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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 785 p4p, 1468 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 105 p4p, 185 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bruce White Jr enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hlervu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hlervu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hlervu avoids it really well and circles away.
White Jr lands an overhand right.
Hlervu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Hlervu's head.
Some wild striking there from Hlervu.
White Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. White Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White Jr misses with a looping right.
Hlervu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu moves out of range of the leg kick from White Jr.
Hlervu lands with a cross.
White Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White Jr blocks a jab.
White Jr throws the left hand but Hlervu avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Hlervu misses its target.
Hlervu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White Jr.
Hlervu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr jabs Hlervu right on the nose. Hlervu blinks but takes it well.
White Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hlervu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hlervu, as that shot connected.
White Jr scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hlervu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but White Jr moved out of range nicely.
White Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu swings widly with a right hand
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hlervu checks the leg kick nicely there.
White Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Hlervu's shoulder, as Hlervu tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
White Jr slips a straight right by Hlervu.
White Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White Jr lunges at Hlervu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hlervu's hand.
White Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hlervu throws a hook but White Jr blocks it.
Hlervu throws the left hand but White Jr avoids the punch easily.
Hlervu throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hlervu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Hlervu counters with a crisp one two that drops White Jr! Hlervu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves White Jr to his feet! White Jr is in big trouble!
 White Jr is rocked!
White Jr walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hlervu swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Braynas Hlervu!
A relieved looking Braynas Hlervu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Bruce White Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspektor Gee (ranked 1488 p4p, 1066 weight class) and Hip Hop (ranked 216 p4p, 163 weight class). Hop has chosen Hard in Da Paint as his entrance music. Inspektor Gee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hip Hop's chin.
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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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hip Hop!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gee can pounce on him.
Gee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hop is out of range.
Hop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gee.
Inspektor Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hop looks to land a left hand but Gee moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Gee
and Gee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Inspektor Gee has been cut.
Hop misses with a body shot.
Gee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gee looks to land a left hand but Hop moved out of range nicely.
Hop throws an overhand right that lands on Gee's shoulder, as Gee tries to avoid the shot.
Gee moves out of range as Hop strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee misses with a kick to the body
and Hop counters with a nice uppercut.
Gee connects with a crisp jab.
Hop ducks under a wild hook from Gee.
Gee connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gee throws a lazy body kick
and Hop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hop scores with a hook to the body. Gee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gee throws a leg kick
and Hop counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gee! Hop lets Gee back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hop misses with a low kick.
Hop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hop moves away.
Gee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hop's hands.
Gee misses with a series of wild punches.
Hop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hop lands the left hand.
Gee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hop sizes up Gee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Hop misses.
Gee sizes up Hop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hop. Gee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gee slips under a jab from Hop.
A combination from Hop does no damage.
Gee looks for the body kick but Hop saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Hop misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Hop. Beautiful body shot.
Gee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gee clobbers Hop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hop lands a big uppercut and Gee crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gee looks OK. Hop waves Gee back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hop.
A telegraphed right hand from Hop misses the target.
Gee looks to score with a jab to the body but Hop is just out of range.
Hop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gee.
Hop lunges at Gee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gee's hand.
Hop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hop.
Gee is breathing heavily.
Hop throws a lazy uppercut
and Gee counters with a right hand to the body.
Gee slips a jab from Hop.
Hop 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.
Hop feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gee sprawling to the canvas! Gee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hop finish him?!
 Gee is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Hop.
Gee lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Gee does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Hop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hop feints and then cracks Gee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gee down.
Hop cracks Gee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hop finish him?
Oh Gee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gee walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Gee limp body while Hop jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hip Hop!
Hip Hop was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 898 p4p, 872 weight class) and Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 104 p4p, 100 weight class). Kitjakarn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dancing Drums. Biabas Kitjakarn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
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 32 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Biabas Kitjakarn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitjakarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kitjakarn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kitjakarn slips under a jab from Gusmao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitjakarn. Gusmao does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kitjakarn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gusmao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kitjakarn. That did some damage!
Gusmao is looking to clinch but Kitjakarn is avoiding it.
Gusmao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kitjakarn lands with an uppercut that bounces Gusmao off the cage and back into range.
Gusmao seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gusmao connects with a single shot there.
Gusmao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kitjakarn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gusmao can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitjakarn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gusmao. Gusmao obviously looking to wear him down.
Gusmao tries to clinch there but Kitjakarn circles away.
A shot to the liver by Kitjakarn. Beautiful body shot.
A left and a right from Kitjakarn both land. Nice combination.
Gusmao thows a leg kick but Kitjakarn checks it
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice body shot.
Kitjakarn lands a nice looking body shot.
Gusmao lands with an overhand left.
Kitjakarn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gusmaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kitjakarn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kitjakarn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kitjakarn avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
Kitjakarn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gusmao lands with a hook. Kitjakarn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a big shot that misses.
Kitjakarn throws a push kick but Gusmao slaps the foot to one side.
Kitjakarn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gusmao is looking to chop away at Kitjakarn's legs.
Gusmao thuds his shin into the meat of Kitjakarn's side.
Kitjakarn tries to land a front kick but Gusmao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gusmao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kitjakarn can pounce on him.
Gusmao doesn't manage to clinch there - Kitjakarn circles away.
Gusmao fakes the leg kick and cracks Kitjakarn in the body.
Kitjakarn 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitjakarn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gusmao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kitjakarn moves out of range as Gusmao throws a body kick.
Gusmao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gusmao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Biabas Kitjakarn has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn moves out of range of the body kick from Gusmao.
Gusmao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gusmao scores with a leg kick.
Gusmao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gusmao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kitjakarn throws a chopping leg kick but Gusmao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gusmao throws a low kick but Kitjakarn moves out of range easily.
Gusmao just misses with a punch to the body.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kitjakarn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gusmao.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kitjakarn - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut there from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kitjakarn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusmao throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Kitjakarn coming out on top.
Kitjakarn throws a lazy right hand but Gusmao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gusmao.
Gusmao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kitjakarn's head backwards.
Gusmao closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Gusmao.
Gusmao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitjakarn blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusmao.
Gusmao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kitjakarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kitjakarn is looking to slow Gusmao down with leg kicks.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kitjakarn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gusmao can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
Kitjakarn cracks Gusmao with a good jab.
Kitjakarn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gusmao throws a leg kick that misses.
Kitjakarn lands with an uppercut that bounces Gusmao off the cage and back into range.
Kitjakarn dips to his left and cracks Gusmao with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusmao scores with a leg kick.
Gusmao moves forwards but Kitjakarn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kitjakarn throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Gusmao misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gusmao.
Kitjakarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusmao scores with a jab to the head.
Gusmao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kitjakarn to score with a decent uppercut.
Gusmao swings widly with a right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gusmao throws a body punch but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Gusmao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gusmao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gusmao is rocked!
Kitjakarn fakes the body blow, causing Gusmao to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gusmao goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biabas Kitjakarn!
An out of breath Biabas Kitjakarn 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garik Andonian (ranked 472 p4p, 434 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 75 p4p, 71 weight class). Princip has chosen Lord of This World by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Garik Andonian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Louis Princip's chin.
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip slips a jab and a cross from Andonian.
Princip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Princip swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andonian is looking to counter with head kicks.
Andonian throws a sloppy head kick and Princip moves out of range easily.
Andonian slips under a jab from Princip.
Princip tries to clinch up but Andonian circles away and keeps his distance.
Andonian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
Andonian throws a punch but it's blocked by Princip.
Andonian tries a body shot but Princip blocks it.
A short left from Andonian.
Princip blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Princip misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Princip.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Princip tries to work over Andonian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andonian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Princip is defending well for now.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andonian trying to land knees to the body.
Andonian lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andonian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Andonian.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip tries a body shot but Andonian blocks it.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Princip blocking some punches.
Andonian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andonian lands a shot to the body.
Andonian blocking some punches.
Andonian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andonian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Princip.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andonian swings wildly with an uppercut but Princip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Princip working aggressively here.
Andonian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Princip.
Andonian digs a right hand into Princip's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Princip's gas tank.
Andonian tries to throw a body punch but Princip avoids it by throwing Andonian back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andonian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Princips head.
Princip working aggressively here.
Andonian lands a shot to the body.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
Andonian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andonian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Andonian.
Andonian struggles to land a body shot inside as Princip controls his hands.
Princip works on Andonian's body with a couple of short punches.
Andonian lands an elbow that stopped Princip in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Louis Princip has been cut.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip misses with a punch on the inside.
Andonian is leaning against Princip and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Princip looks winded!
Andonian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andonian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andonian cracks Princip with a nice body shot.
Andonian throws an elbow that misses.
Princip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Princip misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian pushes Princip back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Princip takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andonian.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip takes an elbow to the temple.
Andonian lands a nice elbow.
Andonian misses with a punch on the inside.
Andonian misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Princip - that landed with a thud.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Princip misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andonian.
Andonian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andonian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andonian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andonian lands with a short shot to the head.
Andonian pushes Princip back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by Andonian.
Andonian tries to work over Princip's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Princip swings wildly with an uppercut but Andonian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andonian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip tries a body shot but Andonian blocks it.
Princip blocks a body shot from Andonian.
Andonian working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Princip lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andonian or not.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Princip on the inside.
Andonian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Princip's elbow.
Andonian lands a left hand.
Andonian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andonian lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Andonian.
Princip swings wildly with an uppercut but Andonian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andonian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andonian lands an uppercut.
Andonian lands with a light punch inside.
Princip's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Andonian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Princip's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andonian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andonian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andonian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andonian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Princip can do to turn this around?
Andonian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Princip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Princip in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Princip takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andonian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Princip throws out a counter right but Andonian avoids it with no problem.
Princip misses with a hook. Andonian ducked under it nicely.
Princip takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Princip misses with a left hand
and Andonian counters with a straight right hand.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andonian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andonian misses with a looping right.
Andonian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andonian misses with a few strikes there.
Andonian tries a head kick but it misses.
Princip misses with a looping right.
Princip looks to land a combination but Andonian avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian avoids the body shot from Princip.
Andonian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Princip throws a combination that misses
and Andonian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Princip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andonian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Princip is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Andonian throws a nice looking combination but Princip bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andonian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andonian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
It looked like Andonian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Princip.
Andonian wants to clinch up but Princip keeps it at a distance.
Princip lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andonian.
Andonian misses with a series of wild punches.
Andonian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Princip's head.
Nice cross by Princip.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andonian's corner calls for a 1-2. Andonian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Princip punishes Andonian's body with a nice straight punch.
Andonian wants to clinch up but Princip keeps it at a distance.
Princip looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andonian swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
As Andonian backs off Princip throws a huge counter combo but Andonian manages to avoid it all.
Andonian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Princip doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Princip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garik Andonian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andonian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
Andonian slips a jab and a cross from Princip.
Nice cross by Andonian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip dodges the punch combination from Andonian.
Andonian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Princip stuns Andonian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Princip both land. Nice combination.
Andonian looks to land a combination. Princip sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Princip fails to land with a series of punches.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andonian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Princip blocks the body kick.
Princip misses with an uppercut.
Princip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andonian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andonian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Princip lands with a hook. Andonian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andonian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
Andonian lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Andonian on the inside.
Princip throws a punch but it's blocked by Andonian.
Princip lands with a right to the head.
Princip misses with a body punch.
Andonian works on Princip's body with a couple of short punches.
Princip is breathing heavily.
Andonian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andonian.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andonian lands with a right to the head.
Andonian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Andonian.
Princip is rocked!
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Princip is still on wobbly legs! Can Andonian finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip blocks an uppercut.
Princip lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Princip seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Andonian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Princip.
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 Garik Andonian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Louis Princip's cut.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Andonian drives through and clinches with Princip against the cage.
Andonian misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Princip.
Princip cracks Andonian with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
Princip tries to work over Andonian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andonian working aggressively here.
Andonian lands a damaging elbow.
Andonian digs a right hand into Princip's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Princip's gas tank.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Princip takes a shot to the head.
Andonian misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Andonian fails to land.
Garik Andonian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andonian working Princip over with knees to the body.
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Princip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andonian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andonian scores with a shot to the side of Princip's head.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian tries to throw a body punch but Princip avoids it by throwing Andonian back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andonian.
Andonian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Andonian tries a body shot but Princip blocks it.
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
Andonian lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andonian.
Andonian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Princip's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andonian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Princip's brow.
Princip misses with a body punch.
Andonian lands a nice uppercut.
Andonian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Princip's defenses.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Princip misses with some punches.
Andonian lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip blocking some punches.
Andonian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Andonian.
Andonian prevents a body shot from Princip.
Andonian misses with a body punch.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis Princip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip managing to block the knees to the body from Andonian.
Andonian gets through Princip's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Princip blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andonian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Andonian can't find room to land a body shot as Princip controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Andonian.
Andonian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Andonian.
Andonian pushes Princip against the cage. Andonian is working some dirty boxing. Andonian pushes off with a quick right hook! Princip goes down! Princip tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Andonian moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garik Andonian!
In his post fight interview, Garik Andonian started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Louis Princip stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Mumu (ranked 398 p4p, 258 weight class) and Demetrius Jackson (ranked 67 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdel Mumu !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demetrius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses with the body kick
and Mumu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mumu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumu misses with a wild body shot.
Mumu slips a jab from Jackson.
Mumu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mumu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Mumu down.
Mumu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson tests Mumu 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mumu throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson lunges at Mumu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mumu 's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Mumu checks it
and Mumu counters with a leg kick.
Jackson slips a straight right by Mumu .
That kick from Mumu tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick there by Jackson.
Mumu scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Mumu throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Mumu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Mumu missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mumu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mumu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Mumu misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mumu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mumu is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson slips under a jab from Mumu .
Jackson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mumu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mumu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mumu takes one to the side of the head.
Mumu tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Mumu .
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumu .
Mumu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Demetrius Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumu .
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
Mumu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Mumu didn't see that one coming.
Mumu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumu swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Mumu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mumu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumu .
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Mumu lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Mumu blocks the leg kick.
Mumu is looking to counter punch.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Mumu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Mumu .
Jackson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Mumu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mumu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mumu throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Mumu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson throws a hook but Mumu blocks it.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mumu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Mumu 's shoulder, as Mumu tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Mumu .
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Mumu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mumu is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumu .
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Jackson 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.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Mumu 's leg. Mumu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumu .
Mumu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mumu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Mumu 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.
Mumu throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Mumu only half commits.
Mumu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mumu misses with a hook.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Mumu lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Mumu misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumu is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mumu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Mumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Mumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson throws the left hand but Mumu avoids the punch easily.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumu .
Mumu moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Mumu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumu .
Mumu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mumu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mumu 's head.
Mumu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Mumu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Mumu sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Mumu misses its target.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Mumu checks it.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mumu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson connects with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumu .
Mumu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Mumu checks it.
Mumu moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Mumu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumu tries a head kick but it misses.
Mumu backing away here, and Jackson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mumu throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson throws a hook but Mumu blocks it.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumu . Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson thumps Mumu with a low kick.
Mumu misses with a straight right.
Jackson tries a quick counter leg kick but Mumu is wise to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Mumu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mumu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson throws a low kick but Mumu moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mumu misses the target.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Mumu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson is looking to slow Mumu down with leg kicks.
A jab from Mumu misses.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mumu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mumu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson motions for Mumu to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Demetrius Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mumu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mumu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mumu throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mumu throws a counter high kick but Jackson was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jackson throws a hook but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mumu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Mumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Mumu moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Mumu throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Mumu saw it coming and moves away.
Mumu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Jackson defending well as Mumu loads up on a big left hand.
Mumu misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu misses with a hook to the body
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumu is just out of range.
Jackson slips under a jab from Mumu .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu connects with a single shot there.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson swings for the body but Mumu moves out of range.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mumu 's hands.
Jackson throws a body punch but Mumu moves out of range.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mumu . That did some damage!
Nice cross by Jackson.
Mumu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Mumu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mumu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Mumu 's head but Mumu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mumu .
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!
Mumu lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Mumu .
Mumu avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Mumu scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Mumu .
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mumu throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Mumu looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Mumu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson scores with a jab. Mumu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That kick from Mumu tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mumu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson digs a good hook to Mumu 's body.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Mumu moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Demetrius Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mumu connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Mumu moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mumu counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Mumu misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Mumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumu is looking to counter with head kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Mumu blocks the leg kick.
Mumu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Mumu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mumu momentarily.
Mumu misses with a head kick.
Mumu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mumu connects with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mumu .
Mumu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mumu .
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Abdel Mumu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demetrius Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetrius Jackson!
Demetrius Jackson 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 Verneri Ahma (ranked 263 p4p, 232 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 39 p4p, 35 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahma lands a nice hook to Terrell's body. Terrell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terrell moves forwards but Ahma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ahma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ahma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ahma pushes Terrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Terrell misses with the head strike.
Terrell tries a body shot but Ahma blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ahma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terrell has a couple of punches blocked by Ahma.
Terrell working aggressively here.
Ahma is trying to force a seperation but Terrell has the dominant position.
Ahma is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Terrell fails to land.
Terrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terrell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ahma up against the cage.
Ahma effectively controlling the action here.
Ahma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terrell is working Ahma over against the cage.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Terrell fails to land.
Terrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terrell digs a right hand into Ahma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ahma's gas tank.
Ahma wants to get back to striking at distance but Terrell won't allow it.
Terrell misses with a punch to the body.
Ahma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ahma wants to break free but Terrell has control.
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terrell tries a body shot but Ahma blocks it.
Terrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Terrell.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell throws a right and a left that Ahma avoids nicely.
Ahma closes the distance and clinches.
Terrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terrell moves out of range as Ahma strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ahma moves into the clinch.
Terrell can't find room to land a body shot as Ahma controls the action.
Terrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terrell has a couple of punches blocked by Ahma.
A hook to the body from Terrell.
Terrell misses with a body punch.
Ahma blocks a body shot from Terrell.
Terrell lands an uppercut.
Terrell working aggressively here.
Terrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahma's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma prevents a body shot from Terrell.
Terrell tries to throw a body punch but Ahma avoids it by throwing Terrell back against the cage.
Ahma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
Ahma misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell stalling in the clinch.
Ahma breaks the clinch.
Ahma is looking to clinch but Terrell is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahma avoids the head kick by Terrell.
Terrell avoids the body shot from Ahma.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Ahma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Terrell throws a front kick that sends Ahma stumbling back into the cage.
Terrell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ahma moves into the clinch successfully.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ahma gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Ahma is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ahma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terrell keeps working.
Ahma stalling.
Terrell wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ahma slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Terrell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Terrell duly obliges.
Ahma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Terrell lands a left hand.
Ahma breaks from the clinch.
Terrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahma sets himself, and Terrell steps forward looking for the clinch! Ahma avoids it this time.
Terrell throws a nice head kick!
Phillip Terrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terrell misses with a body shot.
Ahma is looking to counter punch.
Terrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Terrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ahma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terrell scores with a jab to the head.
Verneri Ahma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahma 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.
Terrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Ahma off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Terrell.
Terrell misses with a body kick.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahma ducks under a wild hook from Terrell.
Crunch! Terrell slams his shin into Ahma's torso.
Ahma tries to clinch but Terrell is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrell. Ahma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terrell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terrell.
Phillip Terrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ahma wants to clinch.
Terrell 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.
Ahma misses with a takedown attempt - Terrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahma in his tracks.
Ahma misses with a looping right.
Ahma throws a series of punches but Terrell moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahma's sensitive parts.
Terrell lands a right hook to the body.
Terrell lands with a right hand.
Terrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ahma moves out of range as Terrell throws a body kick.
Terrell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ahma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terrell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahma drops his hands momentarily and Terrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ahma wants to land a leg kick but Terrell is out of range.
Terrell moves out of range as Ahma strikes.
Ahma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahma.
Ahma is looking to clinch.
Ahma misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Terrell scores with a sloppy right hand. Ahma should have avoided that one.
A jab from Terrell finds it's way through Ahma's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ahma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terrell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Terrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahma tries to clinch but Terrell is having none of it.
Terrell tried to score with a low kick but Ahma checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahma.
As Terrell tries to get set, Ahma tries to push him back and clinch up but Terrell manages to avoid the attempt.
Terrell misses with a body shot.
Terrell scores with the left hand. Ahma knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ahma walks into a jab.
Terrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terrell.
Terrell connects with a body shot that sends Ahma's belly button to the back.
Terrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch but Terrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma 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.
Terrell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Terrell.
Terrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terrell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ahma misses.
Ahma looks to land a left hand but Terrell moved out of range nicely.
Ahma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terrell slips under a jab.
Terrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahma.
Ahma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terrell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ahma's hands.
Terrell takes one on the button.
Ahma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Terrell circles away.
Terrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ahma throws a hook but Terrell blocks it.
Ahma throws a shot from downtown. Terrell moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ahma looks to score with a jab to the body but Terrell is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahma moves in looking to clinch but Terrell pushes him off.
Ahma throws a looping overhand right but Terrell ducks down to avoid it.
Ahma is looking to clinch.
Terrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahma.
Terrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Terrell misses with a wild combination.
Terrell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ahma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch but Terrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ahma tries to clinch up.
Terrell lands with a nice body punch.
Ahma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahma lands a nice hook to Terrell's body. Terrell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Terrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ahma throws a nice looking combination but Terrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Terrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ahma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terrell closes the distance and pushes Ahma back into the cage.
Ahma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ahma blocks an uppercut.
Verneri Ahma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillip Terrell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ahma is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrell has double underhooks.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahma is looking to clinch but Terrell is avoiding it.
Terrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ahma. That did some damage!
Terrell throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma throws a hook but Terrell avoids it easily.
Terrell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahma has time to react.
A good leg kick by Terrell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Terrell, as that shot connected.
Ahma misses with a few strikes there.
Terrell connects with a single shot there.
Terrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ahma misses with a low kick.
Ahma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terrell jabs Ahma right on the nose. Ahma blinks but takes it well.
Ahma takes a swing at Terrell's ribcage but misses.
Terrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahma.
Terrell scores with a leg kick.
Ahma misses with a hook.
Ahma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell connects with a single shot there.
Terrell scores with a head kick.
Terrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahma.
Ahma sets himself, and Terrell steps forward looking for the clinch! Ahma avoids it this time.
Terrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Terrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Terrell 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell!
Phillip Terrell 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mongrel (ranked 897 p4p, 195 weight class) and Dwayne Haskins (ranked 127 p4p, 30 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Mongrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongrel misses with a hook
and Haskins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mongrel throws a lazy head kick
and Haskins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like John Mongrel has been cut.
Haskins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Haskins sends Mongrel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Haskins is motioning to the referee to let Mongrel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mongrel is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mongrel avoids the head kick by Haskins.
Oh Mongrel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mongrel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haskins shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mongrel seems to have got his legs back now.
Mongrel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mongrel takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
Mongrel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mongrel looks to land a combination but Haskins avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mongrel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongrel throws a head kick that misses
and Haskins counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mongrel! Haskins lets Mongrel back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mongrel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mongrel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mongrel throws a sloppy head kick and Haskins moves out of range easily.
Mongrel blocks a head kick by Haskins.
Mongrel thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongrel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mongrel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haskins throws a right and a left that Mongrel avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mongrel misses the shot to the body.
Haskins throws a lazy right hand but Mongrel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mongrel lands a really nice looking cross but Haskins seems unphased.
Mongrel lands with a slapping head kick.
Mongrel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mongrel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mongrel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haskins is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
John Mongrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mongrel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Haskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mongrel avoids the body shot from Haskins.
Haskins lands a big head kick that sends Mongrel tumbling to the mat! Haskins takes a step backwards and waves Mongrel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
John Mongrel's cut is getting worse.
Mongrel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haskins looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mongrel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Mongrel throws a right hand that Haskins ducks under and follows up with a left that Haskins also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskins throws a push kick but Mongrel slaps the foot to one side.
Haskins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mongrel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins cracks Mongrel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Haskins has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mongrel to stand back up!
Haskins circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Mongrel tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Haskins wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dwayne Haskins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chan Siam (ranked 197 p4p, 155 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 32 p4p, 24 weight class). Demenok is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Moby Dick Speech. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149
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145
14 - 7 - 1 |
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chan Siam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siam tries to clinch up.
Demenok looks to land a combination but Siam avoids it well.
Siam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Demenok has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Siam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Siam with a poor takedown
and Demenok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demenok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Siam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demenok throws a jab but it's blocked by Siam.
Siam is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Demenok misses with a hook.
Siam tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Siam checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siam throws a lazy right hand but Demenok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siam tries to clinch up but Demenok circles away and keeps his distance.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Siam.
Siam closes the distance and clinches.
Siam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siam is trying to pull guard but Demenok has him pressed against the cage.
Siam turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Siam manages to end up in side control.
Siam is working Demenok over with some ground and pound from side control.
Demenok tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Siam wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Demenok, who protects the arm well.
Demenok struggling a bit here.
Siam is looking to take a break and control but Demenok is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Siam landing strikes.
An elbow from Siam crashes against the mat.
Siam advances nicely into full mount.
Demenok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Siam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siam trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Siam throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Demenok can't escape the position.
Demenok is bucking up trying to escape but Siam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siam throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Demenok has his hands clasped together but Siam breaks the hold and Demenok is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Siam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chan Siam!
Our winner, Chan Siam, 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 Eduardo Corassa (ranked 107 p4p, 249 weight class) and Junior Vilson (ranked 17 p4p, 37 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
Vilson throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
Vilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Corassa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vilson.
Corassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corassa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vilson.
Corassa connects with a body shot.
Vilson throws a looping overhand right but Corassa ducks down to avoid it.
Corassa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Corassa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corassa tries to land a leg kick but Vilson saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Vilson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Vilson wants to land a leg kick but Corassa is out of range.
Vilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilson misses the shot to the body.
Vilson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Corassa scores with a hook to the body. Vilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corassa pushes Vilson away with a front kick.
Junior Vilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corassa misses with a hook.
Vilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
A swing and a miss from Vilson.
Corassa throws a good cross that connects.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Vilson.
Jab, jab by Corassa - just one landing.
Corassa throws out a loose jab but Vilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corassa scores with a sloppy right hand. Vilson should have avoided that one.
Corassa throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Vilson misses with a hook. Corassa ducked under it nicely.
Corassa misses with a hook. Vilson ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Vilson.
Corassa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vilson at a distance.
Vilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vilson misses with a straight right.
Corassa throws a hook but Vilson blocks it.
Corassa scores with a jab to the head.
Corassa lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vilson. That's going to slow Corassa down.
Corassa slips a straight right by Vilson.
Vilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corassa throws a big shot that misses.
Vilson avoids the body shot from Corassa.
A combination from Corassa does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Vilson. Beautiful body shot.
Vilson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Vilson finds it's way through Corassa's defenses.
Vilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
Vilson slips a jab from Corassa.
Corassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilson.
Corassa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vilson.
Vilson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vilson throws a front kick aimed at Corassa's knee but Corassa avoids it well.
Corassa throws a jab when Vilson was well out of range.
Corassa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vilson.
Vilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Vilson.
Vilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilson cracks Corassa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Corassa takes one to the side of the head.
Corassa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilson misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a left to the body.
Corassa throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Vilson tries to work over Corassa's front leg with a kick but Corassa checks it.
Corassa throws a looping overhand right but Vilson ducks down to avoid it.
Corassa lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson 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.
Corassa connects with a single shot there.
Good shot there by Corassa.
Vilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.
Vilson misses with a body shot.
Vilson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corassa checks it well.
Vilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corassa lands with a nice body punch.
Vilson throws a shot from downtown. Corassa moves away and avoids it.
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilson.
Corassa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vilson can pounce on him.
Vilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corassa 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.
Good exchange - Corassa coming out on top.
Corassa 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corassa connects with a body shot.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Vilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corassa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa lands a jab to Vilson's midsection.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vilson throws out a loose jab but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilson missing with a left hand there. Corassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Vilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilson dodges the punch combination from Corassa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Corassa.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Corassa dodges the punch combination from Vilson.
Corassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corassa throws a lazy right hand but Vilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corassa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilson.
Vilson throws a leg kick but Corassa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Vilson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vilson swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Vilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Corassa misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corassa is looking to counter with a body kick.
A big left from Vilson misses.
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Vilson with a nice calf kick.
Good exchange - Corassa coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Corassa misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vilson.
Corassa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corassa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilson. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vilson misses with a straight left.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
Vilson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Corassa eats them both and turns towards Vilson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Corassa is looking to chop away at Vilson's legs.
Vilson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa connects with the punch.
Vilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Vilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Vilson.
Vilson throws a chopping leg kick but Corassa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corassa throwing a counter right hand but Vilson manages to avoid it.
Vilson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Vilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Corassa.
Corassa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corassa stuns Vilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Corassa throws a low kick, looking for Vilson's leg but Vilson calmly moves out of range.
Vilson lands with a nice body punch.
Vilson 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.
Vilson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilson throws a solid leg kick but Corassa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vilson.
Vilson sizes up Corassa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Corassa thumps Vilson with a low kick.
Vilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Corassa off the cage and back into range.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Vilson moved out of range.
Vilson misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vilson. That's going to slow Corassa down.
Vilson misses the body punch
and Corassa counters with a left to the body.
Corassa checks a low kick from Vilson.
Corassa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corassa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Corassa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson connects with a crisp jab.
Vilson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Vilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Vilson is predictable there
and Corassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corassa lands a front kick.
A low kick from Vilson is predictable there
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Vilson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corassa doesn't seem phased though.
Vilson misses with a hook.
Vilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corassa.
Vilson throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corassa tried to counter with a leg kick but Vilson avoided it.
Corassa lands a right hook to the body.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corassa misses with a double jab.
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Vilson is looking to score with low kicks.
Vilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corassa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Vilson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Corassa misses the target.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corassa throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vilson! But no joy.
Vilson misses with a wild combination.
Corassa throws a jab when Vilson was well out of range.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Corassa tried to score with a low kick but Vilson checks it.
That kick from Vilson tenderised Corassa's leg. Corassa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vilson takes one to the side of the head.
Corassa feints and then cracks Vilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vilson down.
Vilson staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vilson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vilson lands a lovely overhand right.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Corassa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corassa connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa looks to throw the jab but Vilson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Vilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilson throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Vilson cracks Corassa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corassa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Vilson feints a counter leg kick.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Corassa connects with a right hand. Vilson shakes it off.
A nice combination there by Corassa.
Corassa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Corassa misses the target.
Vilson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilson looks to land a left hand but Corassa moved out of range nicely.
Corassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilson.
Corassa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corassa misses with a straight left.
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Vilson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corassa checks it well.
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilson.
A jab from Corassa does it's job there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vilson.
Vilson misses with a wild combination.
Vilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corassa.
Vilson missing with a left hand there. Corassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilson with a nice calf kick.
Good shot there by Vilson.
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Vilson throws a shot from downtown. Corassa moves away and avoids it.
Corassa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilson ducks right into an uppercut from Corassa.
Corassa works Vilson's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson throws a good cross that connects.
Corassa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corassa lands a nice looking body shot.
Corassa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vilson throws a solid leg kick but Corassa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vilson.
Vilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Vilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilson tests Corassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vilson misses with a looping right.
Corassa cracks Vilson with an open hand slap.
Vilson walks into a left hand.
Vilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Some wild striking there from Vilson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa connects with a body shot that sends Vilson's belly button to the back.
Vilson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
Corassa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vilson is looking for the big counter here.
Junior Vilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson misses with a body shot.
Corassa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vilson throws the left hand but Corassa avoids the punch easily.
Vilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corassa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice straight punches there by Corassa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Corassa.
Vilson cracks Corassa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Vilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corassa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vilson throws a hook but Corassa avoids it easily.
Corassa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corassa scores with a hook.
Vilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Corassa to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Corassa connects with a crisp jab.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Vilson moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Corassa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corassa 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Karelin (ranked 190 p4p, 78 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 29 p4p, 14 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeremy Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruslan Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Karelin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones has one foot on Karelin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karelin scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Karelin lands.
We've been hearing reports that Karelin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Karelin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Karelin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Karelin blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab from Karelin.
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Karelin manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karelin.
Jones tries to land a body kick
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karelin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Karelin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Karelin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karelin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Karelin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Karelin, into his guard.
Karelin controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karelin is looking to sweep but instead, Jones has passed into half guard.
Karelin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jones prevents Karelin from improving his position.
Karelin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Karelin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Karelin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin trying to control here.
Jones not doing much here.
Karelin actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Ruslan Karelin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Karelin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Karelin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
Karelin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Karelin being controlled here, momentarily.
Karelin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karelin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Karelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karelin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karelin trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones gets to his feet. Karelin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Karelin throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Karelin moved away.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Karelin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karelin throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karelin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karelin sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karelin misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Karelin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJones.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Karelin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karelin tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Karelin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Karelin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karelin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones blocks a head kick by Karelin.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karelin scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karelin scores with a nice right hand.
That's two 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.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karelin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Karelin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones leaves Karelin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruslan Karelin is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karelins head.
Karelin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jones.
Jones tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Jones working aggressively here.
Karelin misses with some punches.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeremy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karelin fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Karelin shoots in.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Ruslan Karelin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Karelin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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 Ruslan Karelin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karelin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin 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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