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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugawara Ichirou (ranked 3120 p4p, 6190 weight class) and Ken Pham (ranked 412 p4p, 636 weight class). Ichirou comes into the arena with The Milky Way blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 Tokyo, Sugawara Ichirou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Pham!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichirou throws a big shot that misses.
Ichirou cracks Pham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ichirou misses with a series of wild punches.
Ichirou moves out of range of the leg kick from Pham.
Ichirou is looking for a counter combo.
Pham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body kick from Pham.
Ichirou scores with the left hand. Pham knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pham.
Pham throws a low kick but Ichirou avoids it.
Ichirou connects with a jab.
 It looks like Ken Pham has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ichirou. Pham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ichirou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ichirou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pham scrambles back to his feet.
Pham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Ichirou.
Ichirou lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ichirou misses.
Ichirou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ichirou checks a low kick from Pham.
Ichirou looks to land a left hand but Pham moved out of range nicely.
Ichirou wants to clinch up but Pham keeps it at a distance.
Pham throws out a leg kick but Ichirou moves out of range and Pham only half commits.
Pham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ichirou.
Pham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ichirou with a hook.
Ichirou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pham manages to avoid it.
Ichirou scores with a decent looking hook.
Pham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ichirou.
Ichirou with a hook.
Pham moves away from the strike by Ichirou.
Pham is looking to score with low kicks.
Ichirou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ichirou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pham slips under a jab from Ichirou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ichirou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ichirou is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pham keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ichirou, as that shot connected.
Ichirou is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pham lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ichirou will feel that in the morning.
Pham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Pham.
Ichirou misses with a double jab.
Ichirou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Ken Pham's cut even more.
Pham thumps Ichirou with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Pham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ichirou misses with a looping left.
Ichirou lands the left hand.
Ichirou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ichirou throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pham avoids it.
Ichirou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 Pham is rocked!
Ichirou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pham follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ichirou misses with a few strikes there.
Ichirou backing away here, and Pham unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pham is looking to slow Ichirou down with leg kicks.
Ichirou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou sends Pham crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ichirou is motioning to the referee to let Pham up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pham is still on wobbly legs! Can Ichirou finish him?
Pham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ichirou throws a looping overhand right but Pham ducks down to avoid it.
Pham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ichirou.
Ichirou looks to land a right hand but Pham moved out of range.
Pham ducks under a wild hook from Ichirou.
Ichirou throws a monster overhand right that drops Pham! Ichirou follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sugawara Ichirou!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwalchmei Wynne (ranked 3055 p4p, 5703 weight class) and Vasko Madzarov (ranked 400 p4p, 603 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gwalchmei Wynne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wynne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madzarov.
Madzarov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madzarov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madzarov scores with a nice strike.
 It looks like Gwalchmei Wynne has been cut.
Nice cross by Madzarov.
Wynne throws a looping overhand right but Madzarov ducks down to avoid it.
Madzarov cracks Wynne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wynne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madzarov manages to avoid it.
Madzarov plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Wynne to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Wynne just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vasko Madzarov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 3894 p4p, 4114 weight class) and Mito Taamasa (ranked 479 p4p, 496 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mito Taamasa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taamasa throws a chopping leg kick but Meridius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taamasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Meridius catches Taamasa right on the button with a cross.
Taamasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Taamasa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taamasa tries to clinch up.
Meridius throws a series of strikes that have Taamasa backpedaling.
Taamasa doesn't manage to clinch there - Meridius circles away.
Meridius connects with a crisp jab.
Taamasa moves in looking to clinch but Meridius pushes him off.
Meridius throws a jab when Taamasa was well out of range.
Taamasa tries to land a front kick but Meridius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meridius misses with a hook. Taamasa ducked under it nicely.
Taamasa throws a hook but Meridius avoids it easily.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Meridius throws an overhand right that lands on Taamasa's shoulder, as Taamasa tries to avoid the shot.
Meridius connects with a jab.
Meridius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius ducks under a wild hook from Taamasa.
Taamasa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taamasa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meridius lands a body shot.
Taamasa throws a head kick but Meridius moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taamasa is looking to clinch but Meridius is avoiding it.
Meridius swinging wildly here.
Taamasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meridius.
Taamasa misses with a low kick.
Meridius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taamasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius lands with a nice body punch.
Taamasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Taamasa scores with a head kick. Meridius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Meridius scores with a jab to the body.
Meridius swats away the attempt to clinch by Taamasa.
Meridius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taamasa wants to counter the offense by Meridius and move into the clinch position.
Meridius tests Taamasa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meridius throws a hook to the side of Taamasa's head but Taamasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taamasa misses with a head kick.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Taamasa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taamasa misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taamasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taamasa manages to avoid it.
Meridius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meridius swings for the body but Taamasa moves out of range.
Taamasa tries to counter with a clinch but Meridius shakes him off and moves away.
Taamasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meridius misses the jab.
Taamasa tries to land a leg kick but Meridius saw it coming and moves away.
Meridius throws a leg kick but Taamasa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taamasa wants to counter with a clinch but Meridius pushes him away.
Meridius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meridius lands a nice hook to Taamasa's body. Taamasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for Meridius.
Meridius avoids the head kick by Taamasa.
Taamasa tries to clinch up but Meridius circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taamasa backs up against the cage.
Meridius defending well as Taamasa loads up on a big left hand.
Taamasa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meridius scores with a three punch combo!
Taamasa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meridius scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taamasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Meridius misses.
Taamasa wants to counter with a clinch but Meridius pushes him away.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Taamasa is just out of range.
Taamasa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meridius's head.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Taamasa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Meridius misses.
Meridius misses with an uppercut.
Meridius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meridius lands with a right hand.
Taamasa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taamasa throws a head kick but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taamasa's head.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taamasa blocks a low kick nicely.
Taamasa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Meridius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taamasa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taamasa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meridius moves out of range as Taamasa throws a body kick.
Meridius avoids the head kick by Taamasa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lands with a straight right. Taamasa didn't see that one coming.
Taamasa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meridius throws out a powerful jab.
Meridius swings for the body but Taamasa moves out of range.
Meridius misses the jab.
Meridius misses with a combination
and Taamasa counters by moving into the clinch.
Meridius breaks the clinch.
Meridius misses with a leg kick
and Taamasa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Meridius throws a body punch but Taamasa moves out of range.
Meridius is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taamasa misses with a body kick.
A low kick lands for Meridius.
Taamasa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taamasa moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
Meridius lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taamasa scores with a push kick.
Taamasa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meridius.
Taamasa throws a body punch but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius blocks the body kick.
Meridius throws a hook to the side of Taamasa's head but Taamasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meridius lands a jab to the head.
Taamasa wants to clinch.
Taamasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meridius.
Taamasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Taamasa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taamasa throws a push kick but Meridius slaps the foot to one side.
Meridius moves out of range as Taamasa throws a body kick.
Maximus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Taamasa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taamasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meridius looks to land a combination. Taamasa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taamasa can do to turn this around?
Taamasa swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Taamasa throws a push kick but Meridius slaps the foot to one side.
Taamasa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meridius blocks a head kick by Taamasa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taamasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taamasa misses with a head kick.
Meridius avoids a kick to the body.
Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taamasa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Meridius.
Taamasa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taamasa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Taamasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius lands a right hook to the body.
Taamasa walks into a jab.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius throws a lazy right hand but Taamasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meridius throws a jab when Taamasa was well out of range.
Meridius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Meridius thuds a left hand into Taamasa's body.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meridius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taamasa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Taamasa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taamasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Meridius.
Meridius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taamasa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meridius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taamasa backs up against the cage.
Meridius misses the jab.
Taamasa throws a head kick that misses.
Taamasa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meridius.
Meridius moves out of range as Taamasa throws a body kick.
Meridius fails to land with a series of punches.
Meridius throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Taamasa blocks a jab.
Meridius backing away here, and Taamasa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Taamasa drops his hands momentarily and Meridius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taamasa misses with a head kick.
It looked like Meridius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taamasa.
Meridius keeps the fight on the outside.
Taamasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.
Taamasa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meridius checks a low kick from Taamasa.
Taamasa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taamasa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meridius is able to avoid easily.
Meridius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taamasa in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Taamasa misses.
Meridius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Meridius. Beautiful body shot.
Meridius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meridius scores with a decent looking hook.
Taamasa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meridius connects with a body shot.
Taamasa tries to clinch but Meridius is having none of it.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
Taamasa tries to clinch but Meridius moves out of range.
Taamasa moves in looking to clinch but Meridius pushes him off.
Taamasa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taamasa moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meridius.
Taamasa throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Meridius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meridius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius throws a body punch but Taamasa moves out of range.
Taamasa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meridius misses with the combination.
Taamasa tries to counter with a clinch but Meridius shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lands an overhand right.
Taamasa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
Meridius throws a hook to the side of Taamasa's head but Taamasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taamasa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Taamasa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taamasa throws a wild body kick that Meridius sees coming a mile off.
Meridius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taamasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meridius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Meridius misses its target.
Taamasa 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.
Taamasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Taamasa is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Meridius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Meridius.
Taamasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taamasa wants to clinch up but Meridius keeps it at a distance.
Taamasa drops his hands momentarily and Meridius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Meridius.
A big left from Meridius misses.
Meridius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Meridius.
A punch combination from Meridius misses.
Meridius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taamasa.
Taamasa misses with a head kick.
Taamasa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Meridius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meridius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taamasa doesn't seem bothered though.
Meridius throws a shot from downtown. Taamasa moves away and avoids it.
Meridius blocks the body kick.
Taamasa throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Meridius lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taamasa swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Taamasa staying out of range there.
Taamasa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Meridius.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. Taamasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius throws the left hand but Taamasa avoids the punch easily.
Meridius throws a hook to the side of Taamasa's head but Taamasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meridius thuds his right hand into Taamasa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Meridius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taamasa doesn't seem phased though.
Taamasa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meridius rather than just go for the knockout.
Taamasa throws a head kick but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meridius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meridius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taamasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meridius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taamasa misses with a body kick.
Taamasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Meridius lands an overhand right.
Meridius throws out a powerful 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!
Meridius scores with a jab to the head.
Taamasa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taamasa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taamasa throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius jabs at Taamasa's body.
Taamasa ducks under a wild hook from Meridius.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Taamasa. Those never looked like landing.
Taamasa throws a body kick that misses.
Meridius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taamasa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taamasa throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Meridius does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Taamasa.
Taamasa moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
Taamasa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meridius takes a swing at Taamasa's ribcage but misses.
Taamasa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taamasa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taamasa swinging wildly here.
Meridius lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius digs a good hook to Taamasa's body.
Meridius lands with a shot to the body.
Taamasa wants to clinch.
Meridius lands a nice shot that snaps Taamasa's head back.
Taamasa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taamasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Meridius misses with a low kick as Taamasa jumps back.
Meridius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taamasa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taamasa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Meridius.
Taamasa lands an elbow just above Meridius 's eye.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Taamasa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meridius.
A hook to the body from Meridius.
Meridius works on Taamasa's body with a couple of short punches.
Taamasa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meridius.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike.
Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taamasa backwards.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meridius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meridius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taamasa backwards.
Meridius pushes Taamasa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taamasa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meridius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meridius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taamasa's hands.
Taamasa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taamasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Mito Taamasa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maximus Meridius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meridius with a jab.
Meridius throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Meridius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meridius 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Meridius!
Maximus Meridius 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Bray (ranked 3608 p4p, 4059 weight class) and Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 201 p4p, 223 weight class). Saw Ba Nyein 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Artemis Bray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saw Ba Nyein!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bray throws the kick towards the body but Ba Nyein avoids it.
Bray checks a leg kick nicely.
Ba Nyein misses with an uppercut. Bray saw that one coming.
Bray tries to counter with a takedown but Ba Nyein is quick to defend against it.
Bray tries to move into range but Ba Nyein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Ba Nyein.
Bray fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ba Nyein to the ground. Bray is now in Ba Nyein's guard.
Ba Nyein 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.
Bray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ba Nyein is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ba Nyein's guard.
Ba Nyein won't allow Bray to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bray trying to mount his opponent but Ba Nyein defends it.
Bray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bray trying to mount his opponent but Ba Nyein defends it.
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.
Ba Nyein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bray.
Bray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ba Nyein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ba Nyein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bray.
Bray is looking for a kimura here.
Bray is trying to control. Ba Nyein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ba Nyein felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein is in trouble now - Bray has advanced to mount!
Ba Nyein tries to hold on but Bray pushes him away.
Ba Nyein is squirming around, avoiding Bray's attempts to control the action.
Bray looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bray throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ba Nyein because Bray loaded up on that one.
Ba Nyein is squirming around, avoiding Bray's attempts to control the action.
Bray working for a guillotine from mount but Ba Nyein is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein is squirming around, avoiding Bray's attempts to control the action.
Bray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bray is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ba Nyein has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bray misses with a head shot.
Bray raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bray misses with a head shot.
Ba Nyein wants to control but Bray is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Bray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bray blocks a leg kick.
Bray feinted with a counter takedown.
Ba Nyein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ba Nyein throws a poor cross that misses
and Bray counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bray is trying to work for a kimura but Ba Nyein is defending well.
Bray is working for a kimura but Ba Nyein is defending it quite comfortably.
Bray works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray avoids the attempt from Ba Nyein to control.
Bray landing shots from mount.
Ba Nyein is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bray is working for a guillotine from mount but Ba Nyein frees his head quite easily.
Bray lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ba Nyein can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bray fails to take his opponent's back.
Bray raining down shots from the mount!
Bray 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.
The referee warns Ba Nyein that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ba Nyein wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bray.
Bray misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bray lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bray goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ba Nyein is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ba Nyein's guard.
Bray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bray tries to pass to full mount but Ba Nyein defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bray works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bray looking for a guillotine from mount but Ba Nyein is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Bray there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bray scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ba Nyein?
Bray breaks from Ba Nyein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ba Nyein is rocked!
Artemis Bray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bray wants to control the pace but Ba Nyein is squirming around nicely.
Ba Nyein is still in real trouble! Can Bray finish him?
Bray is really struggling to control Ba Nyein but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Bray dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ba Nyein throws an overhand right that lands on Bray's shoulder, as Bray tries to avoid the shot.
Bray feinted with a counter takedown.
Ba Nyein seems to have recovered his senses.
Bray shoots for a takedown but Ba Nyein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Ba Nyein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ba Nyein lands the left hand.
Ba Nyein 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.
Bray drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ba Nyein sprawls and moves away.
Nice cross by Ba Nyein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ba Nyein, as that shot connected.
Ba Nyein misses with a straight right.
Bray moves out of range of the strikes.
Bray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ba Nyein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray walks into a straight right hand from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bray on the side of the head.
Bray blocks a jab.
Ba Nyein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saw Ba Nyein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ba Nyein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bray half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ba Nyein misses with a low kick as Bray jumps back.
Ba Nyein throws a hook but Bray avoids it easily.
Bray drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ba Nyein sprawls and moves away.
Bray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ba Nyein throws out the jab.
Bray tries to counter with a takedown but Ba Nyein is quick to defend against it.
Ba Nyein slaps away a takedown attempt from Bray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bray staying out of range there.
Ba Nyein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bray slips a jab from Ba Nyein.
Artemis Bray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ba Nyein lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ba Nyein throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bray counters with a single leg into guard. Ba Nyein didn't expect that.
Bray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bray forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray wants to free his trapped foot but Ba Nyein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bray has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ba Nyein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bray trying to control but Ba Nyein is having none of it.
Bray controlling his opponent.
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.
Bray looking to control but Ba Nyein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Saw Ba Nyein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bray with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
BOOM! Bray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ba Nyein has given up his back. Will we see Bray going for some submissions?
And that's the end of the fight!
Saw Ba Nyein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bray 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artemis Bray!
Artemis Bray thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasuda Takahiro (ranked 2352 p4p, 6627 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 245 p4p, 474 weight class). Takahiro comes to the cage accompanied by Majinahanashi. Liam Murphy 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuda Takahiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Takahiro slips the punch.
A head kick by Takahiro misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takahiro tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Takahiro misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Takahiro avoids the body shot from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takahiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takahiro misses with a straight right.
Murphy lands with a hook. Takahiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Takahiro.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takahiro slips a jab from Murphy.
Takahiro closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Takahiro. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Takahiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Takahiro lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahiro.
Takahiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Takahiro drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Takahiro slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Takahiro for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A bit of stalling here from Murphy.
Takahiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takahiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takahiro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takahiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahiro.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Takahiro tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Takahiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Takahiro clinches up against the cage.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Takahiro wants to clinch.
Takahiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Takahiro's head back.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takahiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahiro backwards.
Takahiro tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takahiro backwards.
Takahiro taking a breather.
Takahiro breaks from the clinch.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takahiro.
Murphy swings for the body but Takahiro moves out of range.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takahiro rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy lands a nice hook to Takahiro's body. Takahiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takahiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Takahiro wants to stall.
Murphy taking a breather.
Takahiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Takahiro trying to stall but Murphy improves his position.
Takahiro blocks the elbow strike.
Takahiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murphy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Takahiro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Takahiro misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Takahiro throws an elbow but misses.
Takahiro blocking some punches.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Takahiro looking to stall.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takahiro up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takahiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liam Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Takahiro throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Murphy is looking to slow Takahiro down with leg kicks.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yasuda Takahiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahiro looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takahiro. That did some damage!
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Takahiro stalling against the cage.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Takahiro controls the action.
Takahiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Takahiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
A bit of stalling here from Murphy.
Murphy is pushing Takahiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takahiro just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Takahiro.
Takahiro stalling against the cage.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Takahiro with a hook.
Takahiro misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
Takahiro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Takahiro tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
 Takahiro is rocked!
Murphy with the inside leg kick.
Donk. Murphy catches Takahiro right on the button with a cross.
Oh Takahiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Takahiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takahiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Takahiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takahiro instigates a clinch.
Takahiro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Murphy has Takahiro pressed against the cage.
Takahiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Murphy lands a body punch.
Murphy stalling in the clinch but Takahiro improves position.
Yasuda Takahiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takahiro avoiding damage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy cracks Takahiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Takahiro missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takahiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Takahiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Takahiro off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy jabs Takahiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takahiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Takahiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takahiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a hook. Takahiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Takahiro moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Murphy! Takahiro is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Adams (ranked 2934 p4p, 4254 weight class) and Kou Ueda (ranked 103 p4p, 149 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by No Noncesense. 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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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kou Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Adams's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Adams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adams.
Adams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adams looks to land a right hand but Ueda moved out of range.
Ueda tries to clinch up.
Adams sizes up Ueda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ueda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Ueda.
Ueda connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Callum Adams has been cut.
Ueda throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Ueda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ueda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adams finds it's way round the side to connect with Ueda's head.
Adams scores with a nice right hand.
Ueda gets a clinch.
Ueda's coach down at Gym Goroshi London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ueda's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Adams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ueda tries a head kick but it misses.
Ueda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adams.
Adams misses with a straight left.
Adams lunges at Ueda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ueda's hand.
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Ueda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Callum Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams scores with a hook.
Ueda misses with a left hand
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Ueda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ueda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ueda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ueda wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Adams connects with a looping right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ueda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams connects with a single shot there.
Adams misses with a hook. Ueda ducked under it nicely.
Adams moves out of range as Ueda throws a body kick.
Ueda darts in trying to clinch
and Adams counters with a left to the body.
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ueda doesn't seem bothered though.
Ueda misses with a kick to the body
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ueda takes one on the button.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ueda takes one to the side of the head.
Ueda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adams throws a looping overhand right but Ueda ducks down to avoid it.
Ueda throws a low kick but Adams avoids it.
Ueda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Ueda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ueda is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ueda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ueda wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Ueda misses with a low kick.
Ueda tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ueda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Ueda, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ueda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adams clinches up against the cage.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adams avoids a wild elbow strike from Ueda.
Ueda lands a damaging elbow.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams lands a left hand.
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!
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Ueda struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
Adams scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Adams.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Adams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adams has Ueda pressed against the cage.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ueda slips under a jab from Adams.
Adams clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
Ueda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adams blocks a body shot from Ueda.
Adams gets through Ueda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adams lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Callum Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Callum Adams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams connects with the punch.
Ueda throws a nice head kick!
Ueda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adams is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Adams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ueda tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Callum Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ueda misses with the head strike.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Ueda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Ueda throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ueda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ueda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams moves into the clinch.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ueda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams is leaning against Ueda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ueda can do to turn this around?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams rushes Ueda and presses him up against the cage.
Ueda misses with an elbow over the top.
Adams breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams with a jab.
Ueda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Adams gets through Ueda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
Ueda takes a shot to the head.
Adams controlling the action here for a moment.
Adams has Ueda pressed against the cage.
Ueda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Ueda takes a shot to the head.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Ueda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ueda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ueda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adams drops Ueda with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ueda looks back up at him and smiles so Adams waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ueda is rocked!
Ueda throws a leg kick but Adams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ueda is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Adams works Ueda's body with a nice hook.
Ueda is breathing heavily.
Adams lands a big right hand that sends Ueda crashing to the mat! Adams stays standing though and waves Ueda back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Adams engages and cracks Ueda with a massive lead left hook - Ueda tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Adams is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Callum Adams!
Callum Adams 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Arnason (ranked 3114 p4p, 3912 weight class) and Cacao Meravigliao (ranked 344 p4p, 419 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cacao Meravigliao enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oskar Arnason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cacao Meravigliao!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnason gets a clinch.
Arnason is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Meravigliao blocks the elbow strike.
Arnason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnason lands a body shot.
Arnason throws a jab but it's blocked by Meravigliao.
Arnason drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Meravigliao wants to control but Arnason postures up.
Meravigliao is looking for a sweep.
Arnason tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Meravigliao trying to control but Arnason flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Arnason is persistently looking for the submission but Meravigliao is defending it well.
Arnason cracks Meravigliao with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Meravigliao from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Meravigliao tries to escape the position.
Arnason lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Meravigliao hold on?!
Arnason looking to break Meravigliao's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Meravigliao remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Arnason will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Meravigliao wants to escape the position.
Arnason cracks Meravigliao with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Meravigliao from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Arnason has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Arnason connects with a big shot to the side of Meravigliao's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meravigliao rolls, trying to escape but Arnason keeps control of the position.
Meravigliao trying to control the hands but Arnason breaks the grip.
Meravigliao looks winded!
Meravigliao takes a big shot 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!
Arnason trying to control momentarily.
Arnason connects with a big shot to the side of Meravigliao's head.
Meravigliao looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Meravigliao just trying to survive but Arnason is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Meravigliao should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Arnason is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Meravigliao with him. Meravigliao is trying to defend but Arnason has an arm under the chin now! Meravigliao grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oskar Arnason!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Roussel (ranked 2782 p4p, 3378 weight class) and Seiji Tanikawa (ranked 359 p4p, 431 weight class). Roussel comes to the cage accompanied by Manau - J'ai laissé là bas . Seiji Tanikawa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seiji Tanikawa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanikawa scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Dexter Roussel has been cut.
Roussel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanikawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Roussel blocking some punches.
Roussel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roussel stalls.
Roussel is struggling to control the position.
Tanikawa trying to land knees to the body.
Tanikawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Roussel scores with a shot to the side of Tanikawa's head.
Roussel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tanikawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanikawa.
Tanikawa missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Roussel.
Tanikawa can't find room to land a body shot as Roussel controls the action.
Roussel stalling in the clinch.
Roussel lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanikawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Roussel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roussel lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa blocks an uppercut.
Tanikawa blocks an uppercut.
Roussel lands a shoulder strike.
Roussel misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanikawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanikawa blocks an uppercut.
Roussel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roussel swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roussel scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanikawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanikawa tries to work over Roussel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanikawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanikawa has a couple of punches blocked by Roussel.
Tanikawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roussel lands with a light punch inside.
Tanikawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roussel slows down the pace here.
Roussel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanikawa tries to buck Roussel off but Roussel is having none of it.
Roussel working the ground and pound from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Roussel'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.
Roussel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Tanikawa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tanikawa is looking for a sweep.
Tanikawa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Roussel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Roussel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Roussel cracks Tanikawa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tanikawa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tanikawa can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanikawa taking a bit of punishment here - Roussel scoring with strikes.
Tanikawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanikawa keeps trying to improve his position.
Roussel lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel lands some shots froms side control.
Roussel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tanikawa is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanikawa taking a bit of punishment here - Roussel scoring with strikes.
Tanikawa is still in real trouble! Can Roussel finish him?
Tanikawa is trying to work for a sweep but Roussel has mounted him!
Roussel cracks Tanikawa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tanikawa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roussel postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Tanikawa is out cold - huge knockout for Roussel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dexter Roussel!
Dexter Roussel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikku Kurokawa (ranked 3493 p4p, 2941 weight class) and Nathaniel Lewandowski (ranked 461 p4p, 388 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Counter fighter
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ikku Kurokawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathaniel Lewandowski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Kurokawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewandowski throws a head kick that misses.
Kurokawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewandowski tries a quick counter leg kick but Kurokawa is wise to it.
Lewandowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurokawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewandowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewandowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewandowski with the inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Lewandowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kurokawa swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewandowski throws a wild body kick that Kurokawa sees coming a mile off.
Kurokawa moves out of range of the body kick from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski throws a leg kick
and Kurokawa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski is trying to maintain the position but Kurokawa is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurokawa is trying to control. Lewandowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kurokawa winds up and cracks Lewandowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lewandowski is not content to let Kurokawa control the position.
Kurokawa throwing shots but Lewandowski is blocking nicely.
Lewandowski wants to get back to full guard.
Kurokawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewandowski tries to roll over but Kurokawa keeps him under control.
Lewandowski is still trying to improve position.
Kurokawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski moves into full guard.
Kurokawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewandowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurokawa is looking to advance position but Lewandowski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lewandowski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kurokawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lewandowski looking to control but Kurokawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kurokawa is trying to escape the mount.
Lewandowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kurokawa is looking to escape.
Lewandowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewandowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kurokawa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kurokawa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lewandowski.
Kurokawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kurokawa regains half guard.
Kurokawa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kurokawa.
Lewandowski won't allow Kurokawa to sweep him here.
Lewandowski trying to control but Kurokawa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kurokawa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lewandowski has managed to get both his arms back between Kurokawa's legs - danger averted.
Kurokawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurokawa, not yet.
Lewandowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurokawa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lewandowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurokawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewandowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lewandowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurokawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewandowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lewandowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathaniel Lewandowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lewandowski.
Kurokawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kurokawa avoids the head kick by Lewandowski.
Lewandowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kurokawa.
Lewandowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kurokawa is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lewandowski.
Lewandowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewandowski blocks a head kick by Kurokawa.
Kurokawa walks into a straight right hand from Lewandowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurokawa tries to move into range but Lewandowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ikku Kurokawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewandowski scores with a head kick.
Nathaniel Lewandowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewandowski throws a lazy body kick
and Kurokawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kurokawa passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski tries to get to full guard but Kurokawa has control of the leg.
Lewandowski trying to hold on to Kurokawa's head to control him but Kurokawa postures up.
Kurokawa is taking a breather. Lewandowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lewandowski is looking for a sweep. Kurokawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurokawa trying to control the pace.
Kurokawa works his way into full mount!
Lewandowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski is bucking up trying to escape but Kurokawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kurokawa looking to control but Lewandowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kurokawa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lewandowski can't escape the position.
Lewandowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kurokawa landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurokawa is working for a guillotine from mount but Lewandowski frees his head quite easily.
Kurokawa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lewandowski is rocked!
Kurokawa 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.
Kurokawa loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Lewandowski scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kurokawa land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kurokawa stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikku Kurokawa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Mellios (ranked 1550 p4p, 2476 weight class) and Alvari Kinnunen (ranked 231 p4p, 335 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Mellios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alvari Kinnunen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellios looks for a takedown but Kinnunen sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mellios.
Mellios takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mellios ducks under a wild hook from Kinnunen.
Kinnunen throws a hook but Mellios blocks it.
Mellios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mellios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mellios tries to counter with a takedown but Kinnunen is quick to defend against it.
Kinnunen misses with a wild body shot.
Mellios avoids the body shot from Kinnunen.
Kinnunen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mellios at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellios looks for the body kick but Kinnunen saw that one coming.
Kinnunen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kinnunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinnunen throws a body punch but Mellios moves out of range.
Mellios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mellios is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kinnunen throws a body punch but Mellios moves out of range.
Mellios gets a double leg takedown into Kinnunen's guard.
Mellios has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mellios landing with the ground and pound.
Mellios postures up.
Mellios lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mellios passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellios lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kinnunen can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Mellios.
Kinnunen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mellios.
Mellios missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mellios is nestled in close to Kinnunen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kinnunen is rocked!
Mellios is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kinnunen!
Kinnunen is still in real trouble! Can Mellios finish him?
Mellios postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kinnunen bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mellios and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Mellios!
Gabriel Mellios is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Gabriel Mellios 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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