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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 1926 p4p, 2088 weight class) and Marvin Jackson (ranked 249 p4p, 266 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Hood - Undefeated. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marvin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Brown.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Brown.
 It looks like Marvin Jackson has been cut.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Jab by Brown.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Brown misses with the combination.
AJ Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Jackson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
That has opened up Marvin Jackson's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
 Jackson is rocked!
Brown fakes the body blow, causing Jackson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jackson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). AJ Brown!
A victorious AJ Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Marvin Jackson stepped up to the mic, saying 'This sport SUX!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Blanco (ranked 3723 p4p, 3410 weight class) and Joshua Christ (ranked 443 p4p, 405 weight class). Joshua Christ will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerardo Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Christ!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blanco.
Blanco misses with a combination
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Gerardo Blanco has been cut.
Blanco lands a left and a right that send Christ crashing to the mat, dazed. Blanco thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Christ is rocked!
It looks like Joshua Christ has been cut.
Blanco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christ switches off momentarily and Blanco cracks him with a monster right hand! Christ topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Blanco dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Blanco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerardo Blanco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antun Simunic (ranked 2675 p4p, 2935 weight class) and Ezio Bonzela Franco (ranked 319 p4p, 345 weight class). Simunic's entrance music is Monster. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antun Simunic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Bonzela Franco!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simunic dips to his left and cracks Bonzela Franco with an uppercut!
It looks like Ezio Bonzela Franco has been cut.
Bonzela Franco misses with a takedown attempt - Simunic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Simunic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonzela Franco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simunic throws a right hand that Bonzela Franco ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonzela Franco also avoids with ease.
Simunic is looking to land body kicks.
Simunic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonzela Franco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Simunic.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bonzela Franco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bonzela Franco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Simunic lands a jab to the head.
Simunic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunic lands with a good body shot.
Simunic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Antun Simunic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonzela Franco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bonzela Franco looks winded!
Bonzela Franco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut even more.
Bonzela Franco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Simunic.
Simunic connects with a single shot there.
Simunic scores with a decent looking hook.
The cut above Ezio Bonzela Franco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bonzela Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Simunic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Simunic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simunic thuds a left hand into Bonzela Franco's body.
Bonzela Franco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Simunic lands a big head kick that sends Bonzela Franco tumbling to the mat! Simunic takes a step backwards and waves Bonzela Franco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bonzela Franco is rocked!
Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ezio Bonzela Franco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antun Simunic!
Antun Simunic is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Antun Simunic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 1042 p4p, 23962 weight class) and Gueremo Dos Santos (ranked 146 p4p, 599 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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gueremo Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arroyo drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Arroyo breaks from the clinch.
Arroyo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Arroyo.
Arroyo connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arroyo lands a head shot.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arroyo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arroyo checks it well.
Arroyo catches Dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arroyo lands with a good body shot.
Arroyo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Arroyo with a series of wild strikes but Arroyo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Arroyo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arroyo has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Arroyo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos won't allow Arroyo to sweep him here.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Arroyo is controlling from the bottom.
Dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
Arroyo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arroyo scores with a kick to the body.
Dos Santos 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.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
A low kick lands for Arroyo.
Dos Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Arroyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Arroyo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arroyo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Arroyo drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arroyo connects with a right hand. Dos Santos shakes it off.
Arroyo looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Arroyo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arroyo jabs Dos Santos right on the nose. Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Arroyo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Dos Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Arroyo has him pressed against the cage.
Arroyo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Arroyo.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Arroyo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Arroyo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dos Santos uses from the top position.
Arroyo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arroyo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arroyo stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to kick Arroyo off but Arroyo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Arroyo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arroyo stalling.
Arroyo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Arroyo wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Arroyo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dos Santos to regain full guard.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arroyo controls the pace.
Arroyo continues to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Arroyo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Arroyo lands with a short shot to the head.
Arroyo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Dos Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arroyo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Arroyo lands with a left to the head.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dos Santos to keep the fight standing.
Arroyo can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arroyo misses with a body punch.
Arroyo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arroyo successfully pulls guard.
Arroyo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arroyo is adopting a defensive guard.
Arroyo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gueremo Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dos Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dos Santos wanted to stand there but Arroyo had control of the position.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arroyo is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arroyo trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Javier Arroyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arroyo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arroyo throws a big elbow that misses.
Arroyo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arroyo trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arroyo advances to half guard.
Arroyo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dos Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arroyo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo lands a lovely overhand right.
Arroyo with a hook.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Dos Santos off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arroyo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Goddard (ranked 2007 p4p, 24410 weight class) and Harlan Briggs (ranked 204 p4p, 463 weight class). Harlan Briggs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Magnus Goddard's chin.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Goddard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harlan Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goddard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Briggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Goddard's head.
Briggs misses the jab.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goddard circles away quickly and effectively.
Briggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goddard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Briggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Goddard.
Briggs takes a swing at Goddard's ribcage but misses.
Goddard rushes Briggs and presses him up against the cage.
Briggs breaks the clinch.
Briggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Briggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Goddard moves out of range as Briggs strikes.
Harlan Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goddard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Goddard looking to pass the guard.
Goddard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goddard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Briggs is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goddard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goddard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Briggs's guard.
Goddard has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Briggs defend it? Goddard steps over the head and cranks it - Briggs is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Goddard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Magnus Goddard!
Harlan Briggs spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my fans. I'll get 'em next time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 926 p4p, 1738 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 126 p4p, 228 weight class). Klimenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TWIST HIS D*CK. Palmotic has chosen One day I'll be king 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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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimenko moves into the clinch.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Palmotic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmotic prevents a body shot from Klimenko.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Palmotic.
Klimenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmotic digs a right hand underneath Klimenko's ribcage. Klimenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko prevents a body shot from Palmotic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimenko.
Klimenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmotic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Palmotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmotic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Klimenko lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Klimenko.
Klimenko digs a right hand underneath Palmotic's ribcage. Palmotic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palmotic has had enough of the clinch but Klimenko keeps him there for the moment.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko gets through Palmotic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Klimenko lands an elbow that stopped Palmotic in his tracks for a moment.
Klimenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Klimenko lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Klimenko as the two fighters clinch.
Palmotic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko prevents a body shot from Palmotic.
Klimenko blocks a body shot from Palmotic.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Klimenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmotic working aggressively here.
Palmotic takes a shot to the head.
Klimenko misses with the head strike.
Palmotic tries to throw a body punch but Klimenko avoids it by throwing Palmotic back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Palmotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmotic.
Klimenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Klimenko.
Palmotic looks winded!
Klimenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Klimenko.
A short uppercut from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands with a right to the head.
Klimenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klimenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmotics head.
Still in the clinch, Klimenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Klimenko.
Palmotic misses with a body punch.
Klimenko tries to work over Palmotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klimenko tries a body shot but Palmotic blocks it.
Palmotic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Klimenko on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Klimenko.
Palmotic misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimenko lands with a light punch inside.
Klimenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palmotic is rocked!
A hook to the body from Klimenko.
Palmotic is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimenko finish him?
Klimenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimenko works on Palmotic's body with a couple of short punches.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmotic seems to have recovered his senses.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmotic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klimenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmotic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Klimenko stalling in the clinch.
Klimenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmotic dodges an elbow strike from Klimenko.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Klimenko prevents a body shot from Palmotic.
Klimenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Klimenko.
A shot in the inside from Klimenko.
Palmotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimenko controls his hands.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klimenko tries to throw a body punch but Palmotic avoids it by throwing Klimenko back against the cage.
Klimenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands with a left to the head.
Klimenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Klimenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Klimenko clinches up against the cage.
Palmotic is trying to push Klimenko away but Klimenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmotic.
Palmotic tries to throw a body punch but Klimenko avoids it by throwing Palmotic back against the cage.
Klimenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klimenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klimenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmotic.
Klimenko scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimenko.
Palmotic tries a body shot but Klimenko blocks it.
Klimenko lands a nice uppercut.
Klimenko scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Palmotic fails to land.
Klimenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klimenko pushes Palmotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmotic is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimenko lands a body punch.
Klimenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmotic can do to turn this around?
Palmotic misses with some punches.
Klimenko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Klimenko successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko pulls Palmotic in close to his closed guard and prevents Palmotic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Klimenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Palmotic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Palmotic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Klimenko holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Klimenko trying to keep a closed guard but Palmotic is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmotic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmotic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Klimenko drives through and clinches with Palmotic against the cage.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Klimenko.
Klimenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klimenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko throws a head punch that misses.
Klimenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmotic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klimenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmotic.
Klimenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zachary Klimenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palmotic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko tries to work over Palmotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmotic blocks a body shot from Klimenko.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko throws a head punch that misses.
Klimenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko pushes Palmotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimenko working aggressively here.
Klimenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Klimenko on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimenko misses with a body punch.
Palmotic misses with a punch to the body.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmotic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klimenko's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klimenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmotic controls his hands.
Palmotic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klimenko digs a right hand into Palmotic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palmotic's gas tank.
Klimenko takes a shot to the head.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmotic controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klimenko.
Klimenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klimenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmotics head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Klimenko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klimenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Klimenko tries to clinch there but Palmotic circles away.
Palmotic throws an overhand right that lands on Klimenko's shoulder, as Klimenko tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Klimenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimenko moves in looking to clinch but Palmotic pushes him off.
It seemed like Palmotic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klimenko wants to clinch.
Palmotic swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmotic, pushing him back against the cage.
Klimenko lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Palmotic.
Klimenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Klimenko.
Palmotic tries to break the clinch but Klimenko is controlling the position.
Palmotic misses with a punch to the body.
Klimenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klimenko can't find room to land a body shot as Palmotic controls the action.
Palmotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Palmotic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmotic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Palmotic fails to land.
Klimenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Klimenko on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko lands a right hand.
Palmotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimenko controls his hands.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko working aggressively here.
Klimenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Klimenko misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmotic misses with a punch to the body.
Palmotic wants to break free but Klimenko has control.
Palmotic misses with some punches.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmotic.
A short body shot lands from Klimenko as the two fighters clinch.
Palmotic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmotic.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.
Palmotic can't find room to land a body shot as Klimenko controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmotic.
Klimenko cracks Palmotic with a nice body shot.
Palmotic misses with the head strike.
Klimenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmotics head.
Klimenko lands a nice uppercut.
Klimenko lands a shot to the body.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Palmotic! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Klimenko is unloading with more strikes now! Palmotic drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko retains his light heavyweight title!
Zachary Klimenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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