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SFL 112 | Boss Level PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Distant Thunder (ranked 2289 p4p, 2113 weight class) and John McCain (ranked 136 p4p, 127 weight class). Thunder's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. McCain has chosen Anywhere I Go as his entrance music. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McCain!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder has managed to clinch.
McCain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder gets through McCain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thunder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thunder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thunder feints and then cracks McCain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCain down.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Distant Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thunder takes the fight into the clinch.
McCain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCain tries to break the clinch but Thunder is controlling the position.
Thunder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Thunder - just one landing.
McCain moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCain throws a lazy right hand but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheers as Thunder lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCain doesn't seem phased though.
Thunder throws a jab when McCain was well out of range.
A slow jab from McCain misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thunder.
Thunder connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCain. McCain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Thunder checks a leg kick.
Thunder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain misses with a hook.
Thunder is looking to counter with head kicks.
Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
John McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from McCain misses its intended target.
We've been hearing reports that Thunder has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McCain scores with a shot to the body.
McCain thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder slips a straight right by McCain.
Thunder thinks about countering with a body kick.
McCain checks a leg kick.
Thunder lands a body shot.
Thunder throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thunder feints and as McCain raises his hands in defense, Thunder changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but McCain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder stops McCain from standing up.
Thunder passes McCain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCain wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain pushes Thunder off and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Thunder misses.
Thunder lands a jab to the nose.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but McCain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. McCain moves away and avoids it.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCain.
Thunder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thunder.
McCain misses with an uppercut.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Thunder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCain, pushing him back against the cage.
Thunder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thunder scores with a nice body kick.
McCain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thunder.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCain.
Thunder wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain 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.
McCain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCain, as that shot connected.
Thunder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thunder tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Thunder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCain digs a good body shot into Thunder's ribs.
Thunder takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCain throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCain. That's going to slow Thunder down.
Thunder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McCain throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
Thunder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder wants to clinch up but McCain keeps it at a distance.
Thunder misses with a straight right.
Thunder blocks a low kick nicely.
McCain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain misses with a looping left.
Thunder lands a jab-cross combination.
A big right from Thunder misses.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for McCain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCain misses with an uppercut.
Thunder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCain was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunder.
McCain scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thunder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
McCain misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for McCain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Thunder.
Thunder moves out of range as McCain strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunder.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. McCain moves away and avoids it.
Thunder misses with an uppercut.
McCain's corner calls for a 1-2. McCain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good leg kick by Thunder.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Distant Thunder dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCain misses with a straight left.
McCain tries to sprawl but Thunder drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McCain is trying to stand up here but Thunder is controlling him well.
McCain manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McCain throws a head kick but Thunder moves out of range.
Distant Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
McCain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCain can do to turn this around?
McCain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunder's head.
Thunder closes the distance and clinches.
McCain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thunder is keeping busy.
McCain dodges an elbow strike from Thunder.
Thunder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunder's head.
A leg kick checked by Thunder.
McCain throws a leg kick but Thunder moved away.
Thunder tests McCain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCain punishes Thunder's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder slips under a jab from McCain.
Thunder tries to clinch but McCain is having none of it.
Thunder connects with an inside leg kick.
McCain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCain slips a jab from Thunder.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCain! But no joy.
McCain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thunder doesn't manage to clinch there - McCain circles away.
Thunder checks a leg kick.
McCain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good work by McCain as he checks the leg kick.
McCain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McCain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Thunder misses.
McCain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thunder's head backwards.
Thunder throws the left hand but McCain avoids the punch easily.
McCain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Thunder.
Thunder blocks a jab.
Thunder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Thunder steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCain. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a leg kick but McCain sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCain looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
McCain misses with a body shot.
Thunder closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thunder lands in his opponent's guard.
McCain throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Thunder trying to control but McCain is working from the bottom.
Thunder prevents McCain from getting back to his feet.
Thunder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thunder off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Thunder moves in looking to clinch but McCain pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by McCain.
McCain throws out a counter right but Thunder avoids it with no problem.
Thunder throws a series of punches but McCain avoids them all with ease.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
McCain throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range.
McCain misses with a low kick.
McCain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCain slips under a jab.
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCain.
Thunder fires out a quick counter leg kick but McCain just manages to avoid it.
Thunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCain throws a jab when Thunder was well out of range.
Thunder connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCain. McCain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thunder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCain throws a lazy right hand but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCain wants to slow Thunder down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thunder with a hook.
Thunder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Thunder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Thunder.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunder.
Thunder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCain.
Thunder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thunder scrambles back to his feet.
McCain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thunder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCain throws out a leg kick but Thunder moves out of range and McCain only half commits.
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from McCain misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from McCain.
Thunder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thunder blocks a jab.
McCain tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John McCain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCain throws a body shot but no joy.
McCain thumps Thunder with a low kick.
Thunder throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCain is looking to chop away at Thunder's legs.
Thunder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCain.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCain.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thunder darts in and clinches McCain up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thunder.
McCain tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder scores with a shoulder strike.
Thunder lands an uppercut.
Thunder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCain's efforts to push away.
Thunder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thunder has him pressed against the cage.
Thunder tightens his grip and picks McCain up, before dumping him to the ground. McCain manages to land in guard.
McCain pushes Thunder off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain lands with a hook. Thunder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCain lands with an overhand left.
Thunder closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McCain did well to prevent Thunder getting side control.
McCain wants to get back to his feet.
McCain tries to kick Thunder off in order to stand up. Thunder Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Thunder is trying to get an arm triangle but McCain is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder trying to control the action but McCain is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Thunder wants to take a breather but McCain manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Thunder.
McCain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thunder is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder passes McCain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McCain is staying active underneath Thunder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCain pushes Thunder off but Thunder dives into side control.
McCain is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thunder has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McCain is not content to let Thunder control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McCain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thunder instigates a clinch.
Thunder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thunder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thunder lands an uppercut.
Thunder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thunder.
Thunder tries to move into range but McCain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCain scores with a jab. Thunder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thunder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCain at a distance.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCain moves away.
Thunder moves in looking to clinch but McCain pushes him off.
McCain looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
Thunder sizes up McCain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCain tests Thunder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Thunder.
And that's the end of the fight!
Distant Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thunder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Distant Thunder!
An out of breath Distant Thunder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anti Happy (ranked 4026 p4p, 488 weight class) and Jacque Joteel (ranked 365 p4p, 60 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Happy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi. Joteel has chosen Moogwalze as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Happy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joteel, pushing him back against the cage.
Happy wants a takedown but no success here.
Happy jumps guard and drags Joteel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Happy has Joteel pulled in close to control his posture.
Joteel controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Happy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Happy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happy looking for a sweep. Not yet Happy, not yet.
Happy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Joteel escapes and throws Happy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Joteel is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Happy's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy can't do much from the bottom here.
Joteel tries to advance to mount but can't.
Happy is trying to get back to half guard.
Happy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Joteel slows the pace down in half guard.
Happy actively working from the bottom here.
Joteel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Happy is looking for a sweep. Joteel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Happy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Happy is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joteel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Happy is trying to control but can't.
Happy is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joteel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Happy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joteel in particular looking to stall.
Happy tries to roll over but Joteel keeps him under control.
Joteel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel prevents Happy from getting the reversal.
Joteel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Happy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Joteel wants to control the pace but Happy is squirming around nicely.
Happy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Joteel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Happy tries to reverse the position but Joteel maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joteel looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel looking to control but Happy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Happy is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joteel looking to control but Happy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Happy tries to reverse the position but Joteel maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Joteel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Happy.
Happy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joteel's waist but Joteel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Happy off to one side.
Joteel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Happy slips under a jab.
Happy feinted with a counter takedown.
Joteel gets caught flat footed, as Happy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Joteel is wriggling around but Happy manages to pass to half guard.
Joteel is doing well to control the position and prevent Happy from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happy is thwarting Joteel's attempts to control the position.
Joteel looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Joteel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Happy trying to control but Joteel is working from the bottom.
Happy is in close to Joteel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Happy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Happy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Happy trying to control but Joteel is working from the bottom.
Joteel wants to stand but Happy is controlling the position.
Happy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Happy throwing strikes from guard but Joteel blocks nicely.
Joteel managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Happy checks a low kick from Joteel.
Happy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Joteel sprawls and moves away.
Happy dives in and grabs Joteel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joteel pushes down on Happy's head and hops out.
Joteel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Happy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Happy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy with a poor takedown
letting Joteel counter with a right hand.
Happy keeps the fight on the outside.
Happy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joteel avoids it really well and circles away.
Joteel moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Joteel.
Joteel lands a left hand.
Happy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Joteel uses from the top position.
Joteel 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Happy is looking for a triangle but Joteel pushes his legs off easily.
Joteel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joteel passes into half guard.
Joteel passes to full mount!
Joteel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joteel controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Happy tries to hold on but Joteel pushes him away.
Happy regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joteel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Joteel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Joteel leaves Happy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joteel looks to score with a jab to the body but Happy is just out of range.
Anti Happy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joteel connects with a looping right hand.
Joteel stuffs the takedown.
Happy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joteel to score with a decent uppercut.
Happy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Happy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Happy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joteel sprawls well. Joteel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Happy gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Happy.
Joteel connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Joteel. Beautiful body shot.
Crunch! Joteel slams his shin into Happy's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Happy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joteel is fending him off so far but Happy persists. Nope, Joteel circles away and we're back to standing.
Joteel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Joteel. Those never looked like landing.
Joteel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joteel doesn't manage to clinch there - Happy circles away.
Jacque Joteel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Joteel. No joy for Happy on that attempt.
Joteel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Happy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joteel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Happy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joteel.
Happy attempts a counter takedown but Joteel avoids it well and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Joteel. No joy for Happy on that attempt.
Joteel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Happy at a distance.
Happy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joteel is fending him off so far but Happy persists. Nope, Joteel circles away and we're back to standing.
Joteel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joteel lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joteel.
Happy shoots in but no luck this time.
Joteel lands a nice shot that snaps Happy's head back.
Joteel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Happy tries to counter with a takedown but Joteel is quick to defend against it.
Joteel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Happy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Joteel lands a jab to the head.
Happy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joteel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
 Happy is rocked!
Happy blocks a head kick by Joteel.
Happy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Happy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Happy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joteel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Happy thinking.
Happy seems to have got his legs back now.
Joteel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Happy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joteel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Happy scrambles back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Happy.
Happy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joteel connects with an inside leg kick.
Anti Happy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Happy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Joteel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joteel 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Joteel!
A very excited looking Jacque Joteel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 2051 p4p, 2083 weight class) and Landon Ford (ranked 213 p4p, 217 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Landon Ford!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter looks for a takedown but Ford sprawls well.
Ford shapes to counter with a head kick.
Karter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford tries to clinch but Karter moves out of range.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ford tries to clinch but Karter moves out of range.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Ford leaves Karter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford counters with a body kick.
Ford blocks a jab.
Ford steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
I was talking to Karter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Karter.
Karter has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Karter.
Karter manages to break the clinch.
Karter connects with an inside leg kick.
Karter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Karter circles away.
Karter wants to land a leg kick but Ford is out of range.
Ford throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Ford appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karter lands a slapping body shot.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karter misses with a kick to the body.
Ford gets caught napping as Karter dives in and scores a takedown. Ford manages to retain guard.
Ford has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Karter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jesus Christ Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter fails with a takedown attempt.
Ford blocks a head kick by Karter.
Karter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ford was covering up waiting for the punch and Karter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Karter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karter.
Karter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford keeping full guard, as Karter tries to pass.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karter distracts Ford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ford has control of Karter's left arm, preventing Karter from doing any damage.
Karter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Karter wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Karter throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ Karter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karter lands a nice shot that snaps Ford's head back.
Karter throws a low kick, looking for Ford's leg but Ford calmly moves out of range.
Karter clobbers Ford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karter looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karter 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 Ford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick lands for Karter.
Karter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Ford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Karter's head.
Karter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karter lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands with a light punch inside.
Ford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karter has picked Ford up - he's going for a ride! Karter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jesus Christ Karter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ford's head.
Ford wants to improve his position but Karter is controlling well.
Karter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ford's head.
Karter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ford wants to control the action here but instead Karter manages to pass to full mount!
Karter misses with a head shot.
Karter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Karter.
Karter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Karter throws some wild stikes that Ford manages to avoid easily.
Karter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Karter throwing strikes here but Ford is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Karter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Karter wants to control the pace but Ford is squirming around nicely.
Karter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karter misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ford has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Karter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karter throws some wild stikes that Ford manages to avoid easily.
Karter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karter throws some wild stikes that Ford manages to avoid easily.
Ford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karter avoids the attempt from Ford to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter throwing strikes here but Ford is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ford wants to hold on but Karter pushes him away.
Ford holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Karter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ford is looking to improve his position but Karter isn't that keen on the idea.
Karter misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ Karter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Karter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ford tries to clinch but Karter is having none of it.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Karter circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Ford as Karter shoots in.
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ford doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Karter.
Ford has managed to clinch.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karter misses with a body punch.
Karter lands with a left to the head.
Landon Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford lands a left hand.
Karter blocks an uppercut.
Karter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford gets underhooks to prevent Karter's takedown attempt.
Ford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karter wants a takedown but no success here.
Ford is working Karter over against the cage.
Ford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Karter is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Karter.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Karter controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Karter.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karter lands a shot to the body.
Ford working aggressively here.
Karter is working for takedown but Ford is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Ford lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Karter as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Ford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Karter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karter misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Karter was not able to check.
Ford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ford blocks the body kick.
Karter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFord.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ford blocks a body shot from Karter.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karter blocking some punches.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter is looking for a takedown.
Come on Karter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ford tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Karter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ford working aggressively here.
Karter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Ford is fighting off a takedown attempt but Karter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ford to the mat. Ford regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karter.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Karter from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karter is one step ahead there.
Ford keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Landon Ford.
I think Karter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Christ Karter!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesus Christ Karter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 2164 p4p, 1417 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 273 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels slips a straight right by Svensson.
Barrels scores with a jab to the jaw.
 It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Svensson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svensson thinking.
Barrels misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Barrels.
Barrels throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barrels wants to counter with a clinch but Svensson pushes him away.
Barrels misses with a looping right.
Svensson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barrels misses with a few strikes there.
Svensson is looking to counter punch.
Barrels moves out of range of the body kick from Svensson.
Barrels tries to clinch but Svensson is having none of it.
Svensson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels slips under a jab from Svensson.
Barrels fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Svensson sprawls well initially but Barrels persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Svensson is looking to escape.
Barrels with the ground and pound but Svensson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Svensson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels throwing strikes from guard but Svensson blocks nicely.
Barrels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Svensson has Barrels pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Svensson is retaining full guard.
Barrels postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Svensson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barrels is controlling him.
Barrels postures up and lands a big shot to Svensson's brow.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Svensson is trying to buck Barrels off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barrels.
Barrels lands a few punches from side control.
Barrels trying to control the action but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Svensson stops Barrels from passing to mount.
Svensson tries to buck Barrels off but Barrels is having none of it.
Svensson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barrels has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Svensson wants to control but Barrels postures up.
Barrels in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barrels has knee on belly momentarily but Svensson bucks him off and regains half guard.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrels stalling away here and it's allowed Svensson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Svensson working a defensive guard here.
Barrels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Svensson is keeping the position for now.
Svensson managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barrels dives into side control.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barrels sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Svensson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barrels scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svensson swats away the attempt to clinch by Barrels.
Barrels lands with a good body shot.
Svensson tests Barrels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svensson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Barrels. That snapped Svensson's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barrels misses the shot to the body.
Barrels drops his hands momentarily and Svensson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Barrels dives in and scores a takedown into Svensson's guard.
Svensson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barrels works over Svensson with some ground and pound from guard.
Svensson wants to stand but Barrels is controlling the position.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Barrels slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Svensson struggling a bit here.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson regains half guard, as Barrels was trying to land strikes.
Barrels with the ground and pound but Svensson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Svensson managing to control the position.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barrels throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svensson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels advances position into side control!
Svensson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barrels is controlling him well.
Barrels cracks Svensson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Svensson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big shot lands for Barrels! That's hurt Svensson! Will he recover? Barrels fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Our winner, Tu Barrels, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valen Dreth (ranked 904 p4p, 919 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 105 p4p, 108 weight class). Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music. Atticus Finch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Dreth misses
and Finch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dreth works the jab nicely.
Dreth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dreth misses with a low kick.
Dreth scores with a hook.
Finch misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Finch lands but Dreth takes it in his stride.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
Dreth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Dreth works over Finch's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Dreth saw that one coming.
Dreth throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
Finch feints a counter leg kick.
Finch misses with a straight left.
Finch blocks a jab.
Finch scores with a kick to the midsection.
Finch jabs at Dreth's body.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch throws out a powerful jab.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Dreth is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dreth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dreth lands a really nice looking cross but Finch seems unphased.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Dreth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finch finds it's way round the side to connect with Dreth's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dreth doesn't seem bothered though.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Finch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Dreth.
Finch scores with a punch to the head.
Dreth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dreth slips under a jab.
Dreth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Finch sprawls well. Finch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dreth gets slowly back to his feet.
Dreth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Dreth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Dreth swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dreth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finch is looking for the big counter here.
Finch misses with a series of wild punches.
Dreth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Finch misses.
Dreth ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dreths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dreth looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Finch scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dreth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Finch.
Finch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dreth throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Dreth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Finch quickly recovers to half guard.
Finch tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dreth manages to move to mount!
Finch squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dreth tries to control but Finch wriggling away.
Dreth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Finch really wants to buck Dreth off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch is squirming around, avoiding Dreth's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dreth won't let Finch get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dreth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finch is looking to escape.
Dreth is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Finch to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Finch shrugs it off.
Dreth won't let Finch get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dreth is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Finch is surviving well by controlling Dreth's body position as best he can.
Dreth jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Finch is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Finch and Dreth has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Finch bucks up and tries to throw Dreth off but instead Dreth has got his back!
Finch is trying to get back to his feet but Dreth has full control of the position and if anything, Finch has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Finch fending off the submission attempt from Dreth.
Finch is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Atticus Finch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dreth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch feints and then cracks Dreth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dreth down.
Finch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dreth blocks a low kick nicely.
Dreth throws a head kick that half lands.
Dreth throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Finch misses with a hook. Dreth ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Dreth. Those never looked like landing.
Dreth moves forwards but Finch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Finch blocks the low kick.
Dreth throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Finch checks a leg kick.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dreth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dreth. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finch throws out a counter right but Dreth avoids it with no problem.
Dreth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dreth throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Dreth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dreth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Dreth avoids the body shot from Finch.
Dreth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finch blocks a low kick nicely.
Finch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Finch misses.
Dreth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dreth connects with a right hand. Finch shakes it off.
A low kick lands for Finch.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Dreth moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Finch slips a straight right by Dreth.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Dreth moved out of range nicely.
Dreth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dreth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dreth slips under a jab.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dreth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dreth scores with a leg kick.
Finch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dreth staying out of range there.
Finch throws the left hand but Dreth avoids the punch easily.
Finch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dreth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finch tests Dreth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Atticus Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dreth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atticus Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dreth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Dreth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dreth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dreth.
Dreth ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Dreth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch lands a jab to Dreth's midsection.
Dreth catches Finch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Finch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dreth.
Finch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dreth.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Dreth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Dreth.
A combination from Finch does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dreth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dreth misses with a head kick.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Dreth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finch.
Finch throws a low kick but Dreth moves out of range easily.
Finch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left lands for Finch.
Dreth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dreth scores with a leg kick.
Dreth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Dreth's shoulder, as Dreth tries to avoid the shot.
Dreth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
Dreth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Dreth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
Dreth moves forwards but Finch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dreth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a body punch but Dreth moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
As Finch looks to move away, Dreth throws a big counter combo but Finch just gets out of the way.
Dreth misses the shot to the body.
Dreth throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Finch as Dreth shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valen Dreth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dreth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dreth appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dreth fails to land with a series of punches.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finch throws a hook but Dreth avoids it easily.
Dreth throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Dreth tries to land a leg kick but Finch saw it coming and moves away.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dreth shoots in and bounces Finch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dreth is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Dreth.
Valen Dreth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreth throws out the jab.
Finch thuds a left hand into Dreth's body.
Finch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dreth can pounce on him.
Dreth clobbers Finch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dreth throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Finch lands.
Dreth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Finch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dreth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dreth slips under a jab.
Dreth blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Dreth misses with a hook.
Finch throws a hook but Dreth blocks it.
Dreth goes for a double leg but Finch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finch continues to drive forward.
Dreth misses with the head strike.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dreth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dreth shoots for a takedown but Finch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dreth takes one to the side of the head.
Dreth with a nice calf kick.
Finch lands a right hook to the body.
Dreth throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dreth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dreth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Dreth.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Dreth saw that one coming.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dreth was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
Dreth scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Finch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch throws a low kick but Dreth avoids it.
Dreth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Finch tenderised Dreth's leg. Dreth is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Dreth misses.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Finch checks a low kick from Dreth.
Finch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dreth misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Dreth ducks down to avoid it.
Dreth is looking for a counter combo.
Dreth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dreth tries to land a leg kick but Finch saw it coming and moves away.
Dreth throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dreth looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Dreth moved out of range.
Dreth misses with a looping left.
A low kick lands for Dreth.
Finch throws out a powerful jab.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dreth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Finch.
Dreth throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finch.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dreth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Finch has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dreth off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dreth digs a good hook to Finch's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Dreth walks into a straight right hand from Finch.
Dreth throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Dreth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finch to score with a decent uppercut.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Dreth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Finch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch catches Dreth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dreth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
A big left from Dreth misses.
Dreth defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Dreth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Finch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dreth's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch digs a good hook to Dreth's body.
Finch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Finch cracks Dreth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dreth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dreth feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down.
Dreth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finch pinned against the cage. Finch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valen Dreth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with the left hand. Dreth knows he should have avoided that one.
Finch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dreth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dreth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dreth lands a nice hook to Finch's body. Finch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Finch. Those never looked like landing.
Dreth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finch defends it nicely.
Dreth misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finch sizes up Dreth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Dreth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atticus Finch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Finch misses with a few strikes there.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atticus Finch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Finch 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Finch!
A very excited looking Atticus Finch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeronimo Puno (ranked 529 p4p, 944 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 73 p4p, 128 weight class). Puno comes to the cage accompanied by RAGS 2 RICHES. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno with a nice cross.
It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Puno lands a nice looking body shot.
Haggar misses with a straight right.
Puno is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've been told by Puno's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Puno misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Haggar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haggar scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
A jab lands there for Haggar.
Puno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haggar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puno lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puno throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
Puno throws a body kick that misses.
And Haggar tries to counter it with a takedown but Puno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haggar thuds his right hand into Puno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar misses with a right hand
and Puno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haggar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Decent striking displayed by Haggar there.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Puno misses the target.
Puno clobbers Haggar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Haggar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Puno's guard.
Puno keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Puno wants to sweep here but Haggar controlling him for the moment.
Haggar trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno trying to keep a closed guard but Haggar is proving a slippery customer.
Haggar won't allow Puno to sweep him here.
Puno has Haggar pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Puno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haggar's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno stays in close to Haggar's body and controls the position.
Puno wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is looking to sweep but instead, Puno has passed into half guard.
Puno is looking for a kimura but Haggar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Puno to get the leverage.
Haggar wants to get back to full guard.
Puno trying to control from half guard but Haggar is working away.
Puno is looking to advance position but Haggar won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haggar is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar trying to hold on to Puno's head to control him but Puno postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Haggar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puno doesn't seem bothered though.
Haggar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puno. That one must have hurt.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puno defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
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 Jeronimo Puno will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haggar misses with a left hand
and Puno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puno throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Haggar moves away and avoids it.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
Puno looks to land a left hand but Haggar moved out of range nicely.
Jeronimo Puno is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar scores with a nice right hand.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Punos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Puno slips a straight right by Haggar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar loads up on a big right hand but Puno slips the punch.
Puno is looking to counter with a body kick.
Puno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haggar to score with a decent uppercut.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puno fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haggar just manages to avoid it.
Puno looks for the body kick but Haggar saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar checks a low kick from Puno.
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haggar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haggar lands a jab.
Haggar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haggar fails to land with a series of punches.
Puno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haggar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puno gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Haggar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar misses with a hook to the body
and Puno counters with a crisp right hand that drops Haggar! Puno lets Haggar back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
A little feinted left hand from Puno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puno at a distance.
Haggar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Puno stuns Haggar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haggar is breathing heavily.
Puno throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puno can pounce on him.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puno tries to score with a low kick but Haggar moves his leg out of the way.
Puno takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Puno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puno throws a front kick that sends Haggar stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick lands for Puno.
Puno drops Haggar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Haggar looks back up at him and smiles so Puno waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Haggar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puno counters with a right hand from hell and Haggar is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeronimo Puno!
A very excited looking Jeronimo Puno made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Budluvski (ranked 122 p4p, 279 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 20 p4p, 47 weight class). Manuel Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darwin Budluvski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a takedown
and Budluvski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Budluvski moved out of range.
Budluvski throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Budluvski's head but Budluvski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Budluvski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva is working Budluvski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Budluvski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Budluvski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Budluvski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Budluvski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Budluvski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva stands and throws Budluvski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Budluvski tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Budluvski is working hard here to advance position.
Budluvski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
My spies in Randall's Top Team inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Budluvski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Budluvski taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Budluvski tries to control but Silva manages to take his back.
Silva has Budluvski flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
Silva is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Budluvski up.
Silva lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Budluvski tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Budluvski to the ground. Budluvski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Budluvski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Budluvski gets full guard.
Silva stands up over Budluvski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Budluvski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Budluvski has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to take a breather but Budluvski is having none of it.
Budluvski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Budluvski has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Budluvski keeps working.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Budluvski is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Budluvski is a slippery customer.
Budluvski is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Budluvski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva stalling.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Budluvski wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Budluvski's head.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Budluvski's hands, connecting with Budluvski's forehead.
Budluvski is trying to control but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Budluvski actively working from the bottom here.
Budluvski taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Silva 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.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Budluvski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Budluvski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Budluvski in a clinch.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Darwin Budluvski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Silva.
Budluvski throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Budluvski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Budluvski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Budluvski tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Budluvski.
Budluvski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Budluvski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Budluvski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Budluvski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva prevents a body shot from Budluvski.
Silva blocks a body shot from Budluvski.
Budluvski tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Budluvski, which made it look bad.
Budluvski avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Budluvski sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski misses the shot to the body.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Budluvski tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Budluvski to the ground. Budluvski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Budluvski defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Budluvski misses the target.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Budluvski keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Budluvski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Budluvski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budluvski tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Budluvski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Budluvski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Budluvski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Budluvski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Budluvski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Budluvski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Budluvski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working Budluvski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Budluvski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Silva cracks Budluvski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva is staying tight to Budluvski's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Budluvski is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is putting a hurting on Budluvski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Budluvski struggling a bit here.
Silva cracks Budluvski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Budluvski is rocked!
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Budluvski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Budluvski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Budluvski seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva slips under a jab from Budluvski.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Budluvski's head.
Nice sprawl there from Budluvski as Silva shoots in.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Budluvski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Budluvski's guard.
Budluvski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Budluvski controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Budluvski's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budluvski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Budluvski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva stands up over Budluvski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Budluvski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Budluvski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Budluvski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Budluvski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva cracks Budluvski with a solid left hand.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva gets to his feet and stands over Budluvski, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Budluvski felt that one! Silva unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Budluvski from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Manuel Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kieran McArthur (ranked 281 p4p, 471 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 36 p4p, 65 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur lands a nice looking body shot.
McArthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
McArthur walks into a left hand.
Pandens swings widly with a right hand
and Pandens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pandens throws the left hand but McArthur avoids the punch easily.
Pandens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
McArthur seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McArthur 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 Pandens has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pandens and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pandens's coach down at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pandens's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pandens swings away with a body shot that misses
and McArthur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McArthur feints and then cracks Pandens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pandens down.
McArthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
McArthur scores with a shot to the body.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandens works McArthur's body with a nice hook.
Pandens throws a body shot but no joy.
McArthur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McArthur swings widly with a right hand
and Pandens counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandens misses with a body shot.
McArthur thinks about countering with a body kick.
McArthur misses with a double jab
enabling Pandens to counter with a crisp jab.
McArthur digs a good hook to Pandens's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur 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.
Pandens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McArthur circles away quickly and effectively.
Pandens throws an overhand right that lands on McArthur's shoulder, as McArthur tries to avoid the shot.
McArthur throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McArthur throws a good cross that connects.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur throws a sloppy head kick and Pandens moves out of range easily.
McArthur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandens.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Pandens misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from McArthur misses the target.
McArthur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McArthur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pandens. Pandens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McArthur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pandens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens feints and then cracks McArthur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McArthur down.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
Pandens misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
Pandens throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
Pandens misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens lunges at McArthur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McArthur's hand.
McArthur connects with an inside leg kick.
Pandens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McArthur manages to avoid it.
Pandens throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandens checks it well.
Pandens throws out a counter right but McArthur avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Pandens misses.
Pandens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pandens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pandens defending well as McArthur loads up on a big left hand.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
McArthur throws a hook but Pandens blocks it.
McArthur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McArthur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McArthur is looking to chop away at Pandens's legs.
Pandens looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McArthur.
McArthur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pandens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McArthur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pandens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McArthur throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens scores with the left hand. McArthur knows he should have avoided that one.
McArthur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McArthur defending well as Pandens loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by McArthur.
McArthur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McArthur with a nice cross.
McArthur misses with a hook.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McArthur takes a swing at Pandens's ribcage but misses.
Pandens misses with a looping left.
McArthur cracks Pandens with a good jab.
Pandens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McArthur is able to avoid easily.
Pandens misses with a looping right.
McArthur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pandens scores with a jab to the body.
Pandens throws a right hand that McArthur ducks under and follows up with a left that McArthur also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandens.
Pandens misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pandens.
McArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens swings for the body but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandens moves out of range of the body kick from McArthur.
Pandens misses with a body shot.
McArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandens slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Pandens releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pandens moves into range and connects with a jab.
McArthur wants to land a leg kick but Pandens is out of range.
McArthur's corner calls for a 1-2. McArthur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pandens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from McArthur misses.
It seemed like Pandens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McArthur moves away.
Pandens lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur throws an overhand right that lands on Pandens's shoulder, as Pandens tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Pandens blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandens! But no joy.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McArthur.
McArthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Azriel Pandens will probably get the nod.
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.
Pandens connects with a body shot.
McArthur misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Pandens releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pandens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McArthur throws the left hand but Pandens avoids the punch easily.
Pandens throws a body punch but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandens moves away.
McArthur throws a low kick but Pandens avoids it.
McArthur defending well as Pandens loads up on a big left hand.
McArthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandens.
A low kick lands for McArthur.
McArthur misses with the body kick
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McArthur lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Pandens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pandens looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
McArthur 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.
Pandens appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McArthur lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McArthur slips under a jab from Pandens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur scores with a leg kick.
McArthur throws a big shot that misses.
McArthur throws a sloppy body shot
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pandens 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 McArthur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McArthur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McArthur tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandens shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and McArthur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandens throws a solid leg kick but McArthur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pandens.
Azriel Pandens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McArthur throws the kick towards the body but Pandens avoids it.
Pandens is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McArthur with a body shot.
Pandens looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Pandens saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandens! But no joy.
Pandens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McArthur misses with a wild combination.
Pandens misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
McArthur misses the shot to the body.
Pandens misses with a hook.
As Pandens backs away, McArthur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McArthur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McArthur works Pandens's body with a nice hook.
McArthur misses with a hook. Pandens ducked under it nicely.
Kieran McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandens.
McArthur throws a lazy body kick
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McArthur misses the jab.
Pandens swings for the body but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur half committed to a counter leg kick.
McArthur staying out of range there.
Pandens looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McArthur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pandens on the side of the head.
Pandens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandens misses with an uppercut.
McArthur throws a body kick that misses.
Pandens steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McArthur throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pandens's head.
McArthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandens manages to avoid it.
McArthur blocks a low kick nicely.
Pandens lunges at McArthur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McArthur's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McArthur misses.
McArthur scores with a nice body kick.
McArthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandens.
A little jabbing left from Pandens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pandens moves out of range as McArthur throws a body kick.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Pandens saw that one coming.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McArthur throws a solid leg kick but Pandens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McArthur.
Pandens is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
A little jabbing left from Pandens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McArthur scores with a leg kick.
McArthur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pandens moves out of range of the body kick from McArthur.
Pandens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
Pandens throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pandens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McArthur circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens is looking to slow McArthur down with leg kicks.
Pandens thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Pandens tenderised McArthur's leg. McArthur is trying to keep his angry face on.
McArthur connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pandens steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McArthur. That one must have hurt.
Pandens misses with a looping right.
McArthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by Pandens.
A swing and a miss from Pandens.
McArthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandens's sensitive parts.
Pandens tests McArthur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pandens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McArthur loads up on a big right hand but Pandens slips the punch.
McArthur connects with a solid leg kick.
Pandens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Kieran McArthur 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McArthur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pandens.
McArthur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McArthur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McArthur connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
McArthur connects with a leg kick.
McArthur throws a predictable looking body shot
and McArthur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McArthur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McArthur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McArthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandens throws a lazy right hand but McArthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pandens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandens misses with a looping left.
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!
McArthur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pandens thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur tried to score with a low kick but Pandens checks it.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandens scores with a body shot.
McArthur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McArthur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pandens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pandens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandens.
Pandens moves out of range of the body kick from McArthur.
Pandens misses with a wild body shot.
Pandens checks a low kick from McArthur.
Pandens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pandens punishes McArthur's body with a nice straight punch.
Pandens moves out of range as McArthur throws a body kick.
Pandens connects with a single shot there.
Pandens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McArthur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens scores with a shot to the body.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McArthur catches Pandens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pandens missing with a left hand there. McArthur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McArthur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandens throws a body kick that misses.
Pandens connects with a good right hand that stumbles McArthur. McArthur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by McArthur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McArthur.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of McArthur's head but McArthur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McArthur misses with a straight right.
Pandens jabs McArthur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McArthur scoring well with a low kick there.
Pandens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McArthur is looking to score with low kicks.
McArthur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McArthur 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 Pandens has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pandens and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pandens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McArthur has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens lands a nice looking body kick.
McArthur is looking to slow Pandens down with leg kicks.
Pandens moves out of range as McArthur strikes.
McArthur thows a leg kick but Pandens checks it
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McArthur throws out a leg kick but Pandens moves out of range and McArthur only half commits.
McArthur misses with a hook.
Pandens works McArthur's body with a nice hook.
Pandens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McArthur's hands.
Pandens drops his hands momentarily and McArthur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pandens dips to his left and cracks McArthur with an uppercut!
McArthur needs to keep his hands up - Pandens had a free shot at his head there.
McArthur lands a nice hook to Pandens's body. Pandens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Pandens misses with an uppercut.
McArthur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McArthur moves away.
It looked like McArthur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McArthur gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pandens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandens scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by McArthur.
McArthur gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandens scores with a decent looking hook.
McArthur throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McArthurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McArthur throws a front kick aimed at Pandens's knee but Pandens avoids it well.
McArthur misses with an uppercut
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandens digs a good hook to McArthur's body.
A jab from McArthur finds it's way through Pandens's defenses.
Pandens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
McArthur throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandens thumps McArthur with a low kick.
McArthur misses with a hook.
McArthur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pandens at a distance.
McArthur throws an overhand right that lands on Pandens's shoulder, as Pandens tries to avoid the shot.
Pandens is looking to slow McArthur down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Azriel Pandens.
Well Pandens 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 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 35 p4p, 101 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 6 p4p, 16 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Bangin moves out of range easily.
Bangin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
Poli moves away from the strike by Bangin.
Poli throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poli's knee momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Poli blocks the low kick.
Poli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bangin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bangin checks a leg kick.
Bangin throws a push kick but Poli slaps the foot to one side.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli lands a jab.
Poli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bangin's sensitive parts.
Bangin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poli finds it's way round the side to connect with Bangin's head.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Good work by Bangin as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli scores with a head kick. Bangin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've been told by Poli's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bangin blocks a head kick by Poli.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poli throws a leg kick which misses Bangin's front leg but catches the back leg as Bangin tries to avoid it.
Bangin checks a leg kick nicely.
Bangin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bangin tries a head kick but it misses.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Poli digs a good hook to Bangin's body.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Bangin feints a counter leg kick.
Poli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poli throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poli is looking to slow Bangin down with leg kicks.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli throws a series of punches but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Poli slips a jab from Bangin.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Poli misses.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bangin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poli misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Poli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poli.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin walks into a stiff left hand from Poli.
Bangin misses with a hook. Poli ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin throws a shot to the body.
Poli cracks Bangin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bangin lands a right hook to the body.
Poli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poli tries to clinch there but Bangin circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Bangin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poli misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
Bangin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Poli takes a step back to recover.
Poli lands a jab.
Poli throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poli checks it well.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Bangin cracks Poli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bangin misses the jab.
Poli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bangin.
Poli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
A quick step to the side and Poli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Poli misses.
Poli throws a leg kick but Bangin moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Poli blocks the leg kick.
Poli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bangin is out of range.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Poli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli slips a jab from Bangin.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Poli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangin.
A jab from Poli misses.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli tries to work over Bangin's front leg with a kick but Bangin checks it.
A jab from Poli misses.
A nice side step and Bangin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Poli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bangin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli 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.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bangin. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bangin.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poli misses with a straight right.
Bangin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Poli.
Poli misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Poli down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli misses with a straight left.
Bangin throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Bangin 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.
Bangin scores with a jab to the body.
Poli lands with a straight right. Bangin didn't see that one coming.
Bangin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bangin can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin misses with a low kick as Poli jumps back.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Bangin lands the left hand.
Bangin sizes up Poli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
Bangin missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poli throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Poli is looking to land body kicks.
Poli lands a head kick. Bangin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Bangin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bangin!
Bangin misses with a hook. Poli ducked under it nicely.
Poli misses the jab.
Bangin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli jabs Bangin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Bangin misses.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bangin throws a body shot but no joy.
Poli throwing a counter right hand but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Poli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bangin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangin blocks a jab.
Bangin flicks out a counter leg kick but Poli steps away.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bangin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bangin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poli closes the distance and clinches.
Bangin misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bangin.
Bangin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poli backwards.
A short left from Bangin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bangin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bangin.
Bangin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bangin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Bangin.
Poli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bangin counters with a good low kick that Poli was not able to check.
Bangin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Poli throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poli, as that shot connected.
Poli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poli looks to land a combination but Bangin avoids it well.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Poli scores with a jab to the body.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Poli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poli.
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin slips a straight right by Poli.
Poli tries to clinch up.
Bangin lands a jab to the nose.
Bangin dips to his left and cracks Poli with an uppercut!
Poli throws a poor cross that misses
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bangin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangin with a jab.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bangin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin slips a jab from Poli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poli 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 Bangin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bangin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poli connects with a body shot.
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 Roli Poli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poli staying out of range there.
Poli misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Poli.
Bangin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin wants to slow Poli down by chopping away at his legs.
Poli feints and then cracks Bangin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bangin down.
Nice body kick there by Bangin.
Bangin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poli on the side of the head.
Bangin feints and then cracks Poli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poli down.
Poli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Bangin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Poli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bangin.
Bangin tries to score with a low kick but Poli moves his leg out of the way.
Bangin misses the shot to the body.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin scores with a body shot.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Bangin moves forwards but Poli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bangin misses with a hook
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Poli misses the jab.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bangin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bangin scores with a sloppy right hand. Poli should have avoided that one.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Poli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bangin is looking to score with low kicks.
Poli is looking to score with low kicks.
Poli 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.
Poli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Bangin takes a swing at Poli's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Poli scores with a jab to the head.
Poli misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poli just misses with a punch to the body.
Poli throws a big shot that misses.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Poli closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Poli fails to land.
Bangin lands a nice uppercut.
Bangin blocks an uppercut.
Poli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bangin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bangin throws a low kick but Poli avoids it.
Poli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Poli misses with a kick to the body
and Bangin counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli cracks Bangin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Poli misses.
Bangin moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin lands a nice shot that snaps Poli's head back.
Poli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bangin checks a leg kick nicely.
Bangin looks to land a body kick but Poli moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bangin.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
Poli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Some bone on bone action there as Poli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bangin counters with a nice leg kick.
Poli clinches up with Bangin and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poli backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Bangin fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poli.
Poli has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Poli lands a left hand.
Bangin can't break the clinch.
Bangin pushes Poli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poli tries a body shot but Bangin blocks it.
Bangin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bangin swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Poli lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangin off the cage and back into range.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bangin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poli.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Poli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bangin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Poli.
Bangin tries a quick counter leg kick but Poli is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Izzy Bangin just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Poli swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin misses with a hook. Poli ducked under it nicely.
Bangin throws a low kick, looking for Poli's leg but Poli calmly moves out of range.
Bangin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bangin scores with a push kick.
Poli misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
Poli throws a leg kick
and Bangin counters with a nice leg kick.
Poli throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin flicks out a counter leg kick but Poli steps away.
Poli misses with a low kick.
Poli tries to clinch up.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Bangin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Poli moves away and avoids it.
Poli throws the kick towards the body but Bangin avoids it.
Bangin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bangin. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin throws a hook but Poli avoids it easily.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Poli checks it.
Bangin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poli with the inside leg kick.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Bangin checks a low kick from Poli.
Poli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bangin. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Poli lands with a slapping head kick.
Jab by Bangin.
Poli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bangin.
Bangin scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poli was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Poli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bangin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Bangin lands a slapping body shot.
Poli doesn't manage to clinch there - Bangin circles away.
Poli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bangin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin takes a swing at Poli's ribcage but misses.
Poli misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Poli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bangin motions for Poli to come forward. Bangin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Bangin wants to slow Poli down by chopping away at his legs.
Bangin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin tries to land a leg kick but Poli saw it coming and moves away.
Poli lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Poli. Those never looked like landing.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poli throws a push kick but Bangin slaps the foot to one side.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Poli scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Poli misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bangin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bangin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
Poli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Poli tries to clinch up.
Poli misses with a head kick.
Bangin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bangin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Poli throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Poli defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Poli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Poli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Poli checks a leg kick.
Poli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Poli checks a leg kick.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Poli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
Poli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bangin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Poli counters with a series of strikes. Bangin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bangin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poli.
Bangin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bangin is able to avoid easily.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Poli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Poli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poli scores with a jab to the body.
Bangin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bangin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poli moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
Poli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bangin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bangin misses with a lunging right hand
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bangin.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Poli lands a jab to the head.
Jab by Poli.
Bangin slips a straight right by Poli.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Bangin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bangin lands with an uppercut that bounces Poli off the cage and back into range.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bangin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poli throws a hook but Bangin blocks it.
Bangin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Poli ducks down to avoid it.
Poli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bangin throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Poli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poli with a nice cross.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bangin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
Poli misses the jab.
Bangin avoids the head kick by Poli.
Poli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab from Bangin.
Bangin throws a leg kick which misses Poli's front leg but catches the back leg as Poli tries to avoid it.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Poli misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with a left and a right that stings Poli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bangin. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangin tests Poli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Bangin moves out of range easily.
Poli throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Poli lands a really nice looking cross but Bangin seems unphased.
Bangin lands a nice shot to the body.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Poli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangin tries to score with a low kick but Poli moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Nice cross by Poli.
Bangin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poli.
Poli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bangin misses with a wild body shot.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Poli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bangin's sensitive parts.
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 Roli Poli.
Well Poli 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Roli Poli retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 28 p4p, 27 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 6 p4p, 5 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Born scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins jabs Van Den Born right on the nose. Van Den Born blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
Ko Van Den Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Den Born throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Van Den Born sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Den Born slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Van Den Born throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Hopkins drops Van Den Born with a beautiful combination! Van Den Born stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hopkins is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Den Born misses with a head kick.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Van Den Born manages to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Van Den Born avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Den Born has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Den Born's head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hopkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Ko Van Den Born's cut even more.
Hopkins throws the kick towards the body but Van Den Born avoids it.
Van Den Born appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Den Born ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins moves forwards but Van Den Born connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Van Den Born.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Den Born avoids a kick to the body.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but Van Den Born moved away.
Hopkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Den Born.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Den Born ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Van Den Born lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a nice body shot.
Van Den Born scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Den Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Den Born is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hopkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Den Born misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Hopkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Den Born fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Van Den Born.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Van Den Born misses with a low kick.
And Hopkins counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Den Born blocks it.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Den Born throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Van Den Born scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hopkins cracks Van Den Born with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The cut above Ko Van Den Born's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Van Den Born avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Hopkins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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 Giuseppe Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ko Van Den Born's cut.
That's time! Hopkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins slips a jab from Van Den Born.
Hopkins throws the kick towards the body but Van Den Born avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Van Den Born on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Van Den Born.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Den Born.
Hopkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Van Den Born was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins cracks Van Den Born with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hopkins has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Van Den Born to stand back up!
Hopkins throws a monster overhand right that drops Van Den Born! Hopkins follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins retains his light heavyweight title!
Giuseppe Hopkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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