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Highland 156 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ephraim Tranchemontagne (ranked 5161 p4p, 6282 weight class) and Mo Greene (ranked 563 p4p, 618 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ephraim Tranchemontagne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mo Greene!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tranchemontagne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Greene takes a step back to recover.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the body from Tranchemontagne misses
and Greene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Ephraim Tranchemontagne has been cut.
Greene takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Tranchemontagne's head but Tranchemontagne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Greene misses.
The crowd cheers as Greene lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tranchemontagne doesn't seem phased though.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Greene looks winded!
Tranchemontagne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Greene crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tranchemontagne - the referee stops the clock and Greene gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tranchemontagne. Greene manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Greene avoids the body shot from Tranchemontagne.
A countering left hand to the body from Greene misses.
Tranchemontagne 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.
 It looks like Mo Greene has been cut.
Tranchemontagne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tranchemontagne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Greene takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tranchemontagne lands with a shot to the body.
Tranchemontagne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Greene will feel that in the morning.
Tranchemontagne scores with a nice body kick.
Tranchemontagne throws a shot to the body.
Greene takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tranchemontagne fakes the leg kick and cracks Greene in the body.
Tranchemontagne scores with a jab. Greene acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tranchemontagne misses with a double jab.
Tranchemontagne darts in and clinches Greene up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Tranchemontagne as the two fighters clinch.
Tranchemontagne digs a right hand into Greene's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greene's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Tranchemontagne.
Greene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tranchemontagne lands with a light punch inside.
Tranchemontagne connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tranchemontagne scores a nice knee to the body.
Greene blocks a body shot from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne lands a good knee to the midsection. Greene won't want to take too many of those.
Tranchemontagne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greene takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tranchemontagne lands an elbow just above Greene 's eye.
Tranchemontagne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Greene lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tranchemontagne struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Tranchemontagne lands a knee to the head.
Tranchemontagne lands a right hand.
Tranchemontagne lands an uppercut.
Tranchemontagne lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by Tranchemontagne.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tranchemontagne lands with a light punch inside.
Greene takes an elbow to the temple.
Tranchemontagne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tranchemontagne lands a nice elbow.
Tranchemontagne misses with a body punch.
Tranchemontagne landing knees to the head.
Tranchemontagne landing knees to the head.
Tranchemontagne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greene's face.
Tranchemontagne landing knees to the head.
Tranchemontagne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Greene's defenses.
Knees to the body from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tranchemontagne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Greene misses with a punch on the inside.
Tranchemontagne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tranchemontagne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tranchemontagne tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Tranchemontagne back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tranchemontagne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Greene's defenses.
Greene tries to circle away but Tranchemontagne has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tranchemontagne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tranchemontagne lands an elbow inside that Greene shrugs off.
Greene tries to pull guard but Tranchemontagne holds him up against the cage and eventually Greene drops back down to his feet.
Greene has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne scores with a knee to the head.
Greene has had enough of the clinch but Tranchemontagne keeps him there for the moment.
Tranchemontagne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greene is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tranchemontagne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne connects with a knee to the head.
Tranchemontagne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tranchemontagne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ephraim Tranchemontagne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greene throws a jab when Tranchemontagne was well out of range.
Greene cracks Tranchemontagne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tranchemontagne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Tranchemontagne.
A little jabbing left from Greene on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Greene lands a jab.
Tranchemontagne has Greene up against the cage in a clinch.
Tranchemontagne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tranchemontagne misses with a knee strike.
Tranchemontagne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greene's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tranchemontagne looking to throw knees to the head but Greene is blocking nicely.
Tranchemontagne can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
Tranchemontagne struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Tranchemontagne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tranchemontagne lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tranchemontagne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tranchemontagne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tranchemontagne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Greene tries to work over Tranchemontagne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene is trying to push Tranchemontagne away but Tranchemontagne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Greene blocks a body shot from Tranchemontagne.
A short right from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne tries a body shot but Greene blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tranchemontagne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tranchemontagne lands a nice knee to the body.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Tranchemontagne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tranchemontagne pushes Greene back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ephraim Tranchemontagne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tranchemontagne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene blocks a body shot from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne lands an elbow inside.
Tranchemontagne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tranchemontagne.
Nice body punch from Tranchemontagne.
Greene takes a shot to the head.
Tranchemontagne lands a knee to the head.
Tranchemontagne with a knee to the head.
Tranchemontagne lands a knee to the body.
Tranchemontagne lands an elbow that stopped Greene in his tracks for a moment.
Tranchemontagne is working Greene over against the cage.
Tranchemontagne gets through Greene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne landing knees to the body.
Tranchemontagne cracks Greene with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne 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.
Tranchemontagne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tranchemontagne crunches a lovely knee into Greene's ribcage.
Tranchemontagne lands with a left to the head.
Tranchemontagne lands a shoulder strike.
Tranchemontagne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tranchemontagne gets through Greene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tranchemontagne lands an elbow inside.
Tranchemontagne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tranchemontagne tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tranchemontagne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tranchemontagne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms.
Tranchemontagne connects with a knee to the head.
Tranchemontagne misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tranchemontagne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tranchemontagne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greene breaks from the clinch.
Tranchemontagne throws a body shot but no joy.
Greene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tranchemontagne throws an off balance right hand
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tranchemontagne misses with a hook to the body
and Greene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tranchemontagne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tranchemontagne with a body shot.
Tranchemontagne closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Greene to counter with a crisp jab.
Greene 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.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ephraim Tranchemontagne dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tranchemontagne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tranchemontagne moves into the clinch.
Tranchemontagne lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Tranchemontagne back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne is working Greene over against the cage.
Tranchemontagne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tranchemontagne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Tranchemontagne missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne digs a right hand into Greene's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greene's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tranchemontagne pushes Greene back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tranchemontagne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tranchemontagne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tranchemontagne scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tranchemontagne connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tranchemontagne lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tranchemontagne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tranchemontagne lands a good knee to the midsection. Greene won't want to take too many of those.
Tranchemontagne crunches a lovely knee into Greene's ribcage.
Tranchemontagne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tranchemontagne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Greene lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Greene takes a shot to the head.
Tranchemontagne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greene takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tranchemontagne landing knees to the body.
Tranchemontagne cracks Greene with a nice body shot.
Tranchemontagne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Tranchemontagne.
A knee to the head by Tranchemontagne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene lands a left hand.
Tranchemontagne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tranchemontagne tries to land a knee to the head but Greene blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Greene.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greene lands a hook that snaps the head of Tranchemontagne backwards.
Tranchemontagne blocks an uppercut.
Tranchemontagne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greene lands a left hand.
Greene scores with a hook to the body.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tranchemontagne misses with a punch to the body.
Tranchemontagne throws an elbow that misses.
Tranchemontagne can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
Greene wants to get back to striking at distance but Tranchemontagne won't allow it.
Tranchemontagne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Greene's defenses.
Tranchemontagne throws an elbow but it misses.
Tranchemontagne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tranchemontagne lands an elbow inside.
Greene takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tranchemontagne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tranchemontagne has Greene pressed against the cage, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tranchemontagne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Tranchemontagne has him pressed against the cage.
Greene struggles to land a body shot inside as Tranchemontagne controls his hands.
Tranchemontagne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene has a couple of punches blocked by Tranchemontagne.
Tranchemontagne looking to throw knees to the head but Greene is blocking nicely.
Greene working aggressively here.
Tranchemontagne tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Tranchemontagne back against the cage.
Mo Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greene misses with the head strike.
Tranchemontagne misses with a knee strike.
Greene scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tranchemontagne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tranchemontagne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tranchemontagne looking to throw knees to the head but Greene is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Greene's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Greene is working Tranchemontagne over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Greene.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tranchemontagne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greene blocks it with crossed arms.
Ephraim Tranchemontagne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ephraim Tranchemontagne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tranchemontagne takes one on the button.
Greene moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mo Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tranchemontagne. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Greene releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Greene swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ephraim Tranchemontagne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tranchemontagne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ephraim Tranchemontagne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lawris (ranked 24424 p4p, 3773 weight class) and Ben Askrew (ranked 670 p4p, 459 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Lawris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Askrew!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawris misses with a double jab
and Askrew counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Askrew thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Askrew stands and throws Lawris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Askrew looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Askrew tries for a kimura but Lawris is defending well.
Lawris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Askrew on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askrew is working to tighten his grip on Lawris's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lawris has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Askrew is really squeezing tight and eventually Lawris passes out! Askrew breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ben Askrew!
A very excited looking Ben Askrew made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Saigon (ranked 2192 p4p, 24452 weight class) and Jayden James (ranked 284 p4p, 677 weight class). Saigon comes to the cage accompanied by Run through the jungle. Johnny Saigon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jayden James's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Saigon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayden James!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Saigon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saigon stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saigon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnny Saigon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saigon thuds a left hand into James's body.
James takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saigon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saigon scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saigon 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.
Saigon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saigon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saigon scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
Saigon lands with a nice body punch.
Saigon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Saigon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saigon lands with a kick to the ribs.
James walks into a straight right hand from Saigon.
Saigon lands a slapping body shot.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saigon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon lands a nice shot to the body.
Saigon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saigon lands with a shot to the body.
Saigon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saigon scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saigon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saigon lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
Saigon connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saigon can pounce on him.
Saigon is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saigon stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Saigon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saigon lands with a nice body punch.
Saigon lands a jab to the head.
Saigon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saigon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saigon lands a slapping body shot.
Saigon lands a slapping body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Saigon.
James is trying to get back to half guard.
James is breathing heavily.
Saigon moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Saigon trying to control the position but James is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saigon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but James is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Saigon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
James seems a little lost for a moment, as Saigon dominates the positioning.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saigon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James prevents Saigon from moving into mount.
Saigon scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saigon taking a breather here.
Saigon cracks James with a big right hand but James just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
James is looking to reverse the position.
Saigon controlling the position from side mount.
Saigon is working James over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saigon tries to move into full mount but can't pass James's legs.
Saigon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon controls the position.
Saigon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
James tries to buck Saigon off but Saigon is having none of it.
Saigon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt James will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Saigon.
James looking for a sweep but Saigon has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Saigon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saigon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Saigon.
Saigon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. James can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Saigon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saigon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Saigon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saigon controlling the position easily from mount.
Saigon dominating with strikes here.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saigon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saigon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saigon lands a couple of good shots and James has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Saigon trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure James doesn't escape.
Saigon looking for the RNC.
James is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Saigon working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Saigon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saigon connects with a body shot.
Saigon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Saigon persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saigon delivers a nice body kick.
Saigon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saigon dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Saigon's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saigon throws a one two combo.
Saigon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saigon lands with a shot to the body.
Saigon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saigon clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saigon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saigon throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saigon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon punishes James's body with a nice straight punch.
Saigon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saigon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saigon jabs at James's body.
Johnny Saigon is winning the standup battle so far.
Saigon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saigon cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saigon jabs at James's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Saigon scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saigon scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Saigon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saigon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Saigon!
A less than humble Johnny Saigon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Wang (ranked 2091 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Usko White (ranked 270 p4p, 402 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by Inner Circle - Bad Boys. Charles Wang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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209
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4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko White!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang clinches with his opponent.
Wang jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wang is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! White has his hands clasped together but Wang extends and breaks White's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Wang!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Charles Wang made sure he mentioned Carnage Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Crawley (ranked 1361 p4p, 1282 weight class) and Diamond Hand (ranked 187 p4p, 176 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crawley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jewelry - One More Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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12 - 7 - 0 |
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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 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Diamond Hand!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley misses with a looping left.
Hand stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hand tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crawley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Hand moves away from the strike by Crawley.
Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Hand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Hand tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crawley misses the jab.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hand takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hand cracks Crawley with a good jab.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Hand misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Hand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley with the inside leg kick.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crawley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hand looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hand throws a big shot that misses.
Crawley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crawley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hand blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hand. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hand.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Hand.
Hand loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Crawley misses
and Hand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Hand avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Crawley misses
letting Hand counter with a right hand.
Crawley misses with a hook. Hand ducked under it nicely.
Crawley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Hand slips the punch.
Hand lands a left and a right that send Crawley crashing to the mat, dazed. Hand thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hand takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hand looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Hand tries to bum rush Crawley with a series of wild strikes but Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawley throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Crawley throws a jab when Hand was well out of range.
Hand now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hand looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Crawley misses with a looping left.
Crawley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hand.
Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hand misses the jab.
Crawley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hand on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawley slips under a jab from Hand.
Hand 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.
Crawley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hand on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crawley swings for the body but Hand moves out of range.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Hand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hand throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Hand checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Hand misses.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley throws a front kick aimed at Hand's knee but Hand avoids it well.
A jab from Hand misses.
Crawley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hand just manages to avoid it.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Hand counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crawley. That's going to slow Hand down.
Hand's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Crawley is predictable there
and Hand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hand.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crawley. That's going to slow Hand down.
Hand throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hand throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
Hand loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hand throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Hand.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hand misses the shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Crawley.
Hand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley misses with a hook. Hand ducked under it nicely.
Crawley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hand misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Crawley lands with a kick to the temple. Hand shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hand's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hand scrambles back to his feet.
Crawley lands with a slapping head kick.
 Hand is rocked!
Crawley and Hand are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Crawley throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Hand into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Crawley knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Crawley!
Billy Crawley 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lee (ranked 1396 p4p, 902 weight class) and Tama Ruiha (ranked 191 p4p, 124 weight class). Ruiha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Polynesian Traditional Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tama Ruiha will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Ruiha!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruiha is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Ruiha circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee gets the takedown into side control.
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruiha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ruiha managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Ruiha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee happy to just control the position for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Lee's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ruiha has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ruiha's face as Lee controls the position.
Ruiha manages to get back to half guard.
Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ruiha sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ruiha tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruiha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruiha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to work for a kimura but Ruiha is defending well.
Ruiha wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ruiha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
Lee works his way into full mount!
Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ruiha to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ruiha shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ruiha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for a guillotine from mount but Ruiha is having none of it.
Ruiha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lee lands with some strikes.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruiha tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee working Ruiha over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiha gets back to half guard.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ruiha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruiha tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruiha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee tries to clinch but Ruiha is having none of it.
Ruiha's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ruiha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ruiha throws a good cross that connects.
Robert Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruiha lands a head shot.
It looks like Robert Lee has been cut.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Ruiha counters with a big right hand! Oh Lee is in trouble here! Ruiha follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tama Ruiha!
Our winner, Tama Ruiha, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Lamez (ranked 772 p4p, 928 weight class) and Morgan Malig (ranked 47 p4p, 52 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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27
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morgan Malig!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamez avoids the body shot from Malig.
Lamez throws a looping overhand right but Malig ducks down to avoid it.
Lamez gets a clinch.
Lamez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lamez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamez pulls guard successfully.
Malig stays in close to Lamez's body and controls the position.
Malig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malig controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Malig avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lamez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez is controlling Malig's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Malig trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Malig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malig throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malig tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lamez swivels and escapes.
Lamez connects with a nice looking jab.
Malig throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malig.
A bone on bone clash there as Lamez blocks the leg kick.
Malig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamez looks to score with a jab to the body but Malig is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Malig misses the target.
Lamez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malig forces Lamez back against the cage and clinches.
Malig decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamez pushing down on Malig's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lamez in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez seems to be working for a kimura but Malig defends the submission attempt.
Lamez wants to control but Malig is keeping him busy.
Lamez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malig is just riding it out for now. Lamez eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lamez is looking for a kimura but Malig is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lamez to get the leverage.
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.
Malig works his way to full guard. Good work.
Malig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lamez is one step ahead there.
Malig working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lamez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lamez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malig isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lamez stacks Malig on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lamez!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lamez 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.
Malig moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malig darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Malig in particular looking to stall.
Lamez tries to roll over but Malig keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malig is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Malig is trying to control the action in half guard but Lamez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez manages to get to full guard.
Malig wants to pass the guard but Lamez is keeping the position.
Malig trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morgan Malig has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malig working for a triangle but Lamez defends it easily.
Lamez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malig looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lamez is fighting to break Malig's control of his arms but Malig is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malig bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lamez's guard.
Lamez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Malig defends it easily.
Lamez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Malig trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamez trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lamez keeping moving, preventing Malig from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lamez trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Malig takes a swing at Lamez's ribcage but misses.
Malig misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lamez misses with a body punch
enabling Malig to counter with a crisp jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malig is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lamez rather than just go for the knockout.
Malig misses with a hook to the body
and Lamez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malig misses with a hook.
Lamez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Malig.
Lamez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Malig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lamez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lamez tries to close the distance and clinch but Malig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamez.
Malig misses the shot to the body.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Malig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malig has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malig has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lamez uses from the top position.
Malig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lamez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malig is keeping the position for now.
Lamez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lamez tries to free his leg and advance position but Malig is retaining full guard.
Lamez passes Malig's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lamez is looking to stall here but Malig recovers full guard.
That's two 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.
Malig looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Malig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lamez.
Malig being controlled here, momentarily.
Lamez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malig is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malig takes a swing at Lamez's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Malig.
Lamez connects with a right hand. Malig shakes it off.
Lamez ducks under a wild hook from Malig.
Malig throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamez tries to counter by clinching up but Malig breaks away and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamez. Malig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scottie Lamez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malig misses with a wild body shot.
Malig clinches up with Lamez and pushes him back against the cage.
Malig tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lamez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Malig to keep the fight standing.
Lamez pulls guard successfully.
Lamez is controlling Malig's posture.
Lamez is trying to keep Malig in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malig stopping the sweep attempt from Lamez.
Malig trying to control but Lamez is working from the bottom.
Malig won't allow Lamez to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malig pushes down on Lamez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lamez is controlling Malig's trapped leg to prevent Malig from advancing to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scottie Lamez.
I think Lamez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Scottie Lamez!
A very excited looking Scottie Lamez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Needle Dick (ranked 366 p4p, 2363 weight class) and Bruno De Oliveira (ranked 56 p4p, 321 weight class). Dick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Watch where you're going, Needle Dick!. 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 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Needle Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno De Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Dick cracks De Oliveira with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Oliveira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Oliveira shoots in and drives through. Dick sprawls well.
A big left from Dick misses.
De Oliveira has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De Oliveira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dick tries to get out of the position.
Dick struggling a bit here.
Dick is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
De Oliveira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Oliveira wants to control but Dick is keeping him busy.
Dick is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick holds on to De Oliveira's head and controls the position momentarily.
De Oliveira wants to control but Dick is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick is trying to improve his position.
Dick can't do much from the bottom here.
De Oliveira trying to control the position but Dick is working away.
Dick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Oliveira is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dick will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Oliveira on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Dick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
De Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Needle Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno De Oliveira.
De Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Dick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Oliveira has his takedown stuffed
and Dick counters with a huge right that knocks De Oliveira out cold! Dick is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Needle Dick!
Needle Dick 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maro Pjetlic (ranked 826 p4p, 840 weight class) and DeeJay Dawkins (ranked 126 p4p, 128 weight class). Pjetlic comes into the arena with Legend blaring out of the sound system. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, DeeJay Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic misses with an uppercut
and Dawkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pjetlic is not content to let Dawkins control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dawkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dawkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dawkins throwing shots but Pjetlic is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pjetlic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dawkins is nestled in close to Pjetlic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pjetlic is trying to maintain the position but Dawkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Dawkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins drops an elbow to the side of Pjetlic's head.
Pjetlic trying to control here.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins is nestled in close to Pjetlic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dawkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dawkins lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Dawkins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dawkins throwing shots but Pjetlic is blocking nicely.
Dawkins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pjetlic wants to control but Dawkins is keeping busy.
Dawkins throwing shots but Pjetlic is blocking nicely.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pjetlic defending well though.
Pjetlic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dawkins controlling the action here.
Pjetlic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dawkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dawkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dawkins drops an elbow to the side of Pjetlic's head.
Pjetlic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins is nestled in close to Pjetlic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pjetlic has hold of Dawkins's hands but Dawkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dawkins moves nicely into side control.
Dawkins lands some shots froms side control.
Dawkins is putting a hurting on Pjetlic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dawkins is chipping away with strikes.
Dawkins lands a nice forearm strike.
Pjetlic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dawkins on the ground.
Dawkins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Let's hope that Dawkins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pjetlic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dawkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Dawkins.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pjetlic keeps working.
Dawkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pjetlic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Dawkins.
Dawkins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pjetlic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawkins is working Pjetlic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dawkins is working Pjetlic over with some ground and pound from side control.
 Pjetlic is rocked!
Dawkins cracks Pjetlic with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Dawkins immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Pjetlic is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Dawkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeeJay Dawkins!
DeeJay Dawkins took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Island Xtreme Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 49 p4p, 206 weight class) and Arturo Vargas (ranked 11 p4p, 34 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trollslayer's hands.
Vargas catches Trollslayer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vargas drops Trollslayer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Trollslayer looks back up at him and smiles so Vargas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Trollslayer is rocked!
Vargas clinches up against the cage.
Oh Trollslayer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! 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!
Vargas connects with a knee right up the middle! Trollslayer tumbles to the floor and Vargas stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Arturo Vargas!
Arturo Vargas is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Arturo Vargas, 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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