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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Koman (ranked 24920 p4p, 3872 weight class) and Peter Jamie (ranked 686 p4p, 484 weight class). Peter Jamie 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Koman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Jamie!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koman scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koman - that will leave a mark!
Koman scores with a head kick. Jamie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Koman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koman lands a head kick. Jamie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Koman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick from Koman lands but Jamie takes it in his stride.
Koman feints and then cracks Jamie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jamie down.
Koman scores with a head kick. Jamie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Koman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koman thuds his shin into the meat of Jamie's side.
Karl Koman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koman.
Jamie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koman throws a head kick that Jamie semi-blocks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jamie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koman - the referee stops the clock and Jamie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koman. Jamie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid body kick from Koman.
Koman lands with a slapping head kick.
Koman tries a head kick but it misses.
Koman is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Koman.
Koman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Koman lands a high kick!
Koman connects with a right hand. Jamie shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Koman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamie.
Koman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Koman scores with a three punch combo!
Koman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jamie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Koman throws a lazy head kick
and Jamie counters with a series of strikes that sends Koman to the canvas! Jamie follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
 Koman is rocked!
Jamie drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jamie seems to have locked his on tight now - Koman screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jamie, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Peter Jamie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Zajac (ranked 3259 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Shaun Irwin (ranked 425 p4p, 497 weight class). Irwin has chosen No More Heroes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shaun Irwin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Zajac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zajac swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irwin gets a clinch.
Zajac fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zajac tries to pull guard but Irwin won't allow it.
Irwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zajac jumps guard but Irwin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Zajac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zajac is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irwin dives in and grabs Zajac's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zajac pushes down on Irwin's head and hops out.
A quick step to the side and Zajac tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin scores with a takedown into Zajac's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajac working a defensive guard but Irwin passes into half guard.
Zajac gets full guard.
Zajac trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zajac throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zajac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zajac throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zajac might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Irwin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Irwin stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Irwin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Irwin is continuing to stall.
Zajac is trying to control Irwin's posture but Irwin avoids it.
Irwin wants to control but Zajac is keeping him busy.
Irwin wants to control for a moment but Zajac uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Zajac flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zajac won't allow Irwin to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zajac missing with punches from the bottom.
Zajac actively working from the bottom here.
Irwin is looking to take a break and control but Zajac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zajac tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Irwin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zajac is just riding it out for now. Irwin eventually gives up the hold.
Irwin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zajac does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Irwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zajac defends it nicely.
Zajac changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Irwin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zajac's waist but Zajac gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Irwin off to one side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin dives in for a single leg takedown but Zajac sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zajac feinted with a counter takedown.
Irwin darts in trying to clinch
and Zajac counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zajac.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaun Irwin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Irwin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zajac as he avoids it easily.
Zajac tries to counter with a takedown but Irwin is quick to defend against it.
Irwin dives in and grabs Zajac's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zajac pushes down on Irwin's head and hops out.
Irwin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zajac trying to control here.
Zajac is looking for a sweep. Irwin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zajac is looking to control Irwin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zajac avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zajac moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Irwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajac is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zajac 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.
Zajac is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Irwin frees his head nicely. Oh but Zajac has switched to an armbar! Irwin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jan Zajac!
A victorious Jan Zajac thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Shaun Irwin was interviewed post fight and said 'I would say that he is the better fighter, but I would be lying.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Mosey (ranked 2167 p4p, 4233 weight class) and Shinzade Murakami (ranked 227 p4p, 375 weight class). Shinzade Murakami will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Brawler
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lil Mosey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzade Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mosey.
Mosey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murakami as he avoids it easily.
Murakami lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mosey at a distance.
Mosey misses with a body shot.
Mosey fails with the takedown
and Murakami counters with a stiff right hand.
Mosey jabs at Murakami's body.
Murakami has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mosey's elbow.
Murakami misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosey.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mosey's elbow.
Murakami misses with a body punch.
Murakami prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Mosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosey blocking some punches.
Murakami tries to work over Mosey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mosey prevents a body shot from Murakami.
Murakami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murakami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mosey prevents a body shot from Murakami.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mosey's elbow.
Murakami swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosey has Murakami pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murakami manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mosey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murakami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murakami can't find room to land a body shot as Mosey controls the action.
A short right from Murakami on the inside.
Murakami is pressed up against the cage. Mosey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murakami down to the mat. Murakami avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mosey shoots and misses
and Murakami counters with a nice body shot.
Mosey ducks under a wild hook from Murakami.
Murakami throws an overhand right that lands on Mosey's shoulder, as Mosey tries to avoid the shot.
Mosey just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Mosey misses.
Murakami misses the shot to the body.
Mosey feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mosey.
Murakami swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mosey.
Mosey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murakami clinches up with Mosey and pushes him back against the cage.
Murakami tries a body shot but Mosey blocks it.
Mosey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murakami avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Murakami lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murakami throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moseys head.
Mosey goes for a takedown attempt but Murakami pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shinzade Murakami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mosey shoots and misses
and Murakami counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mosey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murakami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mosey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murakami.
Murakami misses with a straight left.
Murakami lands with a nice body punch.
Murakami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mosey shoots for a takedown but Murakami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lil Mosey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Murakami.
Mosey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murakami!
Mosey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mosey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mosey slows the pace down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinzade Murakami dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mosey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murakami tries to avoid it but Mosey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murakami to the ground. Murakami escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murakami looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosey is just out of range.
Mosey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mosey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murakami counters with a straight right hand.
Murakami slips a straight right by Mosey.
Mosey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murakami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Mosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murakami avoids the body shot from Mosey.
Murakami closes the distance and pushes Mosey back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murakami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mosey can't get the takedown.
Murakami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murakami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murakami has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murakami lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mosey backwards.
Murakami tries to work over Mosey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murakami tries to work over Mosey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mosey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murakami after a bit of a struggle.
Mosey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mosey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murakami lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami tries to work over Mosey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murakami scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murakami misses with a punch to the body.
Mosey jumps guard.
Murakami wants to stand and escape but instead Mosey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mosey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mosey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mosey controls the pace.
Mosey passes Murakami's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mosey wants to pass the guard but Murakami is defending well.
We've been informed that Murakami has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Well, if Mosey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mosey works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mosey.
Mosey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mosey looking to isolate an arm here. Murakami doesn't see it coming and as Mosey extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Mosey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lil Mosey!
In defeat, Shinzade Murakami stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats to my opponent, but I’ll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 1806 p4p, 5211 weight class) and Wei Cheng (ranked 265 p4p, 581 weight class). Mifune kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seven Samurai. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wei Cheng!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheng tries to clinch but Mifune moves away
and Mifune counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Wei Cheng has been cut.
Cheng tries to clinch
and Mifune counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheng tries to clinch but Mifune moves away
and Mifune counters with a nice uppercut.
Mifune circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mifune counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheng thinking.
Cheng wants to clinch but Mifune slips to the side
and Mifune counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cheng closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mifune counters with a straight right hand.
Mifune uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cheng has time to react.
Wei Cheng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheng has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cheng ducks right into an uppercut from Mifune.
Cheng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheng closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mifune counters with a nice uppercut.
Mifune closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cheng! Mifune dives in looking to finish! Cheng is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kikuchiyo Mifune!
Kikuchiyo Mifune decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziskie (ranked 2028 p4p, 3820 weight class) and Tugsbayar Enkhtulga (ranked 280 p4p, 478 weight class). Tugsbayar Enkhtulga will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tugsbayar Enkhtulga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie clinches.
Ziskie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ziskie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ziskie.
Enkhtulga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Enkhtulga wants to break free but Ziskie has control.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga throws a punch but it's blocked by Ziskie.
Enkhtulga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enkhtulga lands a glancing blow to the side of Ziskie's head.
Ziskie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziskie throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ziskie.
Enkhtulga tries to keep at a distance but Ziskie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Enkhtulga tries a body shot but Ziskie blocks it.
Enkhtulga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enkhtulga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ziskie is defending well for now.
Enkhtulga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ziskie avoiding damage as Enkhtulga throws knees to the body.
Enkhtulga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ziskie has Enkhtulga pressed against the cage, preventing Enkhtulga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Enkhtulga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkhtulga throws an elbow but it misses.
Enkhtulga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been hearing reports that Ziskie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ziskie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga slips a straight right by Ziskie.
Enkhtulga shoots in for a takedown but Ziskie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mike Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enkhtulga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ziskie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ziskie throws a body shot but no joy.
Enkhtulga throws the kick towards the body but Ziskie avoids it.
Ziskie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ziskie drops his hands momentarily and Enkhtulga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Enkhtulga swings for the body but Ziskie moves out of range.
A jab from Ziskie does it's job there.
Enkhtulga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enkhtulga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziskie.
Enkhtulga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ziskie circles away.
Mike Ziskie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tugsbayar Enkhtulga.
Ziskie closes the distance and clinches.
Enkhtulga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ziskie avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enkhtulga manages to break the clinch.
Ziskie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Enkhtulga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Enkhtulga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Enkhtulga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie drives through and clinches with Enkhtulga against the cage.
Enkhtulga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Enkhtulga wants to break free but Ziskie has control.
Enkhtulga is trying to break the clinch but Ziskie is controlling him.
Ziskie has Enkhtulga pressed against the cage, preventing Enkhtulga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ziskie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enkhtulga is looking to control Ziskie's arms but Ziskie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Enkhtulga has his back to the cage.
Ziskie misses with a punch on the inside.
Enkhtulga tries to break the clinch but Ziskie is controlling the position.
Enkhtulga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Enkhtulga throws a punch but it's blocked by Ziskie.
Ziskie misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Ziskie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ziskie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ziskie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Enkhtulga blocks an uppercut.
Ziskie misses with some punches.
Ziskie tries to work over Enkhtulga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ziskie swings wildly with an uppercut but Enkhtulga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziskie can't find room to land a body shot as Enkhtulga controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie avoiding damage as Enkhtulga throws knees to the body.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
Ziskie working aggressively here.
Enkhtulga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enkhtulga tries to break the clinch but Ziskie is controlling the position.
Ziskie misses with a punch on the inside.
Ziskie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ziskie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Enkhtulga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ziskie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ziskie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Enkhtulga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Enkhtulga prevents the takedown attempt.
Enkhtulga blocking some punches.
Ziskie misses with a punch on the inside.
Ziskie avoiding damage as Enkhtulga throws knees to the body.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga is trying to push Ziskie away but Ziskie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a punch on the inside.
Enkhtulga blocks a body shot from Ziskie.
Ziskie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Enkhtulga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enkhtulga.
Ziskie throws a head punch that misses.
Ziskie avoiding damage as Enkhtulga throws knees to the body.
Enkhtulga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ziskie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Enkhtulga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga wants to get back to striking at distance but Ziskie won't allow it.
Ziskie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ziskie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ziskie misses with some punches.
Enkhtulga is trying to break the clinch but Ziskie has him pressed against the cage.
Enkhtulga blocking some punches.
Ziskie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Enkhtulga's efforts to push away.
Enkhtulga tries to circle away but Ziskie has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ziskie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ziskie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Enkhtulga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ziskie is looking to counter punch.
Enkhtulga fails to land the takedown.
A big left from Ziskie misses.
Enkhtulga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Enkhtulga is looking to score with low kicks.
Enkhtulga moves away from the strike by Ziskie.
Enkhtulga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ziskie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mike Ziskie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tugsbayar Enkhtulga.
Ziskie throws a right hand that misses
and Enkhtulga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Enkhtulga misses with a head kick.
Enkhtulga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ziskie.
Ziskie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie clinches.
Enkhtulga prevents a body shot from Ziskie.
Enkhtulga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Enkhtulga tries to break the clinch but Ziskie is controlling the position.
Ziskie 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.
Ziskie misses with the head strike.
Ziskie presses Enkhtulga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Enkhtulga can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkhtulga tries to circle away but Ziskie has him pinned against the cage.
Enkhtulga tries to break free but Ziskie pushes him back against the cage.
Enkhtulga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enkhtulga wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Ziskie on the inside.
Enkhtulga wants to break free but Ziskie has control.
Enkhtulga working aggressively here.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by Enkhtulga.
Ziskie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ziskie blocks a body shot from Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga blocks an uppercut.
Ziskie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Enkhtulga backwards.
Enkhtulga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enkhtulga tries to circle away but Ziskie has him pinned against the cage.
Enkhtulga wants to break free but Ziskie has control.
Ziskie scores with a shot to the side of Enkhtulga's head.
A short left from Ziskie.
A head punch on the inside from Ziskie fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Enkhtulga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ziskie swings wildly with an uppercut but Enkhtulga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziskie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enkhtulga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie working aggressively here.
Enkhtulga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
A head punch on the inside from Ziskie fails to land.
Ziskie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enkhtulga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ziskie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie can't find room to land a body shot as Enkhtulga controls the action.
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!
Ziskie misses with some punches.
Enkhtulga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ziskie has him pressed against the cage.
Enkhtulga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Enkhtulga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enkhtulga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Enkhtulga looking to slow down the pace here.
Ziskie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Enkhtulga is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ziskie dives into side control.
Ziskie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Enkhtulga looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ziskie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Enkhtulga is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ziskie lets go of the hold and Enkhtulga can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Ziskie!
Mike Ziskie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 2318 p4p, 989 weight class) and Daron Acemoglu (ranked 238 p4p, 109 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daron Acemoglu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux cracks a nice hook into Acemoglu's ribs.
Dux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dux throws a right hand that misses
and Acemoglu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Acemoglu is aware though and is defending well.
Dux looking to control.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Acemoglu from controlling successfully.
Dux is adopting a defensive guard.
Acemoglu looking to sit in guard and control but Dux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Acemoglu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acemoglu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dux's guard.
Dux has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux is trying to control the position but Acemoglu postures up.
Acemoglu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dux's head.
Dux looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Acemoglu has picked Dux up and slammed him! Dux can't keep hold of the triangle and Acemoglu manages to pass to side control!
Dux tries to bench press Acemoglu off him but Acemoglu keeps the position.
Dux can't do much from the bottom here.
Acemoglu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dux's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Acemoglu off and has taken his back!
Dux looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Acemoglu taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Dux!
A victorious Frank Dux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Rinda (ranked 138 p4p, 1822 weight class) and Millard Masters (ranked 18 p4p, 195 weight class). Masters has chosen Enter the Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Anwar Rinda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Millard Masters!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinda cracks Masters with a good jab.
Masters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rinda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Masters throws a poor cross that misses
and Rinda counters with a left to the body.
Masters throws a body punch but Rinda moves out of range.
Rinda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rinda shoots in and gets a takedown into Masters's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Masters manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rinda manages to get himself to full guard.
Rinda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rinda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Masters stacks Rinda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Masters!
Masters happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masters tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Masters wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rinda, who protects the arm well.
Masters is looking to take a break and control but Rinda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rinda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rinda is working hard here to advance position.
Masters is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rinda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rinda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Masters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masters trying to control the position but Rinda is working away.
Masters is trying to move to mount but Rinda reverses beautifully and ends up in Masters's guard.
Rinda won't allow Masters to sweep him here.
Masters is trying to push Rinda off with his feet but Rinda grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Masters's ankles and Masters is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Anwar Rinda!
During a confident post fight interview, Anwar Rinda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Millard Masters stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn, I will go back to the gym and get stronger'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Chavaski (ranked 314 p4p, 493 weight class) and Kofi Ousmane (ranked 44 p4p, 70 weight class). Remi Chavaski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remi Chavaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kofi Ousmane!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Ousmane. That snapped Chavaski's head back.
Ousmane throws a predictable looking body shot
so Chavaski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chavaski stopping the sweep attempt from Ousmane.
Chavaski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chavaski wants to control from the top but Ousmane keeps moving.
Ousmane pulls Chavaski in close to his closed guard and prevents Chavaski from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavaski looking to sit in guard and control but Ousmane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ousmane sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ousmane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavaski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavaski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chavaski has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ousmane is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chavaski.
Chavaski tries to improve position but can't.
Chavaski is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Blaze Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ousmane tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chavaski looks to move to half guard but instead Ousmane has passed into mount! Damn!
Chavaski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ousmane controlling from the full mount.
Chavaski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski is trying to get back to full guard.
Chavaski wants to control the action here but instead Ousmane manages to pass to full mount!
Ousmane controlling the pace for now.
Chavaski is looking to get to half guard.
Ousmane content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski is trying desperately to improve position.
Ousmane tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chavaski is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavaski regains half guard.
Ousmane is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kofi Ousmane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ousmane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chavaski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ousmane takes a swing at Chavaski's ribcage but misses.
Ousmane misses with a straight left.
Ousmane misses with a jab to the body
and Chavaski counters with a shoot takedown. Ousmane fights it but they end up in guard.
Chavaski wants to control from the top but Ousmane keeps moving.
Chavaski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chavaski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ousmane looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ousmane looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ousmane!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ousmane controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavaski tries to improve position but can't.
Ousmane controls the position from side control.
Ousmane's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ousmane lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ousmane moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Chavaski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ousmane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane controlling the position from side mount.
Chavaski is trying to improve his position.
Ousmane creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chavaski tries to buck Ousmane off but Ousmane is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Chavaski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ousmane scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Chavaski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ousmane keeping moving, preventing Chavaski from controlling successfully.
Ousmane pulls Chavaski in close to his closed guard and prevents Chavaski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chavaski looking to sit in guard and control but Ousmane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chavaski controls Ousmane momentarily but Ousmane frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavaski wants to sweep here but Ousmane controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kofi Ousmane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Chavaski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Ousmane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ousmane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Ousmane. No joy for Chavaski on that attempt.
Ousmane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavaski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ousmane.
Chavaski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ousmane defends well and Chavaski ends up having to push Ousmane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Chavaski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ousmane.
Ousmane misses with a body punch.
Ousmane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavaski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ousmane is defending well.
Ousmane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chavaski goes for a takedown attempt but Ousmane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chavaski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Ousmane misses.
Chavaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ousmane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ousmane misses the shot to the body.
Chavaski ducks under a wild hook from Ousmane.
Ousmane takes a swing at Chavaski's ribcage but misses.
Ousmane throws a hook to the side of Chavaski's head but Chavaski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ousmane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavaski manages to avoid it.
Ousmane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavaski manages to avoid it.
Ousmane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chavaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ousmane.
Remi Chavaski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ousmane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavaski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ousmane looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavaski is just out of range.
Chavaski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chavaski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ousmane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Ousmane misses.
Ousmane misses the shot to the body.
Kofi Ousmane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kofi Ousmane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ousmane looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavaski is just out of range.
Ousmane throws a series of punches but Chavaski moves out of range.
Chavaski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chavaski wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Ousmane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ousmane misses with a body shot.
Chavaski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ousmane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavaski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ousmane. That snapped Chavaski's head back.
Chavaski needs to keep his hands up - Ousmane had a free shot at his head there.
Ousmane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chavaski rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavaski moves away.
Chavaski fails with the takedown
and Ousmane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavaski throws a body punch but Ousmane moves out of range.
Ousmane throws out a loose jab but Chavaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavaski feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Ousmane as Chavaski shoots in.
Chavaski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ousmane.
Ousmane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavaski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ousmane looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavaski is just out of range.
Chavaski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ousmane looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavaski is just out of range.
Ousmane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavaski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ousmane.
Chavaski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ousmane sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane misses with a hook. Chavaski ducked under it nicely.
Chavaski blocks a jab.
Chavaski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ousmane misses with a body shot
and Chavaski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chavaski.
Chavaski has Ousmane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ousmane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chavaski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chavaski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ousmane blocks a body shot from Chavaski.
Ousmane cracks Chavaski with a nice body shot.
Chavaski tries for a takedown but Ousmane manages to get underhooks.
Ousmane prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavaski misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Chavaski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kofi Ousmane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ousmane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kofi Ousmane!
Our winner, Kofi Ousmane, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 713 p4p, 480 weight class) and New Car (ranked 103 p4p, 72 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, New Car!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonov throws an off balance right hand
and Car counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Leonov misses.
Car looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leonov misses with a leg kick
and Car counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
A solid body kick from Leonov.
Car looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonov is just out of range.
Leonov is looking to land body kicks.
Car moves out of range of the body kick.
Leonov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Car counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Leonov misses
and Car counters with a nice right hand that sends Leonov toppling to the canvas! Leonov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Car finish him?!
Leonov 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!
Car misses with a few strikes there.
Leonov throwing a counter right hand but Car manages to avoid it.
Oh Leonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leonov seems to have got his legs back now.
Leonov clobbers Car with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leonov misses with a hook
and Car counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Car takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Car takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leonov throws a wild body kick that Car sees coming a mile off.
Car looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonov throws a leg kick that misses.
Leonov throws a low kick but Car moves out of range easily.
Car doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Car has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Leonov scores with a nice right hand.
Car moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Car on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonov misses with an uppercut. Car saw that one coming.
Car looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Leonov throws a leg kick
and Car counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonov throws a jab when Car was well out of range.
Car on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonov. Leonov obviously looking to wear him down.
Leonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Car lands a left and a right that send Leonov crashing to the mat, dazed. Car thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonov misses with the body kick
and Car counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). New Car!
New Car decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Shoenfeld (ranked 938 p4p, 27 weight class) and Kazuo Takashi (ranked 103 p4p, 6 weight class). Takashi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by å‰ç”°å…„弟 Rising. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Shoenfeld!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuo Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoenfeld misses with a looping right.
Takashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shoenfeld at a distance.
Takashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shoenfeld, pushing him back against the cage.
Shoenfeld is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Takashi to keep the fight standing.
Shoenfeld wants the takedown. Takashi is fighting it off but Shoenfeld persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Takashi's guard against the cage.
Shoenfeld stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shoenfeld wants to control from the top but Takashi keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoenfeld pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takashi is keeping the position for now.
Takashi wants to sweep here but Shoenfeld controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoenfeld trying to move into half guard but instead Takashi has managed to sweep!
Takashi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takashi is looking to take a break and control but Shoenfeld is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takashi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shoenfeld's legs.
Shoenfeld is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shoenfeld!
Shoenfeld tries to improve his position but Takashi has taken his back! Takashi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Shoenfeld tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Takashi pushes Shoenfeld away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kazuo Takashi! Kazuo Takashi retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazuo Takashi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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