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SYN 817 Mumu 3.0 vs. Simon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chakrii Weecharangsan (ranked 4251 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 484 p4p, 224 weight class). Weecharangsan comes to the cage accompanied by Sarama. Lowe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Parsonsfield - Weeds or Windflowers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chakrii Weecharangsan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe misses with a body shot.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weecharangsan goes for a double leg but Lowe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lowe continues to drive forward.
Lowe landing knees to the head.
Weecharangsan misses with the head strike.
Weecharangsan can't get the takedown.
Weecharangsan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lowe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chakrii Weecharangsan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weecharangsan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lowe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Weecharangsan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weecharangsan has Lowe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lowe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Weecharangsan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Weecharangsan dodges an elbow strike from Lowe.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Weecharangsan moves out of range of the body kick.
Weecharangsan fails with the takedown.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Weecharangsan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lowe just manages to avoid it.
Lowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lowe swinging wildly here.
Weecharangsan clinches with his opponent.
Weecharangsan jumps guard but Lowe stands there with Weecharangsan around his waist. Weecharangsan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lowe breaks from the clinch.
Lowe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weecharangsan.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
As Lowe tries to get set, Weecharangsan tries to push him back and clinch up but Lowe manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe scores with a hook to the body. Weecharangsan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weecharangsan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weecharangsan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lowe works Weecharangsan's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weecharangsan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weecharangsan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lowe looks to land a right hand but Weecharangsan moved out of range.
Weecharangsan closes the distance and clinches up with Lowe, looking for a takedown. Weecharangsan pushes Lowe against the cage but Lowe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lowe is looking for the big counter here.
Lowe gets a clinch.
Weecharangsan pushes Lowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weecharangsan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lowe prevents it.
Lowe lands a right hand.
Lowe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lowe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lowe is looking to break free of the clinch but Weecharangsan has double underhooks.
Weecharangsan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Weecharangsan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lowe trying to control but Weecharangsan is working from the bottom.
Weecharangsan trying to keep a closed guard but Lowe is proving a slippery customer.
Weecharangsan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lowe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lowe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Weecharangsan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lowe has managed to get both his arms back between Weecharangsan's legs - danger averted.
Weecharangsan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weecharangsan trying to keep a closed guard but Lowe is proving a slippery customer.
Lowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Weecharangsan keeping moving, preventing Lowe from controlling successfully.
Lowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lowe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lowe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lowe throws a big elbow that misses.
Lowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weecharangsan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weecharangsan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Weecharangsan 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.
Lowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weecharangsan is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lowe tries to clinch up but Weecharangsan circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowe.
Weecharangsan shoots and misses
and Lowe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lowe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Weecharangsan rather than just go for the knockout.
Lowe connects with a high kick.
Lowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weecharangsan gets a clinch.
Lowe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lowe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lowe scores with a shot to the body.
Mike Lowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weecharangsan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lowe wants to get back to his feet but Weecharangsan passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weecharangsan is pressing down on Lowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lowe is holding on for now.
Weecharangsan is looking for a kimura here.
Weecharangsan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weecharangsan tries to pass to full mount but Lowe defends it.
Lowe is looking for a sweep. Weecharangsan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Weecharangsan thows a huge punch but Lowe dodges it nicely.
Chakrii Weecharangsan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weecharangsan trying to mount his opponent but Lowe defends it.
Lowe wants to control but Weecharangsan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weecharangsan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Weecharangsan prevents Lowe from improving his position.
Weecharangsan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowe keeps working.
Weecharangsan is trying to work for a kimura but Lowe is defending well.
Lowe wants to control but Weecharangsan is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is staying active underneath Weecharangsan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lowe closes the distance and clinches.
Weecharangsan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lowe prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chakrii Weecharangsan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weecharangsan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lowe prevents it.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Weecharangsan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe stalling in the clinch.
Weecharangsan has picked Lowe up - he's going for a ride! Weecharangsan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lowe is looking to control Weecharangsan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lowe avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe tries to get to full guard but Weecharangsan has control of the leg.
Lowe looking for submissions off his back.
Lowe is defending against the submission attempts here by Weecharangsan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weecharangsan trying to pass the guard but Lowe defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Lowe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Lowe misses.
Weecharangsan tries to clinch but Lowe moves out of range.
Chakrii Weecharangsan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weecharangsan is defended easily by Lowe.
Weecharangsan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lowe to score with a decent uppercut.
Weecharangsan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lowe circles away.
Weecharangsan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chakrii Weecharangsan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lowe lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weecharangsan shoots in but no luck this time.
A cross from Lowe lands.
A head kick from Lowe lands but Weecharangsan takes it in his stride.
Lowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weecharangsan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weecharangsan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lowe fakes the leg kick and cracks Weecharangsan in the body.
Lowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lowe connects with a jab.
Lowe tries to clinch up.
Lowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lowe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lowe closes the distance and clinches.
Weecharangsan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike Lowe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Weecharangsan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Weecharangsan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weecharangsan has his foot on Lowe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lowe works his way back into a safe position though.
Lowe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Weecharangsan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chakrii Weecharangsan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Lowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Weecharangsan keeping moving, preventing Lowe from controlling successfully.
Weecharangsan controls Lowe momentarily but Lowe frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lowe misses with a body kick.
Lowe lands a jab.
Lowe lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe delivers a nice body kick.
Lowe lands a jab.
Weecharangsan looks for a takedown but Lowe sprawls well.
Weecharangsan darts in looking for a takedown but Lowe gets double underhooks and turns Weecharangsan into the cage.
Weecharangsan can't get the takedown.
Weecharangsan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lowe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Weecharangsan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lowe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Weecharangsan takes an elbow to the temple.
Lowe digs a right hand underneath Weecharangsan's ribcage. Weecharangsan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weecharangsan jumps guard but Lowe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Weecharangsan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lowe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Weecharangsan.
Weecharangsan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lowe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Weecharangsan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lowe is defending well.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lowe wants it to stay on the feet.
Weecharangsan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLowe.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowe.
Weecharangsan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lowe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lowe scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lowe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lowe!
A victorious Mike Lowe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Felix (ranked 1692 p4p, 2612 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 239 p4p, 356 weight class). Medieval Mercenary will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevin Felix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mercenary throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Felix throws a good cross that connects.
Felix slips under a jab.
Felix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mercenary is trying to defend but Felix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Felix.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felix is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Felix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary keeping full guard, as Felix tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix 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.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Felix tries to free his leg and advance position but Mercenary is retaining full guard.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Felix won't allow Mercenary to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Felix slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Felix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like Tevin Felix has been cut.
Mercenary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the body from Mercenary misses
and Felix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Felix is working for a submission of some sort.
Felix looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Felix works his way into side control.
Mercenary is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Felix has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mercenary knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've been hearing good reports from Felix's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Felix looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mercenary parries the strikes from Felix easily there. Felix is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mercenary to escape.
Mercenary is trying to get back to his feet.
Mercenary is trying to escape the position but Felix is controlling the position.
Felix with the ground and pound but Mercenary regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Felix seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Felix trying to pass the guard but Mercenary defending well.
Felix has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Felix wants to take Mercenary's back here but Mercenary is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Felix scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mercenary tries to buck Felix off but he can't manage it.
Felix punching from mount but Mercenary doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Felix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tevin Felix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felix manages to avoid it.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felix shoots in for a takedown but Mercenary shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Felix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab.
Felix gets a double leg takedown into Mercenary's guard.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Felix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercenary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Felix stays in close to Mercenary's body and controls the position.
Felix looking to sit in guard and control but Mercenary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Felix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mercenary can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary wants to stand but Felix has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Felix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercenary doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercenary manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Felix is looking for a triangle but Mercenary pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Felix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mercenary is aware though and is defending well.
Felix throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mercenary uses it to pass to side control.
Felix is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Felix is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary tries to stand but Felix is controlling his head.
Mercenary stands up and beckons Felix to his feet.
Felix clinches with his opponent.
Felix is trying to pull guard but Mercenary has him pressed against the cage.
Felix slows down the pace here.
Mercenary prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tevin Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercenary lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercenary lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Mercenary.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Felix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercenary is keeping busy.
Felix jumps guard but Mercenary stands there with Felix around his waist. Felix gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercenary.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary lands a shot to the body.
Felix is looking to control Mercenary's arms but Mercenary gets an underhook and turns him. Now Felix has his back to the cage.
Felix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercenary is keeping busy.
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercenary presses Felix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercenary scores with a shoulder strike.
Felix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Felix misses with the head strike.
Mercenary lands with a right to the head.
Mercenary cracks Felix with a nice body shot.
Mercenary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercenary scores with a shot to the side of Felix's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Medieval Mercenary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tevin Felix's cut.
That's time! Felix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice jab there from Mercenary.
Felix moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
Felix scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mercenary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felix.
Tevin Felix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Felix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Felix seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Mercenary has recovered full guard.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary wants to stand but Felix is controlling the position.
Felix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Felix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Felix misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Felix slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felix throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercenary.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Felix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
Felix moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Felix moved out of range nicely.
Felix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Felix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Felix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mercenary avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tevin Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercenary lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Felix drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felix looking to control but instead Mercenary has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Felix prevents Mercenary from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix slips a nice elbow through Mercenary's hands, connecting with Mercenary's forehead.
Felix is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Felix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mercenary has managed to free his arm - good work.
Felix wants to control but Mercenary is keeping him busy.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet.
Felix tries to pass to full mount but Mercenary defends it.
Felix is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Felix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Felix wants to work for an arm triangle but Mercenary is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Felix wants to take a breather but Mercenary is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Mercenary lands an impressive looking overhand right. Felix doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Medieval Mercenary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mercenary has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medieval Mercenary!
After the big win, Medieval Mercenary made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 1478 p4p, 1858 weight class) and Desmond Glass (ranked 229 p4p, 283 weight class). Sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Yes - Owner of a lonely heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 44 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Sanchez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Glass. Glass maintains the clinch.
Glass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Glass misses with the head strike.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Glass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Glass takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanchez - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glass.
Glass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Glass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glass lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glass.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Glass throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Glass.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Glass misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Glass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Glass is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Glass misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Glass throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Glass tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Glass throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Glass.
Glass throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Glass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glass there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glass is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Glass wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glass misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Glass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Glass misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A hook to the body from Glass.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glass.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Yes Man Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Glass.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Glass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glass.
Glass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glass takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Glass throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Glass.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yes Man Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
Glass throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Glass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Glass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Glass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Glass 's knee.
A jab from Glass finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez sizes up Glass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez forces Glass back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Glass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez tries to work over Glass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glass motions for Sanchez to come forward. Glass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Glass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Glass moved out of range.
Glass looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Glass swinging wildly here.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Glass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glass just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSanchez.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Glass's front leg but catches the back leg as Glass tries to avoid it.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Glass's head back.
Glass scores with a jab to the body.
Glass takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Glass scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Glass.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez works Glass's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glass checks a leg kick.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Glass as he connects with a hook.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Glass.
Sanchez slips a jab from Glass.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glass can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
A jab from Glass does it's job there.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Glass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez is looking for a counter combo.
Glass takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass lands a body shot.
Glass lands a nice looking body shot.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yes Man Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Glass takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
And Sanchez counters with a quick kick to the body but Glass blocks it.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glass.
An inside leg kick from Glass misses.
A good leg kick by Glass.
Glass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Glass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glass scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Glass's front leg but catches the back leg as Glass tries to avoid it.
A big left from Glass misses.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Glass.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
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!
Glass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Glass swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Glass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Glass tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glass tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Glass's head back.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Glass takes one on the button.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glass. Glass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Glass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Glass.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glass works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glass as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Glass stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Glass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glass.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Glass.
Glass misses with a body punch.
Glass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Glass takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Glass struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glass's defenses.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glass misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glass throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Glass misses
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Glass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass connects with a body shot.
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!
Glass takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Glass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glass at a distance.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glass eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Glass backpedaling.
Glass connects with a body shot.
Glass clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yes Man Sanchez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
In his post fight interview, Yes Man Sanchez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Desmond Glass spoke after the fight, saying 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapani Kansalainen (ranked 1330 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Friedrich August Von Hayek (ranked 175 p4p, 139 weight class). Tapani Kansalainen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Friedrich August Von Hayek's chin.
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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 29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Tapani Kansalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Friedrich August Von Hayek!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Hayek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Kansalainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kansalainen.
Kansalainen misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Hayek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Hayek throws a counter combo.
Kansalainen throws the left hand but Von Hayek avoids the punch easily.
Von Hayek misses the jab.
Kansalainen wants to land a leg kick but Von Hayek is out of range.
Kansalainen looks to throw a body kick
letting Von Hayek counter with a right hand.
Von Hayek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kansalainen moves away.
Kansalainen scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansalainen misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Kansalainen.
Kansalainen loads up on a big right hand but Von Hayek slips the punch.
Von Hayek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've been informed that Von Hayek has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kansalainen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Von Hayek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Von Hayek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Hayek misses with a body shot.
Von Hayek defending well as Kansalainen loads up on a big left hand.
Kansalainen jabs at Von Hayek's body.
Tapani Kansalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Hayek avoids the body shot from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Von Hayek's shoulder, as Von Hayek tries to avoid the shot.
Kansalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Hayek.
Von Hayek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen thows a body kick. Von Hayek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kansalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Hayek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kansalainen keeps Von Hayek at a distance using the push kick.
Von Hayek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kansalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kansalainen lands the left hand.
Von Hayek missing with a left hand there. Kansalainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Kansalainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kansalainen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kansalainen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Kansalainen.
Von Hayek slips under a jab.
Von Hayek feints the counter takedown.
Von Hayek throws a hook to the side of Kansalainen's head but Kansalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kansalainen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kansalainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kansalainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Hayek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Hayek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kansalainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Von Hayek's hands.
Kansalainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Hayek.
Kansalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kansalainen misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Kansalainen tried to score with a low kick but Von Hayek checks it.
Kansalainen throws a chopping leg kick but Von Hayek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Von Hayek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kansalainen looks to throw the jab but Von Hayek is out of range.
Von Hayek throws out a counter right but Kansalainen avoids it with no problem.
Von Hayek blocks a low kick nicely.
Kansalainen throws a low kick but Von Hayek moves out of range easily.
Von Hayek tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kansalainen punishes Von Hayek's body with a nice straight punch.
Kansalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Von Hayek's sensitive parts.
Von Hayek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Von Hayek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kansalainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kansalainen, as that shot connected.
Kansalainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Hayek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kansalainen moves away from the strike by Von Hayek.
Kansalainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Hayek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kansalainen misses with a body shot.
Von Hayek changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Von Hayek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kansalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Hayek moves away.
Kansalainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kansalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kansalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kansalainen takes a swing at Von Hayek's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tapani Kansalainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kansalainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kansalainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Hayek can do to turn this around?
Kansalainen throws the left hand but Von Hayek avoids the punch easily.
Von Hayek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Von Hayek checks a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Von Hayek might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kansalainen has got the better of the exchanges.
Kansalainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Von Hayek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kansalainen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Von Hayek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Von Hayek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Hayek appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Von Hayek checks a low kick from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen looks to land a body kick but Von Hayek moved away.
Kansalainen misses with a hook. Von Hayek ducked under it nicely.
Kansalainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansalainen feints and then cracks Von Hayek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Hayek down.
Von Hayek throws an off balance right hand
and Kansalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kansalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kansalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Von Hayek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansalainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kansalainen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Von Hayek takes a step back to recover.
Kansalainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kansalainen throws a lazy body kick
and Von Hayek counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Kansalainen misses
and Von Hayek counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kansalainen!
Kansalainen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kansalainen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Von Hayek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kansalainen's guard.
Kansalainen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Von Hayek presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kansalainen's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kansalainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Hayek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kansalainen taking a breather.
Kansalainen is trying to break the clinch but Von Hayek is controlling him.
Von Hayek lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kansalainen regains guard.
Von Hayek postures up in Kansalainen's guard and throws a big left but Kansalainen blocks it.
Von Hayek lands a couple of elbows.
Von Hayek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kansalainen wants to stand but Von Hayek is controlling the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kansalainen holds on and takes a little breather.
Von Hayek throws a big right hand that misses.
Kansalainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Hayek defends it easily.
Von Hayek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Von Hayek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Von Hayek postures up in Kansalainen's guard and throws a big left but Kansalainen blocks it.
Von Hayek lands a couple of digs.
Von Hayek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kansalainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Hayek is posturing up here but Kansalainen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Von Hayek tries to roll out but it's too tight and Von Hayek has to tap! Slick submission there by Kansalainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tapani Kansalainen!
A very excited looking Tapani Kansalainen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1095 p4p, 1319 weight class) and Paw Paw Udomprecha (ranked 66 p4p, 78 weight class). Udomprecha is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Paw Paw Udomprecha!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udomprecha slips under a jab from Fairbanks.
Udomprecha throws a head kick that misses
and Fairbanks counters by clinching up.
Fairbanks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Udomprecha backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbanks fails to land.
Udomprecha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desmond Fairbanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udomprecha throws a right hand that misses
and Fairbanks counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairbanks. Udomprecha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fairbanks.
Fairbanks looks to land a left hand but Udomprecha moved out of range nicely.
Udomprecha lands a jab to the head.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Udomprecha blocks it.
Fairbanks cracks Udomprecha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Fairbanks swings for the body but Udomprecha moves out of range.
Udomprecha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fairbanks drives through and clinches with Udomprecha against the cage.
Fairbanks misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks prevents a body shot from Udomprecha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Udomprecha backwards.
Udomprecha can't break the clinch.
Udomprecha is trying to force a seperation but Fairbanks has the dominant position.
Fairbanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Udomprecha backwards.
Fairbanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairbanks misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Udomprecha manages to break the clinch.
Fairbanks scores with a jab.
Fairbanks throws a body punch but Udomprecha moves out of range.
Fairbanks throws a push kick but Udomprecha slaps the foot to one side.
Udomprecha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fairbanks's head backwards.
Udomprecha swings for the body but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Udomprecha blocks it.
Fairbanks avoids a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Fairbanks there.
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!
Udomprecha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Udomprecha moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairbanks is looking to slow Udomprecha down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fairbanks.
Udomprecha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Udomprecha moves out of range as Fairbanks strikes.
Udomprecha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Udomprecha lands a really nice looking cross but Fairbanks seems unphased.
Fairbanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Udomprecha walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks works over Udomprecha's head and body with a nice combination.
Fairbanks throws a right hand that misses
and Udomprecha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Udomprecha with the inside leg kick.
Udomprecha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fairbanks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Udomprecha avoids the head kick by Fairbanks.
Udomprecha follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udomprecha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks misses with a straight left.
Fairbanks gets a clinch.
Fairbanks working aggressively here.
Udomprecha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fairbanks misses with a jab to the body
and Udomprecha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Udomprecha walks into a stiff left hand from Fairbanks.
A big left from Udomprecha misses.
Udomprecha throws a hook but Fairbanks blocks it.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Udomprecha.
Fairbanks throws an overhand right that lands on Udomprecha's shoulder, as Udomprecha tries to avoid the shot.
Udomprecha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fairbanks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairbanks loads up on a big right hand but Udomprecha slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks lands a nice shot that snaps Udomprecha's head back.
Udomprecha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fairbanks takes a step back to recover.
Fairbanks closes the distance and clinches.
Udomprecha breaks the clinch.
Udomprecha misses with a straight right.
Udomprecha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fairbanks ducks under a wild hook from Udomprecha.
Udomprecha avoids the body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Udomprecha.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Udomprecha blocks it.
Udomprecha throws a fast counter high kick but Fairbanks manages to duck under it in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Udomprecha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fairbanks's hands.
Fairbanks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Udomprecha moves away from the strike by Fairbanks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Fairbanks 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.
Fairbanks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairbanks misses with a hook. Udomprecha ducked under it nicely.
Udomprecha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Udomprecha scores with the left hand. Fairbanks knows he should have avoided that one.
Fairbanks tests Udomprecha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fairbanks lands with a right hand.
Fairbanks tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Udomprecha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fairbanks connects with a body shot that sends Udomprecha's belly button to the back.
Udomprecha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fairbanks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairbanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fairbanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Udomprecha.
Fairbanks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udomprecha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Udomprecha lands a lovely overhand right.
 Fairbanks is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks is aggressively charging in as Udomprecha backs up avoiding any damage. Udomprecha tosses out a jab and Fairbanks runs right into it face first! Fairbanks is out cold! Udomprecha dropped down on all fours and is barking in Fairbanks's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paw Paw Udomprecha!
A victorious Paw Paw Udomprecha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Von Mises (ranked 494 p4p, 416 weight class) and Valerio Bartoli (ranked 78 p4p, 62 weight class). Bartoli has chosen Modulate - Bass Alert as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Von Mises!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Mises misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartoli tests Von Mises's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bartoli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Mises.
Bartoli fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Mises tried to counter with a leg kick but Bartoli avoided it.
Bartoli lands a slapping body shot.
Von Mises has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartoli.
Bartoli throws the left hand but Von Mises avoids the punch easily.
Von Mises misses with a straight right.
Bartoli throws a shot from downtown. Von Mises moves away and avoids it.
Bartoli defending well as Von Mises loads up on a big left hand.
Von Mises rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartoli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Mises with a nice calf kick.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Von Mises has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bartoli swinging wildly here.
Bartoli wants to slow Von Mises down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartoli misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a right hand that misses
and Von Mises counters with a nice kick to the body.
Von Mises is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bartoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Mises.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Mises.
Bartoli throws a shot from downtown. Von Mises moves away and avoids it.
Valerio Bartoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bartoli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Mises doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a nice looking combination but Von Mises bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Von Mises has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartoli.
Bartoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut
and Von Mises counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bartoli.
Von Mises goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Von Mises drives through and clinches with Bartoli against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Mises misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Mises pulls Bartoli into guard.
Von Mises is looking for a triangle here but Bartoli uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Mises tries to bench press Bartoli off him but Bartoli keeps the position.
Von Mises manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bartoli tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Von Mises.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Mises is looking for a sweep. Bartoli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Mises is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli tries to stand but can't do so whilst Von Mises controls his leg.
Von Mises moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Mises is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bartoli wants to stand but Von Mises has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Von Mises is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Von Mises seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bartoli wants to stand but Von Mises is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Von Mises is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Von Mises stops Bartoli from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Von Mises wants to work for an arm triangle but Bartoli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Von Mises trying to control the pace.
Von Mises has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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 Ludwig Von Mises will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bartoli scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Mises tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Mises.
Von Mises checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartoli. That's going to slow Von Mises down.
Von Mises takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Von Mises.
Von Mises will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Bartoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Mises fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartoli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab by Bartoli.
Von Mises pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bartoli is out of range and Von Mises settles back down.
Von Mises steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Bartoli lands a nice shot that snaps Von Mises's head back.
Bartoli scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Von Mises moved away.
Von Mises fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bartoli checks it well.
Bartoli misses with a wild combination.
Von Mises takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bartoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Mises quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Von Mises is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Mises swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bartoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartoli throws a series of punches but Von Mises avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Von Mises wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good work by Bartoli as he checks the leg kick.
Bartoli defending well as Von Mises loads up on a big left hand.
Von Mises lands with a slapping head kick.
Von Mises misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Von Mises takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Von Mises takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Von Mises staying out of range there.
Bartoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Von Mises moves away from the strike by Bartoli.
Bartoli throws the left hand but Von Mises avoids the punch easily.
Valerio Bartoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartoli motions for Von Mises to come forward. Bartoli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bartoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Mises takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bartoli jabs Von Mises to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bartoli thuds his right hand into Von Mises's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bartoli blocks a head kick by Von Mises.
Bartoli lands a really nice looking cross but Von Mises seems unphased.
Bartoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Bartoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Bartoli blocks the low kick.
Von Mises fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bartoli checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli jabs Von Mises right on the nose. Von Mises blinks but takes it well.
Bartoli lands a body shot.
Bartoli slaps away a takedown attempt from Von Mises, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bartoli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bartoli throws a shot from downtown. Von Mises moves away and avoids it.
Bartoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Von Mises moved away.
Valerio Bartoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Mises dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bartoli. That did some damage!
Von Mises tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bartoli swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Von Mises. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartoli scores with a sloppy right hand. Von Mises should have avoided that one.
Bartoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Bartoli.
Von Mises tries to counter with a takedown but Bartoli is quick to defend against it.
Von Mises moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bartoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Von Mises's sensitive parts.
Von Mises throws a push kick but Bartoli slaps the foot to one side.
Von Mises misses with a body shot.
Bartoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli jabs Von Mises right on the nose. Von Mises blinks but takes it well.
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!
Bartoli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bartoli connects with a crisp jab.
Bartoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bartoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Von Mises counters with a good, hard body kick but Bartoli shrugs it off.
Von Mises uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartoli.
Von Mises uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartoli.
Von Mises tried to counter with a leg kick but Bartoli avoided it.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Von Mises uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Von Mises tries to move into range but Bartoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Mises lands a nice hook to Bartoli's body. Bartoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Von Mises throws the left hand but Bartoli avoids the punch easily.
Bartoli blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bartoli misses with a leg kick.
Von Mises throws a low kick but Bartoli moves out of range easily.
Bartoli throws a looping overhand right but Von Mises ducks down to avoid it.
Bartoli sizes up Von Mises with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Von Mises.
A punch combination from Von Mises misses.
That kick from Bartoli tenderised Von Mises's leg. Von Mises is trying to keep his angry face on.
Von Mises throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bartoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Bartoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartoli connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bartoli lands a right hook to the body.
Bartoli stalks Von Mises and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Von Mises's face. Von Mises staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Bartoli missing with a left hand there. Von Mises was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Mises throws the kick towards the body but Bartoli avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Mises walks into a left hand.
Von Mises looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bartoli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bartoli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Von Mises takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Mises moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Von Mises swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Von Mises lands with a hook. Bartoli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Von Mises avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartoli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Von Mises throws a lazy head kick
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
Von Mises uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartoli.
A little feinted left hand from Von Mises on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Mises walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Mises throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bartoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Mises.
Von Mises is looking to counter with head kicks.
Von Mises throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Mises walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Von Mises thows a leg kick but Bartoli checks it
and Bartoli counters with a thumping low kick.
Bartoli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Von Mises chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartoli can pounce on him.
Bartoli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bartoli duly obliges.
A jab from Von Mises does it's job there.
Von Mises with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bartoli to score with a decent uppercut.
Bartoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Mises. Von Mises obviously looking to wear him down.
Bartoli swinging wildly here.
Bartoli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Von Mises on the side of the head.
Von Mises throws a lazy body kick
and Bartoli counters with a three punch combo that has Von Mises backing up. Von Mises nods at Bartoli to acknowledge the strikes.
Bartoli connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Mises slips under a jab from Bartoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with a looping left.
Von Mises throws a sloppy head kick and Bartoli moves out of range easily.
Von Mises takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bartoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Mises attempts a counter takedown but Bartoli avoids it well and moves away.
Bartoli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Von Mises.
Bartoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Mises.
Von Mises is looking to score with low kicks.
Von Mises avoids the body shot from Bartoli.
Bartoli avoids the head kick by Von Mises.
Von Mises shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bartoli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bartoli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bartoli scores with a decent looking hook.
Bartoli misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Mises throws a low kick but Bartoli avoids it.
Bartoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Mises moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartoli throws a shot from downtown. Von Mises moves away and avoids it.
Bartoli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Von Mises keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartoli.
Von Mises looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Mises looks to throw the jab but Bartoli is out of range.
As Von Mises backs off Bartoli throws a huge counter combo but Von Mises manages to avoid it all.
Bartoli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Von Mises bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartoli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Mises stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli throws a jab when Von Mises was well out of range.
Bartoli scores with a nice right hand.
Bartoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bartoli scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bartoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bartoli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
Our winner, Valerio Bartoli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 174 p4p, 258 weight class) and Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 27 p4p, 50 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Now's The Time | Charlie Parker. Yardbird Knox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Oxlade throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Da Oxlade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Da Oxlade settles back down.
Da Oxlade scores with a jab.
It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
Da Oxlade throws a big shot that misses.
Da Oxlade forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
Da Oxlade scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Oxlade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Oxlade letting Knox take a breather here.
Da Oxlade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Da Oxlade working aggressively here.
Da Oxlade misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Oxlade lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Oxlade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Oxlade throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Da Oxlade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Oxlade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Oxlade has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
Da Oxlade scores with a leg kick.
Da Oxlade swings widly with a right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Oxlade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knox's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Oxlade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Oxlade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Knox moves forwards but Da Oxlade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Da Oxlade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Da Oxlade misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Da Oxlade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Da Oxlade's shoulder, as Da Oxlade tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Da Oxlade moves away and avoids it.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Da Oxlade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox throws a hook but Da Oxlade avoids it easily.
Knox backing away here, and Da Oxlade unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Oxlade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yardbird Knox's cut is getting worse.
Nice defenses there by Da Oxlade.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Da Oxlade's head back.
 Da Oxlade is rocked!
Knox closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Da Oxlade out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yardbird Knox!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yardbird Knox waved his t-shirt featuring Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Mustonen (ranked 113 p4p, 84 weight class) and Antonio Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 23 p4p, 16 weight class). DeSilva has chosen Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Juhani Mustonen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Juhani Mustonen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by DeSilva. Beautiful body shot.
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeSilva.
Mustonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mustonen throws a jab but it's blocked by DeSilva.
DeSilva throws out a counter right but Mustonen avoids it with no problem.
DeSilva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mustonen throws a body punch but DeSilva moves out of range.
DeSilva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeSilva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mustonen with a nice cross.
Mustonen throws a big shot that misses.
DeSilva connects with an inside leg kick.
Mustonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeSilva lands a really nice looking cross but Mustonen seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mustonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mustonen gets tackled into the cage by DeSilva. DeSilva maintains the clinch.
Mustonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from DeSilva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Mustonen on the inside.
DeSilva lands an uppercut.
DeSilva working aggressively here.
A short left from DeSilva.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Mustonen controls the action.
Mustonen has a couple of punches blocked by DeSilva.
DeSilva presses Mustonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mustonen controls his hands.
DeSilva pushes Mustonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeSilva blocks a body shot from Mustonen.
Mustonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeSilva lands a nice uppercut.
DeSilva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mustonen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if DeSilva can turn it around.
DeSilva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mustonen.
Mustonen is breathing heavily.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from DeSilva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeSilva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for DeSilva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva breaks the clinch.
DeSilva blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeSilva.
DeSilva instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from DeSilva.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Mustonen controls the action.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Mustonen controls the action.
DeSilva misses with the head strike.
DeSilva lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeSilva lands a nice uppercut.
DeSilva gets through Mustonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeSilva lands a hook that snaps the head of Mustonen backwards.
I was talking to Mustonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
DeSilva lands a right hand.
DeSilva works on Mustonen's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeSilva.
DeSilva cracks Mustonen with a nice body shot.
DeSilva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mustonen or not.
DeSilva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mustonen or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mustonen.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Mustonen avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Mustonen controls the action.
Nice body punch from DeSilva.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Mustonen controls the action.
DeSilva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeSilva.
A short uppercut from DeSilva.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Mustonen blocks it.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Mustonen blocks it.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from DeSilva.
A left hand lands to the body for DeSilva.
DeSilva breaks from the clinch.
DeSilva instigates a clinch.
Mustonen tries to work over DeSilva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeSilva lands a hook that snaps the head of Mustonen backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustonen.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
Mustonen blocks an uppercut.
DeSilva lands a right hand.
A short left from DeSilva.
Mustonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeSilva scores with a hook to the body.
DeSilva lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from DeSilva as the two fighters clinch.
DeSilva lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from DeSilva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeSilva scores with a hook to the body.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeSilva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, DeSilva scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by DeSilva.
Mustonen gets tackled into the cage by DeSilva. DeSilva maintains the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeSilva lands an uppercut.
DeSilva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mustonen lands a body shot.
DeSilva pushes Mustonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeSilva scores with a shoulder strike.
DeSilva misses with a punch on the inside.
DeSilva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mustonen backwards.
Mustonen is leaning against DeSilva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DeSilva presses Mustonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mustonen blocks an uppercut.
DeSilva stalling against the cage.
DeSilva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSilva lands a right hand.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Mustonen blocks it.
DeSilva lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mustonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeSilva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeSilva cracks Mustonen with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by DeSilva.
DeSilva gets a clinch.
Mustonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
DeSilva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mustonen throws a shot from downtown. DeSilva moves away and avoids it.
Mustonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeSilva. DeSilva obviously looking to wear him down.
DeSilva with a hook.
A shot to the liver by DeSilva. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from DeSilva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustonen tries to work over DeSilva's front leg with a kick but DeSilva checks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeSilva lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with a left hand
and DeSilva counters with a straight right hand.
Mustonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeSilva.
DeSilva lands a jab to the nose.
DeSilva avoids the body shot from Mustonen.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeSilva. That's going to slow Mustonen down.
Mustonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mustonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustonen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. DeSilva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
DeSilva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mustonen thows a leg kick but DeSilva checks it
and DeSilva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from DeSilva - that will leave a mark!
Mustonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from DeSilva.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mustonen needs to keep his hands up - DeSilva had a free shot at his head there.
DeSilva throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeSilva moves out of range of the body kick from Mustonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mustonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Mustonen misses.
Nice shot by DeSilva.
DeSilva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mustonen.
Mustonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeSilva moves away from the strike by Mustonen.
DeSilva tries a quick counter leg kick but Mustonen is wise to it.
Mustonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DeSilva connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeSilva.
DeSilva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by DeSilva.
DeSilva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeSilva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DeSilva lands a leg kick that knocks Mustonen off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from DeSilva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeSilva tries to work over Mustonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva misses with a punch on the inside.
DeSilva lands a nice shot to the body.
Mustonen pushes DeSilva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mustonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeSilva misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeSilva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustonen misses with some punches.
DeSilva scores with a shot to the side of Mustonen's head.
DeSilva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeSilva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeSilva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mustonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by DeSilva.
DeSilva lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circle momentarily. DeSilva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mustonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeSilva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeSilva scoring well with a low kick there.
DeSilva stuns Mustonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mustonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DeSilva thumps Mustonen with a low kick.
DeSilva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustonen.
DeSilva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeSilva lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva lands a body shot.
DeSilva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mustonen.
A nice leg kick from DeSilva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mustonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with the body kick
and DeSilva counters with a good low kick that Mustonen was not able to check.
DeSilva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustonen.
Mustonen tries to land a body kick
and DeSilva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeSilva lands a slapping body shot.
DeSilva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by DeSilva!
DeSilva pushes Mustonen up against the cage in a clinch.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
DeSilva lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from DeSilva - that landed with a thud.
DeSilva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
Mustonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
DeSilva scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
DeSilva lands a body punch.
Mustonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeSilva.
DeSilva tries to work over Mustonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mustonen backwards.
DeSilva misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeSilva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeSilva working aggressively here.
Mustonen is leaning against DeSilva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DeSilva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustonen prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeSilva.
A right handed body shot lands from DeSilva.
DeSilva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mustonen is rocked!
Mustonen blocks an uppercut.
Oh Mustonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeSilva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mustonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Mustonen blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from DeSilva - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from DeSilva as the two fighters clinch.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
DeSilva breaks from the clinch.
Mustonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
DeSilva scoring well with a low kick there.
DeSilva moves into the clinch.
A short right from DeSilva on the inside.
DeSilva scores with a hook to the body.
Mustonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
Mustonen misses with some punches.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
DeSilva lands with a left to the head.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeSilva lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeSilva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeSilva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
DeSilva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mustonen prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
DeSilva digs a right hand into Mustonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mustonen's gas tank.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Mustonen avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
Juhani Mustonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeSilva scores with a nice hook to the head.
DeSilva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Mustonen avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
DeSilva is working Mustonen over against the cage.
DeSilva breaks the clinch.
DeSilva connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustonen takes one to the chin there.
DeSilva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
DeSilva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mustonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DeSilva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeSilva 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 14 p4p, 65 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 3 p4p, 8 weight class). Yodsawan Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
McLaughlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McLaughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on McLaughlin's shoulder, as McLaughlin tries to avoid the shot.
McLaughlin thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but McLaughlin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and McLaughlin counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McLaughlin.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
A nice side step and McLaughlin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping McLaughlin under the eye.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting McLaughlin counter with a right hand.
McLaughlin tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McLaughlin instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLaughlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
McLaughlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
McLaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
McLaughlin breaks the clinch.
McLaughlin walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from McLaughlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
McLaughlin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McLaughlin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by McLaughlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit pushes McLaughlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit is working McLaughlin over against the cage.
McLaughlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLaughlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLaughlin's elbow.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit gets through McLaughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin blocks an uppercut.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on McLaughlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath McLaughlin's ribcage. McLaughlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but McLaughlin avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushes McLaughlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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 Yodsawan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
McLaughlin lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
McLaughlin tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but McLaughlin checks it.
McLaughlin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
McLaughlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but McLaughlin avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit pushes McLaughlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLaughlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
McLaughlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit is leaning against McLaughlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaughlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from McLaughlin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
McLaughlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McLaughlin lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
McLaughlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaughlin lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit gets through McLaughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLaughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of McLaughlin's head.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLaughlin's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin lands with a right to the head.
McLaughlin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but McLaughlin blocks it.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaughlin misses with the head strike.
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaughlin controls his hands.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
McLaughlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but McLaughlin blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
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!
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
McLaughlin blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin lands with a light punch inside.
McLaughlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
McLaughlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike McLaughlin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit pushes McLaughlin up against the cage in a clinch.
McLaughlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
McLaughlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
McLaughlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
McLaughlin tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLaughlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLaughlin lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit is leaning against McLaughlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents McLaughlin from breaking the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
McLaughlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLaughlin breaks the clinch.
McLaughlin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
McLaughlin digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. McLaughlin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McLaughlin looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. McLaughlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McLaughlin lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McLaughlin checks a leg kick nicely.
McLaughlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sitsongrit here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jab, jab by McLaughlin - just one landing.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised McLaughlin's leg. McLaughlin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLaughlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McLaughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands a right hook to the body.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. McLaughlin saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McLaughlin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. McLaughlin didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLaughlin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLaughlin. That did some damage!
McLaughlin blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McLaughlin scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLaughlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
McLaughlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to McLaughlin's body.
McLaughlin walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but McLaughlin is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but McLaughlin seems unphased.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
McLaughlin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit sizes up McLaughlin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLaughlin at a distance.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLaughlin can do to turn this around?
McLaughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. McLaughlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McLaughlin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
McLaughlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLaughlin at a distance.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLaughlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
McLaughlin cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLaughlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McLaughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLaughlin needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLaughlin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but McLaughlin checks it.
McLaughlin slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
It seemed like McLaughlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. McLaughlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McLaughlin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McLaughlin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McLaughlin throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McLaughlin tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McLaughlin walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McLaughlin misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from McLaughlin.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
McLaughlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks McLaughlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
McLaughlin lands a jab.
McLaughlin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but McLaughlin moved away.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but McLaughlin moved out of range.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by McLaughlin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit had his way with Mike McLaughlin in 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. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McLaughlin throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped McLaughlin in his tracks.
McLaughlin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McLaughlin tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
McLaughlin throws a lazy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
McLaughlin slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks McLaughlin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLaughlin down.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
McLaughlin looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McLaughlin defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
McLaughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLaughlin scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit closes the distance but McLaughlin moves to the side
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
McLaughlin misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for McLaughlin's leg but McLaughlin calmly moves out of range.
Mike McLaughlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
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!
McLaughlin misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McLaughlin thinking.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLaughlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McLaughlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McLaughlin's head backwards.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
McLaughlin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. McLaughlin didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McLaughlin on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McLaughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McLaughlin throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
A big right from McLaughlin misses.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin's corner calls for a 1-2. McLaughlin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McLaughlin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
McLaughlin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McLaughlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as McLaughlin controls the action.
McLaughlin is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLaughlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLaughlin prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing McLaughlin back against the cage.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from McLaughlin.
Sitsongrit cracks McLaughlin with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLaughlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
McLaughlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yodsawan Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Mumu 3.0 (ranked 20 p4p, 40 weight class) and Jay Simon (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdel Mumu 3.0!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Simon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mumu 3.0 swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mumu 3.0 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simon wants to counter the offense by Mumu 3.0 and move into the clinch position.
Simon darts in looking for a takedown but Mumu 3.0 gets double underhooks and turns Simon into the cage.
A shot to the body from Simon misses
and Mumu 3.0 counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Mumu 3.0, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simon throws out a counter right but Mumu 3.0 avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 throws a body shot but no joy.
Simon walks into a straight right hand from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 tries to keep at a distance but Simon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simon is trying to push Mumu 3.0 away but Mumu 3.0 has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon breaks the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 stuffs the takedown attempt from Simon. Simon gets slowly back to his feet.
Simon ducks under a wild hook from Mumu 3.0.
Simon tries to counter with a clinch but Mumu 3.0 shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Mumu 3.0, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mumu 3.0 looks to score with a jab to the body but Simon is just out of range.
Simon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simon doesn't manage to clinch there - Mumu 3.0 circles away.
Mumu 3.0 throws a leg kick but Simon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mumu 3.0 lands with an uppercut that bounces Simon off the cage and back into range.
Simon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Simon misses the jab.
Simon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu 3.0.
Good standup being displayed there by Simon as he connects with a hook.
Mumu 3.0 throws out a loose jab but Simon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a nice body punch.
Mumu 3.0 lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumu 3.0 jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mumu 3.0 misses the shot to the body.
Simon blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu 3.0 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mumu 3.0 was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simon.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook. Simon ducked under it nicely.
And Simon tries to counter it with a takedown but Mumu 3.0 pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Simon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 lands a head shot.
Simon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumu 3.0.
Simon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simon tries to counter with a clinch but Mumu 3.0 shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon fails with a takedown attempt.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Simon.
Simon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mumu 3.0 went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab from Mumu 3.0.
Simon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Simon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mumu 3.0.
Jab from Mumu 3.0.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mumu 3.0 darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mumu 3.0 is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Simon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mumu 3.0's head.
A big right from Mumu 3.0 misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 moves out of range as Simon strikes.
Mumu 3.0 throws a jab but it's blocked by Simon.
Simon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 throws an overhand right that lands on Simon's shoulder, as Simon tries to avoid the shot.
Mumu 3.0 throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Mumu 3.0 misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Mumu 3.0 as Simon shoots in.
Mumu 3.0 throws a right hand that misses
and Simon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a shot to the body
and Simon counters with a nice uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 moves out of range of the strikes.
Simon shoots for a takedown but Mumu 3.0 saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mumu 3.0 misses the jab.
Simon wants to counter with a clinch but Mumu 3.0 pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook.
Mumu 3.0 looks to score with a jab to the body but Simon is just out of range.
Mumu 3.0 takes a swing at Simon's ribcage but misses.
Simon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a jab to the body
and Simon counters by clinching up.
Mumu 3.0 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mumu 3.0.
Simon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mumu 3.0 is defending well.
Simon breaks the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 misses with an uppercut. Simon saw that one coming.
Simon avoids the body shot from Mumu 3.0.
Simon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mumu 3.0 looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu 3.0 looks to land a right hand but Simon moved out of range.
Mumu 3.0 sets himself, and Simon steps forward looking for the clinch! Mumu 3.0 avoids it this time.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simon throws an overhand right that lands on Mumu 3.0's shoulder, as Mumu 3.0 tries to avoid the shot.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 is winning the standup battle so far.
Simon slips a jab from Mumu 3.0.
Simon with the counter takedown but Mumu 3.0 avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mumu 3.0 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simon moves away.
Simon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mumu 3.0 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simon moves away.
Simon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Simon closes the distance and clinches.
Simon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Simon misses
and Mumu 3.0 counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mumu 3.0 misses with the combination.
Mumu 3.0 thuds his right hand into Simon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 throws a shot from downtown. Simon moves away and avoids it.
Simon slips under a jab from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 avoids the body shot from Simon.
A counter left hand to the body from Mumu 3.0 misses its target.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumu 3.0 takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Simon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simon tries to counter with a clinch but Mumu 3.0 shakes him off and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu 3.0 misses with a looping left.
Simon moves out of range of the strikes.
Mumu 3.0 throws a lazy uppercut
and Simon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mumu 3.0 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mumu 3.0 throws a jab but it's blocked by Simon.
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mumu 3.0 swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simon.
Simon staying out of range there.
Simon shoots in for a takedown but Mumu 3.0 shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 is looking to score with low kicks.
Simon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mumu 3.0.
Simon wants to counter with a clinch but Mumu 3.0 pushes him away.
Simon ducks under a wild hook from Mumu 3.0.
Simon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumu 3.0 is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Simon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu 3.0.
Simon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simon has his takedown stuffed
letting Mumu 3.0 counter with a right hand.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Simon.
A jab from Mumu 3.0 misses.
Mumu 3.0 ducks under a wild hook from Simon.
Mumu 3.0 misses with an uppercut.
Simon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mumu 3.0.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumu 3.0 swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Simon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mumu 3.0 circles away.
Mumu 3.0 swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simon.
Simon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a hook. Simon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simon blocks a head kick by Mumu 3.0.
Simon misses with a looping right.
A big left from Mumu 3.0 misses.
Mumu 3.0 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simon can do to turn this around?
Mumu 3.0 scores with a hook.
Simon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mumu 3.0 defends well and Simon ends up having to push Mumu 3.0 into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 throwing a counter right hand but Simon manages to avoid it.
Mumu 3.0 lands with an uppercut that bounces Simon off the cage and back into range.
Mumu 3.0 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simon closes the distance but Mumu 3.0 moves to the side
and Mumu 3.0 counters with a nice uppercut.
Simon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mumu 3.0 gets tackled into the cage by Simon. Simon maintains the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 prevents Simon from breaking the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumu 3.0 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simon.
Mumu 3.0 is looking to counter punch.
Simon pushes Mumu 3.0 up against the cage in a clinch.
Simon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simon.
Simon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mumu 3.0 defends it well.
Mumu 3.0 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simon moves away.
Simon takes a swing at Mumu 3.0's ribcage but misses.
Simon fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mumu 3.0 misses with an uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 cracks Simon with an open hand slap.
A jab from Mumu 3.0 misses.
Mumu 3.0 throws a hook to the side of Simon's head but Simon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mumu 3.0 looks to land a right hand but Simon moved out of range.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook. Simon ducked under it nicely.
Simon tries to clinch there but Mumu 3.0 circles away.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a low kick as Simon jumps back.
Simon scores with a jab.
Mumu 3.0 throws an overhand right that lands on Simon's shoulder, as Simon tries to avoid the shot.
Simon with a jab.
Mumu 3.0 throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simon moves away.
Mumu 3.0 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simon manages to avoid it.
Mumu 3.0 misses with an uppercut. Simon saw that one coming.
Simon tries to clinch but Mumu 3.0 is having none of it.
Simon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mumu 3.0.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mumu 3.0 slips a jab from Simon.
A shot to the body from Mumu 3.0 misses
and Simon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simon.
Mumu 3.0 working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 lands a knee to the head.
Simon wants to get back to striking at distance but Mumu 3.0 won't allow it.
Simon manages to break the clinch.
Simon shoots in for a takedown but Mumu 3.0 shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mumu 3.0 was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mumu 3.0 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 scores with a jab. Simon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Simon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mumu 3.0 avoids it really well and circles away.
Mumu 3.0 throws an off balance right hand
and Simon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simon clinches up against the cage.
Mumu 3.0 working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simon breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Mumu 3.0.
Simon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Simon moves into the clinch successfully.
Simon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Simon manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumu 3.0 tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mumu 3.0 is trying to control Simon's posture but Simon avoids it.
Simon controlling from side mount.
Mumu 3.0 wants to control but Simon postures up.
Mumu 3.0 tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Simon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mumu 3.0 gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mumu 3.0 is working to get back to half guard.
Simon trying to control but Mumu 3.0 is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jay Simon just about did enough to take it.
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.
Mumu 3.0 throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumu 3.0 throws a lazy right hand but Simon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Simon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Simon is working for a submission of some sort.
Mumu 3.0 desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 is working to get back to half guard.
Mumu 3.0 manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mumu 3.0 makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mumu 3.0.
Simon won't allow Mumu 3.0 to sweep him here.
Mumu 3.0 can't keep his opponent in guard - Simon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Simon is pressing down on Mumu 3.0's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mumu 3.0 is holding on for now.
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.
Mumu 3.0 is staying active underneath Simon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mumu 3.0 is in trouble now - Simon has advanced to mount!
Simon wants to control the pace but Mumu 3.0 is squirming around nicely.
Simon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mumu 3.0 is trying desperately to improve position.
Simon wants to control the pace but Mumu 3.0 is squirming around nicely.
Mumu 3.0 regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon trying to control the action but Mumu 3.0 is working from the bottom.
Mumu 3.0 wants to get back to full guard.
Simon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mumu 3.0 trying to hold on to Simon's head to control him but Simon postures up.
Simon prevents Mumu 3.0 from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Simon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Simon is looking to take a break and control but Mumu 3.0 is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mumu 3.0 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Simon dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mumu 3.0 lands a jab to the head.
Mumu 3.0 throws a body punch but Simon moves out of range.
Simon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mumu 3.0 was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mumu 3.0 misses with an uppercut.
Mumu 3.0 looks to land a right hand but Simon moved out of range.
Mumu 3.0 gets tackled into the cage by Simon. Simon maintains the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 trying to stall but Simon improves his position.
Mumu 3.0 breaks the clinch.
Mumu 3.0 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon shoots in looking for a takedown but Mumu 3.0 manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Mumu 3.0 wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mumu 3.0 throws a shot from downtown. Simon moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Simon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Simon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simon throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 looks to score with a jab to the body but Simon is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Mumu 3.0 there.
Mumu 3.0 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simon.
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumu 3.0 swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu 3.0.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a looping left.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a wild body shot.
Simon tries to clinch up.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a left hand
and Mumu 3.0 takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu 3.0.
Simon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mumu 3.0 stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mumu 3.0.
Simon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simon wants to counter the offense by Mumu 3.0 and move into the clinch position.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a wild body shot.
Mumu 3.0 keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Mumu 3.0 on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Mumu 3.0 misses.
Simon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Simon doesn't manage to clinch there - Mumu 3.0 circles away.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a left hand
and Simon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Simon or perhaps it was just good defense by Mumu 3.0, which made it look bad.
Mumu 3.0 swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mumu 3.0 missing with a left hand there. Simon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Mumu 3.0 misses.
Simon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mumu 3.0.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumu 3.0 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simon manages to avoid it.
Simon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu 3.0 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simon shoots in for a takedown but Mumu 3.0 shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Abdel Mumu 3.0 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Simon.
A big left from Simon misses.
Simon misses the shot to the body.
Mumu 3.0 swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a hook.
Mumu 3.0 lands with a straight right. Simon didn't see that one coming.
Mumu 3.0 lands a nice shot that snaps Simon's head back.
Mumu 3.0 thumps Simon with a low kick.
Simon lunges at Mumu 3.0 with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mumu 3.0's hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Mumu 3.0 as he connects with a hook.
Mumu 3.0 misses with a straight left.
Mumu 3.0 looks to land a right hand but Simon moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon moves in looking to clinch but Mumu 3.0 pushes him off.
Simon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mumu 3.0's waist but Mumu 3.0 gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Simon off to one side.
Mumu 3.0 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simon was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumu 3.0.
Simon tries to counter with a clinch but Mumu 3.0 shakes him off and moves away.
Simon moves out of range as Mumu 3.0 strikes.
Mumu 3.0 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mumu 3.0 was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simon wants to clinch.
Simon defending well as Mumu 3.0 loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simon slips a jab from Mumu 3.0.
Simon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdel Mumu 3.0 showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mumu 3.0 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdel Mumu 3.0!
Abdel Mumu 3.0 retains his lightweight title!
Abdel Mumu 3.0 took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Sorry to SYN, but this will be my last...I want to spend more time in the gym and maybe return later in time....goodbye for now #1 goat'.
Jay Simon was interviewed post fight and said ' Good on ya River.'.
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