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SYN 905 MacArthur vs. Pawlik PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 1890 p4p, 2013 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 113 p4p, 122 weight class). Yoshida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boogeyman by Motörhead. Takashi Yoshida 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz is looking to chop away at Yoshida's legs.
Yoshida checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Narz backs away, Yoshida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Narz is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida punishes Narz's body with a nice straight punch.
Narz throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Narz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Narz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Narz misses the target.
Narz slips under a jab.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Narz checks a leg kick.
Narz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
Narz looks for the body kick but Yoshida saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Narz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Narz moved away.
Narz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yoshida connects with a jab.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Narz.
Yoshida swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narz moves away.
Narz throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Narz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Narz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Narz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Narz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yoshida swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Yoshida throws a jab when Narz was well out of range.
Yoshida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yoshida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Narz to score with a decent uppercut.
Narz checks a leg kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
letting Narz counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narz misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida thumps Narz with a low kick.
Narz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Narz backs away, Yoshida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narz.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Narz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Narz.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Narz is out of range.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Narz avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Narz.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Narz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narz flicks out a counter leg kick but Yoshida steps away.
Narz tries a low kick but Yoshida avoids it.
Narz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Yoshida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Narz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Narz moves away and avoids it.
Narz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Narz's knee but Narz avoids it well.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Narz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Narz thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narz.
Yoshida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Narz lands with a straight right. Yoshida didn't see that one coming.
Narz dips to his left and cracks Yoshida with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Yoshida.
Narz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narz throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
Narz lands a jab to Yoshida's midsection.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Narz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yoshida takes a step back to recover.
Narz feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Narz misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Yoshida.
Narz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Narz is just out of range.
Narz thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Narz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Yoshida misses with a lunging right hand
and Narz counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narz moves away.
Narz throws out a counter right but Yoshida avoids it with no problem.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Narz staying out of range there.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Narz blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida wants to land a leg kick but Narz is out of range.
Narz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yoshida doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNarz.
Yoshida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yoshida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Narz - just one landing.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoshida punishes Narz's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
A head kick misses from Narz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Narz throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narz's head.
Narz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Narz settles back down.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Narz throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Narz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
Yoshida is looking to slow Narz down with leg kicks.
Yoshida misses with a left hand
letting Narz counter with a right hand.
Narz misses with a hook
and Yoshida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Yoshida there.
A left lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida motions for Narz to come forward. Yoshida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz lands a head kick. Yoshida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Narz cracks Yoshida with a good jab.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Narz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Narz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Peter Narz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida throws a hook but Narz blocks it.
Narz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Narz throws a head kick that Yoshida semi-blocks.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Narz wants to counter with a clinch but Yoshida pushes him away.
Narz misses the jab.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
As Narz backs away, Yoshida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Narz avoids it.
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Narz's leg. Narz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narz moves forwards but Yoshida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Narz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Narz avoids it.
Narz looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narz.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
A big left from Narz misses.
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida throws a hook but Narz blocks it.
Narz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Narz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yoshida is looking to counter punch.
Yoshida cracks a nice hook into Narz's ribs.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida cracks Narz with an open hand slap.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida takes one on the button.
Narz checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Narz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida thumps Narz with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Narz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yoshida finds it's way round the side to connect with Narz's head.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Narz.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Narz moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Narz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Narz throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Narz slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narz wants to counter with a clinch but Yoshida pushes him away.
Narz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Narz is out of range.
Yoshida takes one to the side of the head.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narz.
Narz checks the leg kick.
Narz misses with a wild combination.
Yoshida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
Narz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Narz settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Narz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Narz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshida checks the leg kick.
Yoshida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Yoshida blocks a low kick nicely.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Narz avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
Narz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Narz blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Narz.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Narz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida moves out of range as Narz strikes.
Narz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yoshida under the eye.
Narz pushes Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Narz'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.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Narz misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Narz blocks it.
Yoshida tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Narz.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yoshida tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Nice body punch from Narz - that landed with a thud.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Narz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Narz working aggressively here.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Narz controls the action.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz digs a right hand into Yoshida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshida's gas tank.
Narz prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Narz.
Narz lands with a left to the head.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Yoshida avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
Narz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoshida.
Narz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Narz.
Narz gets through Yoshida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Narz.
Narz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Narz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Narz misses with some punches.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Narz throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narz with a jab.
Yoshida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Narz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Narz.
I think Narz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Takashi Yoshida!
A very excited looking Takashi Yoshida 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Night Crawler (ranked 1054 p4p, 957 weight class) and Roger Andermatt (ranked 64 p4p, 59 weight class). Crawler comes to the cage accompanied by World Ender. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Night Crawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawler scores with a nice right hand.
Andermatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawler throws a looping overhand right but Andermatt ducks down to avoid it.
Crawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andermatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andermatt throws a head kick that misses
and Crawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawler throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Andermatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Andermatt slips a straight right by Crawler.
Crawler slips a jab from Andermatt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Andermatt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Andermatt throws a big shot that misses.
Crawler tests Andermatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawler scores with a jab to the jaw.
 Andermatt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Andermatt misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Crawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawler misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Andermatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawler finish him?
Andermatt swings widly with a right hand
and Crawler counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Andermatt badly! He tries to strike back but Crawler puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Andermatt out cold! Oh man, Andermatt will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Night Crawler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Zonta (ranked 417 p4p, 235 weight class) and Koichi Kamei (ranked 52 p4p, 33 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei scores with a body shot.
Zonta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kamei doesn't seem bothered though.
Zonta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zonta connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zonta.
Kamei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zonta tries to bum rush Kamei with a series of wild strikes but Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamei cracks Zonta with an open hand slap.
Zonta connects with a body shot.
Kamei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zonta. Zonta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Zonta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zonta is looking to counter punch.
Zonta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamei looks to land a left hand but Zonta moved out of range nicely.
Zonta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kamei scores with a hook to the body. Zonta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zonta misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Zonta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Zonta misses.
Kamei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zonta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamei.
Zonta throws a lazy right hand but Kamei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zonta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zonta clinches with his opponent.
Zonta trying to land knees to the body.
Zonta digs a right hand into Kamei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kamei's gas tank.
Zonta is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Zonta on the inside.
Kamei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zonta lands a body punch.
Kamei lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zonta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamei blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Zonta fails to land.
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei can't find room to land a body shot as Zonta controls the action.
Zonta throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zonta throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zonta gets through Kamei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zonta lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zonta.
Kamei can't find room to land a body shot as Zonta controls the action.
Zonta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamei digs a right hand underneath Zonta's ribcage. Zonta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamei blocks a body shot from Zonta.
Kamei lands a shoulder strike.
Zonta throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei can't find room to land a body shot as Zonta controls the action.
Kamei lands a nice uppercut.
Zonta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamei's elbow.
Zonta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta is trying to trip Kamei. He has hold of a leg but Kamei is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zonta persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kamei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kamei working a defensive guard here.
Kamei keeping moving, preventing Zonta from controlling successfully.
Kamei pulls Zonta in close to prevent any damage.
Zonta stands up over Kamei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kamei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kamei has his hands on Zonta's head, controlling the position.
Zonta connects with a couple of short punches.
Kamei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei is trying to keep Zonta in close.
Kamei controlling Zonta's posture.
Kamei trying to keep a closed guard but Zonta is proving a slippery customer.
Kamei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zonta is working Kamei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zonta throwing strikes from guard but Kamei blocks nicely.
Zonta looking to pass the guard.
We've been hearing that Zonta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Zonta trying to control but Kamei is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zonta dominated that round.
That's time! Zonta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei lands a nice looking body shot.
Zonta looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
Zonta ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
A jab lands there for Kamei.
Zonta is looking to wear down Kamei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kamei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zonta manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Zonta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamei lands with a shot to the body.
Kamei has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Koichi Kamei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Zonta's head but Zonta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zonta eats them both and turns towards Kamei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Zonta's body. Zonta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zonta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Kamei. Beautiful body shot.
Kamei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zonta at a distance.
Zonta jabs at Kamei's body.
Kamei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei tests Zonta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei blocks a leg kick.
Zonta gets a clinch.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zonta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kamei after a bit of a struggle.
Zonta tries to throw a body punch but Kamei avoids it by throwing Zonta back against the cage.
Kamei misses with some punches.
Zonta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamei avoids it.
Peter Zonta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
Kamei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamei swings wildly with an uppercut but Zonta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zonta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kamei fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kamei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamei scores with a jab.
Kamei digs a good body shot into Zonta's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zonta was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Peter Zonta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zonta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zonta staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Zonta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zonta jabs at Kamei's body.
Peter Zonta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zonta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Zonta misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei connects with a body shot.
Zonta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zonta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Zonta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kamei to the ground. Zonta is now in Kamei's guard.
Kamei wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zonta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zonta with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zonta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta pushes down on Kamei's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kamei trying to control from the bottom.
Zonta working Kamei over with strikes.
Zonta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zonta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamei keeps working.
Kamei is looking for a sweep. Zonta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zonta is keen to just control but Kamei is a slippery customer.
Zonta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kamei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zonta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta with the ground and pound but Kamei uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kamei has control of Zonta's left arm, preventing Zonta from doing any damage.
Zonta wants to control from the top but Kamei keeps moving.
Zonta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zonta is fighting to break Kamei's control of his arms but Kamei is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zonta is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamei has wrist control.
Zonta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kamei has his hands on Zonta's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zonta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zonta.
Zonta digs a good body shot into Kamei's ribs.
Zonta misses with a double jab
and Kamei counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Zonta misses.
Kamei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zonta.
Zonta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zonta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zonta clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zonta tries to throw a body punch but Kamei avoids it by throwing Zonta back against the cage.
Kamei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zonta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamei is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kamei.
Kamei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zonta scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Kamei.
Stalling in the clinch from Kamei.
Kamei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zonta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kamei is defending well.
Kamei takes a shot to the head.
Zonta throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by Zonta.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
Zonta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamei is working Zonta over against the cage.
Zonta trying to land knees to the body.
Kamei lands an uppercut.
Zonta working aggressively here.
Zonta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zonta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zonta is keeping busy.
Come on Zonta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kamei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamei tries to stall but Zonta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kamei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zontas head.
Zonta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zonta can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
Kamei stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kamei misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamei.
Zonta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta lands a shoulder strike.
Zonta blocks a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei pushes Zonta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamei is stalling here.
Kamei lands a body shot.
Kamei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zontas head.
Zonta throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Zonta.
Kamei blocks an uppercut.
Kamei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
Kamei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
Zonta landing knees to the body.
Zonta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kameis head.
Kamei tries a body shot but Zonta blocks it.
Kamei stops a takedown attempt from Zonta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zonta can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
Zonta tries to score a body lock takedown but Kamei shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Zonta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
Zonta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kamei up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamei.
Zonta can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
Zonta misses with some punches.
Kamei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zonta wants to take the fight to the mat but Kamei manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kamei pushes Zonta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zonta.
Zonta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zonta takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zonta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamei avoids it.
A hook to the body from Zonta.
Zonta is working for takedown but Kamei is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kamei lands a shoulder strike.
Kamei lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kamei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
Koichi Kamei made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 339 p4p, 398 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 59 p4p, 66 weight class). Bissainthe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hoodoo Man Blues kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Atunes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Atunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atunes throws a head kick but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bissainthe if he has to take too many more of those.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe slips under a jab.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes lands with an overhand left.
Atunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Atunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bissainthe under the eye.
Atunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bissainthe checks it well.
Atunes misses the jab.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Atunes strikes.
Atunes looks to clinch
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe 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.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bissainthe counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe lands a head shot.
 It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Bissainthe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bissainthe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Bissainthe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Bissainthe throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edison Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Bissainthe moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters circling a little - Atunes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from Atunes lands.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bissainthe thows a leg kick but Atunes checks it
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the body kick.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
Atunes with a nice cross.
Good shot there by Atunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe cracks Atunes with a good jab.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe takes one on the button.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Bissainthe ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes wants to clinch.
Bissainthe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Atunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edison Atunes's cut.
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.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes throws a leg kick
and Bissainthe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atunes throws a leg kick
and Bissainthe counters with a straight right hand.
 Atunes is rocked!
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes cracks Bissainthe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bissainthe works the jab nicely.
Oh Atunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atunes seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bissainthe drops Atunes with a naaaaasty hook - Atunes is in real trouble here! Bissainthe dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Edison Atunes had this to say: 'Who the fuck let Karter into my camp again? '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 13 p4p, 126 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 3 p4p, 18 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Patriot misses the target.
Caunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patriot on the side of the head.
Caunt lunges at Patriot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patriot's hand.
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Caunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patriot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patriot misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Patriot blocks the leg kick.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Patriot sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patriot. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patriot is out of range and Caunt settles back down.
Patriot throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Caunt with a nice calf kick.
Patriot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt looks to throw the jab but Patriot is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
Patriot misses with an uppercut. Caunt saw that one coming.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Patriot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Patriot dips to his left and cracks Caunt with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patriot swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patriot connects with a right hand. Caunt shakes it off.
Caunt lands a nice hook to Patriot's body. Patriot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot by Patriot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patriot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patriot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Patriot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Patriot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Patriot walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caunt defending well as Patriot loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Caunt.
Caunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patriot slips under a jab from Caunt.
Patriot throws a counter combo.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patriot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patriot misses with an uppercut.
Caunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Patriot wants to slow Caunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Patriot connects with the punch.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Patriot's leg but Patriot calmly moves out of range.
Patriot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Patriot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patriot throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Caunt misses the jab.
Caunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Patriot checks it well.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Caunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab from Patriot.
Caunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A leg kick checked by Patriot.
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Caunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patriot.
Patriot throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patriot is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Caunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Patriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Patriot misses.
Caunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Caunt misses
and Patriot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Patriot looks to land a combination but Caunt avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Patriot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patriot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patriot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Patriot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patriot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Caunt misses with a hook.
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patriot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patriot throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Patriot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patriot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
A big right from Caunt misses.
Caunt misses with a hook. Patriot ducked under it nicely.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
Caunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patriot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patriot misses with a series of wild punches.
Patriot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patriot scrambles back to his feet.
Caunt lands a front kick.
Caunt takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt looks for the body kick but Patriot saw that one coming.
Patriot slips under a jab from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Patriot throws a leg kick that misses.
Caunt cracks Patriot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caunt looks for the body kick but Patriot saw that one coming.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Patriot blocks the body kick.
Patriot throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Caunt 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.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Patriot looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Patriot avoids it.
Patriot throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt feints and then cracks Patriot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patriot down.
Caunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patriot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Patriot throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Patriot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patriot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caunt throws a hook but Patriot blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot throws a nice looking combination but Caunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patriot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Patriot throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Patriot's leg but Patriot calmly moves out of range.
Caunt 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.
Caunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patriot throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Patriot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Patriot throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Caunt pushes Patriot away with a front kick.
Caunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patriot lands with an uppercut that bounces Caunt off the cage and back into range.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Caunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caunt 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt cracks Patriot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patriot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patriot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caunt tests Patriot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt looks to land a left hand but Patriot moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Caunt
and Patriot counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt throws a good cross that connects.
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Caunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Patriot's leg. Patriot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patriot moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Patriot misses.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Patriot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Patriot's knee but Patriot avoids it well.
Crunch! Caunt slams his shin into Patriot's torso.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Jab by Patriot.
Patriot looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Patriot misses with a looping left.
Patriot scores with a hook.
Patriot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caunt.
Patriot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Patriot misses the target.
Caunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
Caunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patriot will feel that in the morning.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Patriot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Patriot blocks the low kick.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt lands with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Caunt there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patriot, as that shot connected.
Patriot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Patriot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Patriot is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
Patriot cracks Caunt with a good jab.
A jab from Patriot does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt misses with a wild combination.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
A solid body kick from Caunt.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Patriot moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
Patriot just misses with a punch to the body.
Patriot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caunt. Caunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Patriot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Patriot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caunt slips a straight right by Patriot.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Patriot saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Patriot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Patriot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patriot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt slips a straight right by Patriot.
Patriot throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Caunt moves forwards but Patriot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crunch! Caunt slams his shin into Patriot's torso.
Patriot cracks Caunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patriot scores with a decent looking hook.
Caunt tries to score with a low kick but Patriot moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caunt.
Patriot with a nice cross.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
Patriot connects with the punch.
Caunt scores with a body shot.
Caunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Patriot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patriot misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Patriot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patriot lunges at Caunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caunt's hand.
Patriot misses with a two punch combination.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patriot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Patriot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Patriot.
A big right from Patriot misses.
A jab from Patriot misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caunt.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Patriot moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caunt.
Caunt takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Patriot misses with a looping right.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Patriot throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patriot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Patriot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt slips a jab from Patriot.
Caunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick lands for Caunt.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Patriot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Caunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patriot checks a leg kick.
Patriot scores with a punch to the head.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Patriot looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patriot blocks a jab.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Patriot throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patriot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Patriot.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Patriot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Patriot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Caunt slips a straight right by Patriot.
A jab from Patriot finds it's way through Caunt's defenses.
Patriot cracks Caunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Patriot misses.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Patriot.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Caunt slips a straight right by Patriot.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Patriot scores with the left hand. Caunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Caunt as he connects with a hook.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patriot's sensitive parts.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Patriot off balance momentarily.
Patriot cracks Caunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patriot throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patriot misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a jab to the body.
Patriot throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Patriot moved out of range.
Patriot defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot slips under a jab.
Patriot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Some bone on bone action there as Patriot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Patriot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Patriot.
Caunt cracks Patriot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patriot's head backwards.
Patriot takes a swing at Caunt's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot misses the jab.
Patriot misses with a two punch combination.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gorgon Patriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick from Caunt, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gorgon Patriot.
I think Caunt 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gorgon Patriot!
Our winner, Gorgon Patriot, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 57 p4p, 78 weight class) and Evan Duvernay (ranked 7 p4p, 9 weight class). Reinikainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Viimeinen päivä. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Duvernay!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvernay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A jab lands there for Reinikainen.
Reinikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duvernay throws out a counter right but Reinikainen avoids it with no problem.
Reinikainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duvernay has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duvernay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reinikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvernay.
Good exchange - Reinikainen coming out on top.
Reinikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvernay throws out a counter right but Reinikainen avoids it with no problem.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Reinikainen.
Reinikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duvernay. Duvernay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinikainen. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Reinikainen misses the target.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Reinikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Reinikainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Reinikainen moved out of range nicely.
Reinikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Duvernay moves out of range easily.
Reinikainen catches Duvernay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reinikainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duvernay's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Reinikainen. That snapped Duvernay's head back.
Duvernay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duvernay cracks Reinikainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reinikainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Duvernay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Artturi Reinikainen has been cut.
Reinikainen misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duvernay. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artturi Reinikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinikainen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reinikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duvernay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reinikainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reinikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Nice shot lands for Reinikainen.
Reinikainen slips under a jab from Duvernay.
Reinikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Duvernay moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evan Duvernay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Reinikainen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duvernay's head.
Duvernay cracks Reinikainen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Reinikainen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Duvernay finish him?
Reinikainen is rocked!
Duvernay defending well as Reinikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Reinikainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reinikainen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Reinikainen with a hook.
Reinikainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reinikainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duvernay throws out a counter right but Reinikainen avoids it with no problem.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Duvernay! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Evan Duvernay!
Evan Duvernay got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinapoli (ranked 168 p4p, 152 weight class) and Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 30 p4p, 25 weight class). Dionisy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Voodoo. On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Dinapoli has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Dinapoli seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dionisy throws a leg kick
and Dinapoli counters with a straight right hand.
Dionisy cracks Dinapoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dionisy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Dionisy blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dionisy! But no joy.
Dionisy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dionisy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dionisy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dionisy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Dinapoli misses its intended target.
Dionisy throws a body punch but Dinapoli moves out of range.
Dinapoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Dinapoli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dinapoli throws a lazy right hand but Dionisy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli misses with a body shot
and Dionisy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dionisy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dionisy counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Dinapoli is predictable there
and Dionisy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dionisy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinapoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dionisy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dinapoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Dinapoli throws a big shot that misses.
Dionisy moves out of range of the leg kick from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses the jab.
Dionisy scores with a leg kick.
Dinapoli swings widly with a right hand
and Dionisy counters with an inside leg kick.
Dionisy throws a lazy body kick
and Dinapoli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinapoli misses with a straight right.
Dionisy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinapoli lands with an uppercut that bounces Dionisy off the cage and back into range.
Dinapoli blocks a jab.
Dinapoli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the side of Dionisy's head but Dionisy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dionisy! But no joy.
Dinapoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dionisy throws a hook to the side of Dinapoli's head but Dinapoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dionisy misses with a looping right.
Dionisy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dinapoli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dionisy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dinapoli lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli checks a low kick from Dionisy.
Dionisy dips to his left and cracks Dinapoli with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dinapoli. Dionisy shrugs it off though.
Dionisy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dionisy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dinapoli.
It seemed like Dionisy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dinapoli lands with a straight right. Dionisy didn't see that one coming.
Dionisy checks the leg kick.
Dionisy misses with a body kick.
Dinapoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dionisy blocks the leg kick.
Dinapoli lands a nice hook to Dionisy's body. Dionisy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joe Dinapoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinapoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Dionisy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dinapoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinapoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dinapoli misses the body punch
and Dionisy counters with a nice body shot.
Dionisy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dinapoli throws out a leg kick but Dionisy moves out of range and Dinapoli only half commits.
Dionisy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dionisy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dinapoli checks a low kick from Dionisy.
Dinapoli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dionisy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinapoli is just out of range.
Dinapoli scores with a shot to the body.
Dinapoli lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dinapoli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the side of Dionisy's head but Dionisy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinapoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dionisy scores with a body shot.
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Dionisy counters with a nice uppercut.
Dionisy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
Dinapoli throws an off balance right hand
and Dionisy counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Dionisy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli misses with a hook. Dionisy ducked under it nicely.
Dionisy lands with a good body shot.
Dinapoli digs a good hook to Dionisy's body.
Dinapoli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dionisy counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionisy blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinapoli misses the target.
Dionisy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dionisy walks into a stiff left hand from Dinapoli.
Dionisy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dinapoli counter with a right hand.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the side of Dionisy's head but Dionisy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dionisy tries a quick counter leg kick but Dinapoli is wise to it.
A big left from Dinapoli misses.
Dionisy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dinapoli is out of range and Dionisy settles back down.
Dinapoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dionisy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dinapoli throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dionisy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dinapoli thinking.
Dionisy blocks a jab.
Dionisy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dionisy slips a jab from Dinapoli.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dionisy! But no joy.
Dinapoli avoids the body shot from Dionisy.
An attempted straight right counter from Dinapoli misses the target.
Dionisy staying out of range there.
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!
Dionisy checks a leg kick nicely.
Dionisy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dionisy misses with an uppercut. Dinapoli saw that one coming.
Dinapoli looks for the body kick but Dionisy saw that one coming.
Dionisy throws a leg kick
and Dinapoli counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Dinapoli.
Dionisy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dinapoli's sensitive parts.
Dionisy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
Joe Dinapoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Dinapoli throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dionisy is looking to score with low kicks.
Dionisy throws out a leg kick but Dinapoli moves out of range and Dionisy only half commits.
Dinapoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dionisy.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick but Dionisy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Dionisy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dinapoli doesn't seem phased though.
Dionisy misses with a low kick as Dinapoli jumps back.
Dionisy looks to land a body kick but Dinapoli moved away.
Dinapoli throws a solid leg kick but Dionisy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dinapoli.
Dionisy misses with a right hand
and Dinapoli counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy defending well as Dinapoli loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dinapoli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dionisy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dionisy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dinapoli. That's going to slow Dionisy down.
A clash of legs there as Dionisy blocks the low kick.
Dionisy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dionisy cracks Dinapoli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Dionisy misses
and Dinapoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Dionisy blocks the leg kick.
Dionisy tests Dinapoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Dinapoli misses.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a body kick that stops Dinapoli in his tracks momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cerberus Dionisy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dionisy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dinapoli.
Dionisy misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dinapoli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dinapoli.
Dinapoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinapoli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dinapoli lands with a cross.
Dinapoli misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dinapoli misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Dinapoli misses.
A jab from Dionisy misses.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick
and Dionisy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dionisy lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionisy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dinapoli throws a big shot that misses.
Dionisy catches Dinapoli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Dionisy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dinapoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Dionisy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinapoli throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Dionisy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dionisy misses with a hook. Dinapoli ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a nice uppercut.
Dinapoli staying out of range there.
Dionisy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy looks to throw the jab but Dinapoli is out of range.
Dinapoli misses the jab.
Dinapoli's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Dinapoli keeps Dionisy at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dionisy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dionisy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dinapoli throws a sloppy body shot
and Dionisy counters with a straight right hand.
Dinapoli throws a shot from downtown. Dionisy moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Dinapoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Dinapoli misses.
Dinapoli with the inside leg kick.
Dionisy tried to score with a low kick but Dinapoli checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Dinapoli. That snapped Dionisy's head back.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the side of Dionisy's head but Dionisy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinapoli misses with a low kick.
Dionisy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dionisy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dionisy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dinapoli scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Dionisy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dionisy misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dinapoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Dionisy cracks Dinapoli with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dinapoli looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Dionisy finish him?
Dinapoli is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dionisy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dinapoli to score with a decent uppercut.
Dionisy with the inside leg kick.
Dionisy swings for the body but Dinapoli moves out of range.
Dinapoli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dionisy ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a hook but Dionisy avoids it easily.
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Dionisy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dinapoli misses with a body shot
and Dionisy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dinapoli! Dionisy lets Dinapoli back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Dinapoli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dionisy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dinapoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dionisy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dinapoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dionisy moves in close and cracks Dinapoli with a massive right hand! Dinapoli, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dionisy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cerberus Dionisy!
Cerberus Dionisy 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.
In defeat, Joe Dinapoli stepped up to the mic, saying 'IQ 90, Heavy Hands, Fast Learner'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Babinski (ranked 63 p4p, 42 weight class) and Cedric De Boise (ranked 12 p4p, 6 weight class). Babinski's entrance music is Raining Blood - Slayer. A fine choice. De Boise has chosen Do Your Thing as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Boise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babinski throws out the jab.
Babinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Boise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Boise ducks right into an uppercut from Babinski.
Babinski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Babinski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Babinski misses with an uppercut
and De Boise counters with a straight right hand.
De Boise shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Babinski. De Boise shrugs it off though.
De Boise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babinski manages to avoid it.
De Boise scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Boise throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Babinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babinski throws a right hand that De Boise ducks under and follows up with a left that De Boise also avoids with ease.
Alexei Babinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from De Boise, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
De Boise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babinski.
Babinski throws a hook to the side of De Boise's head but De Boise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boise misses with a looping left.
De Boise scores with a hook.
Babinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Boise now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Babinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babinski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Boise has time to react.
De Boise misses with a straight left.
Babinski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Babinski lands a glancing blow to the side of De Boise's head.
Babinski throws a lazy body kick
and De Boise counters with a body kick.
Babinski lands a jab.
De Boise dodges the punch combination from Babinski.
Babinski misses with a body shot.
Babinski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boise moves out of range as Babinski throws a body kick.
Crunch! Babinski slams his shin into De Boise's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Boise.
Babinski throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Boise.
De Boise tries to clinch but Babinski moves out of range.
De Boise connects with a body shot that sends Babinski's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from De Boise misses its intended target.
Babinski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Boise's head backwards.
De Boise lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babinski moves out of range of the body kick from De Boise.
Babinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babinski tests De Boise's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boise digs a good body shot into Babinski's ribs.
Babinski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Babinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from De Boise.
A head kick misses from De Boise.
Babinski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Babinski!
De Boise looks for the body kick but Babinski saw that one coming.
Babinski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Babinski moves out of range of the body kick.
It looks like Babinski has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Boise tried to score with a low kick but Babinski checks it.
The crowd cheers as Babinski lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Boise doesn't seem phased though.
Babinski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Babinski lands a big head kick that sends De Boise tumbling to the mat! Babinski takes a step backwards and waves De Boise back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Boise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boise takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Boise doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Babinski misses with the body kick
and De Boise counters with a nice uppercut.
De Boise takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Babinski. Those never looked like landing.
Babinski looks to throw a body kick
and De Boise counters with a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Babinski - just one landing.
De Boise slips a jab from Babinski.
Good standup being displayed there by Babinski as he connects with a hook.
De Boise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babinski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babinski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Babinski does no damage.
Babinski misses with an uppercut
and De Boise counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Babinski dominated that round.
That's time! Babinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Babinski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Boise makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Babinski missing with a left hand there. De Boise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Boise lands a nice shot that snaps Babinski's head back.
Babinski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Boise moves out of range of the body kick from Babinski.
De Boise slips under a jab from Babinski.
De Boise throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Babinski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Boise.
Babinski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Boise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski throws a right hand that misses
and De Boise scores with a counter punch that sends Babinski to the canvas! De Boise smells blood - he's punishing Babinski with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Babinski has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric De Boise!
During a confident post fight interview, Cedric De Boise thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killer Kidd (ranked 5 p4p, 27 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killer Kidd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick lands for Kidd.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
Kidd throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd jabs at Barbosa's body.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Kidd misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa thumps Kidd with a low kick.
Kidd clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kidd throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kidd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Killer Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd connects with a leg kick.
Kidd looks to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kidd thinking.
Kidd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Kidd lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kidd throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kidd scores with a leg kick.
Kidd cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kidd slips a jab from Barbosa.
Kidd throws a lazy body kick
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kidd thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kidd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kidd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kidds head.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kidd controls his hands.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kidds head.
Kidd lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd with the inside leg kick.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Kidd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kidd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Killer Kidd's cut is getting worse.
Kidd clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looks like Kidd has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kidd scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kidd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
That's time! Kidd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kidd misses with a leg kick
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kidd lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Kidd's shoulder, as Kidd tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kidd misses with a body kick.
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Kidd is out of range.
Killer Kidd is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd has managed to clinch.
Kidd can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd blocking some punches.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a punch on the inside.
Kidd lands a body punch.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kidd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Kidd misses with some punches.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Kidd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidd tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kidd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kidd wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Kidd lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Kidd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Kidd finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd scores with a spinning back kick!
Kidd doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd counters with a right hand to the body.
Kidd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kidd closes the distance but Barbosa moves to the side
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kidd.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands a nice looking body shot.
Kidd throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Kidd.
Kidd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Kidd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kidd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Kidd scores with a shot to the body.
Kidd tries to clinch up.
Kidd scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kidd.
Kidd instigates a clinch.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa slowing the pace effectively.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa is looking to control Kidd's arms but Kidd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kidd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Kidd.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Kidd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
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.
Nice shot lands for Kidd.
Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kidd closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kidd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
Kidd blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kidd misses with a hook.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbosa takes a step back to recover.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Barbosa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kidd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa jabs at Kidd's body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kidd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kidd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kidd scores with a hook.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kidd tries to clinch up.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd scores with a leg kick.
Kidd looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Kidd lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Kidd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Kidd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kidd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kidd misses with a kick to the body
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kidd.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kidd clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Kidd.
Kidd lands with a light punch inside.
Kidd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kidd jabs at Barbosa's body.
Kidd fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kidd avoids it with no problem.
Kidd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Kidd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kidd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Kidd looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
Kidd lands a nice shot to the body.
Kidd tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kidd misses the target.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Kidd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kidd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kidd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kidd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kidd throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Kidd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa punishes Kidd's body with a nice straight punch.
Kidd is looking to clinch.
Kidd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Kidd throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Kidd had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Kidd.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kidd blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kidd.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kidd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Kidd saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kidd. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Kidd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa works Kidd's body with a nice hook.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kidd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kidd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kidd finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kidd. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Kidd misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Kidd. Kidd maintains the clinch.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Kidd's head.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kidd tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kidd slips under a jab.
Kidd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kidd lands with an overhand left.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Kidd ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Kidd avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd throws a body shot but no joy.
Kidd's corner calls for a 1-2. Kidd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kidd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kidd is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
Kidd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Kidd throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Kidd has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Kidd takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Kidd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Kidd is looking to clinch.
Kidd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Kidd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kidd wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kidd avoids it with no problem.
Kidd tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Kidd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Kidd avoids nicely.
Kidd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That kick from Kidd tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kidd can pounce on him.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kidd tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Kidd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kidd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Kidd.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kidd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kidd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Killer Kidd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kidd takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kidd misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kidd closes the distance and clinches.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to work over Kidd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kidd has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Kidd controls the action.
A short right from Barbosa.
Kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kidd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
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 Killer Kidd.
Well Kidd 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kidd!
Killer Kidd retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Killer Kidd, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 2 p4p, 4 weight class) and Dick Pawlik (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). MacArthur Ii comes to the cage accompanied by Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum. Pawlik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: John Butler - Ocean . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Pawlik!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur Ii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MacArthur Ii throws out a loose jab but Pawlik uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pawlik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pawlik drops down looking to force a counter takedown but MacArthur Ii defends it well.
MacArthur Ii throws a body punch but Pawlik moves out of range.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the side of Pawlik's head but Pawlik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacArthur Ii. Pawlik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pawlik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.
A slow jab from Pawlik misses its intended target.
Pawlik decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pawlik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
MacArthur Ii wants to get back to full guard.
Pawlik stops MacArthur Ii from getting back to his feet.
MacArthur Ii is trying to maintain the position but Pawlik is very close to passing his half guard.
MacArthur Ii has hold of Pawlik's hands but Pawlik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pawlik throwing shots but MacArthur Ii is blocking nicely.
MacArthur Ii wants to improve his position but Pawlik is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik trying to control the action but MacArthur Ii is working from the bottom.
Pawlik is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, MacArthur Ii has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pawlik moves nicely into side control.
MacArthur Ii is looking to reverse the position.
MacArthur Ii sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
MacArthur Ii wants to improve his position but Pawlik is controlling well.
Pawlik trying to control from half guard but MacArthur Ii is working away.
Pawlik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pawlik 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik prevents MacArthur Ii from improving his position.
Pawlik is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
MacArthur Ii looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
MacArthur Ii is trying to control but Pawlik manages to pass to mount!
MacArthur Ii really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pawlik working for a submission but MacArthur Ii is keeping him at bay.
Pawlik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pawlik throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
MacArthur Ii tries to lock up and control but Pawlik gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
MacArthur Ii bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pawlik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Pawlik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
MacArthur Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur Ii tries to clinch up but Pawlik circles away and keeps his distance.
Pawlik tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pawlik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacArthur Ii misses with a head kick.
MacArthur Ii lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlik with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pawlik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pawlik lands a body shot.
Pawlik defending well as MacArthur Ii loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii misses with an uppercut.
MacArthur Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pawlik.
MacArthur Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pawlik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pawlik is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pawlik misses with an uppercut
and MacArthur Ii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pawlik thuds his right hand into MacArthur Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pawlik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii looks to move to half guard but instead Pawlik has passed into mount! Damn!
Pawlik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
MacArthur Ii is in a horrible position here. Pawlik smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pawlik lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dick Pawlik has got the better of the ground game so far.
MacArthur Ii is trying desperately to improve position.
Pawlik is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but MacArthur Ii is surviving well by controlling Pawlik's body position as best he can.
Pawlik lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pawlik content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Pawlik!
Dick Pawlik is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Dick Pawlik thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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