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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 3465 p4p, 2897 weight class) and Rogerio Duarte (ranked 440 p4p, 378 weight class). Rogerio Duarte is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Duarte.
Duarte throws a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Fadda Jr misses its intended target.
Fadda Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fadda Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duarte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fadda Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Duarte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadda Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Duarte misses with an uppercut. Fadda Jr saw that one coming.
Fadda Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duarte but Duarte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Duarte as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte throws a leg kick which misses Fadda Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Fadda Jr tries to avoid it.
Fadda Jr lunges at Duarte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duarte's hand.
Duarte looks to throw the jab but Fadda Jr is out of range.
Fadda Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Duarte motions for Fadda Jr to come forward. Duarte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Fadda Jr misses its target.
Duarte walks into a jab.
Duarte throws a right and a left that Fadda Jr avoids nicely.
Fadda Jr throws a body punch but Duarte moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Duarte misses.
Duarte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fadda Jr is out of range and Duarte settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duarte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duarte tried to score with a low kick but Fadda Jr checks it.
Duarte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadda Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duarte counters with a body kick that stops Fadda Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Duarte throws a head kick that misses
and Fadda Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duarte lands with a nice body punch.
Duarte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fadda Jr looks for a takedown but Duarte sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr swings for the body but Duarte moves out of range.
Fadda Jr is looking to wear down Duarte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fadda Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Duarte to counter with a crisp jab.
Duarte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fadda Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duarte throws out a counter right but Fadda Jr avoids it with no problem.
Fadda Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duarte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A left lands for Fadda Jr.
Duarte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte connects with a solid leg kick.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duarte scores with a jab to the body.
Fadda Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadda Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fadda Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duarte moves away.
Duarte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fadda Jr is out of range.
Fadda Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fadda Jr digs a good body shot into Duarte's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Duarte 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.
A head kick misses from Duarte.
It looked like Fadda Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duarte.
Fadda Jr checks a leg kick.
Fadda Jr lands with a straight right. Duarte didn't see that one coming.
Fadda Jr takes a swing at Duarte's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Fadda Jr finds it's way through Duarte's defenses.
Duarte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadda Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duarte.
Duarte misses with a shot to the body
and Fadda Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fadda Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to get back to half guard.
Fadda Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Duarte's head but Duarte avoids it well.
Duarte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fadda Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duarte keeping his opponent close.
Fadda Jr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Duarte has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fadda Jr but great work by Duarte.
Duarte controls the position.
Duarte's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fadda Jr tries to buck Duarte off but Duarte is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fadda Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Fadda Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Duarte sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fadda Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Fadda Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fadda Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duarte's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duarte's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Duarte's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Duarte defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fadda Jr's arms.
Fadda Jr gets his hands free as Duarte looks to control.
Fadda Jr is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Duarte looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Duarte wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte tries to hold on but Fadda Jr postures up.
Fadda Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Duarte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Duarte is squirming around, avoiding Fadda Jr's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Duarte that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fadda Jr moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Duarte has worked his arm free - good work by Duarte!
Duarte manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fadda Jr's best efforts.
Duarte is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duarte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fadda Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fadda Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rogerio Duarte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fadda Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 Duarte is rocked!
Duarte walks into a jab.
Duarte is still on wobbly legs! Can Fadda Jr finish him?
Fadda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duarte connects with a nice looking jab.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook. Duarte ducked under it nicely.
Fadda Jr cracks Duarte with an open hand slap.
Fadda Jr cracks Duarte with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
Oswaldo Fadda Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Amir (ranked 2483 p4p, 1633 weight class) and Lou Slugger (ranked 338 p4p, 229 weight class). Slugger has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Lou Slugger told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lou Slugger!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir jabs at Slugger's body.
Amir lands a jab to the nose.
Slugger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Amir misses the target.
Slugger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slugger circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Slugger misses.
Slugger misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Amir coming out on top.
Slugger missing with a left hand there. Amir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir misses with a hook
and Slugger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Ali Amir has been cut.
Amir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amir lands with a nice body punch.
Amir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amir throws a big shot that misses.
Amir closes the distance but Slugger moves to the side
and Slugger counters with a left to the body.
Amir looks to throw the jab but Slugger is out of range.
It seemed like Slugger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slugger swats away the attempt to clinch by Amir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slugger throws a shot from downtown. Amir moves away and avoids it.
Amir is looking to counter the offense by Slugger and move into the clinch.
Slugger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slugger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Amir scores with a jab to the body.
Amir looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Slugger misses with a body kick.
Slugger connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Amir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slugger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Amir scores with a head kick. Slugger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Amir 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.
Amir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Lou Slugger has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir swings for the body but Slugger moves out of range.
Amir misses with a wild body shot.
Slugger follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Slugger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slugger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amir.
Nice uppercut there from Amir.
Amir scores with a nice strike.
Amir lands a jab.
Amir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slugger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amir tests Slugger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amir slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Slugger misses.
Amir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slugger throws a hook to the side of Amir's head but Amir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amir throws an overhand right that lands on Slugger's shoulder, as Slugger tries to avoid the shot.
Amir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amir. Slugger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Slugger misses.
Slugger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Slugger misses with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Amir.
Slugger defending well as Amir loads up on a big left hand.
Amir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Amir dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slugger tries to keep at a distance but Amir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amir tries to throw a body punch but Slugger avoids it by throwing Amir back against the cage.
Slugger struggles to land a body shot inside as Amir controls his hands.
Slugger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slugger stalling in the clinch but Amir improves position.
Amir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slugger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Amir fails to land.
Amir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slugger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Amir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slugger walks away with a smile on his face. Amir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slugger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slugger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amir lands with a good body shot.
Amir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slugger has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Amir misses
and Slugger counters with a nice body shot.
Slugger tries to land a front kick but Amir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Amir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Slugger misses the target.
Amir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali Amir is winning the standup battle so far.
Slugger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amir manages to avoid it.
Amir staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Amir misses
and Slugger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slugger throws an off balance right hand
and Amir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Amir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir pushes Slugger up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Slugger.
Amir misses with a body punch.
Slugger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slugger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amir has a couple of punches blocked by Slugger.
Amir misses with a punch to the body.
Slugger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amir misses with a hook. Slugger ducked under it nicely.
Amir scores with the left hand. Slugger knows he should have avoided that one.
Amir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amir rushes Slugger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amir lands with a light punch inside.
Amir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slugger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amir tries to throw a body punch but Slugger avoids it by throwing Amir back against the cage.
Slugger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amir cracks Slugger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Amir misses with a body shot.
A jab from Amir misses.
Slugger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amir.
Amir throws a hook but Slugger avoids it easily.
Slugger throws out a counter right but Amir avoids it with no problem.
Amir looks to land a left hand but Slugger moved out of range nicely.
Amir jabs Slugger right on the nose. Slugger blinks but takes it well.
Amir lands a jab to the nose.
Amir thuds his right hand into Slugger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slugger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Amir eats them both and turns towards Slugger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amir tries to clinch up
and Slugger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amir closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slugger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali Amir's cut is getting worse.
Slugger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Amir misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Amir dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Amir lands a slapping body shot.
Amir swings widly with a right hand
and Slugger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slugger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amir moves away.
Amir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slugger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amir fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Slugger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Amir throws a sloppy body shot
and Slugger counters with a straight right hand.
Ali Amir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir throws a body shot but no joy.
Amir gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slugger counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Amir misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir 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.
Slugger throws a chopping leg kick but Amir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Amir tries to clinch but Slugger moves out of range.
Slugger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Amir tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Slugger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Amir with a jab.
Slugger gets tackled into the cage by Amir. Amir maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from Slugger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amir tries to throw a body punch but Slugger avoids it by throwing Amir back against the cage.
Amir tries a body shot but Slugger blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Slugger.
Amir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slugger can do to turn this around?
Slugger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lou Slugger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slugger is leaning against Amir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Slugger.
Slugger breaks from the clinch.
Amir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slugger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slugger lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Slugger scores with a hook to the body. Amir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Amir ducks under a wild hook from Slugger.
Amir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slugger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slugger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Amir if he has to take too many more of those.
Slugger throws a big shot that misses.
Amir slips a jab from Slugger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slugger with the inside leg kick.
Amir misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amir checks a leg kick.
Amir tries to clinch up
and Amir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali Amir's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Slugger misses with a hook. Amir ducked under it nicely.
Slugger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amir. Amir obviously looking to wear him down.
Amir throws an off balance right hand
and Slugger counters with a crisp right hand that drops Amir! Slugger lets Amir back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Amir is rocked!
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Slugger misses the target.
Oh Amir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir misses with a straight right.
Slugger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Amir seems to have got his legs back now.
Slugger slips a jab from Amir.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slugger. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amir misses with a hook. Slugger ducked under it nicely.
Slugger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slugger throws a lazy right hand but Amir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amir tries to counter by clinching up but Slugger breaks away and moves out of range.
Slugger throws a body kick that misses
and Amir counters with a straight right hand.
Slugger punishes Amir's body with a nice straight punch.
Amir defending well as Slugger loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Amir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amir tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Slugger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Amir throws a front kick aimed at Slugger's knee but Slugger avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Slugger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Amir!
Ali Amir decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr (ranked 2062 p4p, 2102 weight class) and Young Prodigy (ranked 264 p4p, 269 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Young Prodigy !
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prodigy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Prodigy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maximus Jr.
Prodigy slips under a jab from Maximus Jr.
Prodigy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maximus Jr throws a head kick that Prodigy semi-blocks.
Prodigy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maximus Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prodigy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prodigy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maximus Jr circles away.
Maximus Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prodigy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prodigy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prodigy closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Prodigy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maximus Jr is looking to control Prodigy 's arms but Prodigy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maximus Jr has his back to the cage.
Prodigy misses with some punches.
Maximus Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Prodigy .
Maximus Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Prodigy 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prodigy lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Maximus Jr finds it's way through Prodigy 's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maximus Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Maximus Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maximus Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prodigy .
A combination from Maximus Jr does no damage.
Maximus Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Maximus Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prodigy moves out of range of the body kick from Maximus Jr.
Prodigy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maximus Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maximus Jr works over Prodigy 's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Young Prodigy has been cut.
Maximus Jr drives through with a takedown into Prodigy 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prodigy trying to keep a closed guard but Maximus Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Prodigy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maximus Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maximus Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maximus Jr trying to control but Prodigy is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prodigy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maximus Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Prodigy is tightening it up a little... Maximus Jr has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Maximus Jr reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Maximus Jr taps out! Nice BJJ there by Prodigy !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Young Prodigy !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Royal Savage (ranked 2215 p4p, 2029 weight class) and Venali Paetmar (ranked 258 p4p, 239 weight class). Paetmar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Powerwolf - Amen & Attack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Venali Paetmar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paetmar shoots for a takedown but Savage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paetmar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paetmar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paetmar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Savage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paetmar backwards.
Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Paetmar misses with a body punch.
Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Paetmar.
Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savage.
Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Savage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savage working aggressively here.
Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paetmar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paetmar cracks Savage with a nice body shot.
Paetmar tries to throw a body punch but Savage avoids it by throwing Paetmar back against the cage.
Paetmar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Savage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Royal Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venali Paetmar.
Paetmar tries to work over Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paetmar misses with a punch to the body.
Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Paetmar.
Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands with a left to the head.
Paetmar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paetmar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Savage after a bit of a struggle.
Savage digs a right hand into Paetmar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paetmar's gas tank.
Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paetmar tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paetmar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Savage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Savage.
Paetmar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Paetmar looks winded!
Paetmar trying to control the position but Savage is working away.
Paetmar tries for a kimura but Savage is defending well.
Paetmar tries to advance position but instead Savage slips a leg back in to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage won't allow Paetmar to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paetmar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Savage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Savage is trying to stand.
Paetmar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paetmar is looking to take a break and control but Savage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paetmar is stalling here. Savage is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Paetmar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Savage has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paetmar is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Savage is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Paetmar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Paetmar moves into full guard.
Savage wants to stand but Paetmar is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage stopping the sweep attempt from Paetmar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paetmar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paetmar pushing down on Savage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Paetmar is looking to pass Savage's guard but actually Savage recovers to full guard.
Paetmar prevents Savage from getting back to his feet.
Paetmar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Savage manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paetmar has Savage in his guard.
Paetmar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Savage passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Royal Savage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Paetmar with a poor takedown
and Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paetmar can do to turn this around?
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paetmar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paetmar misses with a takedown attempt
and Savage counters with a straight right hand.
The Royal Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venali Paetmar.
Paetmar scores with a takedown into Savage's guard.
Savage wants to stand but Paetmar is controlling the position.
Paetmar trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Paetmar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paetmar throwing strikes but missing.
Paetmar won't allow Savage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paetmar trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paetmar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Savage's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paetmar staying out of range there.
Paetmar moves out of range as Savage strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Savage lands a lovely overhand right.
Savage fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Savage misses.
The Royal Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paetmar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Savage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paetmar somewhat.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Paetmar moved out of range nicely.
Paetmar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paetmar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Savage tries to avoid it but Paetmar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Savage to the ground. Savage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Venali Paetmar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paetmar blocks a jab.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Paetmar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Savage is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paetmar has a takedown stuffed.
Savage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage misses with a two punch combination.
Paetmar tries to clinch but Savage moves out of range.
Jab by Savage.
Savage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Savage wants it to stay on the feet.
Savage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Savage cracks Paetmar with a good jab.
Paetmar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paetmar shoots in but Savage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Savage as Paetmar shoots in.
Paetmar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paetmar is breathing heavily.
Paetmar throws a good cross that connects.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Paetmar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paetmar showed some decent athleticism there.
Paetmar trying to work for an americana but Savage has managed to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Paetmar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Paetmar from controlling successfully.
Paetmar looking to pass the guard.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Paetmar from controlling successfully.
Paetmar tries to free his leg and advance position but Savage is retaining full guard.
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.
Paetmar looking to sit in guard and control but Savage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savage preventing the sweep.
Paetmar has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Savage should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Paetmar has tightened it up now! Savage should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Venali Paetmar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 1221 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Daniel Spong (ranked 178 p4p, 353 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Spong!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beardsley connects with a right hand. Spong shakes it off.
Beardsley throws a shot from downtown. Spong moves away and avoids it.
Spong throws out a counter right but Beardsley avoids it with no problem.
Spong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beardsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Spong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Spong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beardsley moves out of range of the strikes.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beardsley closes the distance and clinches.
Beardsley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spong lands a left hand.
Beardsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Spong cracks Beardsley with a nice body shot.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Spong.
Spong lands a nice shot to the body.
Beardsley is breathing heavily.
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!
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beardsley.
Spong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Spong.
It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Nice shot by Spong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong cracks Beardsley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Beardsley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Spong finish him?
Beardsley is rocked!
Beardsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spong with a dominant takedown and that's winded Beardsley.
Oh Beardsley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spong lands a couple of digs.
Spong arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Beardsley's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Spong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Pollock (ranked 1522 p4p, 1270 weight class) and Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 203 p4p, 170 weight class). Pollock comes to the cage accompanied by Free Jazz. Ozbourne has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pollock.
Ozbourne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Pollock.
Pollock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Ozbourne.
Ozbourne with a jab.
Ozbourne throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
Ozbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Pollock is just out of range.
Ozbourne misses with a body kick.
Ozbourne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pollock is out of range and Ozbourne settles back down.
Pollock seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Ozbourne.
Pollock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Pollock.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pollock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozbourne.
And Pollock counters with a quick kick to the body but Ozbourne blocks it.
Ozbourne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollock moves away.
Pollock takes a swing at Ozbourne's ribcage but misses.
Ozbourne is looking to chop away at Pollock's legs.
The crowd cheers as Ozbourne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pollock doesn't seem phased though.
Pollock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ozbourne misses with a hook.
Pollock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ozbourne scores with a hook to the body. Pollock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ozbourne 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.
Ozbourne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pollock works Ozbourne's body with a nice hook.
Ozbourne misses with a hook to the body
and Pollock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ozbourne counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock misses with a hook to the body
and Ozbourne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pollock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pollock scores with a nice body kick.
Pollock ducks under a wild hook from Ozbourne.
A shot to the body from Pollock misses
enabling Ozbourne to counter with a crisp jab.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozbourne stuns Pollock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pollock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ozbourne lands with a nice body punch.
Ozbourne connects with a nice looking jab.
Pollock misses with a body punch
and Ozbourne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pollock is looking to wear down Ozbourne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pollock wants to land a leg kick but Ozbourne is out of range.
It seemed like Ozbourne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pollock.
Ozbourne lands with an uppercut that bounces Pollock off the cage and back into range.
Pollock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ozbourne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pollock's head.
Ozbourne throws a poor cross that misses
and Pollock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ozbourne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pollock with a nice calf kick.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pollock.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
As Pollock backs off Ozbourne throws a huge counter combo but Pollock manages to avoid it all.
Ozbourne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Ozbourne is predictable there
and Pollock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ozbourne moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Pollock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock connects with a leg kick.
Ozbourne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pollock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ozbourne throws an off balance right hand
and Pollock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ozbourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozbourne.
And Pollock counters with a quick kick to the body but Ozbourne blocks it.
Pollock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pollock throws a body kick that misses
and Ozbourne counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Pollock.
Pollock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ozbourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ozbourne thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ziggy Ozbourne will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pollock is looking to score with low kicks.
Ozbourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
Pollock checks a low kick from Ozbourne.
Pollock swings for the body but Ozbourne moves out of range.
Pollock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pollock connects with a jab.
Pollock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ozbourne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pollock manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ozbourne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozbourne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pollock.
Ozbourne scores with a jab. Pollock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pollock motions for Ozbourne to come forward. Pollock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozbourne 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 one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for Pollock.
Ozbourne swings for the body but Pollock moves out of range.
Pollock looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pollock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozbourne with the inside leg kick.
Pollock misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Ozbourne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozbourne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ozbourne lands with an uppercut that bounces Pollock off the cage and back into range.
Pollock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ozbourne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pollock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozbourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pollock is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ozbourne.
Pollock motions for Ozbourne to come forward. Pollock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozbourne blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Ozbourne misses.
Ozbourne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pollock manages to avoid it.
Ozbourne swinging wildly here.
Pollock throwing a counter right hand but Ozbourne manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock digs a good body shot into Ozbourne's ribs.
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozbourne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pollock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ozbourne's corner calls for a 1-2. Ozbourne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ozbourne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock misses with a kick to the body.
Ozbourne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Ozbourne finds it's way through Pollock's defenses.
Pollock connects with a solid leg kick.
Ozbourne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pollock misses with a body kick.
Ozbourne lands a slapping body shot.
Ozbourne lands with a right hand.
Pollock throws a body punch but Ozbourne moves out of range.
Ozbourne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Pollock.
Ozbourne connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pollock at a distance.
Ozbourne cracks Pollock on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Pollock falls backwards against the cage. Ozbourne follows up with more strikes that drop Pollock to his knees. Ozbourne keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Pollock! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Ozbourne!
An out of breath Ziggy Ozbourne 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choctaw Bloode (ranked 744 p4p, 736 weight class) and Ryan Bolt (ranked 106 p4p, 104 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Choctaw Bloode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt moves out of range as Bloode throws a body kick.
Bolt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bloode has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Bolt misses.
As Bolt backs away, Bloode returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bloode.
Bolt 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.
Bolt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloode throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloode throws a shot from downtown. Bolt moves away and avoids it.
Bolt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bloode throws a hook but Bolt blocks it.
Bolt throws a right hand that misses
and Bloode counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bolt throws a leg kick but Bloode moved away.
Bloode lands with a nice body kick.
Bolt misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloode dodges the punch combination from Bolt.
Bolt throws out a leg kick but Bloode moves out of range and Bolt only half commits.
Bolt wants to slow Bloode down by chopping away at his legs.
Bloode half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bolt punishes Bloode's body with a nice straight punch.
Bloode misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Bolt misses.
Bloode throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bolt scores with a nice head shot.
Bloode pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bloode fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bolt is out of range.
Bolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolt digs a good body shot into Bloode's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bolt takes a swing at Bloode's ribcage but misses.
Bolt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloode closes the distance and clinches.
Bloode working aggressively here.
Bloode misses with some punches.
Bolt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloode has a couple of punches blocked by Bolt.
Bloode lands a shot to the body.
Bloode misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bloode.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolt.
Bolt lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloode backwards.
Bloode tries a body shot but Bolt blocks it.
Bolt lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloode.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolt.
Bloode lands a right hand.
Bolt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Bolt fails to land.
Bloode lands a nice uppercut.
Bloode has a couple of punches blocked by Bolt.
Bolt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bloode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bloode backwards.
Bolt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloode's elbow.
Bolt can't find room to land a body shot as Bloode controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolt.
Bloode throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolt.
Bolt pushes Bloode back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of 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!
Bolt blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloode tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolt manages to break the clinch.
Bloode lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bolt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bloode rather than just go for the knockout.
Bolt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bloode explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bolt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bloode's head.
Bolt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Ryan Bolt has been cut.
Bloode tries to land a body kick
and Bolt moves into the clinch.
Bloode misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Bloode.
Bolt throws a head punch that misses.
Bolt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloode lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolt backwards.
A short uppercut from Bolt.
Bloode is leaning against Bolt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Bolt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bolt'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.
Bolt feints and then cracks Bloode's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bloode down.
Bolt misses with a hook. Bloode ducked under it nicely.
Bloode throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloode manages to avoid it.
Bloode throws out a leg kick but Bolt moves out of range and Bloode only half commits.
Bolt flicks out a counter leg kick but Bloode steps away.
Ryan Bolt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolt walks into a stiff left hand from Bloode.
A bone on bone clash there as Bolt blocks the leg kick.
Bolt tries to clinch up.
And Bloode counters with a quick kick to the body but Bolt blocks it.
Bolt throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloode throws the kick towards the body but Bolt avoids it.
A good leg kick by Bloode.
Bloode blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Bloode tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolt avoids the body shot from Bloode.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt darts in and clinches Bloode up against the cage.
Bloode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloode can't find room to land a body shot as Bolt controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Bolt.
Ryan Bolt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bloode misses with a body punch.
Bolt misses with some punches.
Bloode lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloode.
Bloode misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloode misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloode misses with a punch to the body.
Bloode managing to block the knees to the body from Bolt.
Bolt lands a body punch.
A short left from Bolt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolt.
Bolt tries to throw a body punch but Bloode avoids it by throwing Bolt back against the cage.
Bolt pushes Bloode back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloode misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolt throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloode.
Bloode fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloode misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Bolt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloode backwards.
Bolt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bolt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloode takes a shot to the head.
Bloode tries to throw a body punch but Bolt avoids it by throwing Bloode back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolt.
Bolt throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolt.
Bloode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolt lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bolt fails to land.
Bolt tries to throw a body punch but Bloode avoids it by throwing Bolt back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloode stalling.
Still in the clinch, Bolt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bolt throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloode.
Bloode throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolt.
Bolt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bloode misses with some punches.
Bolt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolt lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloode backwards.
Bolt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloode lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloode.
A left hand lands to the body for Bloode.
Bloode lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolt backwards.
Bolt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolt blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloode lands a left hand.
Bloode throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolt.
Bloode lands a shot to the body.
Bloode swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolt.
Bloode tries to throw a body punch but Bolt avoids it by throwing Bloode back against the cage.
Bloode tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolt's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloode.
Bolt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bloode backwards.
Bloode misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloode working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloode pushes Bolt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolt pushes Bloode back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloode blocks a body shot from Bolt.
Bloode lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bolt or not.
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 Choctaw Bloode will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bolt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bloode throws a front kick aimed at Bolt's knee but Bolt avoids it well.
Bolt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bloode counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bolt lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloode moves away.
As Bolt backs away, Bloode returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloode manages to avoid it.
Bloode punishes Bolt's body with a nice straight punch.
Bloode takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bolt misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bolt throws a body punch but Bloode moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Bloode.
Bloode slips under a jab from Bolt.
Bloode takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bolt with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt throws a lazy uppercut
and Bloode counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolt throws a shot from downtown. Bloode moves away and avoids it.
Bolt throws a body punch but Bloode moves out of range.
Bloode pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Bolt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bloode doesn't seem phased though.
Bolt defending well as Bloode loads up on a big left hand.
Bloode throws a leg kick which misses Bolt's front leg but catches the back leg as Bolt tries to avoid it.
Bolt lands a right hook to the body.
Bolt takes a swing at Bloode's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bolt scores with a four punch combination!
Bolt misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloode misses the shot to the body.
Bloode scores with a nice strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bolt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Bloode wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bloode avoids the body shot from Bolt.
Bolt misses with an uppercut.
Bloode looks for the body kick but Bolt saw that one coming.
A low kick from Bloode misses
and Bolt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bloode tries to land a front kick but Bolt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bolt throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Bloode counter with a right hand.
Bolt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bolt feints a jab promting Bloode to slip. Bolt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bloode slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bolt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloode misses with a body punch.
Bolt blocks an uppercut.
Bolt struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloode controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Bolt fails to land.
Bloode misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloode takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloode.
Bolt misses with the head strike.
Bloode misses with some punches.
Bloode has a couple of punches blocked by Bolt.
Bolt blocking some punches.
Bolt lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bolt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Bolt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloode.
Bloode lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolt backwards.
Bloode lands a shot to the body.
Bolt blocks a body shot from Bloode.
Bloode lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloode manages to break the clinch.
Bloode keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolt punishes Bloode's body with a nice straight punch.
Bolt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloode went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bolt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolt throws a sloppy body shot
and Bloode cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Bolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bolt 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ryan Bolt!
Our winner, Ryan Bolt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thoth Chontamenti (ranked 1110 p4p, 727 weight class) and Boris Balkan (ranked 166 p4p, 113 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thoth Chontamenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chontamenti slips under a jab from Balkan.
It looked like Chontamenti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balkan looks to land a left hand but Chontamenti moved out of range nicely.
Chontamenti tries to counter with a takedown but Balkan is quick to defend against it.
Balkan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chontamenti backs up against the cage.
An inside leg kick from Chontamenti misses.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Chontamenti misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Balkan! But no joy.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chontamenti.
A lazy left from Balkan finds it's target.
Balkan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chontamenti defends it nicely.
Chontamenti blocks a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Balkan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chontamenti misses with a straight right.
Balkan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chontamenti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boris Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkan scores with a hook.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Chontamenti.
A punch combination from Balkan misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Chontamenti misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Chontamenti is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti misses with a low kick.
Chontamenti moves forwards but Balkan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balkan throws a body shot but no joy.
Chontamenti drops his hands momentarily and Balkan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Balkan throws a big shot that misses.
Chontamenti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balkan scores with a hook to the body. Chontamenti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balkan misses with an uppercut. Chontamenti saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Chontamenti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balkan connects with a right hand. Chontamenti shakes it off.
Chontamenti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balkan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chontamenti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Good shot there by Chontamenti.
It looks like Boris Balkan has been cut.
Balkan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Balkan loads up on a big right hand but Chontamenti slips the punch.
A slow jab from Balkan misses its intended target.
Chontamenti throws a shot from downtown. Balkan moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chontamenti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looks for a takedown but Chontamenti sprawls well.
Balkan throws a hook but Chontamenti avoids it easily.
Chontamenti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chontamenti showed some decent athleticism there.
Balkan wants to improve his position but Chontamenti is controlling well.
Chontamenti stalling.
Balkan is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chontamenti trying to control the action but Balkan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chontamenti is fighting to break Balkan's control of his arms but Balkan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chontamenti passes into half guard.
Chontamenti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chontamenti is keen to just control but Balkan is a slippery customer.
Balkan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chontamenti wants to work for an arm triangle but Balkan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Balkan wants to control but Chontamenti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chontamenti stalling away here and it's allowed Balkan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balkan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chontamenti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balkan trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chontamenti trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balkan slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Balkan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Balkan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balkan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Balkan misses with a few strikes there.
Balkan connects with a nice looking jab.
Chontamenti misses the shot to the body.
Balkan checks the leg kick.
Balkan connects with a right hand. Chontamenti shakes it off.
Balkan throws a hook but Chontamenti avoids it easily.
Chontamenti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balkan scores with a punch to the head.
Balkan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balkan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
The fighters circling - Chontamenti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balkan misses with a hook.
Balkan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chontamenti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan throws an off balance right hand
and Chontamenti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chontamenti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chontamenti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chontamenti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Balkan just manages to avoid it.
Chontamenti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balkan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chontamenti scrambles back to his feet.
Balkan lands a glancing blow to the side of Chontamenti's head.
Balkan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chontamenti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice jab there from Balkan.
Balkan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Balkan duly obliges.
Balkan scores with a hook.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan tests Chontamenti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Balkan - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chontamenti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balkan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chontamenti counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan misses with a hook. Chontamenti ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Balkan both land. Nice combination.
Balkan lands with a good body shot.
Balkan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Balkan.
Balkan scores with a nice strike.
Chontamenti misses with a leg kick.
Chontamenti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chontamenti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balkan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chontamenti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Balkan sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
It looked like Chontamenti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balkan throws a hook but Chontamenti blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Balkan misses its intended target.
Chontamenti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Balkan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Balkan. Those never looked like landing.
Chontamenti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chontamenti scores with the left hand. Balkan knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Boris Balkan's cut even more.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balkan missing with a left hand there. Chontamenti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chontamenti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balkan.
Chontamenti tries for a takedown but Balkan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chontamenti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balkan throws out the jab.
Balkan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chontamenti at a distance.
Chontamenti slips a straight right by Balkan.
Balkan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balkan dips to his left and cracks Chontamenti with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
Balkan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chontamenti to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chontamenti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Balkan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Balkan's back!
Chontamenti gets his hands free as Balkan looks to control.
Balkan rolls, trying to escape but Chontamenti keeps control of the position.
Chontamenti is trying to control but Balkan is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Chontamenti has control of Balkan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Balkan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Balkan is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Balkan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Balkan'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. This is the final round!
Chontamenti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balkan throws out the jab.
Balkan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Chontamenti's head but Chontamenti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boris Balkan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Balkan.
Balkan throws a shot from downtown. Chontamenti moves away and avoids it.
Chontamenti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chontamenti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chontamenti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chontamenti moves out of range of the strikes.
Balkan slips a jab from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chontamenti lands a really nice looking cross but Balkan seems unphased.
Chontamenti throws a low kick but Balkan moves out of range easily.
Balkan lands with a straight right. Chontamenti didn't see that one coming.
Balkan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Chontamenti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan misses with a straight right.
Chontamenti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chontamenti slips a jab from Balkan.
Chontamenti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
An attempted straight right counter from Chontamenti misses the target.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chontamenti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chontamenti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Balkan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balkan scores with a nice strike.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chontamenti throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chontamenti avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Chontamenti slips under a jab from Balkan.
Balkan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chontamenti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balkan throws a body shot but no joy.
Balkan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chontamenti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balkan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti moves out of range of the strikes.
Balkan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan cracks Chontamenti with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Balkan.
Balkan connects with a looping right hand.
Chontamenti slips under a jab.
Chontamenti fails with a takedown attempt.
Chontamenti blocks a jab.
Chontamenti tries to move into range but Balkan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chontamenti staying out of range there.
Chontamenti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chontamenti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balkan.
Chontamenti misses with an uppercut.
Boris Balkan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Balkan cracks Chontamenti with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti throws a body shot but no joy.
Balkan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balkan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balkan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balkan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balkan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balkan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chontamenti.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Chontamenti misses the target.
Balkan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chontamenti on the side of the head.
Chontamenti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Balkan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chontamenti has time to react.
A jab from Balkan misses.
Balkan misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Chontamenti misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chontamenti working for a triangle but Balkan defends it easily.
Balkan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chontamenti has his foot on Balkan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balkan works his way back into a safe position though.
Thoth Chontamenti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balkan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chontamenti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Balkan defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Balkan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balkan 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Balkan!
Boris Balkan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Navarro (ranked 215 p4p, 657 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 37 p4p, 94 weight class). Abdul Rahman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman closes the distance and clinches.
Navarro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rahman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Navarro managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
Rahman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Navarro avoiding damage as Rahman throws knees to the body.
Navarro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman lands an uppercut.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Navarro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rahman smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rahman is looking to clinch.
Rahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Navarro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rahman.
Navarro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rahman tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman has managed to clinch.
Rahman tries to land knees in the clinch but Navarro avoids the damage to the body.
Rahman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Navarro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Navarro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rahman prevents the takedown attempt.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Rahman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rahman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Navarro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rahman smiles and moves away.
Rahman moves into the clinch.
Rahman lands an uppercut.
Rahman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Navarro managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman holds him up against the cage and eventually Navarro drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro blocking some punches.
Navarro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahman is looking for a sweep. Navarro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rahman is trying is best to control the position here.
Navarro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rahman is trying to get back to full guard.
Navarro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rahman is just riding it out for now. Navarro eventually gives up the hold.
Navarro is looking to advance position but Rahman won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rahman is just riding it out for now. Navarro eventually gives up the hold.
Navarro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rahman defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Navarro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rahman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rahman wants to get back to full guard.
Rahman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rahman.
Navarro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rahman dives on top into guard.
Navarro trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Rahman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rahman misses the jab.
Rahman scores with the left hand. Navarro knows he should have avoided that one.
Rahman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Navarro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Navarro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rahman.
Rahman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rahman rushes Navarro and presses him up against the cage.
Rahman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Navarro.
Navarro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Navarro 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.
Navarro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Navarro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rahman just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Navarro takes a shot to the head.
Rahman scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman won't allow it.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Navarro blocks an uppercut.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman holds him up against the cage and eventually Navarro drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rahman obliges.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Navarro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rahman lands with a right to the head.
Navarro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Navarro.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman won't allow it.
Navarro pulls guard.
Navarro being controlled here, momentarily.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rahman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Navarro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rahman controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro wants to hit a sweep here but Rahman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Navarro there!
Abdul Rahman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Navarro wants to control but Rahman is having none of it.
Navarro is desperately trying to improve his position but Rahman has a good base and remains in mount.
Rahman looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
Rahman looking to control but Navarro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Navarro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rahman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro can't escape the position.
Rahman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Navarro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rahman controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Navarro tries to lock up and control but Rahman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rahman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Navarro is looking to escape.
Navarro is looking to improve his position but Rahman isn't that keen on the idea.
Navarro tries to hold on but Rahman pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Navarro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rahman avoids the attempt from Navarro to control.
Rahman controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Rahman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahman moves away.
Rahman moves to clinch but Navarro breaks away
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rahman tries to clinch up
enabling Navarro to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Navarro circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Rahman misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman stuns Navarro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rahman moves in looking to clinch but Navarro pushes him off.
Rahman wants to clinch up but Navarro keeps it at a distance.
Navarro throws a quick counter head kick but Rahman was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rahman clinches.
Abdul Rahman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Navarro.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahman lands a nice uppercut.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Rahman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Navarro jumps guard but Rahman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman scores a nice knee to the body.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Rahman on the inside.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
A short left from Rahman.
Rahman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rahman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Navarro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahman pushes Navarro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro blocking some punches.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Navarro's head.
Navarro avoiding damage as Rahman throws knees to the body.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rahman obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahman.
Rahman lands an uppercut.
Navarro is rocked!
Rahman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Navarro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rahman crunches a lovely knee into Navarro's ribcage.
Rahman scores a nice knee to the body.
Rahman working Navarro over with knees to the body.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Oh Navarro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Navarro.
Navarro seems to have got his legs back now.
Navarro pulls guard effortlessly.
Rahman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Abdul Rahman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Navarro looking for a sweep. Not yet Navarro, not yet.
Rahman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gideon Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Navarro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Navarro being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rahman closes the distance and pushes Navarro back into the cage.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Navarro.
A frustrated look appears on Navarro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Navarro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Rahman won't allow it.
Navarro tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Navarro back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Rahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rahman 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Rahman!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 117 p4p, 534 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 20 p4p, 85 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lankinen counters with a straight right hand.
Matsuzaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lankinen lunges at Matsuzaka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matsuzaka's hand.
Lankinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lankinen looks to land a left hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range nicely.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsuzaka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Lankinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsuzaka slips under a jab from Lankinen.
Matsuzaka throws an overhand right that lands on Lankinen's shoulder, as Lankinen tries to avoid the shot.
Lankinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuzaka.
Lankinen misses with a straight left.
Matsuzaka slips a straight right by Lankinen.
Jab, jab by Matsuzaka - just one landing.
Matsuzaka misses with a low kick.
Matsuzaka with a hook.
Lankinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lankinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsuzaka with a jab.
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!
Lankinen loads up on a big right hand but Matsuzaka slips the punch.
Matsuzaka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lankinen! But no joy.
Lankinen goes for a double leg but Matsuzaka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Matsuzaka continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuzaka.
Lankinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matsuzaka swinging wildly here.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsuzaka lands a leg kick that knocks Lankinen off balance momentarily.
Lankinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lankinen.
Lankinen with a jab.
Lankinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matsuzaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lankinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuzaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Matsuzaka moves out of range as Lankinen strikes.
Lankinen cracks Matsuzaka with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Lankinen.
Matsuzaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matsuzaka, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lankinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lankinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lankinen misses its intended target.
Lankinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matsuzaka lands with an uppercut that bounces Lankinen off the cage and back into range.
Lankinen takes one to the chin there.
Lankinen blocks the body kick.
Matsuzaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matsuzaka 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.
Matsuzaka jabs Lankinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matsuzaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lankinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lankinen lands with a cross.
Lankinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lankinen moves out of range of the body kick from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka scores with a jab to the head.
Matsuzaka tries to work over Lankinen's front leg with a kick but Lankinen checks it.
Lankinen throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Matsuzaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matsuzaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsuzaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lankinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lankinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lankinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lankinen is looking for a kimura here.
Lankinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lankinen throwing shots but Matsuzaka is blocking nicely.
Lankinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matsuzaka is trying to maintain the position but Lankinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Lankinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matsuzaka defending well though.
Ground and pound from Lankinen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lankinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matsuzaka's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lankinen throwing shots but Matsuzaka is blocking nicely.
Matsuzaka trying to hold on to Lankinen's head to control him but Lankinen postures up.
Lankinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lankinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lankinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matsuzaka's head.
Lankinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lankinen thows a huge punch but Matsuzaka dodges it nicely.
Lankinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lankinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matsuzaka is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nova Lankinen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Matsuzaka thuds his right hand into Lankinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matsuzaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lankinen.
Matsuzaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Lankinen is just out of range.
Matsuzaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lankinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Matsuzaka defends well and Lankinen ends up having to push Matsuzaka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lankinen gets a double leg takedown into Matsuzaka's guard.
Lankinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Matsuzaka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lankinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsuzaka has wrist control.
Lankinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Lankinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsuzaka has wrist control.
Lankinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matsuzaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Lankinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lankinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lankinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lankinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lankinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lankinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matsuzaka's head.
Lankinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Matsuzaka is adopting a defensive guard.
Lankinen won't allow Matsuzaka to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lankinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lankinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lankinen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lankinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lankinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lankinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lankinen postures up in Matsuzaka's guard and throws a big left but Matsuzaka blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lankinen throwing strikes from guard but Matsuzaka blocks nicely.
Lankinen lands a couple of elbows.
Lankinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lankinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lankinen postures up.
Matsuzaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lankinen.
Lankinen landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lankinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka wants to sweep here but Lankinen controlling him for the moment.
Lankinen is working Matsuzaka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lankinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lankinen throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lankinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lankinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Lankinen drops back looking for a leg! Matsuzaka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matsuzaka manages to kick Lankinen off! Lankinen jumps back into Matsuzaka's guard.
Lankinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lankinen postures up in Matsuzaka's guard and throws a big left but Matsuzaka blocks it.
Lankinen throws an elbow that misses. Matsuzaka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lankinen's guard. Nice move by Matsuzaka!
Lankinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matsuzaka manages to get himself to full guard.
Lankinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lankinen wants to pass the guard but Matsuzaka is keeping the position.
Lankinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lankinen lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsuzaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lankinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lankinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lankinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Lankinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lankinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lankinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
Good shot there by Lankinen.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Lankinen avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lankinen.
Nice shot lands for Matsuzaka.
Lankinen misses with an uppercut
and Matsuzaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matsuzaka throws a shot from downtown. Lankinen moves away and avoids it.
Lankinen connects with a crisp jab.
Lankinen connects with a single shot there.
Lankinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Lankinen.
Matsuzaka throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lankinen avoids it.
Lankinen scores with a jab.
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lankinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lankinen checks a leg kick.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matsuzaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lankinen scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka moves in looking to clinch but Lankinen pushes him off.
Matsuzaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lankinen.
Lankinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Matsuzaka tries to move into range but Lankinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lankinen looks to land a right hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range.
Lankinen thuds a left hand into Matsuzaka's body.
Lankinen shoots and misses
and Matsuzaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsuzaka moves in looking to clinch but Lankinen pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Matsuzaka misses.
A big right from Lankinen misses.
A big right from Lankinen misses.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook. Lankinen ducked under it nicely.
Lankinen feints the counter takedown.
Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Lankinen.
It looked like Matsuzaka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lankinen.
Lankinen slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lankinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nova Lankinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lankinen lands an overhand right.
Lankinen lands with a hook. Matsuzaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lankinen.
The crowd cheers as Lankinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matsuzaka doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lankinen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Matsuzaka quickly recovers to half guard.
Lankinen winds up and cracks Matsuzaka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lankinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matsuzaka's head.
Matsuzaka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lankinen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lankinen is thwarting Matsuzaka's attempts to control the position.
Lankinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matsuzaka's head.
Lankinen throwing shots but Matsuzaka is blocking nicely.
Lankinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lankinen wants to pass the guard but Matsuzaka is defending well.
Lankinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nova Lankinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka is looking to control Lankinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matsuzaka avoid being mounted?
Lankinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lankinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Matsuzaka moves into full guard.
Lankinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Lankinen is working Matsuzaka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lankinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lankinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Matsuzaka looking to control.
Lankinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsuzaka has wrist control.
Lankinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lankinen throwing strikes from guard but Matsuzaka blocks nicely.
Lankinen with a nice head shot there.
Lankinen lands a couple of digs.
Matsuzaka has Lankinen pulled in close to control his posture.
Lankinen slips nicely into half guard.
Lankinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lankinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lankinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nova Lankinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lankinen 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nova Lankinen!
Our winner, Nova Lankinen, 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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