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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Dos Santos (ranked 25271 p4p, 25152 weight class) and Mickey Wong (ranked 658 p4p, 614 weight class). Paulo Dos Santos 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Wong!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong lands a jab to Dos Santos's midsection.
Wong lands with a cross.
Wong lands a glancing blow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Wong lands a nice hook to Dos Santos's body. Dos Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wong finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Santos's head.
Wong cracks Dos Santos with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dos Santos looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wong finish him?
 Dos Santos is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Wong! Dos Santos is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Wong!
Mickey Wong spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joby Gamache (ranked 6887 p4p, 6774 weight class) and Charles Mason (ranked 488 p4p, 482 weight class). Gamache kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is dat. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joby Gamache!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Mason !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamache clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Gamache is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gamache lands a shot to the body.
Gamache has Mason pressed against the cage, preventing Mason from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mason is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gamache has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mason regains guard immediately.
Gamache sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamache has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamache advances to half guard.
Gamache content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mason is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gamache jumps into side control!
Gamache scores with punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamache lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gamache controlling the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gamache.
Gamache tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gamache has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamache landing a few strikes.
Gamache is staying tight to Mason 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gamache's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gamache continues to hold on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gamache tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gamache has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gamache scoring with punches and elbows.
Gamache controls the position.
Mason takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mason is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gamache in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mason is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joby Gamache!
An out of breath Joby Gamache thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Rollo (ranked 5075 p4p, 6417 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 420 p4p, 470 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Rollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollo gets caught flat footed, as Parker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rollo holds on and takes a little breather.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rollo seems keen to control Parker's posture.
Parker postures up and lands a big shot to Rollo's brow.
My spies in Hyperbolic Time Chamber inform me that Parker has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rollo is on top in guard.
Rollo looking to pass the guard.
Parker pulls Rollo in close to his closed guard and prevents Rollo from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollo is looking to pass into half guard but Parker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Parker is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rollo pulls Parker in to control the position.
Parker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parker wants to control from the top but Rollo keeps moving.
Rollo is looking to sweep but instead, Parker has passed into half guard.
Parker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollo is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rollo moves into full guard.
Parker distracts Rollo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parker distracts Rollo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rollo keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Rollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollo, not yet.
Rollo keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Rollo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Parker wants to control from the top but Rollo keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Parker wants to take a breather but Rollo is having none of it.
Rollo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parker is trying to control the action in half guard but Rollo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parker slips a nice elbow through Rollo's hands, connecting with Rollo's forehead.
Parker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rollo trying to hold on to Parker's head to control him but Parker postures up.
Parker lands strikes from half guard.
Parker trying to control the action but Rollo is working from the bottom.
Parker is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rollo gets back to full guard.
Rollo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parker defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rollo being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rollo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollo, not yet.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
Rollo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rollo controls Parker momentarily but Parker frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker stands up over Rollo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rollo working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rollo holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Parker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Parker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Rollo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rollo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Rollo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker scoring with punches and elbows.
Peter Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rollo tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker controlling from side mount.
Rollo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rollo prevents Parker from improving position.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Rollo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rollo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
You can see the frustration on Rollo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rollo is looking to regain half guard here but Parker keeps moving and retains side control.
Parker controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parker wants to control but Rollo is keeping him busy.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker is staying tight to Rollo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rollo wants to control but Parker postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Parker working the ground and pound but Rollo is defending the strikes.
Rollo tries to improve position but can't.
Rollo is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rollo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Parker.
Rollo sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rollo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rollo's head.
Rollo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parker defends it easily.
Rollo wants to sweep but no luck.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollo is retaining full guard.
Parker trying to control but Rollo is working from the bottom.
Parker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parker distracts Rollo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Rollo has his hands on Parker's head, controlling the position.
Rollo wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
Parker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rollo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker being controlled here momentarily.
Rollo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollo working a defensive guard here.
Rollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollo, not yet.
Larry Rollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rollo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parker keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Parker moves into full guard.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Rollo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollo tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Rollo trying to move into half guard but instead Parker has managed to sweep!
Parker stays in close to Rollo's body and controls the position.
Parker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rollo's head.
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parker wants to control from the top but Rollo keeps moving.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parker being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rollo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rollo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Parker doesn't defend quickly enough and Rollo has managed to lock this one up! Can Parker escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rollo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Larry Rollo!
A relieved looking Larry Rollo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Rollo (ranked 5051 p4p, 5335 weight class) and Lincoln Retherford (ranked 564 p4p, 580 weight class). Rollo comes to the cage accompanied by Brass Monkey. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Rollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Retherford!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollo looks to throw the jab but Retherford is out of range.
Rollo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rollo showed some decent athleticism there.
Rollo is looking for a kimura here.
Retherford is looking to control Rollo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Retherford avoid being mounted?
Rollo seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollo is trying to control the action in half guard but Retherford is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rollo tries to pass to full mount but Retherford defends it.
Rollo seems to be working for a kimura but Retherford defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retherford controlling the position well.
Rollo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rollo prevents Retherford from standing back up.
Rollo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Retherford does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Retherford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rollo is working away from the top position though.
Rollo trying to control from half guard but Retherford is working away.
Retherford is trying to stand back up but Rollo is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rollo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Retherford manages to get to full guard.
Retherford wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Retherford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Retherford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rollo is one step ahead there.
Retherford trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retherford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Retherford has Rollo pulled in close to control his posture.
Rollo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Retherford is trying to control the position but Rollo postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Retherford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Retherford closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rollo did well to prevent Retherford getting side control.
Rollo is trying to maintain the position but Retherford is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Retherford is looking to stand up but Rollo won't let him.
Rollo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Retherford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Retherford trying to control but Rollo is working from the bottom.
Rollo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Retherford.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Retherford being controlled here momentarily.
Retherford postures up in Rollo's guard and throws a big left but Rollo blocks it.
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 Maurice Rollo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rollo gets a takedown into half guard.
Rollo is trying to control. Retherford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Retherford wants to control but Rollo is keeping busy.
Maurice Rollo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rollo trying to control from half guard but Retherford is working away.
Retherford tries to kick Rollo off but Rollo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rollo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Retherford knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Retherford is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retherford is trying to escape back to his feet but Rollo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Retherford is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rollo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Retherford is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rollo off and has taken his back!
Retherford throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Rollo just trying to survive but Retherford is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Retherford just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Retherford missing with punches from the back.
Retherford missing with strikes.
Rollo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Retherford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Retherford's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Retherford looking to break Rollo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Rollo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Retherford will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Rollo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rollo gets full guard.
Rollo controlling Retherford's posture.
Retherford throws a big elbow that misses.
Retherford chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollo, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Retherford.
Retherford is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rollo is trying to control the position but Retherford postures up.
Retherford wants to control from the top but Rollo keeps moving.
Rollo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Retherford has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rollo is proving hard to escape from.
Retherford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rollo wants to sweep but no luck.
Retherford tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollo is retaining full guard.
Rollo trying to keep a closed guard but Retherford is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Retherford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retherford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rollo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Retherford in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Retherford working away.
Retherford throws a strike aimed at the side of Rollo's head but Rollo avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Retherford.
Retherford passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rollo!
Retherford breaks from Rollo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Retherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Retherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rollo.
Rollo shoots in looking for a takedown. Retherford tries to sprawl out of it but Rollo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Retherford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Retherford tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rollo.
Rollo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Retherford sprawls well initially but Rollo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Retherford won't allow Rollo to pass to mount.
Retherford is trying to get back to full guard.
Rollo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Retherford is just riding it out for now. Rollo eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Retherford is looking for a sweep. Rollo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollo is looking to advance position but Retherford won't allow it.
Retherford is trying to control but can't.
Retherford misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Retherford won't allow Rollo to pass to mount.
Retherford manages to get to full guard.
Retherford controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rollo looking to pass the guard.
Retherford seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Retherford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rollo is one step ahead there.
Retherford keeping moving, preventing Rollo from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Retherford gets caught flat footed, as Rollo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rollo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Retherford working a defensive guard here.
Retherford keeping full guard, as Rollo tries to pass.
Retherford is trying to control the position but Rollo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Retherford holds on and takes a little breather.
Rollo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Retherford pulls Rollo in close to prevent any damage.
Rollo trying to control but Retherford is working from the bottom.
Retherford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Retherford is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Retherford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rollo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Retherford has Rollo pulled in close to control his posture.
Retherford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rollo defends well.
Retherford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rollo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Rollo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rollo 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lincoln Retherford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallin (ranked 5267 p4p, 5048 weight class) and Christof Rollo (ranked 579 p4p, 569 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rollo's choice of entrance music: dis. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Wallin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christof Rollo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallin closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollo.
Rollo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like William Wallin has been cut.
Wallin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rollo lands an elbow inside.
Rollo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollo tries to keep at a distance but Wallin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wallin prevents Rollo from breaking the clinch.
Rollo lands an elbow inside that Wallin shrugs off.
Rollo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wallin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wallin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollo.
Rollo throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wallin.
Wallin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallin has a couple of punches blocked by Rollo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollo tries to break free but Wallin pushes him back against the cage.
Rollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallin.
Rollo lands an elbow inside that Wallin shrugs off.
Rollo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rollo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallin scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallin prevents Rollo from breaking the clinch.
Wallin takes an elbow to the forehead.
William Wallin's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Rollo.
Wallin working aggressively here.
Rollo lands an elbow inside that Wallin shrugs off.
Rollo wants to get back to striking at distance but Wallin won't allow it.
Rollo is trying to push Wallin away but Wallin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rollo is trying to push Wallin away but Wallin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wallin avoids a wild elbow strike from Rollo.
Wallin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rollo is trying to push Wallin away but Wallin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rollo breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Rollo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallin takes the fight into the clinch.
Wallin misses with some punches.
Rollo blocks an uppercut.
Rollo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wallin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallin working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallin.
Rollo has had enough of the clinch but Wallin keeps him there for the moment.
Rollo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
William Wallin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rollo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wallin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rollo is looking to break free of the clinch but Wallin has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallin.
Rollo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallin instigates a clinch.
Rollo lands an elbow just above Wallin 's eye.
Nice elbow from Rollo.
Jeez, William Wallin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wallin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wallin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallin.
Rollo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rollo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rollo lands a nice looking body kick.
Wallin moves in looking to clinch but Rollo pushes him off.
Wallin closes the distance and clinches.
Wallin misses with the head strike.
Wallin scores with a shot to the side of Rollo's head.
A head punch on the inside from Wallin fails to land.
Wallin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wallin.
Rollo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rollo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wallin. That did some damage!
Rollo scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wallin tries to clinch there but Rollo circles away.
Wallin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallin tries to clinch but Rollo is having none of it.
Wallin rushes Rollo and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rollo throws an elbow but misses.
Rollo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wallin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rollo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallin backing away here, and Rollo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wallin clinches with his opponent.
Rollo breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Rollo tenderised Wallin's leg. Wallin is trying to keep his angry face on.
William Wallin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rollo!
Rollo feints and then cracks Wallin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallin down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollo connects with an inside leg kick.
Rollo throws a front kick that sends Wallin stumbling back into the cage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rollo is trying to push Wallin away but Wallin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christof Rollo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Wallin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rollo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rollo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallin tries to clinch up.
Rollo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wallin's head.
Rollo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wallin. That did some damage!
Wallin rushes Rollo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rollo blocking some punches.
Rollo blocks an uppercut.
Rollo lands an elbow that stopped Wallin in his tracks for a moment.
Rollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rollo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rollo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wallin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rollo blocking some punches.
Rollo blocks an uppercut.
Wallin has a couple of punches blocked by Rollo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollo is trying to force a seperation but Wallin has the dominant position.
Wallin misses with some punches.
Wallin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rollo tries to break the clinch but Wallin is controlling the position.
Wallin blocks an elbow strike from Rollo.
Wallin throws a head punch that misses.
Rollo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rollo throws an elbow but it misses.
Rollo is trying to break free.
Rollo tries to break free but Wallin pushes him back against the cage.
Wallin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollo.
Rollo blocking some punches.
Wallin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollo.
Rollo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
William Wallin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wallin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rollo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wallin's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallin.
Wallin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rollo breaks the clinch.
Wallin rushes Rollo and presses him up against the cage.
Wallin misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollo can't break the clinch.
Rollo has had enough of the clinch but Wallin keeps him there for the moment.
Rollo blocks an uppercut.
Rollo lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Wallin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Christof Rollo!
After winning the bout, Christof Rollo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Jerebko Jr (ranked 5146 p4p, 5076 weight class) and Fezzik Montoya (ranked 571 p4p, 565 weight class). Montoya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Other thing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Jerebko Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fezzik Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montoya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jerebko Jr with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montoya.
A jab lands there for Montoya.
Jerebko Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Montoya ducks right into an uppercut from Jerebko Jr.
Jerebko Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montoya scores with a jab to the head.
Montoya tests Jerebko Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montoya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montoya cracks Jerebko Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montoya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by Montoya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montoya.
Jerebko Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montoya.
Montoya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jerebko Jr in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montoya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jerebko Jr is rocked!
Jerebko Jr looks to land a left hand but Montoya moved out of range nicely.
Montoya throws out a counter right but Jerebko Jr avoids it with no problem.
Montoya lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Jerebko Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montoya lands an uppercut, right on the button! Jerebko Jr tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fezzik Montoya!
A very excited looking Fezzik Montoya rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Cutler (ranked 6180 p4p, 5113 weight class) and Rob Lawry (ranked 188 p4p, 170 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cutler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Being the Elite. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Cutler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Lawry!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawry lands a jab to Cutler's midsection.
Lawry lands a glancing blow to the side of Cutler's head.
Cutler throws a body shot but no joy.
Cutler dips to his left and cracks Lawry with an uppercut!
 It looks like Rob Lawry has been cut.
Cutler throws an overhand right that lands on Lawry's shoulder, as Lawry tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Lawry does it's job there.
Cutler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cutler just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A good leg kick by Cutler.
Lawry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawry fails with a takedown attempt.
Cutler throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lawry avoids it.
Cutler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutler throws a powerful right kick. Lawry tried to block low but the kick was high! Lawry was taken right off of his feet! Cutler jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brandon Cutler!
A relieved looking Brandon Cutler 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom James (ranked 3838 p4p, 25413 weight class) and Long Gon (ranked 475 p4p, 664 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Long Gon!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon has managed to clinch.
James looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Gon cracks James with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gon.
Gon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Gon.
Gon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Gon lands a shoulder strike.
Gon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James darts in trying to clinch
and Gon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gon steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! James is out on his feet! Gon sets himself and nearly takes James's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Long Gon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Rossi (ranked 3275 p4p, 4166 weight class) and Guilherme Pereira (ranked 417 p4p, 500 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guilherme Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira has Rossi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi breaks the clinch.
Rossi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pereira in his tracks.
It looks like Guilherme Pereira has been cut.
We've been told by Rossi's head coaches at Deathsquad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pereira darts in trying to clinch
and Rossi counters with a straight right hand.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pereira with the counter takedown but Rossi avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rossi as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Pereira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rossi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira looking to pass the guard.
Pereira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rossi keeping full guard, as Pereira tries to pass.
Rossi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pereira tries to free his leg and advance position but Rossi is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira wants to pass the guard but Rossi is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pereira tries to clinch but Rossi is having none of it.
Rossi feints and then cracks Pereira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pereira down.
Rossi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pereira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pereira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rossi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rossi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.
Pereira tries to pull guard but Rossi holds him up against the cage and eventually Pereira drops back down to his feet.
Roberto Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Pereira.
Pereira fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
Pereira fails to pull guard.
Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rossi swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but Rossi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Rossi as Pereira shoots in.
Pereira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rossi defends well and Pereira ends up having to push Rossi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pereira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rossi, who protects the arm well.
Pereira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rossi!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira has control of Rossi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rossi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pereira goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rossi turns into him and now he's in Pereira's guard.
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 Roberto Rossi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Pereira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rossi thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rossi!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pereira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pereira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rossi is not content to let Pereira control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira swings around for an armbar but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pereira's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rossi has passed into side control.
Pereira tries to bench press Rossi off him but Rossi keeps the position.
Pereira felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Guilherme Pereira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pereira wants to control but Rossi postures up.
Pereira is looking for a sweep.
Rossi trying to control the position but Pereira is working away.
Pereira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rossi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pereira seems a little lost for a moment, as Rossi dominates the positioning.
Pereira tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pereira is looking to escape.
Pereira can't escape the position.
Rossi trying to control but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira can't escape the position.
Pereira gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rossi pulls his head out easily.
Rossi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pereira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pereira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rossi has picked Pereira up and slammed him! Pereira can't keep hold of the triangle and Rossi manages to pass to side control!
Pereira is looking for a sweep.
Rossi working away.
Pereira trying to control but Rossi flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rossi trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pereira doesn't escape.
You can see the frustration on Pereira's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rossi doesn't have the hooks in and Pereira manages to turn into his guard.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira trying to move into half guard but instead Rossi has managed to sweep!
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 Roberto Rossi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Pereira's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Pereira tries to counter with a clinch but Rossi shakes him off and moves away.
Rossi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Rossi.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rossi!
Rossi is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rossi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pereira but great work by Rossi.
Pereira is trying to improve his position.
Pereira gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira looking for submissions off his back.
Rossi passes into side control, despite Pereira's attempt to control the position.
Pereira tries to improve position but can't.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pereira tries to buck Rossi off but Rossi is having none of it.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.
Pereira is looking for a sweep.
Pereira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pereira is not content to let Rossi control the position.
Pereira regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Rossi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pereira wants to get back to full guard but Rossi has mounted him!
Guilherme Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberto Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rossi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pereira is looking to escape.
Pereira is looking to improve his position but Rossi isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pereira regains half guard.
Rossi is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Pereira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Roberto Rossi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rossi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roberto Rossi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bert McAlroy (ranked 2792 p4p, 3758 weight class) and Larry Down (ranked 349 p4p, 449 weight class). Down has chosen 17 Girls In A Row 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert McAlroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Down!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McAlroy finds it's way round the side to connect with Down's head.
Down tries to close the distance and clinch but McAlroy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Down bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McAlroy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McAlroy misses with a hook.
McAlroy throws a looping overhand right but Down ducks down to avoid it.
McAlroy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McAlroy swinging wildly here.
Down wants to counter with a clinch but McAlroy pushes him away.
McAlroy with a jab.
 Down is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Down.
Down looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McAlroy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Down.
McAlroy throws a series of punches but Down moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down moves into the clinch.
Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McAlroy misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Down looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Down gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down wants to clinch
and McAlroy counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bert McAlroy!
In defeat, Larry Down stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight, hey can i ask your opinion? Take a look at deez beauty's. Do these look like cold sores to you? Seriously..'.
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