it.
Kongsangchai lands a shoulder strike.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongsangchai.
Dismantle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dismantle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
Dismantle misses with the head strike.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
Dismantle gets through Kongsangchai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dismantle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongsangchai controls his hands.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Kongsangchai being controlled against the cage.
Dismantle blocking some punches.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Dismantle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongsangchai scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle misses with a body punch.
Kongsangchai lands a left hand.
Kongsangchai tries a body shot but Dismantle blocks it.
Dismantle cracks Kongsangchai with a nice body shot.
Kongsangchai scores with a shot to the side of Dismantle's head.
A short left from Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongsangchai avoiding damage.
Kongsangchai blocks an uppercut.
Dismantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dismantle lands a left hand.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
A short left from Dismantle.
Kongsangchai lands with a right to the head.
Dismantle lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongsangchai.
Dismantle lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongsangchai.
Dismantle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongsangchai's elbow.
Kongsangchai blocks a body shot from Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kongsangchai lands an elbow just above Dismantle 's eye.
Dismantle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kongsangchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dismantle blocks it with crossed arms.
Dismantle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kongsangchai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dismantle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kongsangchai tries to work over Dismantle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dismantle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongsangchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kongsangchai backwards.
Nice elbow from Kongsangchai.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Dismantle as the two fighters clinch.
Kongsangchai misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dismantle digs a right hand into Kongsangchai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kongsangchai's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongsangchai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dismantle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dismantle.
Dismantle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Dismantle.
Kongsangchai looks winded!
Dismantle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dismantle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dismantle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Dismantle on the inside.
A short right from Dismantle on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dismantle fails to land.
Dismantle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kongsangchai.
Dismantle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dismantle.
Dismantle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kongsangchai is defending well for now.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Kongsangchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dismantle is defending well for now.
Dismantle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dismantle stalling in the clinch.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle is struggling to control the position.
Dismantle lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai lands an elbow inside that Dismantle shrugs off.
Kongsangchai managing to block the knees to the body from Dismantle.
Good body shot from Dismantle.
Kongsangchai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongsangchai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kongsangchai scores with a hook to the body.
Dismantle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dismantle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongsangchai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dismantle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dismantle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kongsangchai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kongsangchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dismantle blocks an uppercut.
Dismantle lands a nice shot to the body.
Dismantle is trying to maintain a safe position but Kongsangchai gets an underhook and turns Dismantle into the cage.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Dismantle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kongsangchai takes one to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dismantle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kongsangchai thinking.
Dismantle with a jab.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Dismantle is having none of it.
Dismantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dismantle clinches with his opponent.
Dismantle lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kongsangchai throws an elbow but misses.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dismantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Dismantle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle blocking some punches.
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongsangchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Dismantle.
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
Dismantle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kongsangchai can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dismantle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Dismantle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dismantle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dismantle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dismantle dodges an elbow strike from Kongsangchai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dismantle.
Kongsangchai managing to block the knees to the body from Dismantle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongsangchai.
Dismantle pushes Kongsangchai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dismantle.
Kongsangchai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongsangchai can't find room to land a body shot as Dismantle controls the action.
Dismantle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dismantle misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Dismantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dismantle lands a body punch.
Dismantle lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongsangchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dismantle as Kongsangchai tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dismantle fails to land.
Kongsangchai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dismantle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
Kongsangchai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dismantle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kongsangchai avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Dismantle.
Dismantle lands a left hand.
Kongsangchai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dismantle backwards.
Nice body punch from Dismantle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dismantle can't find room to land a body shot as Kongsangchai controls the action.
Dismantle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dismantle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dismantle can't find room to land a body shot as Kongsangchai controls the action.
Kongsangchai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dismantle trying to land knees to the body.
Dismantle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Dismantle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Dismantle.
Kongsangchai lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongsangchai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dismantle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai blocking some punches.
Kongsangchai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dismantle blocks an uppercut.
Dismantle misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dismantle.
Dismantle tries to land knees in the clinch but Kongsangchai avoids the damage to the body.
Kongsangchai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dismantle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongsangchai controls his hands.
Kongsangchai slowing the pace effectively.
Dismantle misses with a punch on the inside.
Dismantle lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongsangchai.
Mickey Dismantle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dismantle misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dismantle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kongsangchai or not.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
A short uppercut from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dismantle gets through Kongsangchai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Kongsangchai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongsangchai.
Dismantle taking a breather.
Kongsangchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongsangchai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kongsangchai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongsangchai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dismantle's elbow.
Dismantle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dismantle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kongsangchai is defending well for now.
Dismantle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kongsangchai backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongsangchai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dismantle working aggressively here.
Dismantle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongsangchai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Dismantle dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kongsangchai throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dismantle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kongsangchai is looking to clinch.
Kongsangchai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dismantle lands with an uppercut that bounces Kongsangchai off the cage and back into range.
Dismantle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kongsangchai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dismantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch there but Dismantle circles away.
It looked like Dismantle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dismantle gets tackled into the cage by Kongsangchai. Kongsangchai maintains the clinch.
Dismantle has a couple of punches blocked by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dismantle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kongsangchai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dismantle.
Kongsangchai lands a right hand.
Dismantle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongsangchai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dismantle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Dismantle.
Kongsangchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dismantle is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Dismantle.
Kongsangchai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dismantle's face.
Kongsangchai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kongsangchai lands with a short shot to the head.
Dismantle is trying to stall.
Dismantle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongsangchai controls his hands.
Dismantle lands a body punch.
Kongsangchai managing to block the knees to the body from Dismantle.
Dismantle blocks an uppercut.
Dismantle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dismantle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kongsangchai gets through Dismantle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dismantle trying to control the position but instead, Kongsangchai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dismantle into the cage.
Dismantle lands a shoulder strike.
Dismantle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dismantle misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle blocking some punches.
Dismantle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dismantle blocks an uppercut.
Dismantle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kongsangchai up against the cage.
Dismantle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kongsangchai.
Dismantle working aggressively here.
Dismantle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Dismantle.
A head punch on the inside from Dismantle fails to land.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongsangchai misses with some punches.
Dismantle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dismantle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongsangchai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kongsangchai tries a body shot but Dismantle blocks it.
Dismantle avoiding damage.
Dismantle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mickey Dismantle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dismantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dismantle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dismantle blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongsangchai.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai lands a damaging elbow.
Dismantle lands with a light punch inside.
Kongsangchai prevents a body shot from Dismantle.
Kongsangchai trying to control the position but instead, Dismantle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kongsangchai into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dismantle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dismantle.
Kongsangchai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dismantle backwards.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Dismantle.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongsangchai lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kongsangchai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Akara Kongsangchai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Dismantle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dismantle 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Dismantle!
A very excited looking Mickey Dismantle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kira Yoshikage (ranked 2063 p4p, 2741 weight class) and Jamal Jameson (ranked 258 p4p, 342 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Yoshikage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson throws a right and a left that Yoshikage avoids nicely.
Yoshikage wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jameson throws a right and a left that Yoshikage avoids nicely.
Yoshikage seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Jameson.
Jameson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshikage counters with a takedown into side control.
Yoshikage working away.
Yoshikage is trying to get an arm triangle but Jameson is defending well.
Jameson wants to control but Yoshikage postures up.
Jameson 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.
Jameson is looking to reverse the position.
Yoshikage throws a strike aimed at the side of Jameson's head but Jameson avoids it well.
Yoshikage working the head and body with strikes.
Yoshikage in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshikage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jameson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshikage looks up at the clock and then as Jameson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yoshikage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yoshikage working away.
Jameson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jameson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jameson tries to buck Yoshikage off but Yoshikage is having none of it.
Yoshikage postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jameson keeping his opponent close.
Yoshikage throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jameson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jameson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yoshikage.
Jameson regains half guard.
Yoshikage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoshikage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage is thwarting Jameson's attempts to control the position.
Jameson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yoshikage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jameson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yoshikage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yoshikage lands with a punch from half guard.
Jameson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoshikage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yoshikage is trying to control the action in half guard but Jameson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jameson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jameson is looking to control Yoshikage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jameson avoid being mounted?
Yoshikage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yoshikage prevents Jameson from improving his position.
Jameson wants to control but Yoshikage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yoshikage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson has his hands clasped together around Yoshikage's back. He's all about the action.
Yoshikage winds up and cracks Jameson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jameson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yoshikage.
Jameson keeping control of the position.
Jameson tries to get to full guard but Yoshikage has control of the leg.
Yoshikage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jameson's head.
Jameson is looking to control Yoshikage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jameson avoid being mounted?
Yoshikage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshikage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jameson wants to improve his position but Yoshikage is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson is trying to control but can't.
Jameson is positioning himself well to prevent Yoshikage advancing to mount.
Yoshikage throwing shots but Jameson is blocking nicely.
Yoshikage prevents Jameson from improving his position.
Yoshikage working Jameson over with strikes.
Jameson wants to improve his position but Yoshikage is controlling well.
Jameson trying to control but Yoshikage postures up.
Jameson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jameson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jameson, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Yoshikage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jameson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoshikage is looking to counter the offense by Jameson and move into the clinch.
Yoshikage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yoshikage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yoshikage wants a takedown but no success here.
Jameson has hold of one of Yoshikage's legs. Yoshikage is fighting the takedown attempt but Jameson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jameson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jameson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoshikage trying to keep a closed guard but Jameson is proving a slippery customer.
Yoshikage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jameson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshikage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jameson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jameson trying to control but Yoshikage is working from the bottom.
Jameson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshikage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jameson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jameson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yoshikage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jameson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jameson lands a couple of digs.
Jameson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yoshikage's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jameson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jameson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jameson trying to control but Yoshikage is working from the bottom.
Jameson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jameson wants to control from the top but Yoshikage keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jameson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jameson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshikage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jameson throws a nice looking combination but Yoshikage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jameson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yoshikage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jameson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yoshikage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jameson.
Jameson throws an elbow that misses. Yoshikage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jameson's guard. Nice move by Yoshikage!
Yoshikage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jameson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yoshikage wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson trying to keep a closed guard but Yoshikage is proving a slippery customer.
Jameson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jameson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yoshikage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jameson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yoshikage wants to pass the guard but Jameson is keeping the position.
Jameson wants to sweep here but Yoshikage controlling him for the moment.
Yoshikage stands up over Jameson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoshikage stands up over Jameson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jameson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yoshikage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jameson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jameson fails to land with a series of punches.
As Jameson tries to get set, Yoshikage tries to push him back and clinch up but Jameson manages to avoid the attempt.
Jameson lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshikage's head.
Sloppy strikes from Jameson. Those never looked like landing.
As Jameson tries to get set, Yoshikage tries to push him back and clinch up but Jameson manages to avoid the attempt.
Jameson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yoshikage actively working from the bottom here.
Jameson trying to advance position but Yoshikage counters by regaining guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshikage has momentary wrist control but Jameson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshikage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson is looking to pass into half guard but Yoshikage pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Yoshikage is in guard.
Yoshikage controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yoshikage advances to half guard.
Yoshikage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yoshikage working the head and body with strikes.
Yoshikage is looking to stall here but Jameson recovers full guard.
Jameson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yoshikage being controlled here momentarily.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Yoshikage from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage is in close to Jameson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yoshikage wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
Jameson has his hands on Yoshikage's head, controlling the position.
Yoshikage throwing strikes from guard but Jameson blocks nicely.
Jameson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yoshikage is looking to work some ground and pound but Jameson has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshikage landing with the ground and pound.
Yoshikage is pushing down on Jameson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jameson is fighting to maintain full guard but Yoshikage has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshikage not doing much here.
Yoshikage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jameson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Yoshikage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yoshikage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jameson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jameson is looking to control Yoshikage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jameson avoid being mounted?
Jameson tries to get to full guard but Yoshikage has control of the leg.
Jameson keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoshikage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoshikage working Jameson over with strikes.
Jameson wants to improve his position but Yoshikage is controlling well.
Jameson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yoshikage is looking to advance position but Jameson won't allow it.
Jameson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jameson trying to control here.
Kira Yoshikage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jameson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kira Yoshikage.
I think Yoshikage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kira Yoshikage!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 585 p4p, 1236 weight class) and Ceedee Queen (ranked 93 p4p, 184 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ceedee Queen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Queen.
Matsuzaka throws out a leg kick but Queen moves out of range and Matsuzaka only half commits.
Queen lands with a good body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Queen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Queen slips a jab from Matsuzaka.
Queen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matsuzaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsuzaka throws out the jab.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut
and Queen counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matsuzaka.
Queen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matsuzaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick but Queen moved away.
Matsuzaka swings for the body but Queen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
Queen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matsuzaka throws a looping overhand right but Queen ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Queen blocks the low kick.
Matsuzaka missing with a left hand there. Queen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Queen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Queen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matsuzaka's guard.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Matsuzaka blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsuzaka is pulling down on Queen's head to control his posture.
Queen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Queen throws an elbow that misses. Matsuzaka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Queen's guard. Nice move by Matsuzaka!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen is pulling down on Matsuzaka's head. It's preventing any offense from Matsuzaka, at least for the moment.
Queen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Matsuzaka has passed into side control.
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Queen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Queen sneaks back into half guard.
Queen wants to improve his position but Matsuzaka is controlling well.
Queen is doing well to control the position and prevent Matsuzaka from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Queen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Queen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matsuzaka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ceedee Queen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Queen takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka throws a sloppy body shot
and Queen counters with a shoot takedown. Matsuzaka fights it but they end up in guard.
Matsuzaka keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Queen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matsuzaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Queen works over Matsuzaka with some ground and pound from guard.
Matsuzaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsuzaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen distracts Matsuzaka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsuzaka has wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Queen wants to control from the top but Matsuzaka keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Queen thuds a left hand into Matsuzaka's body.
Queen misses with a straight right.
Queen scores with a jab to the head.
Matsuzaka tries to score with a low kick but Queen moves his leg out of the way.
Queen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka moves forwards but Queen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Queen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Queen lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen thumps Matsuzaka with a low kick.
Ceedee Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen throws a leg kick but Matsuzaka checks it.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut. Queen saw that one coming.
Queen lands with a straight right. Matsuzaka didn't see that one coming.
Matsuzaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Queen.
Queen takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick
and Queen counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen misses with a leg kick.
Ceedee Queen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Queen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka controlling the position well.
Queen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Queen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Queen throwing shots but Matsuzaka is blocking nicely.
Queen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matsuzaka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matsuzaka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Queen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matsuzaka wants to get back to full guard but Queen has passed into side control.
The ground and pound from Queen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Queen landing strikes.
Queen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Matsuzaka dodges the ground and pound from Queen.
Queen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Matsuzaka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Queen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Matsuzaka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Matsuzaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matsuzaka dodges the ground and pound from Queen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsuzaka taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ceedee Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Queen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsuzaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Queen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matsuzaka on his heels. He'll look to pass Matsuzaka's guard now, I'm sure.
Queen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Queen landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matsuzaka controls Queen momentarily but Queen frees himself.
Queen throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Matsuzaka misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Queen checks a leg kick.
Matsuzaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen throws a hook to the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Matsuzaka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
It looked like Matsuzaka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Queen.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
Matsuzaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsuzaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Queen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matsuzaka rather than just go for the knockout.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping left.
Queen tries a quick counter leg kick but Matsuzaka is wise to it.
A lazy body kick from Queen
and Matsuzaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsuzaka misses the shot to the body.
Queen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsuzaka counters with a series of strikes. Queen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Queen lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen shoots in for a takedown but Matsuzaka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Queen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matsuzaka sprawls well initially but Queen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Matsuzaka tries to roll over but Queen keeps him under control.
Queen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matsuzaka's head.
Ceedee Queen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsuzaka keeps working.
Queen content to control rather than advance.
Matsuzaka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Queen.
Queen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Queen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Queen lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Queen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matsuzaka's head.
Queen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matsuzaka's head.
Matsuzaka keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsuzaka has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matsuzaka throws a solid leg kick but Queen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka throws a big shot that misses.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsuzaka is looking to chop away at Queen's legs.
Queen scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ceedee Queen.
Well Queen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceedee Queen!
After the fight, Ceedee Queen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 1085 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Conor Aldo (ranked 142 p4p, 284 weight class). Furioto comes to the cage accompanied by 韻踏合組合 - . The crowd seem to be enjoying Aldo's choice of entrance music: The Foggy Dew. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furioto goes for a double leg but Aldo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aldo continues to drive forward.
Aldo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Furioto takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Maximus Furioto has been cut.
Furioto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furioto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.
Furioto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldo's head.
Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Furioto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Furioto.
Furioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Furioto seems to be working for a kimura but Aldo defends the submission attempt.
Furioto thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aldo sees it coming and defends easily.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.
Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Aldo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Furioto is looking for a kimura here.
Furioto is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Furioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo makes his way to full guard, as Furioto worked for a kimura.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aldo holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo looking to control.
Furioto throws a big elbow that misses.
Furioto tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
Furioto throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aldo wants to sweep but no luck.
Furioto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Furioto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aldo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldo, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Furioto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Furioto prevents Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Furioto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Furioto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aldo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Furioto has Aldo in his guard.
Aldo preventing the sweep.
Furioto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aldo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Furioto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Furioto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furioto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Furioto has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aldo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Furioto has tightened it up now! Aldo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maximus Furioto!
A very excited looking Maximus Furioto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Conor Aldo was interviewed post fight and said 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph DeAngelo (ranked 647 p4p, 1353 weight class) and Longsun Zhao (ranked 98 p4p, 196 weight class). Longsun Zhao told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph DeAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Longsun Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeAngelo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhao.
Zhao misses with a head kick.
DeAngelo takes a swing at Zhao's ribcage but misses.
DeAngelo cracks Zhao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeAngelo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeAngelo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As DeAngelo backs off Zhao throws a huge counter combo but DeAngelo manages to avoid it all.
DeAngelo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zhao throws a lazy head kick
and Zhao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zhao cracks DeAngelo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! DeAngelo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Zhao finish him?
 DeAngelo is rocked!
DeAngelo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhao weaves into range and cracks DeAngelo right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! DeAngelo goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Zhao is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Longsun Zhao!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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