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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juju Chavez (ranked 6223 p4p, 24425 weight class) and Trike Quicky (ranked 294 p4p, 338 weight class). Quicky has chosen Won’t Let Go as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juju Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trike Quicky!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez misses with a combination
and Quicky counters with a shoot takedown. Chavez fights it but they end up in guard.
Chavez kicks Quicky off and gets to his feet.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chavez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chavez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez scores with a hook to the body. Quicky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quicky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Quicky napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quicky is looking for a sweep.
Quicky is not content to let Chavez control the position.
Quicky can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quicky gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chavez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chavez content just to control the position here.
Quicky is squirming around, avoiding Chavez's attempts to control the action.
Quicky has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Quicky wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez has managed to slip his arm under Quicky's chin. This could be all over... yep, Quicky is tapping out! Submission win for Chavez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juju Chavez!
In his post fight interview, Juju Chavez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Trike Quicky spoke after the fight, saying 'Aw man, not again. I hate losing. But I will come back stronger! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shahram Sheikhan (ranked 6225 p4p, 3863 weight class) and Kosmodrom Baikonurov (ranked 295 p4p, 214 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahram Sheikhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kosmodrom Baikonurov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baikonurov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick lands for Sheikhan.
That kick from Baikonurov tenderised Sheikhan's leg. Sheikhan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sheikhan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sheikhan lands with a good body shot.
Sheikhan lands with a slapping head kick.
Sheikhan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sheikhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baikonurov moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sheikhan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baikonurov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baikonurov throws a front kick aimed at Sheikhan's knee but Sheikhan avoids it well.
Baikonurov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sheikhan.
Sheikhan misses with the body kick
and Baikonurov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baikonurov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baikonurov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheikhan.
Good exchange - Baikonurov coming out on top.
Sheikhan scores with a punch to the head.
Sheikhan throws the kick towards the body but Baikonurov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baikonurov keeps Sheikhan at a distance using the push kick.
Sheikhan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baikonurov manages to avoid it.
Baikonurov's corner calls for a 1-2. Baikonurov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baikonurov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baikonurov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sheikhan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baikonurov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baikonurov scores with a punch to the head.
Sheikhan misses with a body punch
and Baikonurov counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheikhan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baikonurov takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Baikonurov does it's job there.
 Sheikhan is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Baikonurov. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Sheikhan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baikonurov drops Sheikhan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Baikonurov follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosmodrom Baikonurov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parta Matti (ranked 3913 p4p, 3728 weight class) and Guido Carosella (ranked 453 p4p, 438 weight class). Guido Carosella is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Parta Matti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guido Carosella!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Guido Carosella has been cut.
Matti moves out of range as Carosella strikes.
Matti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carosella.
Matti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Carosella ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matti moves away.
Matti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carosella tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matti was well out of range. Poor timing from Carosella.
A quick step to the side and Matti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Carosella does it's job there.
We've been told by Matti's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carosella connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matti. Matti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carosella rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carosella lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carosella fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carosella throws a jab when Matti was well out of range.
Carosella comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matti misses with a low kick.
Carosella throws a series of punches but Matti avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carosella back to the cage. Matti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matti misses with a double jab.
Matti with the inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matti.
Matti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carosella sizes up Matti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carosella lands with an uppercut that bounces Matti off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carosella scores with a body shot.
Carosella swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carosella tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carosella misses with the combination.
Matti avoids the body shot from Carosella.
Matti throws a big counter combination but Carosella scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carosella rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carosella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matti throws a head kick that misses.
Carosella on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Guido Carosella's cut even more.
Carosella has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carosella swings widly with a right hand
and Matti counters with an inside leg kick.
Matti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carosella.
Matti throws a series of punches but Carosella avoids them all with ease.
Carosella throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matti counters with a nice right hand that sends Carosella toppling to the canvas! Carosella scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Matti finish him?!
Carosella throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carosella walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matti slips a jab and a cross from Carosella.
Matti half committed to a counter leg kick.
Carosella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matti cracks Carosella with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matti has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Carosella to stand back up!
 Carosella is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carosella walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Matti swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Parta Matti!
Parta Matti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Jonson (ranked 4823 p4p, 3313 weight class) and Jan Klauss (ranked 525 p4p, 400 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Jonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Klauss!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klauss throws a right and a left that Jonson avoids nicely.
Klauss dips to his left and cracks Jonson with an uppercut!
Jonson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Boris Jonson has been cut.
Klauss misses with a wild combination.
Jonson tries for a takedown but Klauss circles away easily
and Klauss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boris Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonson misses with a takedown
and Klauss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jonson fails with the takedown
and Klauss counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Jonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonson loses concentration momentarily and Klauss pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Jonson crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Klauss finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jan Klauss!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Tsavieva (ranked 2531 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Jamal Adams (ranked 317 p4p, 271 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Tsavieva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsavieva misses with a hook.
Adams moves out of range as Tsavieva strikes.
Adams with the counter takedown but Tsavieva avoids it easily.
Tsavieva misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams lands a nice looking body kick.
Adams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tsavieva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Adams is in Tsavieva's guard.
Tsavieva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Adams uses it to pass to side control.
Tsavieva trying his best to control but Adams has mounted him.
Adams pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Tsavieva tries to lock up and control but Adams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tsavieva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adams controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams avoids the attempt from Tsavieva to control.
Adams controlling his opponent.
Tsavieva tries to hold on but Adams postures up.
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.
Adams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Adams 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.
Adams fails to take his opponent's back.
Adams controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva is trying desperately to improve position.
Adams content just to control the position here.
Tsavieva is looking to improve his position but Adams isn't that keen on the idea.
Adams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Adams.
Tsavieva wants to control but Adams is having none of it.
Adams content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsavieva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adams avoids the attempt from Tsavieva to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Adams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adams, as that shot connected.
Tsavieva swings widly with a right hand
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
Adams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adams 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.
Adams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tsavieva's guard.
Tsavieva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tsavieva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Adams escapes and throws Tsavieva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsavieva is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams just content to control the position.
Adams tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tsavieva struggling a bit here.
Adams tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tsavieva wants to control but Adams postures up.
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.
Adams happy to just control the position for now.
Tsavieva is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.
Tsavieva trying to control but Adams flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Adams biding his time, controlling Tsavieva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is continuing to stall.
Tsavieva just trying to survive but Adams is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tsavieva is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tsavieva just trying to survive but Adams is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Tsavieva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsavieva is just out of range.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsavieva throwing a counter right hand but Adams manages to avoid it.
Nikolai Tsavieva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsavieva throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams lands with a right hand.
Adams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsavieva cracks Adams with an open hand slap.
Tsavieva lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Nice jab there from Adams.
Tsavieva swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Tsavieva misses with a body shot
and Adams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tsavieva!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsavieva is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.
Tsavieva tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Adams easily slips into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsavieva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tsavieva is trying to control but can't.
Adams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tsavieva!
Tsavieva tries to control the position but Adams now has his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams controls the position.
Tsavieva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Adams controlling well, preventing Tsavieva from escaping the position.
Adams gets his hands free as Tsavieva looks to control.
Adams is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is not going to allow Tsavieva to sit and survive in this position.
Adams controlling the position well here. Tsavieva rolled but Adams kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Adams is not going to allow Tsavieva to sit and survive in this position.
Jamal Adams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Tsavieva.
Tsavieva wants to control his opponent's hands but Adams gets his hands free.
Nikolai Tsavieva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Our spies down at at Outlier Martial Arts inform us that Adams has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsavieva tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Adams has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Tsavieva is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jamal Adams!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Ferguson (ranked 2066 p4p, 1417 weight class) and Josh Marmalade (ranked 63 p4p, 45 weight class). Khabib Ferguson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Marmalade's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khabib Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Marmalade!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marmalade misses the shot to the body.
Josh Marmalade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson takes a swing at Marmalade's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marmalade shoots and misses
and Ferguson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marmalade tries to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Marmalade toppling to the canvas! Marmalade scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
It looks like Josh Marmalade has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marmalade misses the shot to the body.
Marmalade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marmalade tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferguson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferguson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marmalade darts in trying to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Marmalade toppling to the canvas! Marmalade scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
Marmalade is rocked!
Ferguson plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Marmalade to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Marmalade just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Khabib Ferguson!
Khabib Ferguson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 1433 p4p, 2048 weight class) and Kazuki Takeda (ranked 211 p4p, 297 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. This should be fireworks!
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Takeda.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takeda sprawls and moves away.
Takeda swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tries to sprawl but Takeda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Takeda is controlling well.
Takeda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takeda is working away from the top position though.
Takeda controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control but Takeda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie's coaches at Ludus Magnus have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takeda pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Takeda has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control here.
Takeda controlling the pace.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takeda has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Takeda Clan Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Takeda manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takeda pulls his head out easily.
Takeda slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takeda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Takeda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Takeda in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Takeda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Takeda prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Takeda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Takeda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takeda throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Takeda avoids it well and moves away.
Takeda moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takeda jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takeda connects with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takeda gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
Takeda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Takeda wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Takeda postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Takeda pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Takeda wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Takeda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Takeda controlling the pace.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Takeda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Takeda escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Takeda!
Takeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Takeda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie wants to control but Takeda postures up.
Takeda is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kazuki Takeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takeda is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Takeda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Takeda controls the position.
Takeda is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control Takeda's posture but Takeda avoids it.
Takeda has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Takeda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie wants to control but Takeda is having none of it.
Takeda controlling the position easily from mount.
Takeda prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Takeda avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takeda controlling the position easily from mount.
Takeda is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Takeda 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!
Gracie tries to move into range but Takeda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Takeda does no damage.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Takeda.
Nice uppercut there from Takeda.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Takeda is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Takeda's guard.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Takeda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Takeda looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Takeda looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Takeda!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gracie is trying to control Takeda's posture but Takeda avoids it.
Takeda taking a breather here.
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Gracie struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takeda happy to just control the position for now.
Let's hope that Takeda 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.
Takeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takeda grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Takeda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Takeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazuki Takeda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Takeda pushes past his half guard into mount!
Takeda controlling from the full mount.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeda controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Takeda the control monster continue. Boring.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takeda controlling the pace for now.
Gracie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Takeda sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Takeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takeda 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sone Fujimaro (ranked 2113 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Jian Zhao (ranked 268 p4p, 208 weight class). Zhao has chosen GZA - Shadowboxin' as his entrance music. Jian Zhao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jian Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao thows a body kick. Fujimaro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zhao throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but Zhao moves out of range.
Zhao lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Zhao.
Zhao throws the kick towards the body but Fujimaro avoids it.
It looked like Fujimaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zhao throws a looping overhand right but Fujimaro ducks down to avoid it.
Fujimaro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zhao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimaro.
Zhao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao throws a lazy right hand but Fujimaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fujimaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhao throws a chopping leg kick but Fujimaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zhao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fujimaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jian Zhao has been cut.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fujimaro has closed the distance and engaged Zhao in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fujimaro.
Zhao presses Fujimaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Zhao breaks from the clinch.
Zhao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhao tries to land a body kick
letting Fujimaro counter with a right hand.
Fujimaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhao circles away.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Fujimaro avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters circling a little - Zhao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fujimaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujimaro blocks a jab.
Zhao has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fujimaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jian Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujimaro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro moves away from the strike by Zhao.
Zhao scores with a shot to the body.
Zhao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujimaro tries to clinch there but Zhao circles away.
Zhao misses with a hook
and Fujimaro counters with a big head kick but Zhao shrugs it off.
Zhao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fujimaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhao with the inside leg kick.
Zhao scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Zhao misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fujimaro misses the target.
Fujimaro forces Zhao back against the cage and clinches.
Zhao pushes Fujimaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhao misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimaro.
Zhao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zhao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fujimaro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fujimaro clinches up against the cage.
Zhao blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
Zhao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Zhao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao manages to break the clinch.
Zhao throws a wild body kick that Fujimaro sees coming a mile off.
Fujimaro moves out of range of the body kick from Zhao.
Fujimaro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zhao.
Fujimaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Zhao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fujimaro tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Zhao lands a shoulder strike.
Fujimaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Fujimaro tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimaro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A hook to the body from Zhao.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fujimaro has him pressed against the cage.
Zhao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Zhao on the inside.
Zhao misses with the head strike.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Fujimaro avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao manages to break the clinch.
Fujimaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Zhao finds it's way through Fujimaro's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jian Zhao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Zhao
and Fujimaro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fujimaro is looking to clinch.
Zhao swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a body kick that stops Zhao in his tracks momentarily.
Zhao gets tackled into the cage by Fujimaro. Fujimaro maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Zhao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhao breaks the clinch.
Fujimaro moves forwards but Zhao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fujimaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Zhao. Beautiful body shot.
Fujimaro rushes Zhao and presses him up against the cage.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Zhao misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Zhao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhao circles away.
Fujimaro is looking to clinch but Zhao is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Zhao misses its intended target.
Zhao lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhao tries to work over Fujimaro's front leg with a kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Zhao swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujimaro.
Zhao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fujimaro moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fujimaro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zhao - the referee stops the clock and Fujimaro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zhao. Fujimaro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jian Zhao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhao scores with a nice body kick.
Fujimaro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Zhao.
Fujimaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fujimaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhao throws a big shot that misses.
And Fujimaro counters with a quick kick to the body but Zhao blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Zhao.
Zhao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zhao feints and then cracks Fujimaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fujimaro down.
Zhao cracks Fujimaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sone Fujimaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhao throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a solid body kick.
Zhao lands a jab.
Zhao tries to land a front kick but Fujimaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fujimaro moves in looking to clinch but Zhao pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhao! But no joy.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut
and Zhao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Fujimaro avoids it with no problem.
Fujimaro cracks Zhao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao jabs at Fujimaro's body.
Zhao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zhao - that will leave a mark!
Fujimaro 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 Zhao, as that shot connected.
Fujimaro wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Zhao.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but Zhao is having none of it.
A shot to the body from Zhao misses
enabling Fujimaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhao swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zhao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fujimaro's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a hook.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Fujimaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zhao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Zhao.
Fujimaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zhao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zhao lands the left hand.
Zhao misses the jab.
Donk. Zhao catches Fujimaro right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Zhao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujimaro doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jian Zhao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fujimaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhao throws out the jab.
Fujimaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhao circles away.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Fujimaro avoids it with no problem.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fujimaro cracks Zhao with an open hand slap.
Fujimaro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fujimaro gets a clinch.
Fujimaro works on Zhao's body with a couple of short punches.
Fujimaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao tries to break the clinch but Fujimaro is controlling the position.
Zhao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fujimaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao is trying to push Fujimaro away but Fujimaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zhao blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhao tries to work over Fujimaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro pushes Zhao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fujimaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujimaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhaos head.
Zhao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimaro.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Zhao.
Fujimaro tries to clinch up but Zhao circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhao lands with a hook. Fujimaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zhao thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Zhao.
Zhao throws a body kick that misses.
Zhao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhao throws a leg kick which misses Fujimaro's front leg but catches the back leg as Fujimaro tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fujimaro as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhao misses with a wild body shot.
And Fujimaro counters with a quick kick to the body but Zhao blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a hook
and Fujimaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zhao lands a nice hook to Fujimaro's body. Fujimaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fujimaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fujimaro wants to clinch up but Zhao keeps it at a distance.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Zhao.
Zhao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zhao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fujimaro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zhao. That one must have hurt.
Fujimaro tries to clinch
and Zhao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fujimaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zhao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimaro manages to avoid it.
Zhao misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses the jab.
Zhao keeps the fight on the outside.
Fujimaro pushes Zhao up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhao.
Zhao blocks an uppercut.
Fujimaro can't find room to land a body shot as Zhao controls the action.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Fujimaro avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fujimaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro has a couple of punches blocked by Zhao.
Zhao tries to circle away but Fujimaro has him pinned against the cage.
Sone Fujimaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fujimaro lands with a light punch inside.
Zhao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujimaro lands with a light punch inside.
Zhao blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhao or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
Fujimaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zhao struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimaro controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
Zhao can't break the clinch.
Zhao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujimaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Zhao working aggressively here.
Fujimaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Fujimaro controls the action.
Fujimaro keeps control of Zhao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro lands a shoulder strike.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujimaro's elbow.
Fujimaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhao works on Fujimaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Zhao digs a right hand underneath Fujimaro's ribcage. Fujimaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sone Fujimaro.
I think Zhao 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jian Zhao!
Jian Zhao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corona Virus (ranked 790 p4p, 4154 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 23 p4p, 119 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corona Virus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Virus counters with a right hand to the body.
Ship fails to land the takedown.
Ship swings away with a body shot that misses
and Virus counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ship looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ship throws a jab but it's blocked by Virus.
Ship closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Virus did well to prevent Ship getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ship is working for a kimura but Virus is defending it quite comfortably.
Ship prevents Virus from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ship in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Virus tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ship!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roman Ship!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mace Willington Iii (ranked 1321 p4p, 821 weight class) and Demetrius Jackson (ranked 192 p4p, 129 weight class). Mace Willington Iii has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mace Willington Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demetrius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Willington Iii has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Willington Iii is looking for a takedown.
Jackson gets through Willington Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Willington Iiis head.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson gets through Willington Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willington Iii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Willington Iii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mace Willington Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson cracks Willington Iii with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Willington Iii tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jackson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Willington Iii is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrius Jackson!
Demetrius Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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