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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Simms (ranked 5818 p4p, 25139 weight class) and Basit Ali (ranked 281 p4p, 325 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Simms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Basit Ali!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali darts in and clinches Simms up against the ropes.
Ali trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Simms has him pressed against the ropes.
Ali is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Simms can't fight it off and eventually Ali manages to take the fight to the floor. Simms looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Simms lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simms forces his way into half guard.
Ali keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simms is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position.
Simms will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Simms is trying to control the action in half guard but Ali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Simms is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Simms postures up.
Ali looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Simms puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ali controlling the position well.
Simms moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is not content to let Simms control the position.
Ali can't do much from the bottom here.
Ali tries to buck Simms off but Simms is having none of it.
Ali should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Simms tries to move to mount but Ali blocks the move with his legs.
Simms advances nicely into full mount.
Simms tries to control but Ali wriggling away.
Simms avoids the attempt from Ali to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simms takes Ali's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ali is in trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simms looking to break Ali's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ali remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Simms will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Simms is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ali has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Simms has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ali taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Simms doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Simms!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Gabriel (ranked 6469 p4p, 6254 weight class) and Corey Miller (ranked 669 p4p, 657 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aidan Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gabriel's waist but Gabriel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gabriel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabriel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miller avoids it really well and circles away.
Gabriel clinches with his opponent.
Gabriel manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gabriel. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Miller shoots in but Gabriel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aidan Gabriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller shoots and misses
and Gabriel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller tries to break free but Gabriel pushes him back against the ropes.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gabriel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gabriel avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miller just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Gabriel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller leaves Gabriel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miller throws a combination. Gabriel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Aidan Gabriel has been cut.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gabriel instigates a clinch.
Miller is pressed up against the ropes. Gabriel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gabriel throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets caught napping as Gabriel dives in and scores a takedown. Miller manages to retain guard.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabriel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Miller looking for a triangle here. Gabriel is fighting it but it looks tight! Miller pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gabriel is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Corey Miller!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 6454 p4p, 6063 weight class) and Seo Joon Park (ranked 303 p4p, 289 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seo Joon Park!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park throws a body punch but Sokol moves out of range.
Sokol seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Park throws a shot from downtown. Sokol moves away and avoids it.
Sokol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sokol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Park.
Park throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sokol 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 Park has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Park and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Park is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sokol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Park's waist but Park gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sokol off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Park.
Sokol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol defending well as Park loads up on a big left hand.
Park throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokol.
Sokol tries to clinch there but Park circles away.
Sokol is looking to slow Park down with leg kicks.
Sokol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Park scores with a push kick.
Sokol works over Park's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sokol. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Sokol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sokol.
Sokol throws a leg kick but Park moved away.
Sokol shoots for a double leg takedown but Park sprawls well. He's pushed Sokol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Park misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol looks to score with a jab to the body but Park is just out of range.
Park fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokol manages to avoid it.
Sokol jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Seo Joon Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Park misses.
Sokol tries to counter with a takedown but Park is quick to defend against it.
No joy there for Park, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sokol drops down looking for a counter takedown but Park sprawls and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Park misses with a body shot.
Sokol drops down looking for a counter takedown but Park sprawls and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sokol!
Sokol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Park swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sokol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park throws a lazy right hand but Sokol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sokol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park misses with a hook. Sokol ducked under it nicely.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Park as he jumps to the side.
Park replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sokol blocks it well.
Park stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Park wants it to stay on the feet.
Sokol is breathing heavily.
Sokol defending well as Park loads up on a big left hand.
We've been informed that Park has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Park swings for the body but Sokol moves out of range.
Park throws a body shot but no joy.
Sokol looks to land a right hand but Park moved out of range.
Park is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Park. Sokol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Park fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park misses with an uppercut. Sokol saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sokol.
Sokol tries to land a front kick but Park steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Park takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sokol moves out of range as Park strikes.
Sokol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sokol staying out of range there.
Sokol tries to counter with a takedown but Park is quick to defend against it.
Crunch! Park slams his shin into Sokol's torso.
Sokol drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol moves out of range as Park strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Park throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Park misses.
Park misses with an uppercut.
Sokol attempts a counter takedown but Park avoids it well and moves away.
Park tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Park has Sokol up against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Park - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Park manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Park leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Park's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Park misses with a knee to the head.
Sokol takes a knee to the side of the body.
Park tightens his grip and picks Sokol up, before dumping him to the ground. Sokol manages to land in guard.
Park trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Park got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sokol has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Park has managed to get both his arms back between Sokol's legs - danger averted.
Sokol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Park trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Park scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Park really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sokol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Park looking to pass the guard.
Park controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Park wants to control from the top but Sokol keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sokol working for submissions but it's allowed Park to get to half guard.
Well, if Park is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sokol has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Park is working away from the top position though.
Park content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Park throwing shots but Sokol is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.
Sokol tries to counter by clinching up but Park breaks away and moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sokol lands a leg kick that knocks Park off balance momentarily.
Park takes a kick to the side of the head.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sokol shoots in but no luck this time.
Sokol shoots in and drives through. Park sprawls well.
Sokol throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Park counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big left from Park misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Park throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Park throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seo Joon Park dominated that round.
That's time! Sokol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sokol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Park darts in and clinches Sokol up against the ropes.
Park stalling in the clinch but Sokol improves position.
Park lands a good knee to the midsection. Sokol won't want to take too many of those.
Sokol drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Park gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Park stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Park.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Park tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Park trying to stall but Sokol improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park slowing the pace effectively.
Sokol is working for takedown but Park is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sokol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Seo Joon Park.
Park tries to clinch up but Sokol circles away and keeps his distance.
Park misses with a kick to the body.
Sokol changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Park tries to work over Sokol's front leg with a kick but Sokol checks it.
Sokol attempts a counter takedown but Park avoids it well and moves away.
Park tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sokol was well out of range. Poor timing from Park.
Sokol gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Park throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sokol.
Sokol ducks under a wild hook from Park.
Sokol attempts a counter takedown but Park avoids it well and moves away.
Sokol closes the distance and clinches up with Park, looking for a takedown. Sokol pushes Park against the ropes but Park circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Park defends well and Sokol ends up having to push Park into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Park has Sokol pressed against the ropes.
Park leaning against his opponent.
Park effectively controlling the action here.
Sokol drops down looking for an ankle pick but Park pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sokol.
Park connects with a nice looking jab.
 Sokol is rocked!
Sokol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol ducks under a wild hook from Park.
Park throws the left hand but Sokol avoids the punch easily.
Sokol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Park throws out the jab.
Park misses with a wild combination.
Park misses with a lunging right hand
and Sokol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Park throws a hook but Sokol avoids it easily.
Sokol tries to counter with a takedown but Park is quick to defend against it.
Park rushes Sokol and presses him up against the ropes.
Sokol fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Park takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Park breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sokol avoids a kick to the body.
Park closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The referee calls for Park to work.
Park stalling the fight.
Sokol is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Park gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Park putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sokol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sokol tries for a takedown but Park manages to get underhooks.
Park just leaning against Sokol, taking a breather.
Park utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Park lands a damaging elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Park.
Park landing knees to the body.
Park has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Park pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sokol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Park.
Sokol slips a straight right by Park.
Sokol slips a jab and a cross from Park.
Park misses with a body shot.
Sokol appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Park defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sokol.
Park tries to clinch there but Sokol circles away.
Sokol is looking to counter with a body kick.
Park lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sokol circles away quickly and effectively.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sokol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Park fails to land with a series of punches.
Park swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Park throws a hook but Sokol blocks it.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Park.
Park misses with a looping left.
Sokol tries to counter with a takedown but Park is quick to defend against it.
Park rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sokol counters with a nice body shot.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Park fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sokol drops down looking for a counter takedown but Park sprawls and moves away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sokol misses with a straight left.
Park tries to land a front kick but Sokol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seo Joon Park seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Park fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sokol appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Park throws a body shot but no joy.
Park is looking to slow Sokol down with leg kicks.
Park dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sokol. That did some damage!
Sokol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Park counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sokol is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Park gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Park leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Park putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sokol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sokol blocks a body shot from Park.
Sokol takes a knee to the side of the body.
Park holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Park is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Park.
Park slows down the pace here.
Park is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Park gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Park stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Park lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Park throws a lazy right hand but Sokol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Park staying out of range there.
Jan Sokol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Park drives through and clinches with Sokol against the ropes.
Park breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Park throws a body kick that misses.
Sokol slips a straight right by Park.
Seo Joon Park is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Park throws a front kick that sends Sokol stumbling back into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seo Joon Park comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Park 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Seo Joon Park!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Seo Joon Park!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Seo Joon Park!
Seo Joon Park wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bouchard (ranked 5261 p4p, 6064 weight class) and Juan Diego Carrera (ranked 608 p4p, 645 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Bouchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Diego Carrera!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrera throws a sloppy head kick and Bouchard moves out of range easily.
Carrera misses with a head kick.
Carrera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carrera throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Carrera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bouchard's brow.
Bouchard wants to get back to striking at distance but Carrera won't allow it.
Bouchard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carrera.
Bouchard dodges an elbow strike from Carrera.
Carrera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Carrera.
Bouchard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouchard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carrera only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bouchard tries to close the distance and clinch but Carrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouchard misses with a two punch combination.
Carrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bouchard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouchard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bouchard feinted with a counter takedown.
Bouchard blocks a leg kick.
Bouchard blocks a head kick by Carrera.
Bouchard attempts a counter takedown but Carrera avoids it well and moves away.
Carrera throws a head kick that Bouchard semi-blocks.
Carrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bouchard thuds his right hand into Carrera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bouchard avoids the head kick by Carrera.
Bouchard throws a good cross that connects.
Carrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bouchard. That did some damage!
Carrera forces Bouchard back against the ropes and clinches.
Carrera throws an elbow that misses.
Carrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carrera prevents Bouchard from breaking the clinch.
Carrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bouchard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Juan Diego Carrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bouchard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bouchard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bouchard tried to counter with a leg kick but Carrera avoided it.
Bouchard moves out of range as Carrera throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bouchard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carrera misses with a body kick.
Bouchard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carrera tries to avoid it but Bouchard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carrera to the ground. Carrera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carrera throws a head kick but Bouchard moves out of range.
Carrera avoids the body shot from Bouchard.
Bouchard tries to clinch there but Carrera circles away.
Carrera gets a clinch.
Bouchard tries to circle away but Carrera has him pinned against the ropes.
Carrera pushes off an throws an elbow but Bouchard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bouchard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carrera has him pressed against the ropes.
Carrera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carrera throws an elbow but it misses.
Carrera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bouchard's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Carrera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bouchard's brow.
Carrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carrera clinches up against the ropes.
Bouchard wants to break free but Carrera has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrera lands an elbow inside.
Carrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bouchard blocks an elbow strike.
Bouchard blocks the elbow strike.
Carrera lands an elbow just above Bouchard 's eye.
Carrera keeps control of Bouchard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Carrera.
Carrera lands a damaging elbow.
Carrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juan Diego Carrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouchard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carrera pushes Bouchard up against the ropes in a clinch.
Carrera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bouchard blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Carrera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bouchard's brow.
Bouchard blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carrera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bouchard's defenses.
Carrera manages to break the clinch.
Bouchard looks to land a combination but Carrera avoids it well.
Carrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bouchard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carrera manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouchard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carrera tries to counter with a clinch but Bouchard shakes him off and moves away.
Carrera dodges the punch combination from Bouchard.
Carrera throws a head kick but Bouchard moves out of range.
Carrera rushes Bouchard and presses him up against the ropes.
Bouchard takes an elbow to the temple.
Bouchard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bouchard takes an elbow to the temple.
Carrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carrera tries to land a front kick but Bouchard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bouchard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Carrera.
Carrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Bouchard is looking to clinch but Carrera is avoiding it.
Carrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Carrera instigates a clinch.
Bouchard blocks an elbow strike from Carrera.
Carrera throws an elbow that misses.
Carrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bouchard.
Carrera rushes Bouchard and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bouchard is trying to push Carrera away but Carrera has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Carrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bouchard blocks a head kick by Carrera.
Bouchard moves out of range of the body kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carrera throws the kick towards the body but Bouchard avoids it.
Carrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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!
Some wild striking there from Bouchard.
Carrera throws a push kick but Bouchard slaps the foot to one side.
Bouchard looks to land a body kick but Carrera moved away.
Carrera raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Carrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bouchard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bouchard shoots in for a takedown but Carrera shows good takedown defense.
Carrera thows a body kick. Bouchard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bouchard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bouchard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Carrera.
Bouchard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Carrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carrera throws a low kick but Bouchard moves out of range easily.
Bouchard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Bouchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carrera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carrera throws a sloppy head kick and Bouchard moves out of range easily.
Carrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carrera checks a low kick from Bouchard.
Bouchard is looking to clinch but Carrera is avoiding it.
Bouchard wants to clinch.
Carrera throws a chopping leg kick but Bouchard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bouchard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bouchard shoots in for a takedown but Carrera shows good takedown defense.
Carrera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bouchard if he has to take too many more of those.
Carrera throws a head kick but Bouchard moves out of range.
Carrera blocks a head kick by Bouchard.
Carrera feints and then cracks Bouchard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bouchard down.
A head kick misses from Bouchard.
Bouchard avoids the head kick by Carrera.
Bouchard doesn't manage to clinch there - Carrera circles away.
Bouchard moves out of range of the body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carrera tries to land a front kick but Bouchard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouchard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carrera thuds his shin into the meat of Bouchard's side.
Bouchard tries to clinch up.
Bouchard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouchard misses with a looping right.
Bouchard swinging wildly here.
Bouchard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carrera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bouchard is out of range and Carrera settles back down.
Carrera misses with a head kick.
Bouchard goes for a double leg but Carrera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Carrera continues to drive forward.
Carrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carrera 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 Bouchard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bouchard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bouchard moves out of range as Carrera throws a body kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard moves in looking to clinch but Carrera pushes him off.
Carrera pushes Bouchard up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bouchard is trying to break the clinch but Carrera has him pressed against the ropes.
Carrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bouchard wants to clinch up but Carrera keeps it at a distance.
Bouchard tries to keep at a distance but Carrera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carrera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Carrera.
Carrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carrera misses with a body kick.
Bouchard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Carrera.
Carrera throws a chopping leg kick but Bouchard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bouchard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bouchard misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Diego Carrera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Carrera clinches up with Bouchard and pushes him back against the ropes.
Carrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bouchard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carrera can pounce on him.
Carrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bouchard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carrera in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bouchard keeps Carrera at a distance using the push kick.
Bouchard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carrera. That one must have hurt.
Bouchard misses with an uppercut.
Bouchard blocks the body kick.
Carrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carrera clinches up with Bouchard and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carrera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carrera throws an elbow that misses.
Carrera lands an elbow just above Bouchard 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bouchard tried to score with a low kick but Carrera checks it.
Bouchard is looking to clinch.
Bouchard wants to clinch.
Carrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bouchard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carrera misses with a head kick.
Bouchard avoids the head kick by Carrera.
Bouchard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left and a right from Bouchard both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Juan Diego Carrera has been cut.
Carrera closes the distance and pushes Bouchard back into the ropes.
Bouchard blocks an elbow strike.
Juan Diego Carrera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bouchard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard dodges an elbow strike from Carrera.
Carrera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bouchard tries to circle away but Carrera has him pinned against the ropes.
Carrera keeps control of Bouchard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bouchard blocks an elbow strike from Carrera.
Carrera lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Carrera throws an elbow but misses.
Bouchard avoids the elbow strike from Carrera, against the ropes.
Bouchard is trying to stall.
Bouchard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carrera lands an elbow inside.
Carrera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bouchard's defenses.
Carrera misses with an elbow over the top.
Carrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carrera lands an elbow that stopped Bouchard in his tracks for a moment.
Carrera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bouchard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carrera has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Carrera.
Carrera blocks a body shot from Bouchard.
Carrera prevents Bouchard from breaking the clinch.
Carrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carrera breaks the clinch.
Carrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bouchard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carrera manages to avoid it.
Bouchard connects with a body shot.
Bouchard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bouchard moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carrera misses with an elbow strike.
Carrera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Carrera throws an elbow but misses.
Bouchard working aggressively here.
Carrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carrera instigates a clinch.
Carrera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bouchard has had enough of the clinch but Carrera keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Carrera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bouchard's brow.
Carrera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Carrera throws an elbow but misses.
Carrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carrera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Carrera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bouchard's brow.
Carrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carrera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bouchard's defenses.
Bouchard avoids the elbow strike from Carrera, against the ropes.
Bouchard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carrera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carrera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carrera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bouchard avoids the elbow strike from Carrera, against the ropes.
Bouchard is trying to break free.
Carrera throws an elbow that misses.
Carrera keeps control of Bouchard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carrera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Carrera misses with an elbow over the top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carrera throws an elbow but it misses.
Bouchard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carrera prevents Bouchard from breaking the clinch.
Carrera lands an elbow that stopped Bouchard in his tracks for a moment.
Carrera prevents Bouchard from breaking the clinch.
Bouchard misses with a knee strike.
Bouchard blocks the elbow strike.
Carrera misses with an elbow over the top.
Carrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carrera closes the distance and clinches.
Bouchard dodges an elbow strike from Carrera.
Carrera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carrera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice combination there by Bouchard.
Carrera lands with a slapping head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carrera - that will leave a mark!
Carrera throws a leg kick
and Bouchard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bouchard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carrera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bouchard cracks a nice hook into Carrera's ribs.
Carrera is breathing heavily.
Bouchard blocks a low kick nicely.
Bouchard blocks a head kick by Carrera.
Bouchard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bouchard rushes Carrera and pushes him back against the ropes in a 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!
Bouchard blocks the elbow strike.
Carrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Carrera throws an elbow but misses.
Bouchard avoids a wild elbow strike from Carrera.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard wants a takedown.
Bouchard has had enough of the clinch but Carrera keeps him there for the moment.
Bouchard has had enough of the clinch but Carrera keeps him there for the moment.
Bouchard is trying to maintain a safe position but Carrera gets an underhook and turns Bouchard into the ropes.
Bouchard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carrera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carrera manages to break the clinch.
Carrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lucas Bouchard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bouchard checks a leg kick.
Bouchard thows a body kick. Carrera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carrera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bouchard, pushing him back against the ropes.
Carrera breaks from the clinch.
Bouchard moves out of range of the body kick.
Juan Diego Carrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carrera pushes Bouchard up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bouchard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lucas Bouchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carrera has Bouchard up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bouchard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bouchard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carrera avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Carrera throws an elbow but misses.
Carrera lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carrera lands a damaging elbow.
Bouchard takes an elbow to the temple.
Bouchard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carrera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bouchard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carrera lands an elbow that stopped Bouchard in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Diego Carrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carrera 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Juan Diego Carrera!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Juan Diego Carrera!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Juan Diego Carrera!
Juan Diego Carrera wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Yuppers (ranked 5286 p4p, 5456 weight class) and Simo Halli (ranked 610 p4p, 614 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Yuppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuppers tries to sprawl but Halli drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Halli is working for a submission of some sort.
Yuppers tries to roll over but Halli keeps him under control.
Halli is trying to work for a kimura but Yuppers is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli stalling.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli trying to control from half guard but Yuppers is working away.
Halli wants to work for an arm triangle but Yuppers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Halli is pressing down on Yuppers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yuppers is holding on for now.
Yuppers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halli's back!
Halli showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli staying busy and making it hard for Yuppers to control.
Yuppers looking for the RNC.
Yuppers is looking to control Halli but Halli is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Halli wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Halli staying busy and making it hard for Yuppers to control.
Halli tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Halli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Halli wants to hold on but Yuppers pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuppers is looking to stand but Halli has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Halli wants to control but Yuppers is having none of it.
Halli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halli wants to control but Yuppers is having none of it.
Halli is squirming around, avoiding Yuppers's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halli working to try and regain half guard.
Yuppers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Halli is looking to escape.
Halli wants to control but Yuppers is having none of it.
Halli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yuppers looking to control but Halli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halli is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Yuppers looking to ground and pound but Halli is blocking nicely.
Yuppers is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Halli has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Halli!
Halli advances position into side control!
Halli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yuppers has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halli swings around for an armbar but Yuppers sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Halli's guard.
Yuppers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halli is keeping the position for now.
Halli throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yuppers escapes and throws Halli's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Yuppers taking a break here but Halli is having none of it and regains half guard.
Halli works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halli looking for a guillotine here but Yuppers defends easily.
Yuppers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yuppers wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
Yuppers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yuppers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Halli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yuppers looking to pass the guard.
Halli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli keeping moving, preventing Yuppers from controlling successfully.
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 Eric Yuppers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Halli fails with the takedown
and Halli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yuppers sprawls well initially but Halli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Halli uses his free foot to push down on Yuppers's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yuppers.
Yuppers tries to hold on but Halli pushes him away.
Halli with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Halli tries to control but Yuppers wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuppers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yuppers wants to try and get back to his feet.
Yuppers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuppers tries to hold on but Halli pushes him away.
Halli content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Halli can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yuppers is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Halli moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yuppers has worked his arm free - good work by Yuppers!
Halli controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli tries for a kimura but Yuppers is defending well.
Halli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Halli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yuppers, who protects the arm well.
Yuppers is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yuppers is looking to reverse the position.
Halli prevents Yuppers from escaping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Halli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yuppers to the mat! Yuppers manages to get full guard.
Halli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yuppers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yuppers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halli stops Yuppers from standing up.
Halli looking to pass the guard.
Simo Halli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Halli pushes down on Yuppers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's six 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.
Yuppers is trying to control but can't.
Halli is trying to work for a kimura but Yuppers is defending well.
Halli is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halli controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yuppers is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Halli jumps into side control!
Halli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Halli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Halli slows the pace down.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Halli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Halli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Halli stalls from top position.
Eric Yuppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuppers is looking to regain half guard here but Halli keeps moving and retains side control.
Yuppers throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yuppers throws a jab when Halli was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Halli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Simo Halli!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Simo Halli!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Simo Halli!
Simo Halli wins by unanimous decision!
Simo Halli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Brisson (ranked 5454 p4p, 5102 weight class) and Adam Orel (ranked 611 p4p, 596 weight class). Nicholas Brisson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Brisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Orel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brisson thuds a left hand into Orel's body.
Brisson tests Orel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brisson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orel's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brisson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orel drops his hands momentarily and Brisson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab by Brisson.
Brisson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Orel! Brisson dives in looking to finish! Orel is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas Brisson!
Nicholas Brisson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wendys Nuts (ranked 3909 p4p, 6942 weight class) and Jay Ross (ranked 353 p4p, 473 weight class). Nuts comes to the ring accompanied by Face. Wendys Nuts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wendys Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Ross!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nuts on his heels. He'll look to pass Nuts's guard now, I'm sure.
Ross drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nuts dives on top into guard.
Ross is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ross working for a triangle but Nuts defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ross is looking for a triangle but Nuts pushes his legs off easily.
Nuts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nuts is aware though and is defending well.
Ross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nuts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ross's head.
Ross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nuts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nuts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ross looking for a guillotine here but Nuts defends easily.
Nuts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nuts is aware though and is defending well.
Ross looks winded!
Ross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nuts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nuts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nuts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nuts is aware though and is defending well.
Nuts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nuts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ross looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nuts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nuts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nuts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nuts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nuts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nuts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nuts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nuts with a nice head shot there.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ross is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ross had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nuts defends it easily.
Ross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nuts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nuts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ross has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nuts has managed to get both his arms back between Ross's legs - danger averted.
Nuts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nuts chips away with some ground and pound.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ross is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nuts defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nuts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ross had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nuts defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nuts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ross gets a takedown into half guard.
Nuts makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nuts gets caught flat footed, as Ross shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nuts is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Ross presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nuts is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Ross presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Nuts is pressed up against the ropes. Ross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nuts down to the mat. Nuts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nuts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ross is in Nuts's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ross drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nuts looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nuts looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nuts!
Ross manages to get back to half guard.
Ross is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nuts pulls his head out easily.
Nuts has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nuts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Nuts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ross sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nuts.
Ross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nuts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nuts has control of Ross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ross regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ross is working to get back to half guard.
Nuts has hold of Ross's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ross manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nuts thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nuts has control of Ross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ross regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nuts is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ross to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ross shrugs it off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to reverse the position but Nuts maintains control.
Ross regains half guard.
Ross looking for submissions off his back.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ross looking for submissions off his back.
Nuts thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
Nuts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nuts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nuts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ross's head.
Ross looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ross actively working from the bottom here.
Nuts uses his free foot to push down on Ross's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ross.
Nuts could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nuts breaks from Ross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ross is looking to improve his position but Nuts isn't that keen on the idea.
Ross is trying to reverse the position but instead Nuts has taken his back - oops!
Nuts is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ross has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Nuts has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ross taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Nuts doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wendys Nuts!
Wendys Nuts opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Backman (ranked 5175 p4p, 2354 weight class) and Kleber Araujo (ranked 564 p4p, 329 weight class). Kleber Araujo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Backman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kleber Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman avoids a kick to the body.
Araujo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Backman defends it nicely.
Araujo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Backman throws out a leg kick but Araujo moves out of range and Backman only half commits.
Araujo throws a sloppy head kick and Backman moves out of range easily.
Backman misses with a head kick.
A big right from Araujo misses.
Backman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Araujo.
Araujo misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo shoots for a takedown but Backman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mickey Backman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kleber Araujo.
Araujo misses the shot to the body.
Araujo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Backman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo dives in for a single leg takedown but Backman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Backman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Araujo shoots for a double leg takedown but Backman sprawls well. He's pushed Araujo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Araujo looks winded!
Backman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Backman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Araujo. That did some damage!
Backman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Araujo!
Backman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Backman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Araujo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Araujo is trying to escape the position but Backman is controlling the position.
Backman scoring with punches and elbows.
Araujo tries to improve position but can't.
Backman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Araujo to see if he's OK.
Backman happy to just control the position for now.
Backman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Araujo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araujo is trying desperately to improve position.
Backman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Araujo is looking to escape.
Backman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Backman lands a heavy elbow.
Araujo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Backman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Backman controlling from the full mount.
Backman lands a couple of good shots and Araujo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Backman softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman lands punches and elbows.
Backman trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Araujo doesn't escape.
Araujo covers up after that shot from Backman.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Araujo tries to escape but Backman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Backman loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Araujo hold on?
 Araujo is rocked!
Backman lands strikes from the back and Araujo isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Backman!
An out of breath Mickey Backman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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