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SFL 72 | Reloaded PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sami Steele (ranked 2927 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Juan Kemonito (ranked 169 p4p, 135 weight class). Kemonito has chosen Kemonito Entrance Music as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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15 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Kemonito!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kemonito is looking for the big counter here.
Kemonito decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like Kemonito is going to stand back up.
Kemonito with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kemonito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steele's head.
Steele is refusing to be controlled, as Kemonito sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemonito thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steele pushes Kemonito off looking to stand but Kemonito dives back in and keeps control.
Kemonito looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kemonito.
Kemonito landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kemonito is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kemonito throws a strike but Steele avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kemonito controlling from the top position.
Kemonito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kemonito trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Kemonito controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kemonito throwing strikes from guard but Steele blocks nicely.
Kemonito chips away with some ground and pound.
Kemonito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Kemonito might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito lands a couple of digs.
Kemonito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kemonito working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kemonito postures up in Steele's guard and throws a big left but Steele blocks it.
Kemonito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kemonito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steele's head.
Kemonito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steele is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kemonito dives into side control.
Kemonito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito is trying to ground and pound but Steele uses the momentary lack of control by Kemonito to regain half guard.
Steele looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kemonito is taking a breather. Steele says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kemonito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kemonito trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Kemonito thows a huge punch but Steele dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Kemonito dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kemonito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steele, pushing him back against the cage.
Kemonito taking a breather.
Kemonito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele is trying to force a seperation but Kemonito has the dominant position.
Kemonito tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steele just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kemonito is working for takedown but Steele is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kemonito misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele blocking some punches.
Kemonito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kemonito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kemonito has him pressed against the cage.
Kemonito is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steele is defending well.
Sami Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Kemonito.
Kemonito taking a breather.
Kemonito tries to score a body lock takedown but Steele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Kemonito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kemonito steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steele.
Steele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kemonito back to the cage. Steele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kemonito walks into a jab.
Kemonito tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
Steele defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kemonito.
Steele stuffs the takedown attempt from Kemonito. Kemonito gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele throws a right hand that Kemonito ducks under and follows up with a left that Kemonito also avoids with ease.
A low kick lands for Steele.
Sami Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kemonito shoots for a takedown but Steele saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kemonito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
A jab from Steele misses.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Kemonito feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a head kick.
Kemonito closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Steele's guard.
Kemonito throws a strike but Steele rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been hearing that Steele has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemonito has his hands on Steele's head, controlling the position.
Steele tries to stand but Kemonito is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Steele dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Kemonito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kemonito changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Steele misses with a leg kick.
Kemonito closes the distance and clinches up with Steele, looking for a takedown. Kemonito pushes Steele against the cage but Steele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kemonito or perhaps it was just good defense by Steele, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemonito throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Steele tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kemonito is in Steele's guard.
Kemonito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Kemonito has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kemonito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kemonito advances position into side control!
Kemonito grinds an elbow into Steele's temple.
Kemonito landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
Steele dodges the ground and pound from Kemonito.
Kemonito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
Steele wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kemonito misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito tries to advance to mount but Steele denies him.
Kemonito cracks Steele with a big elbow.
Kemonito is looking to take a break and control but Steele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steele dodges the ground and pound from Kemonito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kemonito tries to move into full mount but can't pass Steele's legs.
Kemonito wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Kemonito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kemonito might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steele haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kemonito lands a nice forearm strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kemonito misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kemonito throwing strikes but Steele manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Kemonito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kemonito 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Kemonito!
After the fight, Juan Kemonito 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 2476 p4p, 2111 weight class) and 3 Piece Soda (ranked 247 p4p, 213 weight class). Soda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 3 Nights. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Keenan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, 3 Piece Soda!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soda lands a nice shot that snaps Keenan Jr's head back.
Keenan Jr throws a low kick, looking for Soda's leg but Soda calmly moves out of range.
Soda lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan Jr off balance momentarily.
Keenan Jr works Soda's body with a nice hook.
Keenan Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Soda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soda misses with a left hand
and Keenan Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Soda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soda's sensitive parts.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soda 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.
Soda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soda misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Soda slips the punch.
Keenan Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Soda checks the leg kick.
Soda moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Soda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan Jr manages to avoid it.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soda scores with a spinning back kick!
Gareth Keenan Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soda dives in and grabs Keenan Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Keenan Jr pushes down on Soda's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick but Soda moved away.
Nice defenses there by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Soda closes the distance but Keenan Jr moves to the side
and Keenan Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soda lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan Jr misses the target.
Keenan Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan Jr misses with a body shot.
Keenan Jr slips a jab from Soda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soda with the inside leg kick.
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!
Keenan Jr lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan Jr. That's going to slow Soda down.
That kick from Keenan Jr tenderised Soda's leg. Soda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soda scores with a hook.
Keenan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keenan Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soda.
Soda throws a leg kick but Keenan Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook. Soda ducked under it nicely.
Soda was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Keenan Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soda is able to avoid easily.
Soda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan Jr.
Soda blocks a jab.
Keenan Jr wants to land a leg kick but Soda is out of range.
Soda wants to counter with a clinch but Keenan Jr pushes him away.
Soda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keenan Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Keenan Jr misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Soda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Keenan Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick but Soda moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soda blocks a leg kick.
Soda motions for Keenan Jr to come forward. Soda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soda. Soda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soda tries to land a leg kick but Keenan Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Keenan Jr with a hook.
A big right from Keenan Jr misses.
Soda wants to counter the offense by Keenan Jr and move into the clinch position.
Keenan Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soda was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan Jr.
Soda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut
and Soda counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Soda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keenan Jr's knee momentarily.
Keenan Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keenan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soda staying out of range there.
Soda throws out a powerful jab.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the side of Soda's head but Soda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Soda counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Soda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soda is trying to keep Keenan Jr in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soda is looking for a triangle here but Keenan Jr uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Keenan Jr working away.
Soda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Keenan Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keenan Jr wants to stand but Soda is controlling his arm.
Keenan Jr tries to stand but Soda controls the position and pulls Keenan Jr into his guard.
Soda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soda misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick but Soda moved away.
Keenan Jr backing away here, and Soda unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keenan Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keenan Jr misses with the head strike.
Soda works on Keenan Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan Jr.
Soda presses Keenan Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soda lands a left hand.
Soda has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Soda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keenan Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Soda jumps guard but Keenan Jr stands there with Soda around his waist. Soda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Keenan Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gareth Keenan Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan Jr thumps Soda with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Soda.
Soda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soda lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan Jr off balance momentarily.
Soda scores with a jab. Keenan Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keenan Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soda connects with a crisp jab.
Good work by Keenan Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by Keenan Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Soda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keenan Jr staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keenan Jr, as that shot connected.
Soda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keenan Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soda can do to turn this around?
A big right from Keenan Jr misses.
Keenan Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soda misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Soda.
Soda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Keenan Jr scores with a jab. Soda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gareth Keenan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soda cracks Keenan Jr with a good jab.
Soda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keenan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keenan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keenan Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Soda counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Keenan Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Keenan Jr misses.
Keenan Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keenan Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soda slips under a jab from Keenan Jr.
Soda just misses with a punch to the body.
Soda connects with a leg kick.
Soda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keenan Jr is fending him off so far but Soda persists. Nope, Keenan Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Gareth Keenan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of 3 Piece Soda.
Keenan Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soda looks to land a body kick but Keenan Jr moved away.
Keenan Jr throws a low kick but Soda moves out of range easily.
Soda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soda throws out a leg kick but Keenan Jr moves out of range and Soda only half commits.
Keenan Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soda cracks Keenan Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keenan Jr has closed the distance and engaged Soda in a clinch.
Keenan Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soda's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr prevents a body shot from Soda.
Soda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keenan Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Soda.
Keenan Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Soda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Keenan Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soda tries to throw a body punch but Keenan Jr avoids it by throwing Soda back against the cage.
Soda struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan Jr controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soda tries to throw a body punch but Keenan Jr avoids it by throwing Soda back against the cage.
Soda scores with a hook to the body.
Keenan Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Soda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soda blocks a body shot from Keenan Jr.
Soda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Soda.
Soda lands a shoulder strike.
Gareth Keenan Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Soda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan Jr fails to land.
Soda prevents a body shot from Keenan Jr.
Soda prevents a body shot from Keenan Jr.
Soda pulls guard effortlessly.
Soda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Keenan Jr stacks Soda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Keenan Jr!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Keenan Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soda lands with a nice body punch.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan Jr throws a hook but Soda avoids it easily.
Soda was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Soda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keenan Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Keenan Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Soda checks a leg kick.
Keenan Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan Jr. Soda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keenan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Soda is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr digs a good hook to Soda's body.
Soda tries to land a front kick but Keenan Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut. Soda saw that one coming.
Soda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A clash of legs there as Soda blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soda throws a lazy uppercut
and Soda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keenan Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keenan Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keenan Jr looks to land a left hand but Soda moved out of range nicely.
Keenan Jr ducks under a wild hook from Soda.
Soda needs to keep his hands up - Keenan Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Keenan Jr misses with a looping right.
Keenan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut. Soda saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Soda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan Jr. Soda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keenan Jr slips a straight right by Soda.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook. Soda ducked under it nicely.
Soda connects with the punch.
Soda avoids the body shot from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr misses the jab.
Keenan Jr checks the leg kick.
Gareth Keenan Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr misses with a low kick as Soda jumps back.
Keenan Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soda.
Keenan Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Soda counters with a leg kick.
Keenan Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soda scores with a nice head shot.
Keenan Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Soda.
Soda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soda connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keenan Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Keenan Jr misses.
Keenan Jr pushes Soda up against the cage in a clinch.
Soda tries to pull guard but Keenan Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Keenan Jr working aggressively here.
Keenan Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan Jr.
Soda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soda jumps guard but Keenan Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Keenan Jr misses with the head strike.
Keenan Jr gets through Soda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Soda.
Soda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soda takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soda.
3 Piece Soda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soda lands a shoulder strike.
Soda digs a right hand underneath Keenan Jr's ribcage. Keenan Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keenan Jr smiles and moves away.
Gareth Keenan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of 3 Piece Soda.
Keenan Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soda circles away quickly and effectively.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook
and Soda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keenan Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan Jr throws a hook but Soda blocks it.
Soda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Soda lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soda. Keenan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut.
Soda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keenan Jr slips a straight right by Soda.
Soda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Keenan Jr.
Soda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Soda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Keenan Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keenan Jr scores with a leg kick.
Keenan Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soda throws out the jab.
Soda jabs Keenan Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keenan Jr works the jab nicely.
Keenan Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan Jr lands an overhand right.
That kick from Soda tenderised Keenan Jr's leg. Keenan Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Keenan Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keenan Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Keenan Jr!
A relieved looking Gareth Keenan Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Baird (ranked 2682 p4p, 1603 weight class) and Landon Ford (ranked 261 p4p, 167 weight class). Landon Ford has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Landon Ford!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford looks to throw the jab but Baird is out of range.
Baird 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.
Ford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Ford slips under a jab.
Crunch! Ford slams his shin into Baird's torso.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ford.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Ford throws out a counter right but Baird avoids it with no problem.
Ford lands a nice looking body kick.
Baird moves away from the strike by Ford.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baird.
Baird misses with a left hand
and Ford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford forces Baird back against the cage and clinches.
Ford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ford wants to stall.
Ford leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Baird back against the cage.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford breaks the clinch.
Ford scores with a nice right hand.
Baird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baird swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Baird looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Ford scores with a one two! Baird had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Baird slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Baird smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ford misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Baird wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baird loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Baird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Baird misses.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baird.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Ford.
Ford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baird to score with a decent uppercut.
Baird just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Baird misses.
Baird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Baird misses its intended target.
Baird looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Ford slips a straight right by Baird.
Baird misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Ford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Baird misses the target.
Landon Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Corey Baird has been cut.
Ford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baird misses with a right hand
and Ford counters with a right hand to the body.
Baird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baird loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Ford lands a slapping body shot.
Ford cracks Baird with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ford misses with a kick to the body.
Baird fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ford on the side of the head.
Ford tests Baird's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baird with a hook.
Baird misses with a hook
and Ford counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Baird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ford slips under a jab from Baird.
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!
Baird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford throws the kick towards the body but Baird avoids it.
Ford throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baird throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
Baird throws a lazy uppercut
and Ford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baird was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baird moves away.
Baird is looking to counter punch.
Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ford gets a clinch.
Ford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bairds head.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Baird lands a right hand.
Baird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ford blocking some punches.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford digs a right hand into Baird's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baird's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baird working aggressively here.
Baird digs a right hand into Ford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ford's gas tank.
Baird lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baird.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Baird's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baird.
A big right from Baird misses.
Baird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ford lands with a good body shot.
Ford has managed to clinch.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baird's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baird misses with some punches.
Ford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baird seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ford can turn it around.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baird misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Landon Ford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baird moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baird takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Baird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baird is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Baird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baird.
Baird throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Baird misses with a straight left.
Baird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford throws a wild body kick that Baird sees coming a mile off.
Ford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baird rather than just go for the knockout.
Ford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baird takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Baird throws a poor cross that misses
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baird.
Baird is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Baird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Ford.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ford. Baird shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baird on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baird. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Ford scores with a leg kick.
Baird takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good shot there by Ford.
Ford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ford cracks Baird with an open hand slap.
Baird fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford counters with a body kick.
Baird swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baird missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baird misses the jab.
Baird throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
Baird takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a body kick.
Ford connects with a body shot.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Ford moves out of range as Baird strikes.
Baird takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Baird takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baird looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Ford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ford misses with a series of wild punches.
Baird loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Ford thuds a left hand into Baird's body.
Baird throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Baird.
Ford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ford slips a straight right by Baird.
Ford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Baird misses its intended target.
Ford is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baird with a body shot.
Baird takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ford scores with a decent looking hook.
Baird throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baird misses with a jab to the body
and Ford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Ford connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Baird looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
Baird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corey Baird's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baird misses the jab.
Ford follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baird lands a jab to Ford's midsection.
Ford scores with a push kick.
Baird cracks Ford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baird misses with a looping right.
Baird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baird takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baird looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baird doesn't seem bothered though.
Ford with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford thows a body kick. Baird tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ford punishes Baird's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Ford.
A lazy left from Ford finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford scores with a kick to the body.
Ford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baird misses with a body shot.
Ford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baird walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ford.
Baird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford misses with a body punch
and Baird counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baird is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baird avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford scores with a body shot.
Corey Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baird misses with an uppercut.
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baird slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baird will feel that in the morning.
Ford lands a nice hook to Baird's body. Baird takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Ford.
Ford stuns Baird with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baird.
Ford dips to his left and cracks Baird with an uppercut!
Ford wants to clinch
and Baird counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Baird. Those never looked like landing.
Ford lands with an uppercut that bounces Baird off the cage and back into range.
Ford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baird throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baird moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford jabs Baird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ford lands with a good body shot.
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Landon Ford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford drives through and clinches with Baird against the cage.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Baird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford stalling in the clinch but Baird improves position.
Baird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ford slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Baird - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baird working aggressively here.
Ford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baird has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Baird - that landed with a thud.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ford slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baird needs to keep his hands up - Ford had a free shot at his head there.
Baird swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
A cross from Ford lands.
Baird just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Ford!
Our winner, Landon Ford, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 1108 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Darren Dixon (ranked 120 p4p, 122 weight class). Hackett comes to the cage accompanied by Foe Tha Love of Money. 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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett lands a really nice looking cross but Dixon seems unphased.
Dixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackett.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Dixon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Dixon.
Nice defenses there by Dixon.
Dixon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Dixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hackett looks to land a right hand but Dixon moved out of range.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dixon dives in and scores a takedown into Hackett's guard.
Hackett is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hackett keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett struggling a bit here.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Hackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dixon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hackett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dixon is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hackett looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dixon gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hackett is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dixon lets go of the hold and Hackett can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darren Dixon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Darren Dixon made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mordechai Kowalczyk (ranked 1182 p4p, 482 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 77 p4p, 32 weight class). Kowalczyk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nocturne op. 9 no.2- Frederic Chopin. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordechai Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kowalczyk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grandis doesn't seem phased though.
Kowalczyk lands with an uppercut that bounces Grandis off the cage and back into range.
Kowalczyk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grandis.
Grandis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kowalczyk. That's going to slow Grandis down.
Kowalczyk throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Grandis.
Kowalczyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grandis throws a good cross that connects.
Kowalczyk misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalczyk connects with a jab.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalczyk's shoulder, as Kowalczyk tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Kowalczyk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grandis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab to the body
enabling Grandis to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kowalczyk misses the target.
Kowalczyk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kowalczyk swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
A big left from Grandis misses.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalczyk's shoulder, as Kowalczyk tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalczyk sizes up Grandis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kowalczyk 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.
Kowalczyk throws a sloppy body shot
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grandis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grandis.
Some bone on bone action there as Grandis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grandis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kowalczyk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kowalczyk throws a hook but Grandis avoids it easily.
Kowalczyk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grandis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kowalczyk throws a chopping leg kick but Grandis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kowalczyk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Kowalczyk is predictable there
and Grandis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kowalczyk's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grandis.
Grandis connects with a jab.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the side of Grandis's head but Grandis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grandis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Kowalczyk is predictable there
and Grandis counters with a leg kick.
Grandis connects with a leg kick.
Kowalczyk misses with a leg kick
and Grandis counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowalczyk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grandis under the eye.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mordechai Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis avoids the body shot from Kowalczyk.
Grandis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grandis scores with a spinning back kick!
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kowalczyk misses the target.
Grandis cracks Kowalczyk with a good jab.
Grandis misses with a looping right.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick
and Grandis counters with a nice uppercut.
Grandis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grandis throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice right hand.
Kowalczyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kowalczyk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but Grandis moved away.
Kowalczyk motions for Grandis to come forward. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis throws a counter combo.
Grandis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick lands for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a double jab
and Grandis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kowalczyk misses its intended target.
Grandis thuds his right hand into Kowalczyk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A clash of legs there as Grandis blocks the low kick.
Kowalczyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalczyk scores with a jab. Grandis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grandis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kowalczyk scores with a decent looking hook.
Grandis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kowalczyk in his tracks.
Kowalczyk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grandis.
Kowalczyk missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kowalczyk looks for the body kick but Grandis saw that one coming.
Grandis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grandis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grandis throws a lazy right hand but Kowalczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalczyk connects with a body shot that sends Grandis's belly button to the back.
Grandis connects with a body shot that sends Kowalczyk's belly button to the back.
Kowalczyk misses the shot to the body.
Grandis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grandis defending well as Kowalczyk loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grandis slips under a jab.
Kowalczyk lands a nice hook to Grandis's body. Grandis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Grandis.
Grandis slips a jab from Kowalczyk.
Some bone on bone action there as Grandis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kowalczyk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalczyk's shoulder, as Kowalczyk tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalczyk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grandis.
Grandis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalczyk.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grandis blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Grandis.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grandis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kowalczyk is out of range.
Grandis defending well as Kowalczyk loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalczyk lunges at Grandis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grandis's hand.
Grandis scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalczyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grandis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grandis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kowalczyk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kowalczyk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grandis cracks Kowalczyk with a good jab.
Grandis throws a chopping leg kick but Kowalczyk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Robert Grandis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook. Grandis ducked under it nicely.
Grandis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalczyk connects with an inside leg kick.
Grandis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kowalczyk momentarily.
Grandis with a nice cross.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Kowalczyk moves out of range as Grandis strikes.
Kowalczyk throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kowalczyk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kowalczyk throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalczyk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kowalczyk avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Kowalczyk tests Grandis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Grandis counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis moves away from the strike by Kowalczyk.
Grandis thumps Kowalczyk with a low kick.
Kowalczyk throws a jab when Grandis was well out of range.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Kowalczyk throws a front kick aimed at Grandis's knee but Grandis avoids it well.
Kowalczyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters with a left to the body.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Grandis counters with an outside leg kick.
Kowalczyk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kowalczyk lands a jab to Grandis's midsection.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick that misses.
Grandis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Kowalczyk.
Grandis is looking to slow Kowalczyk down with leg kicks.
Kowalczyk lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grandis connects with an inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kowalczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Kowalczyk misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kowalczyk 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 Grandis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grandis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Grandis misses the target.
Grandis with a nice calf kick.
Grandis lands a leg kick that knocks Kowalczyk off balance momentarily.
Grandis scores with a three punch combo!
Kowalczyk misses with a hook. Grandis ducked under it nicely.
Grandis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalczyk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grandis throws a low kick but Kowalczyk avoids it.
Kowalczyk throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kowalczyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis throws a leg kick which misses Kowalczyk's front leg but catches the back leg as Kowalczyk tries to avoid it.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kowalczyk looks to throw the jab but Grandis is out of range.
Kowalczyk lands with a slapping head kick.
Kowalczyk misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grandis staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grandis! But no joy.
Grandis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kowalczyk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk avoids a kick to the body.
Grandis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kowalczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis connects with a leg kick.
Grandis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick from Grandis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalczyk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grandis is out of range and Kowalczyk settles back down.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut.
Grandis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalczyk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalczyk avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Grandis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalczyk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalczyk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grandis staying out of range there.
Grandis sizes up Kowalczyk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kowalczyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Kowalczyk.
A slow jab from Grandis misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grandis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis with a hook.
Kowalczyk takes a swing at Grandis's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis tries to land a front kick but Kowalczyk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Kowalczyk is predictable there
and Grandis counters with a nice body shot.
Grandis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalczyk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grandis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grandis avoids the body shot from Kowalczyk.
Grandis throws the kick towards the body but Kowalczyk avoids it.
Kowalczyk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grandis throws a looping overhand right but Kowalczyk ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalczyk swings widly with a right hand
and Grandis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Grandis throws a jab when Kowalczyk was well out of range.
Grandis slips under a jab.
Grandis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kowalczyk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robert Grandis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kowalczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Grandis.
Good shot there by Grandis.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Kowalczyk.
Grandis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws a looping overhand right but Grandis ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalczyk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grandis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kowalczyk checks it well.
Kowalczyk checks a leg kick.
Grandis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalczyk.
Grandis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalczyk.
Grandis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kowalczyk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Grandis avoids them all with ease.
Grandis tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalczyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalczyk needs to keep his hands up - Grandis had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis misses with a low kick.
Kowalczyk throws a poor cross that misses
and Grandis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grandis misses with a leg kick.
Grandis looks to throw the jab but Kowalczyk is out of range.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the side of Grandis's head but Grandis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grandis throws a wild body kick that Kowalczyk sees coming a mile off.
Kowalczyk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grandis slips under a jab from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk defending well as Grandis loads up on a big left hand.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Kowalczyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowalczyk jabs Grandis right on the nose. Grandis blinks but takes it well.
Grandis avoids the body shot from Kowalczyk.
Grandis defending well as Kowalczyk loads up on a big left hand.
Grandis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grandis loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch.
Grandis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kowalczyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grandis.
The fighters circling - Kowalczyk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowalczyk throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a leg kick.
Grandis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kowalczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Grandis.
Kowalczyk looks to throw the jab but Grandis is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Grandis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grandis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grandis blocks a jab.
Kowalczyk slips a straight right by Grandis.
Grandis moves away from the strike by Kowalczyk.
Grandis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grandis tries to move into range but Kowalczyk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grandis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kowalczyk.
Grandis lands with a nice body punch.
Grandis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Grandis blocks the leg kick.
Kowalczyk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good work by Kowalczyk as he checks the leg kick.
Kowalczyk lands a jab-cross combination.
Kowalczyk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grandis under the eye.
Kowalczyk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk catches Grandis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grandis lands a jab to Kowalczyk's midsection.
Kowalczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grandis manages to avoid it.
Kowalczyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grandis throws out the jab.
Grandis throws a jab but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Grandis scores with a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk digs a good body shot into Grandis's ribs.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk with the inside leg kick.
Robert Grandis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grandis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grandis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kowalczyk swinging wildly here.
Kowalczyk checks a leg kick.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook.
Grandis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grandis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grandis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a straight left.
Kowalczyk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalczyk.
Grandis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Grandis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalczyk throws a looping overhand right but Grandis ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalczyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Grandis checks a low kick from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Kowalczyk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grandis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk looks to throw the jab but Grandis is out of range.
Kowalczyk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grandis throws a head kick but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick
and Grandis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grandis lands with a right to the head.
Kowalczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Grandis.
Mordechai Kowalczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grandis 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
Robert Grandis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 1442 p4p, 611 weight class) and Daniel Mendoza (ranked 153 p4p, 61 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza misses with a hook. Tomcic ducked under it nicely.
Vladimir Tomcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomcic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Tomcic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tomcic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Tomcic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Tomcic moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomcic looks to land a right hand but Mendoza moved out of range.
Tomcic looks to land a right hand but Mendoza moved out of range.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Tomcic avoids the punch easily.
Tomcic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza looks to land a right hand but Tomcic moved out of range.
Tomcic feinted with a counter takedown.
Tomcic looks to land a right hand but Mendoza moved out of range.
Mendoza walks into a straight right hand from Tomcic.
Tomcic looks to clinch
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomcic throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza cracks Tomcic with an open hand slap.
Mendoza lands with a cross.
Nice jab there from Tomcic.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Tomcic.
Tomcic takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Tomcic.
Tomcic connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendoza moves out of range of the leg kick from Tomcic.
Mendoza digs a good body shot into Tomcic's ribs.
Mendoza moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Tomcic.
Tomcic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
Tomcic cracks Mendoza with an open hand slap.
Tomcic throws a leg kick
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mendoza is out of range and Tomcic settles back down.
Tomcic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomcic takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Tomcic.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza lands an uppercut.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendoza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomcic lands a head kick!
 It looks like Daniel Mendoza has been cut.
Mendoza 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.
Tomcic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Vladimir Tomcic has been cut.
Mendoza misses with a hook. Tomcic ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Tomcic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomcic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Tomcic avoids the punch easily.
Tomcic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tomcic slips under a jab.
Mendoza misses with a double jab
and Tomcic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tomcic tries to clinch but Mendoza is having none of it.
Good shot there by Mendoza.
Tomcic slips a jab from Mendoza.
Tomcic lands a nice hook to Mendoza's body. Mendoza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tomcic clinches up against the cage.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tomcic lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomcic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomcic swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniel Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mendoza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcic lands a body shot.
Tomcic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomcic drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mendoza sprawls and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomcic.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mendoza lands a glancing blow to the side of Tomcic's head.
Tomcic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Tomcic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendoza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tomcic tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomcic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tomcic loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Tomcic with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Mendoza will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tomcic closes the distance and clinches.
Tomcic trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
Tomcic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomcic misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mendoza.
Tomcic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomcic blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomcic.
Mendoza blocking some punches.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomcic.
Tomcic walks into a left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Mendoza there.
Tomcic misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomcic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomcic has managed to clinch.
Tomcic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomcic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomcic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomcic misses with a body punch.
Mendoza pushes Tomcic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomcic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomcic.
A nice left hand lands by Mendoza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomcic.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomcic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mendoza counters with a three punch combo that has Tomcic backing up. Tomcic nods at Mendoza to acknowledge the strikes.
 Tomcic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Tomcic misses
and Mendoza counters with a nice body shot.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Tomcic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomcic seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomcic.
Tomcic moves forwards but Mendoza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Tomcic moves away and avoids it.
Tomcic gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mendoza gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tomcic is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Mendoza!
Our winner, Daniel Mendoza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 288 p4p, 295 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 33 p4p, 34 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dreth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gavin - the referee stops the clock and Dreth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gavin. Dreth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gavin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dreth. Dreth obviously looking to wear him down.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gavin moves into range and clinches up with Dreth.
Dreth manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dreth trying to control the position.
Gavin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gavin stands and steps away. Dreth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gavin misses with a two punch combination.
Dreth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dreth passes Gavin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreth prevents Gavin from standing back up.
Dreth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gavin defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavin wants to get back to his feet.
Gavin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dreth trying to control from half guard but Gavin is working away.
Gavin is in trouble now - Dreth has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth won't let Gavin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Gavin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dreth tries to control but Gavin wriggling away.
Gavin tries to buck Dreth off but he can't manage it.
Dreth lands a big shot there that rocks Gavin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gavin is trying to stand.
Gavin stops Dreth from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth won't let Gavin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dreth wants to control the pace but Gavin is squirming around nicely.
Gavin really wants to buck Dreth off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dreth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gavin is trying to stand.
Gavin prevents Dreth from taking his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin wants to get back to his feet.
Gavin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dreth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gavin blocking the ground and pound.
Gavin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dreth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Dreth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dreth looking to secure an arm triangle but Gavin defends it well.
Gavin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dreth misses with a head shot.
Gavin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dreth has control of Gavin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gavin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gavin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dreth misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin bucks Dreth off and manages to get back to his feet!
Gavin tries to clinch but Dreth moves out of range.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dreth.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dreth checks it well.
Gavin throws a right hand that Dreth ducks under and follows up with a left that Dreth also avoids with ease.
Dreth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
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!
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dreth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin misses with a hook.
Gavin throws an off balance right hand
and Dreth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dreth.
Gavin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dreth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gavin is fending him off so far but Dreth persists. Nope, Gavin circles away and we're back to standing.
A bone on bone clash there as Gavin blocks the leg kick.
Gavin throws a hook but Dreth avoids it easily.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dreth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dreth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gavin throws out a loose jab but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gavin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dreth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gavin with a body shot.
Dreth checks a leg kick.
Dreth gets tackled into the cage by Gavin. Gavin maintains the clinch.
Dreth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gavin misses with a leg kick
and Dreth counters with a takedown into side control.
Gavin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dreth.
Dreth throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dreth moves away.
Tommy Gavin is winning the standup battle so far.
Dreth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gavin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gavin thuds his right hand into Dreth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dreth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gavin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Dreth moved away.
Nice sprawl there from Gavin as Dreth shoots in.
Gavin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dreth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gavin. Gavin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Gavin.
No joy there for Dreth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gavin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin connects with a leg kick.
Gavin misses with a hook. Dreth ducked under it nicely.
Gavin moves out of range of the leg kick from Dreth.
Gavin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dreth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gavin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dreth feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin is looking to stand up but Dreth isn't so interested in that idea.
Gavin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dreth has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gavin.
Gavin lands with a light punch inside.
Dreth is trying to break the clinch but Gavin is controlling him.
Dreth misses with some punches.
Gavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gavin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dreths head.
Gavin cracks Dreth with a nice body shot.
Gavin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dreth backwards.
Dreth prevents a body shot from Gavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a head punch that misses.
Gavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gavin takes a shot to the head.
Dreth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gavin fails to land.
Dreth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dreth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dreth breaks from the clinch.
Dreth misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Dreth walks into a stiff left hand from Gavin.
Gavin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dreth looks to land a combination. Gavin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dreth looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin misses with a hook. Dreth ducked under it nicely.
Gavin throws a hook but Dreth avoids it easily.
Gavin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gavin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dreth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin lands a body shot.
Gavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gavin misses with the head strike.
Dreth pulls Gavin into guard.
Gavin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dreth is proving hard to escape from.
Dreth is looking for a triangle but Gavin pushes his legs off easily.
Gavin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gavin connects with a crisp jab.
Gavin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dreth is able to avoid easily.
Dreth throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dreth just manages to avoid it.
Gavin swings for the body but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth gets tackled into the cage by Gavin. Gavin maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from Dreth does no damage.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dreth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gavin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dreths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dreth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Gavin misses its target.
Dreth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Dreth darts in looking for a takedown but Gavin gets double underhooks and turns Dreth into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Gavin.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Dreth moved out of range nicely.
Gavin slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Gavin there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
Dreth ducks right into an uppercut from Gavin.
Dreth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Dreth does no damage.
Gavin feints and then cracks Dreth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dreth down.
Gavin feints and then cracks Dreth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dreth down.
Dreth works Gavin's body with a nice hook.
Gavin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dreths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dreth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Dreth with the counter takedown but Gavin avoids it easily.
Gavin moves into the clinch successfully.
Dreth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dreth.
Gavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dreth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gavin lands an uppercut.
Gavin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gavin scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gavin cracks Dreth with a nice body shot.
Gavin tries a body shot but Dreth blocks it.
Gavin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dreth's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dreth fails to land.
Gavin misses with a body punch.
Dreth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dreth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dreth prevents a body shot from Gavin.
Dreth jumps guard but Gavin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tommy Gavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valen Dreth.
Dreth misses with some punches.
Gavin tries a body shot but Dreth blocks it.
Gavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dreth jumps guard but Gavin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dreth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dreth throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gavin takes the fight into the clinch.
Gavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dreth fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dreth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gavin has him pressed against the cage.
Gavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dreth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tommy Gavin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gavin tries to work over Dreth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gavin lands a right hand.
Gavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dreth blocks a body shot from Gavin.
Dreth blocks a body shot from Gavin.
Gavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
Dreth is working Gavin over against the cage.
Dreth jumps guard but Gavin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dreth wants to get back to striking at distance but Gavin won't allow it.
Dreth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gavin lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gavin fails to land.
Dreth struggles to land a body shot inside as Gavin controls his hands.
Dreth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gavin can't find room to land a body shot as Dreth controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dreth's elbow.
Dreth blocking some punches.
Dreth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Dreth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Gavin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dreth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Dreth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dreth.
Gavin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dreth is controlling him well.
Dreth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Valen Dreth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dreth tries for a kimura but Gavin is defending well.
Dreth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dreth tries for a kimura but Gavin is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gavin 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
After winning the bout, Tommy Gavin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 310 p4p, 601 weight class) and Charlie Chaplin (ranked 23 p4p, 37 weight class). Gro Ulfimph comes to the cage accompanied by Hired Gun. Chaplin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Champion - Charlie Chaplin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaplin tries to land a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph saw it coming and moves away.
A quick step to the side and Gro Ulfimph tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gro Ulfimph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chaplin lands a nice hook to Gro Ulfimph's body. Gro Ulfimph takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gro Ulfimph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gro Ulfimph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to counter punch.
Chaplin moves into the clinch.
Chaplin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaplin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaplin.
Gro Ulfimph prevents a body shot from Chaplin.
Chaplin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaplin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gro Ulfimph's elbow.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gro Ulfimph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaplin throws a big shot that misses.
Chaplin scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaplin jabs Gro Ulfimph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin lands a nice shot that snaps Gro Ulfimph's head back.
Chaplin swings for the body but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph throwing a counter right hand but Chaplin manages to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chaplin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gro Ulfimph scrambles back to his feet.
Chaplin misses with a body punch
and Gro Ulfimph holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A hook to the body from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chaplin backwards.
Gro Ulfimph blocks an uppercut.
Chaplin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaplin misses with a body punch.
Chaplin working aggressively here.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a light punch inside.
Gro Ulfimph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gro Ulfimph lands a body punch.
I was talking to Gro Ulfimph's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chaplin tries to throw a body punch but Gro Ulfimph avoids it by throwing Chaplin back against the cage.
Chaplin lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gro Ulfimph blocks an uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chaplin throws a hook but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range as Chaplin strikes.
Chaplin thumps Gro Ulfimph with a low kick.
Gro Ulfimph ducks right into an uppercut from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands a jab to the head.
Chaplin throws an overhand right that lands on Gro Ulfimph's shoulder, as Gro Ulfimph tries to avoid the shot.
As Chaplin looks to move away, Gro Ulfimph throws a big counter combo but Chaplin just gets out of the way.
Gro Ulfimph on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chaplin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chaplin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Gro Ulfimph half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chaplin jabs Gro Ulfimph right on the nose. Gro Ulfimph blinks but takes it well.
Chaplin looks to clinch
and Gro Ulfimph counters with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Chaplin coming out on top.
Chaplin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gro Ulfimph had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Chaplin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gro Ulfimph. Gro Ulfimph circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin misses with a straight left.
Chaplin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the body from Chaplin misses
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a right hand to the body.
Chaplin clinches.
Chaplin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chaplin scores with a shoulder strike.
Chaplin misses with some punches.
Chaplin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chaplin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaplin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gro Ulfimph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaplin backwards.
Chaplin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gro Ulfimph lands a left hand.
Gro Ulfimph has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chaplin uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph trying to control the position here.
Chaplin trying to control but Gro Ulfimph is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaplin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gro Ulfimph not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gro Ulfimph is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chaplin is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gro Ulfimph is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chaplin defends well.
Chaplin looking to sit in guard and control but Gro Ulfimph gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaplin.
Chaplin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gro Ulfimph manages to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to counter the offense by Chaplin and move into the clinch.
Chaplin scores with the left hand. Gro Ulfimph knows he should have avoided that one.
Gro Ulfimph doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chaplin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a crisp one two that drops Chaplin! Gro Ulfimph thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chaplin to his feet! Chaplin is in big trouble!
 Chaplin is rocked!
Chaplin throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Gro Ulfimph counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chaplin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gro Ulfimph finish him?
Chaplin tries a body shot but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaplin.
Chaplin tries to throw a body punch but Gro Ulfimph avoids it by throwing Chaplin back against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chaplin to his knees! Gro Ulfimph keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
An out of breath Murzol Gro Ulfimph thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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#R1#
Meesang thuds a left hand into O'Neil's body.
O'Neil slips under a jab.
Meesang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromO'Neil.
O'Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meesang.
Meesang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meesang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O'Neil takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meesang misses with a left hand
and O'Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
O'Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Meesang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O'Neil throws a body kick that misses.
Meesang misses with a straight right.
O'Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O'Neil tries to clinch up but Meesang circles away and keeps his distance.
Meesang scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O'Neil blocks a jab.
O'Neil throws a hook but Meesang avoids it easily.
Meesang throws a poor cross that misses
and O'Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meesang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manalili Meesang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O'Neil throws out a powerful jab.
Meesang throws a hook but O'Neil blocks it.#T1#
O'Neil lunges at Meesang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meesang's hand.
Meesang misses the shot to the body.
O'Neil is looking to counter the offense by Meesang and move into the clinch.
Meesang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meesang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O'Neil has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from O'Neil misses its intended target.
Meesang walks into a jab.
O'Neil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meesang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meesang misses the jab.
O'Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meesang.
Meesang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O'Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meesang swings widly with a right hand
and O'Neil counters with a head kick. That will keep Meesang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Meesang cracks O'Neil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meesang loads up on a big right hand but O'Neil slips the punch.
O'Neil feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Meesang lands a jab to the nose.
Meesang just misses with a punch to the body.
Meesang dips to his left and cracks O'Neil with an uppercut!#T2#
O'Neil throws a body kick that misses.
O'Neil is looking to slow Meesang down with leg kicks.
Meesang misses with a low kick.
Meesang misses with a combination
and Meesang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Meesang.
O'Neil ducks under a wild hook from Meesang.
O'Neil misses the jab.
Meesang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O'Neil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut. Meesang saw that one coming.
Meesang throws a looping overhand right but O'Neil ducks down to avoid it.
O'Neil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meesang checks it well.
O'Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O'Neil throwing a counter right hand but Meesang manages to avoid it.
Meesang throws a right hand that misses
and Meesang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meesang cracks a nice hook into O'Neil's ribs.
Meesang stuns O'Neil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3#
O'Neil misses with a looping left.
Jab from Meesang.
O'Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O'Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O'Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meesang misses with an uppercut.
O'Neil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meesang, as that shot connected.
Meesang throws a jab but it's blocked by O'Neil.
Meesang throws a combination that misses
and O'Neil counters with a straight right hand.
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Meesang. Those never looked like landing.
Meesang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meesang moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meesang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meesang lands with a straight right. O'Neil didn't see that one coming.
O'Neil throws a body punch but Meesang moves out of range. #T4#
Meesang misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from O'Neil misses its target.
O'Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meesang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meesang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meesang tries to land a leg kick but O'Neil saw it coming and moves away.
Meesang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meesang misses with a low kick.
O'Neil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O'Neil throws a nice inside leg kick.
O'Neil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O'Neil throws a lazy right hand but Meesang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Meesang.
Meesang with a nice cross.
Meesang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O'Neil.
Meesang looks to land a left hand but O'Neil moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O'Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Meesang's shoulder, as Meesang tries to avoid the shot.
O'Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meesang.
And O'Neil counters with a quick kick to the body but Meesang blocks it.
O'Neil throws a lazy right hand but Meesang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meesang throws a big shot that misses.
Meesang scores with a one two! O'Neil had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manalili Meesang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Meesang. O'Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'Neil misses with a looping right.
Meesang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'Neil counters with a one-two to the body.
Meesang loads up on a big right hand but O'Neil slips the punch.
O'Neil throws a nice outside leg kick.
O'Neil blocks a jab.
Meesang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meesang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O'Neil at a distance.
Meesang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Neil.
O'Neil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meesang is able to avoid easily.
Meesang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O'Neil on the side of the head. #CL#
O'Neil has taken the fight to the clinch.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Meesang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O'Neil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meesang scores with a hook to the body. O'Neil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meesang throws out a loose jab but O'Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Meesang.
Left hook, right uppercut from O'Neil. #T1#
O'Neil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meesang misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from O'Neil misses its intended target.
O'Neil looks to land a right hand but Meesang moved out of range.
Meesang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meesang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O'Neil moves away.
O'Neil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meesang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O'Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meesang throws out the jab.
Meesang misses with a hook.
Meesang tests O'Neil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meesang scores with a punch to the head.
Meesang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meesang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meesang throws a leg kick which misses O'Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as O'Neil tries to avoid it. #T2#
Meesang with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O'Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meesang was well out of range. Poor timing from O'Neil.
O'Neil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O'Neil slips under a jab from Meesang.
A swing and a miss from Meesang.
O'Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meesang.
O'Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meesang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meesang throws out a counter right but O'Neil avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meesang. O'Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meesang lands with an uppercut that bounces O'Neil off the cage and back into range.
O'Neil tries to clinch up but Meesang circles away and keeps his distance.
Manalili Meesang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meesang's jab looks to have found its range, popping O'Neil under the eye.
Meesang lands with a right hand.
O'Neil staying out of range there.
Meesang throws a right and a left that O'Neil avoids nicely.
Meesang swings away with a body shot that misses
and O'Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
Manalili Meesang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meesang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meesang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O'Neil slips a jab from Meesang.#T3#
Meesang feints a jab promting O'Neil to slip. Meesang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. O'Neil slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut. Meesang saw that one coming.
Meesang throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling O'Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
O'Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
O'Neil slips under a jab.
Meesang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meesang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like O'Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Meesang. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Meesang.
O'Neil throwing a counter right hand but Meesang manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Meesang.
O'Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Meesang misses with an uppercut
enabling O'Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meesang with a nice cross.
O'Neil lands the left hand.
Meesang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meesang counters with a nice leg kick. #T4#
Meesang cracks O'Neil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O'Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O'Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from O'Neil misses its intended target.
Meesang swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting O'Neil counter with a right hand.
O'Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O'Neil appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O'Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O'Neil moves away from the strike by Meesang.
O'Neil swings for the body but Meesang moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Meesang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O'Neil lands a jab to Meesang's midsection.
O'Neil thumps Meesang with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O'Neil walks into a jab.
Meesang misses with a looping left.
O'Neil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meesang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manalili Meesang 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!#R3#
Meesang scores with a nice strike.#CL#
O'Neil closes the distance and clinches.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from O'Neil.
Meesang is trying to break the clinch but O'Neil is controlling him.
Meesang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O'Neil blocks an uppercut.
O'Neil misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Meesang.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Meesang.
Meesang misses with some punches.
#T1#
O'Neil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meesang's efforts to push away.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from O'Neil on the inside.
O'Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Meesang uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meesang's elbow.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
O'Neil throws an elbow that misses.
Meesang blocking some punches.
Meesang blocks an uppercut.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Meesang.
#T2#
Meesang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O'Neil lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Manalili Meesang has been cut.
O'Neil creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O'Neil misses with some punches.
Meesang dodges an elbow strike from O'Neil.
O'Neil working aggressively here.
O'Neil scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
O'Neil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meesang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O'Neil moves out of range as Meesang strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meesang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O'Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meesang.
A big right from Meesang misses. #T3#
An inside leg kick from Meesang misses.
O'Neil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Meesang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meesang throws a jab but it's blocked by O'Neil.
Meesang misses with an uppercut. O'Neil saw that one coming.
Meesang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from O'Neil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meesang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O'Neil scores with a head kick.
Meesang misses with a few strikes there.
O'Neil connects with a body shot.
Meesang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O'Neil throws a wild body kick that Meesang sees coming a mile off.
O'Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O'Neil looks to land a left hand but Meesang moved out of range nicely.
Meesang throws a hook but O'Neil blocks it.#T4#
Meesang slips a jab from O'Neil.
Meesang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Meesang is predictable there
and O'Neil counters with a right hand to the body.
O'Neil connects with a looping right hand.
Meesang throws the left hand but O'Neil avoids the punch easily.
Meesang falls off balance throwing a combination
and O'Neil counters with a solid body kick.
O'Neil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meesang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meesang throws a left and a right that both miss
and O'Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meesang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O'Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Meesang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mickey O'Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meesang just misses with a punch to the body.
Meesang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting O'Neil counter with a right hand.
O'Neil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meesang to score with a decent uppercut.
O'Neil explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meesang.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O'Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meesang 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manalili Meesang!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 18 p4p, 232 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 3 p4p, 26 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Trounvouche's choice of entrance music: Wanted Dread & Alive. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trounvouche slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Trounvouche knows he should have avoided that one.
Trounvouche 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.
Trounvouche connects with a crisp jab.
Trounvouche moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Trounvouche's knee but Trounvouche avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trounvouche checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit 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.
Trounvouche punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
A nice leg kick from Trounvouche, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche connects with a solid leg kick.
Trounvouche displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Trounvouche is just out of range.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Trounvouche keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trounvouche is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Trounvouche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trounvouche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit tries to work over Trounvouche's front leg with a kick but Trounvouche checks it.
Trounvouche throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trounvouche - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks Trounvouche with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trounvouche has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trounvouche defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Trounvouche tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Trounvouche with the inside leg kick.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trounvouche on the side of the head.
Trounvouche connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trounvouche throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trounvouche staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trounvouche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Trounvouche stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Trounvouche jumps back.
Trounvouche throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit keeps Trounvouche at a distance using the push kick.
Trounvouche gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trounvouche scores with a nice strike.
Trounvouche misses the jab.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Trounvouche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Trounvouche throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trounvouche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trounvouche misses with a body kick.
Trounvouche checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Trounvouche as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trounvouche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Trounvouche.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trounvouche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Trounvouche shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Trounvouche works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Trounvouche's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Trounvouche misses the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Trounvouche lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trounvouche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Trounvouche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trounvouche tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche can't break the clinch.
Trounvouche blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Trounvouche working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Trounvouche moves away and avoids it.
Trounvouche keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Trounvouche misses with a double jab.
Trounvouche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Trounvouche.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Trounvouche ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Trounvouche sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Trounvouche slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trounvouche throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Trounvouche lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Trounvouche slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Trounvouche's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trounvouche scores with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trounvouche takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Trounvouche avoids it.
A cross from Trounvouche lands.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trounvouche rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Trounvouche's body.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Trounvouche counters with a good, hard body kick but Sitsongrit shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Trounvouche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Trounvouche sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trounvouche connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Trounvouche moved out of range.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trounvouche finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trounvouche shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trounvouche checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Trounvouche off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Trounvouche moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Trounvouche is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Trounvouche misses the target.
Trounvouche takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Trounvouche takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Trounvouche misses.
Trounvouche misses with a body shot.
Trounvouche on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trounvouche throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Trounvouche fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trounvouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Trounvouche looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Trounvouche. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trounvouche throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Trounvouche takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trounvouche's sensitive parts.
Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trounvouche can pounce on him.
Trounvouche scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trounvouche lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Trounvouche moves away and avoids it.
Trounvouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trounvouche connects with a looping right hand.
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 Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trounvouche's head backwards.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trounvouche fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trounvouche checks a leg kick nicely.
Trounvouche follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trounvouche scores with a body shot.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trounvouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trounvouche looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trounvouche slips under a jab.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trounvouche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Trounvouche misses the jab.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trounvouche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Trounvouche in the body.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Trounvouche is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Trounvouche finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Trounvouche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trounvouche misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Trounvouche on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trounvouche just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Trounvouche moved away.
Trounvouche has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trounvouche defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Trounvouche takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Trounvouche 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trounvouche throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trounvouche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A clash of legs there as Trounvouche blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trounvouche's hands.
Trounvouche misses with an uppercut.
Trounvouche smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Trounvouche, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trounvouche cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Trounvouche moves out of range of the body kick.
Trounvouche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trounvouche throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trounvouche loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trounvouche moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Trounvouche saw that one coming.
Trounvouche takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trounvouche. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Trounvouche blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trounvouche! But no joy.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick that misses.
Trounvouche throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head.
Trounvouche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trounvouche checks a leg kick.
Trounvouche moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Trounvouche looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Trounvouche blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Trounvouche tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
A punch lands to the side of Trounvouche 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trounvouche looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Trounvouche throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trounvouche takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Trounvouche digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Trounvouche moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Trounvouche.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Trounvouche avoids it.
Trounvouche lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trounvouche throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trounvouche lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trounvouche checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trounvouche dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Trounvouche ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit sizes up Trounvouche with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Trounvouche is just out of range.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
Trounvouche checks the leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trounvouche throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trounvouche checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trounvouche. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Trounvouche moves away and avoids it.
Trounvouche avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as Trounvouche blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trounvouche.
A good leg kick by Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trounvouche fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trounvouche manages to avoid it.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trounvouche. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trounvouche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trounvouche is able to avoid easily.
Trounvouche blocks a jab.
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Trounvouche scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trounvouche tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick from Trounvouche, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Trounvouche takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Trounvouche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Trounvouche misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Trounvouche misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trounvouche connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Trounvouche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Trounvouche moved out of range nicely.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Trounvouche didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trounvouche slips under a jab.
Trounvouche looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Trounvouche ducks down to avoid it.
Trounvouche with the inside leg kick.
A left lands for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Trounvouche misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Trounvouche.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Trounvouche has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trounvouche and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trounvouche tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Trounvouche works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trounvouche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Trounvouche.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trounvouche just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trounvouche.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Azacca Trounvouche will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Trounvouche scores with a body shot.
Trounvouche delivers a nice body kick.
Trounvouche misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head but Trounvouche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trounvouche blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Trounvouche shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trounvouche.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Trounvouche takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Trounvouche walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trounvouche looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trounvouche is looking to land body kicks.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but Trounvouche blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Trounvouche sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit jabs Trounvouche right on the nose. Trounvouche blinks but takes it well.
Trounvouche tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trounvouche under the eye.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Trounvouche loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Trounvouche tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Trounvouche 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trounvouche was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trounvouche scores with a nice head shot.
Trounvouche throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trounvouche misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Trounvouche moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Trounvouche steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Trounvouche blocks a jab.
Trounvouche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trounvouche tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Trounvouche throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trounvouche missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trounvouche throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trounvouche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Trounvouche's ribcage but misses.
Trounvouche misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Trounvouche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Trounvouche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Trounvouche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trounvouche walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Trounvouche on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Trounvouche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trounvouche looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trounvouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trounvouche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azacca Trounvouche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trounvouche looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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