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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tempe Gorge (ranked 1477 p4p, 926 weight class) and Iker Ramirez (ranked 159 p4p, 101 weight class). Gorge comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramirez's choice of entrance music: El Jarabe Tapatio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Iker Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and Gorge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gorge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the body
and Gorge counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ramirez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gorge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Ramirez checks the leg kick.
Gorge throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Gorge walks into a jab.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
Gorge throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirez's shoulder, as Ramirez tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez throws a chopping leg kick but Gorge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Gorge moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
Ramirez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gorge misses with a kick to the body.
Gorge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramirez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Gorge.
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorge doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramirez thows a body kick. Gorge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gorge connects with a single shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Gorge blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Gorge scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Iker Ramirez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorge takes a kick to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorge.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorge was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramirez misses with a right hand
and Gorge counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez scores with a body shot.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
As Ramirez looks to move away, Gorge throws a big counter combo but Ramirez just gets out of the way.
Ramirez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gorge counters with a straight right hand.
 Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gorge counters with a huge right that knocks Ramirez out cold! Gorge is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tempe Gorge!
Tempe Gorge was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hermann (ranked 2057 p4p, 1977 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 118 p4p, 113 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jain's choice of entrance music: The Monkey King. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain walks into a jab.
Jain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hermann scores with a jab.
Hermann has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Jain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jain walks into a jab.
It looks like Moganesh Jain has been cut.
Jain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jain moves away from the strike by Hermann.
Jain scores with a sloppy right hand. Hermann should have avoided that one.
Hermann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jain! But no joy.
Hermann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermann misses with an uppercut.
Jain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hermann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Hermann catches Jain right on the button with a cross.
Hermann throws an off balance right hand
letting Jain counter with a right hand.
Hermann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jain counters with a nice uppercut.
 Hermann is rocked!
Jain misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann throws a series of punches but Jain moves out of range.
Hermann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Hermann. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hermann.
Jain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermann.
Hermann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hermann slips a straight right by Jain.
Hermann throwing a counter right hand but Jain manages to avoid it.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hermann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Jain misses.
The crowd cheers as Hermann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jain doesn't seem phased though.
Hermann scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jain slips under a jab from Hermann.
Hermann closes the distance and pushes Jain back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermann.
Hermann is leaning against Jain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hermann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jain swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermann working aggressively here.
Jain is working Hermann over against the cage.
Hermann swings wildly with an uppercut but Jain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain is working Hermann over against the cage.
Jain can't find room to land a body shot as Hermann controls the action.
Jain lands with a light punch inside.
Jain lands with a short shot to the head.
Hermann blocks an uppercut.
Hermann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hermann scores with a shot to the side of Jain's head.
Jain misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermann.
A short right from Hermann on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hermann - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain digs a right hand underneath Hermann's ribcage. Hermann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jain struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermann controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermann.
Hermann working aggressively here.
Jain is looking for a takedown.
Jain tries to work over Hermann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermann's elbow.
Jain gets control of Hermann's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jain will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hermann defends it easily.
Hermann preventing the sweep.
Jain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jain wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann wants to stand but Jain is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hermann stands up from Jain's guard - Hermann perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermann.
Hermann lands a jab to the nose.
Jain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hermann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hermann under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermann fails with an attempt to 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 Karl Hermann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moganesh Jain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hermann throws a head kick that misses.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jain counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Hermann misses.
Jain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karl Hermann is winning the standup battle so far.
Hermann fails to land with a series of punches.
Jain slips a straight right by Hermann.
Jain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Jain's shoulder, as Jain tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Jain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hermann throws a big shot that misses.
Jain checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice side step and Jain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hermann misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jain to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermann throws a lazy right hand but Jain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hermann misses with a straight right.
Hermann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jain.
Jain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hermann.
Hermann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Jain's shoulder, as Jain tries to avoid the shot.
Hermann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Hermann misses.
Jain with the counter takedown but Hermann avoids it easily.
Hermann throws a jab but it's blocked by Jain.
Hermann throws a lazy uppercut
and Jain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hermann is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jain dives into side control.
Jain trying to control the action but Hermann is working from the bottom.
Jain tries to advance to mount but Hermann denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hermann tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jain controlling from side mount.
Hermann prevents Jain from improving position.
Hermann throws Jain to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hermann lands with a hook. Jain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Hermann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermann swings widly with a right hand
and Jain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hermann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hermann throws out a loose jab but Jain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jain blocks the body kick.
Jain moves out of range of the strikes.
Jain walks into a jab.
Jain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hermann as he avoids it easily.
Karl Hermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hermann.
Hermann misses the jab.
Jain avoids the body shot from Hermann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain blocks a head kick by Hermann.
A little jabbing left from Jain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermann throws a poor cross that misses
and Jain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jain momentarily.
Hermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jain manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Hermann there.
Hermann misses with an uppercut
letting Jain counter with a right hand.
Hermann is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Jain misses.
Hermann misses with a body shot
and Jain counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Hermann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Jain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hermann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jain can do to turn this around?
Hermann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jain.
Hermann throws a head kick that misses
and Jain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jain lands a body shot.
Jain misses with a hook. Hermann ducked under it nicely.
Hermann seems to have got his legs back now.
Hermann throws an off balance right hand
and Jain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Hermann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moganesh Jain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Hermann.
Nice cross by Hermann.
Jain defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
Hermann jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hermann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooh a lovely combination from Jain sends Hermann down but not out. Jain dives into side control looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermann controls the position for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermann tries to bench press Jain off him but Jain keeps the position.
Hermann struggling a bit here.
Jain is looking to take a break and control but Hermann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann is looking to get back to his feet here but Jain is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hermann's back.
Moganesh Jain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hermann rolls, trying to escape but Jain keeps control of the position.
Jain has good solid back control here.
Hermann just trying to survive but Jain is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Karl Hermann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hermann tries to escape but Jain has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hermann has hold of Jain's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Jain looking for the choke but no joy.
Hermann trying to control the action but Jain just sinks the hooks in.
Hermann wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann tries to break free.
Moganesh Jain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermann is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jain tries to keep control of the position but Hermann is staying busy.
Hermann is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jain has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hermann is in real trouble here. Jain gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hermann is tapping out! Jain wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Moganesh Jain!
Moganesh Jain tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xande Moreno (ranked 1446 p4p, 1389 weight class) and Rob Kardashian (ranked 218 p4p, 210 weight class). Kardashian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xande Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Kardashian!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno looks to land a right hand but Kardashian moved out of range.
Moreno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Kardashian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moreno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kardashian.
Moreno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doc Dannis Death Squad in the buildup to the fight.
Kardashian looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreno is just out of range.
Kardashian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreno moves out of range as Kardashian strikes.
Moreno went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Moreno misses with a hook. Kardashian ducked under it nicely.
Moreno misses with a right hand
enabling Kardashian to counter with a crisp jab.
Kardashian digs a good body shot into Moreno's ribs.
Kardashian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moreno.
Moreno misses with a body kick.
Moreno thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Kardashian misses its intended target.
Moreno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moreno misses with a straight left.
Kardashian throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kardashian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kardashian tries to score with a low kick but Moreno moves his leg out of the way.
Moreno's corner calls for a 1-2. Moreno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian staying out of range there.
Kardashian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moreno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moreno throws out a powerful jab.
Moreno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kardashian throws out the jab.
Moreno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moreno throws a shot from downtown. Kardashian moves away and avoids it.
Moreno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kardashian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moreno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moreno is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moreno tries to clinch but Kardashian moves out of range.
Moreno throws a body kick that misses.
Kardashian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kardashian throws a body punch but Moreno moves out of range.
Kardashian slips a jab from Moreno.
Moreno misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice side step and Kardashian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moreno throws an overhand right that lands on Kardashian's shoulder, as Kardashian tries to avoid the shot.
Moreno staying out of range there.
Moreno throws a nice looking combination but Kardashian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kardashian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kardashian throws a hook but Moreno blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moreno.
Moreno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moreno swings widly with a right hand
and Kardashian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kardashian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kardashian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick from Moreno, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kardashian slips a jab and a cross from Moreno.
Kardashian takes a swing at Moreno's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Moreno.
Kardashian lands a nice looking body shot.
Kardashian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kardashian works Moreno's body with a nice hook.
Kardashian lands a slapping body shot.
Kardashian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moreno.
Moreno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Kardashian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Kardashian misses.
Kardashian throws a big shot that misses.
Kardashian staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Moreno misses
and Kardashian counters with a straight right hand.
Kardashian throws a lazy right hand but Moreno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Moreno misses the target.
Kardashian throws a shot from downtown. Moreno moves away and avoids it.
Moreno lands a jab to the head.
Moreno lands with a nice body punch.
Moreno blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Kardashian.
Moreno is rocked!
Moreno throws a lazy head kick
and Kardashian counters with a huge left! Moreno is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kardashian isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Moreno from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kardashian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kardashian!
Rob Kardashian tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Twea King (ranked 743 p4p, 677 weight class) and Stupid Tattoo Guy (ranked 44 p4p, 42 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Who Knows. 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 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Twea King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stupid Tattoo Guy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King digs a right hand underneath Tattoo Guy's ribcage. Tattoo Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Tattoo Guy blocks an uppercut.
Tattoo Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Tattoo Guy.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Tattoo Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tattoo Guy moves out of range as King strikes.
Tattoo Guy tries a quick counter leg kick but King is wise to it.
Tattoo Guy darts in looking for a takedown but King gets double underhooks and turns Tattoo Guy into the cage.
King pushes Tattoo Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
Tattoo Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tattoo Guy breaks from the clinch.
King misses the shot to the body.
Tattoo Guy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy shoots in but no luck this time.
Tattoo Guy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but King defends well and Tattoo Guy ends up having to push King into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Twea King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stupid Tattoo Guy.
King stuffs the takedown.
Tattoo Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tattoo Guy takes the fight into the clinch.
Tattoo Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King tries a body shot but Tattoo Guy blocks it.
Tattoo Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from King lands.
Tattoo Guy shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Tattoo Guy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
King prevents Tattoo Guy from standing back up.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tattoo Guy defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tattoo Guy is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King trying to work for an americana but Tattoo Guy has managed to regain full guard.
Tattoo Guy controlling King's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tattoo Guy wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tattoo Guy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King scores with a hook to the body. Tattoo Guy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King clinches up with Tattoo Guy and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tattoo Guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King misses with some punches.
King misses with the head strike.
King working aggressively here.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Twea King 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.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Tattoo Guy counters with an outside leg kick.
Tattoo Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Tattoo Guy persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King scores with a head kick.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tattoo Guy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
Tattoo Guy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Twea King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stupid Tattoo Guy.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King's corner is telling him to maintain position.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tattoo Guy is keeping the position for now.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Tattoo Guy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tattoo Guy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tattoo Guy trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
Tattoo Guy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King is looking for a triangle but Tattoo Guy pushes his legs off easily.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King has a closed guard, preventing Tattoo Guy from standing up.
King working for a triangle but Tattoo Guy defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tattoo Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tattoo Guy wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tattoo Guy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King pulls Tattoo Guy in close to his closed guard and prevents Tattoo Guy from doing any damage or advancing position.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tattoo Guy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tattoo Guy stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! King throws up his legs and catches Tattoo Guy in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tattoo Guy tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by King! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Twea King!
After the fight, Twea King was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Wade (ranked 346 p4p, 283 weight class) and Sao Alela (ranked 47 p4p, 40 weight class). Wade's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Bleeding. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alela's choice of entrance music: Ground Zero (MOP). Sao Alela acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 28 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sao Alela!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alela throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Wade finds it's way through Alela's defenses.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Alela is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Alela's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alela on the side of the head.
Wade looks to land a left hand but Alela moved out of range nicely.
Wade throws a hook but Alela blocks it.
Alela moves out of range of the strikes.
Wade throws a leg kick
and Alela counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Alela looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alela manages to avoid it.
Alela counters with a body kick.
Wade misses with a body shot
and Alela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wade misses with a right hand
and Alela counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alela moves away from the strike by Wade.
A little jabbing left from Alela on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wade throws a low kick, looking for Alela's leg but Alela calmly moves out of range.
Wade throws a lazy uppercut
and Alela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wade lands with a nice body punch.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade defending well as Alela loads up on a big left hand.
Wade motions for Alela to come forward. Wade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alela moves away.
Alela lands with a straight right. Wade didn't see that one coming.
Wade throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alela! But no joy.
Wade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wade cracks a nice hook into Alela's ribs.
Alela misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Alela is just out of range.
Alela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Alela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Alela releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Alela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alela misses with a series of wild punches.
Alela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wade on the side of the head.
Alela throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wade fails with the takedown
and Alela counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Wade misses
and Alela counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alela misses with a double jab.
Alela scores with a nice body kick.
Alela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Alela's head but Alela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Alela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Alela.
Alela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela staying out of range there.
Alela was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alela. That did some damage!
Wade loads up on a big right hand but Alela slips the punch.
Alela looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wade wants to land a leg kick but Alela is out of range.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alela.
Wade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alela! But no joy.
Wade misses with a hook
and Alela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Wade as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Wade.
Wade works over Alela's head and body with a nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sao Alela will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wade misses with a hook
and Alela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wade with the inside leg kick.
Alela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Alela's head but Alela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alela counters with a body kick.
Wade throws an off balance right hand
and Alela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wade throws a leg kick but Alela sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Alela misses.
Wade throws an off balance right hand
and Alela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sao Alela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
Alela feints a counter leg kick.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Alela counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alela throws out the jab.
Alela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela moves out of range of the strikes.
Wade drops his hands momentarily and Alela takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alela sizes up Wade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wade scores with a hook.
Alela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Alela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade throws a hook but Alela avoids it easily.
Alela throws out a counter right but Wade avoids it with no problem.
Wade misses with a body punch
and Alela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Wade as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Wade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alela throws a hook but Wade blocks it.
It looked like Wade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wade throws a series of punches but Alela avoids them all with ease.
Alela scoring well with a low kick there.
Alela avoids the body shot from Wade.
Alela misses with a two punch combination.
Wade throws a right hand that misses
and Alela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alela with a nice cross.
Wade throws a body punch but Alela moves out of range.
Alela replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wade blocks it well.
A jab from Wade misses.
Alela lands with a straight right. Wade didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wade connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Wade misses its intended target.
Alela looks to throw the jab but Wade is out of range.
Wade misses with a jab to the body
and Alela counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alela is controlling the pace.
Alela moves into full mount! Wade won't be happy about that!
Wade is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela looking to secure an arm triangle but Wade defends it well.
Alela avoids the attempt from Wade to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Alela fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wade misses with a double jab.
Wade misses with a double jab.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Alela throws out a counter right but Wade avoids it with no problem.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Alela moves away and avoids it.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Wade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alela swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wade connects with a leg kick.
Wade throws a poor cross that misses
and Alela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Wade swings for the body but Alela moves out of range.
Alela lands with a straight right. Wade didn't see that one coming.
Alela stuns Wade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alela fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alela drops his hands momentarily and Wade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Wade misses
and Wade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Alela. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alela.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Alela.
Morgan Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Alela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alela fakes the leg kick and cracks Wade in the body.
Wade with a nice calf kick.
Wade fails to land with a series of punches.
Alela jabs Wade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wade throws out a leg kick but Alela moves out of range and Wade only half commits.
Wade throws a lazy uppercut
and Alela counters with an inside leg kick.
Wade looks to land a left hand but Alela moved out of range nicely.
Alela misses with a series of wild punches.
Alela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alela counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wade's knee momentarily.
Nice jab there from Alela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Alela is just out of range.
Alela throws out a counter right but Wade avoids it with no problem.
Alela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alela misses the jab.
Wade swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wade is looking to slow Alela down with leg kicks.
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alela.
Alela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alela.
Alela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Wade misses with a leg kick
and Alela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alela unleashes a big counter combination but Wade bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wade misses with a jab to the body
and Alela counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Alela moves away and avoids it.
Alela throws out a counter right but Wade avoids it with no problem.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the liver by Alela. Beautiful body shot.
Alela scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wade with a body shot.
Wade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alela lands with a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Alela.
Alela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wade misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wade.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sao Alela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alela 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sao Alela!
An out of breath Sao Alela 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 187 p4p, 266 weight class) and Wilfredo Wild (ranked 28 p4p, 36 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Wild has chosen Cypress Hill - Trouble as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Wild!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Wild to counter with a crisp jab.
Wild lands with a hook. Boretti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boretti rushes Wild and presses him up against the cage.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to Boretti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boretti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
Wild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wild moves into the clinch.
Wild can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
Wild blocks an uppercut.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Boretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild lands with a left to the head.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wild blocks an uppercut.
Wild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boretti or not.
Boretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti blocks a body shot from Wild.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti tries to work over Wild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Wild.
Wild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wild cracks Boretti with a nice body shot.
Boretti is breathing heavily.
Wild breaks the clinch.
Wild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boretti.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Wild misses.
Boretti tries to keep at a distance but Wild has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wild misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boretti digs a right hand underneath Wild's ribcage. Wild let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wild misses with a body punch.
Boretti lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Wild fails to land.
Boretti misses with a knee strike.
Boretti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wild blocks it with crossed arms.
Wild blocks the elbow strike.
Boretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wild has a couple of punches blocked by Boretti.
Wild misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boretti.
Boretti digs a right hand into Wild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wild's gas tank.
Wild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boretti misses with a body punch.
Boretti blocks a body shot from Wild.
Wild looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Boretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti lands a nice shot to the body.
Wild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Wild.
Boretti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Wild fails to land.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wild misses with some punches.
Wild breaks the clinch.
Boretti tries to clinch but Wild is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boretti. That's going to slow Wild down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wild clobbers Boretti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boretti. Boretti obviously looking to wear him down.
Wild closes the distance and clinches.
Boretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
Boretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wild.
Wild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wild tries to circle away but Boretti has him pinned against the cage.
Boretti is leaning against Wild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boretti blocks an uppercut.
Wild lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti wants to clinch but Wild slips to the side
and Wild counters with a left to the body.
Wild throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfredo Wild dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boretti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Wild manages to break the clinch.
Boretti lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Boretti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti tries to clinch
and Wild counters with a nice uppercut.
Boretti misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Wild.
Boretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wild in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice body kick from Boretti.
Boretti moves out of range as Wild strikes.
Wild throws a looping overhand right but Boretti ducks down to avoid it.
Boretti moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wild.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wild pushes Boretti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Boretti.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti misses with a body punch.
Wild avoiding damage as Boretti throws knees to the body.
Wild misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti tries a knee to the head but Wild blocks it.
Boretti prevents a body shot from Wild.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Wild.
Boretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Wilfredo Wild has been cut.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild breaks the clinch.
Boretti clobbers Wild with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti drops his hands momentarily and Wild takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boretti tries to clinch up
enabling Wild to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boretti.
Wild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wild misses with a body shot.
Boretti clobbers Wild with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wild circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Boretti throws a looping overhand right but Wild ducks down to avoid it.
Wild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boretti thuds his shin into the meat of Wild's side.
Wild missing with a left hand there. Boretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boretti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab lands there for Boretti.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boretti manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wild lunges at Boretti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boretti's hand.
Wild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wild misses with a jab to the body
and Boretti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wilfredo Wild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boretti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Wild circles away.
Wild lands with a good body shot.
Wild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boretti in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti tries to clinch up
and Boretti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wild needs to keep his hands up - Boretti had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti moves out of range of the leg kick from Wild.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wild lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Boretti lands.
Wild takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Wild misses.
Boretti tried to counter with a leg kick but Wild avoided it.
Boretti scores with a jab. Wild acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boretti rushes Wild and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Boretti blocks an uppercut.
Boretti is working Wild over against the cage.
Boretti prevents a body shot from Wild.
Boretti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boretti gets through Wild's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wild.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boretti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boretti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wild throws a jab but it's blocked by Boretti.
Boretti 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.
A jab from Wild misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti looks to land a body kick but Wild moved away.
Boretti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wild.
Wild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Wild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wild throws a counter combo.
Boretti works Wild's body with a nice hook.
Boretti is looking to slow Wild down with leg kicks.
Boretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boretti misses with an uppercut.
Wild checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wild connects with a right hand. Boretti shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Boretti.
Wild misses with a lunging right hand
and Boretti counters with a straight right hand.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
Boretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boretti throws a leg kick
and Wild counters with an inside leg kick.
Wild tries to keep at a distance but Boretti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wild avoiding damage as Boretti throws knees to the body.
Boretti lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boretti.
Wild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wild avoids the elbow strike from Boretti, against the cage.
Wild breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matteo Boretti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boretti 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 Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matteo Boretti!
In his post fight interview, Matteo Boretti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryer McGuire (ranked 332 p4p, 290 weight class) and Sunray Spike (ranked 56 p4p, 50 weight class). McGuire's entrance music is Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. A fine choice. Spike is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be a great matchup!
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from McGuire is predictable there
and Spike counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spike thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McGuire cracks Spike with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Sunray Spike has been cut.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spike is able to avoid easily.
Spike has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGuire.
Spike throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire gets a clinch.
Spike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spike looks winded!
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from McGuire.
Spike managing to block the knees to the body from McGuire.
Spike misses with some punches.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spike backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
McGuire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spike in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire lands a nice uppercut.
McGuire tries to work over Spike's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spike's efforts to push away.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Spike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire pushes Spike back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
McGuire tries a body shot but Spike blocks it.
The two fighters are battling for control here. Spike trying to break out of McGuire's Thai clinch. McGuire unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Spike to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by McGuire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bryer McGuire!
During a confident post fight interview, Bryer McGuire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 50 p4p, 182 weight class) and Enitan Arendse (ranked 6 p4p, 27 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 36 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Arendse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arendse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bathory. That did some damage!
Bathory lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arendse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bathory avoids the body shot from Arendse.
It looked like Bathory was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bathory definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bathory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arendse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bathory takes a shot to the head.
Arendse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bathory's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bathory duly obliges.
Arendse blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bathory on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arendse misses with a body shot.
A big right from Arendse misses.
Arendse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bathory.
Nice defenses there by Arendse.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Arendse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Bathory finds it's target.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Arendse avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory checks a leg kick.
Arendse wants to clinch.
Arendse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arendse misses with a hook. Bathory ducked under it nicely.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Arendse moves away and avoids it.
Arendse scores with a jab.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory looks to land a left hand but Arendse moved out of range nicely.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch but Bathory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Arendse misses its intended target.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Arendse releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arendse.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Bathory comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
That kick from Bathory tenderised Arendse's leg. Arendse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bathory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws out a loose jab but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory throws a front kick aimed at Arendse's knee but Arendse avoids it well.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Bathory was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bathory connects with a single shot there.
Arendse tries a low kick but Bathory avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bathory.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
A big right from Bathory misses.
Bathory swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arendse takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bathory misses with an uppercut.
Arendse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Arendse moves away and avoids it.
Arendse throws a jab when Bathory was well out of range.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
That kick from Arendse tenderised Bathory's leg. Bathory is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arendse misses with a leg kick.
Bathory moves away from the strike by Arendse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arendse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bathory takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arendse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bathory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arendse 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.
Arendse throws a leg kick that misses.
Bathory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arendse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bathory wants to land a leg kick but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bathory.
Arendse throws a jab when Bathory was well out of range.
Bathory clobbers Arendse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arendse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Bathory moves away from the strike by Arendse.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bathory.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bathory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bathory checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bathory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bathory moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Bathory misses with a few strikes there.
Arendse scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse misses with a straight left.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Arendse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arendse takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Bathory tests Arendse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bathory connects with an inside leg kick.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
Arendse throws a leg kick but Bathory checks it.
Arendse throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Arendse lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Arendse misses.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arendse blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bathory.
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory tries to land a leg kick but Arendse saw it coming and moves away.
Arendse counters with a body kick.
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 Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arendse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bathory. That did some damage!
Enitan Arendse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Bathory misses.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arendse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bathory moves out of range of the leg kick from Arendse.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Bathory looks to land a left hand but Arendse moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Arendse misses with a leg kick.
Bathory scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Arendse.
Bathory bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bathory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arendse.
Arendse avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arendse is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bathory sizes up Arendse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arendse lands a nice shot that snaps Bathory's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Bathory misses.
Bathory feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arendses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bathory throws a low kick, looking for Arendse's leg but Arendse calmly moves out of range.
Arendse slips a jab from Bathory.
Arendse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory lands with an uppercut that bounces Arendse off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse throws a leg kick but Bathory checks it.
Bathory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bathory scores with a decent looking hook.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory blocks a low kick nicely.
Bathory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bathory wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Nice body kick from Arendse.
Bathory swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arendse is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bathory with a body shot.
Bathory chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arendse misses with a low kick as Bathory jumps back.
Arendse blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Bathory - just one landing.
Arendse chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arendse clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arendse lands a nice shot to the body.
Arendse tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Arendse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bathory has Arendse pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Arendse.
Bathory slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
Bathory manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arendse struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
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.
Bathory is struggling to control the position.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Arendse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Arendse digs a right hand underneath Bathory's ribcage. Bathory let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arendse digs a right hand into Bathory's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bathory's gas tank.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Bathory.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bathory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arendse throws a low kick but Bathory moves out of range easily.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Bathory avoids it.
Arendse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arendse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arendse looks to land a body kick but Bathory moved away.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Bathory takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.
Bathory throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse takes one to the chin there.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Arendse checks a low kick from Bathory.
Bathory changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arendse is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Bathory's head but Bathory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bathory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Bathory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arendse throws a nice looking combination but Bathory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Bathory - just one landing.
Bathory lands a leg kick that knocks Arendse off balance momentarily.
Arendse walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bathory.
Arendse is looking to slow Bathory down with leg kicks.
Bathory cracks Arendse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arendse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bathory clobbers Arendse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory lands a glancing blow to the side of Arendse's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arendse is trying to counter with his kicks.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Arendse throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Arendse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Bathory avoids it.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bathory. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bathory.
Arendse moves forwards but Bathory connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bathory.
Arendse takes one to the side of the head.
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory feints and then cracks Arendse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arendse down.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Bathory checks a leg kick nicely.
Bathory throws the left hand but Arendse avoids the punch easily.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arendse scores with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arendse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Come on Bathory - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory has Arendse pushed against the cage.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Enitan Arendse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bathory trying to stall but Arendse improves his position.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arendse has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Bathory displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arendse up against the cage.
Arendse working hard to break the clinch.
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.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bathory tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bathory - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory looking to stall.
Bathory will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arendse up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arzlan Bathory.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Arendse slips a jab from Bathory.
Bathory moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Arendse misses.
Bathory checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bathory 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arzlan Bathory!
A very excited looking Arzlan Bathory made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Egyptian (ranked 5 p4p, 138 weight class) and Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 1 p4p, 19 weight class). Egyptian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Good Vibrations . Reinikainen has chosen Walk Like an Egyptian 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian misses with an uppercut
letting Reinikainen counter with a right hand.
Reinikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egyptian was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinikainen.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinikainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Reinikainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reinikainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reinikainen is keeping busy.
Reinikainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reinikainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Egyptian throws a head punch that misses.
Egyptian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a hook that snaps the head of Reinikainen backwards.
Reinikainen has picked Egyptian up - he's going for a ride! Reinikainen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Egyptian tries to get to full guard but Reinikainen has control of the leg.
Reinikainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reinikainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reinikainen trying to advance position but Egyptian counters by regaining guard.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
Reinikainen throws a strike but Egyptian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reinikainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Reinikainen, not yet.
Egyptian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reinikainen is looking for a triangle but Egyptian pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is looking for a triangle but Egyptian pushes his legs off easily.
Egyptian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reinikainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reinikainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Egyptian defends well.
Reinikainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Reinikainen, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Egyptian preventing the sweep.
Reinikainen has his foot on Egyptian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Egyptian works his way back into a safe position though.
Egyptian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reinikainen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Egyptian uses it to pass to side control.
Reinikainen tries to buck Egyptian off but Egyptian is having none of it.
Reinikainen stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Reinikainen is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reinikainen is not content to let Egyptian control the position.
Egyptian in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reinikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a lazy right hand but Reinikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Egyptian moves to clinch but Reinikainen breaks away
and Reinikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Egyptian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Reinikainen's shoulder, as Reinikainen tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reinikainen! But no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Egyptian misses with a hook
enabling Reinikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Reinikainen's shoulder, as Reinikainen tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reinikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egyptian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen thows a leg kick but Egyptian checks it
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
Reinikainen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Egyptian with the inside leg kick.
Egyptian throws a lazy head kick
and Reinikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Reinikainen misses the target.
Osiris Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Egyptian is looking to chop away at Reinikainen's legs.
Reinikainen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick from Reinikainen misses.
Reinikainen dives in and grabs Egyptian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Egyptian pushes down on Reinikainen's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Egyptian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Egyptian throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
Egyptian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Egyptian gets caught napping as Reinikainen dives in and scores a takedown. Egyptian manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinikainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Egyptian is controlling Reinikainen's posture.
Artturi Reinikainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reinikainen with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinikainen cracks Egyptian with a solid left hand.
Reinikainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reinikainen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Egyptian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reinikainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Egyptian has wrist control.
Egyptian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reinikainen throws a strike but Egyptian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reinikainen is trying to keep Egyptian in close.
Reinikainen has his foot on Egyptian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Egyptian works his way back into a safe position though.
Reinikainen is pulling down on Egyptian's head. It's preventing any offense from Egyptian, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Egyptian postures up.
Egyptian stopping the sweep attempt from Reinikainen.
Egyptian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reinikainen is keeping the position for now.
Reinikainen wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reinikainen keeping moving, preventing Egyptian from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinikainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Egyptian is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Egyptian looks to throw the jab but Reinikainen is out of range.
We've been told by Egyptian's head coaches at The Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut
and Reinikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Reinikainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reinikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian counters with a leg kick.
Reinikainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egyptian. Egyptian obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen throws a good cross that connects.
Artturi Reinikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Reinikainen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen cracks Egyptian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reinikainen loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Egyptian throwing a counter right hand but Reinikainen manages to avoid it.
Egyptian is looking to slow Reinikainen down with leg kicks.
Egyptian rushes Reinikainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Egyptian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reinikainen lands a left hand.
Reinikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reinikainen is trying to force a seperation but Egyptian has the dominant position.
Egyptian misses with a body punch.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reinikainen is keeping busy.
Egyptian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reinikainen lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reinikainen's elbow.
Reinikainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reinikainen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reinikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egyptian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reinikainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reinikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Egyptian counters with a stiff right hand.
Egyptian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot lands for Egyptian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian blocks a low kick nicely.
Reinikainen throws a front kick aimed at Egyptian's knee but Egyptian avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Egyptian misses the target.
Egyptian loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
Reinikainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reinikainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reinikainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reinikainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Egyptian keeps working.
Egyptian gets back to half guard.
Egyptian trying to hold on to Reinikainen's head to control him but Reinikainen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian wants to get back to full guard.
Reinikainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Egyptian wants to control but Reinikainen is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Reinikainen there.
Egyptian is trying to get back to full guard.
Reinikainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reinikainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Egyptian keeps working.
Reinikainen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen really 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.
Reinikainen thumps Egyptian with a low kick.
Egyptian throws a good cross that connects.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick and Reinikainen moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Reinikainen.
Reinikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reinikainen catches Egyptian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reinikainen misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Egyptian's shoulder, as Egyptian tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egyptian.
Reinikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reinikainen shoots in and bounces Egyptian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Egyptian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reinikainen preventing the sweep.
Reinikainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Egyptian is really struggling to control Reinikainen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Egyptian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reinikainen works over Egyptian with some ground and pound from guard.
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Reinikainen from controlling successfully.
Egyptian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Reinikainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Egyptian wants to sweep but no luck.
Reinikainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Egyptian's head.
Reinikainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egyptian is keeping the position for now.
Reinikainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Egyptian keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reinikainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reinikainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reinikainen cracks Egyptian with a solid left hand.
Reinikainen throwing strikes from guard but Egyptian blocks nicely.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Reinikainen throws a strike but Egyptian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reinikainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reinikainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reinikainen is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reinikainen has his foot on Egyptian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Egyptian works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reinikainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian counters with a good low kick that Reinikainen was not able to check.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Reinikainen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Egyptian swivels and escapes.
Egyptian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reinikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range and Reinikainen settles back down.
Egyptian jabs Reinikainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Egyptian digs a good body shot into Reinikainen's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Egyptian throws a looping overhand right but Reinikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Reinikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egyptian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reinikainen clobbers Egyptian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reinikainen 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.
Egyptian is adopting a defensive guard.
Reinikainen throwing strikes from guard but Egyptian blocks nicely.
Osiris Egyptian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reinikainen is one step ahead there.
Reinikainen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Egyptian's head.
Egyptian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Egyptian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reinikainen working some strikes from top position.
Reinikainen trying to control but Egyptian is working from the bottom.
Egyptian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throwing strikes from guard but Egyptian blocks nicely.
Egyptian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Reinikainen from controlling successfully.
Reinikainen looking to sit in guard and control but Egyptian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Egyptian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reinikainen keeping moving, preventing Egyptian from controlling successfully.
Egyptian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reinikainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Egyptian has managed to get both his arms back between Reinikainen's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian preventing the sweep.
Reinikainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reinikainen lands a jab to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reinikainen cracks Egyptian with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Egyptian.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Artturi Reinikainen.
Well Reinikainen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artturi Reinikainen!
Artturi Reinikainen is the new lightweight champion!
Artturi Reinikainen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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