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Highland 173 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sega Israel (ranked 23725 p4p, 4781 weight class) and Shinzade Murakami (ranked 490 p4p, 401 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sega Israel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzade Murakami!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Israel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murakami dodges an elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami tries to work over Israel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Israel's elbow.
Murakami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Israel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Israel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murakami is keeping busy.
Murakami dodges an elbow strike from Israel.
Israel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Israel blocking some punches.
Israel slowing the pace effectively.
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murakami tries a body shot but Israel blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murakami throws a punch but it's blocked by Israel.
Israel blocking some punches.
Murakami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murakami dodges an elbow strike from Israel.
Israel lands an elbow inside.
Murakami misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Israel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murakami misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murakami creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Israel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Murakami.
Murakami lands a nice uppercut.
Murakami tries to throw a body punch but Israel avoids it by throwing Murakami back against the cage.
Good body shot from Murakami.
Murakami swings wildly with an uppercut but Israel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murakami dodges an elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Israel prevents a body shot from Murakami.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Israel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murakami's brow.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike.
Israel misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Israel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murakami's brow.
Israel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Israel throws an elbow but misses.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami can't find room to land a body shot as Israel controls the action.
Murakami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murakami misses with a punch to the body.
Murakami presses Israel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Israel throws an elbow that misses.
Israel throws an elbow but it misses.
Murakami avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Israel takes a shot to the head.
Murakami swings wildly with an uppercut but Israel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murakami avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Murakami lands a nice shot to the body.
Israel taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami lands a right hand that snaps the head of Israel backwards.
Israel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murakami lands a body shot.
Murakami avoids a wild elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murakami tries a body shot but Israel blocks it.
Murakami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Israel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Israel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike.
Israel blocks a body shot from Murakami.
Murakami blocks the elbow strike.
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike.
Israel throws an elbow but it misses.
Israel prevents a body shot from Murakami.
Israel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami scores with a hook to the body.
Israel throws an elbow but it misses.
Israel wants to stall.
Israel misses with an elbow strike.
Murakami lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Israel is trying to stall.
Israel throws an elbow that misses.
Israel misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murakami presses Israel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murakami avoids a wild elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Israel's elbow.
Israel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murakami blocks the elbow strike.
Israel looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shinzade Murakami will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Israel forces Murakami back against the cage and clinches.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike.
Israel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murakami is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Murakami.
Murakami scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murakami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murakami tries to throw a body punch but Israel avoids it by throwing Murakami back against the cage.
Murakami works on Israel's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Israel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murakami's brow.
Israel pushes off an throws an elbow but Murakami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murakami avoids a wild elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami digs a right hand into Israel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Israel's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murakami.
Murakami tries to work over Israel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami lands a body punch.
Israel stalling.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike from Israel.
Israel misses with an elbow strike.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Israel tries to stall but Murakami uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Israel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murakami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Israel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murakami can't find room to land a body shot as Israel controls the action.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Israel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murakami's brow.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike from Israel.
Israel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sega Israel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Israel is trying to maintain a safe position but Murakami gets an underhook and turns Israel into the cage.
Murakami works on Israel's body with a couple of short punches.
Murakami blocks the elbow strike.
Israel throws an elbow that misses.
Israel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murakami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murakami digs a right hand underneath Israel's ribcage. Israel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murakami tries a body shot but Israel blocks it.
Murakami lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murakami works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Israel is trying to stall.
Murakami lands a left hand.
Murakami struggles to land a body shot inside as Israel controls his hands.
Murakami misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Israels head.
Murakami lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Israel backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Israel throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Murakami.
Murakami avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Murakami as the two fighters clinch.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike.
Murakami avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Murakami dodges an elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murakami struggles to land a body shot inside as Israel controls his hands.
Murakami tries to throw a body punch but Israel avoids it by throwing Murakami back against the cage.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Israel's elbow.
Israel misses with an elbow over the top.
Murakami lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 It looks like Sega Israel has been cut.
A short right from Murakami on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Israel prevents a body shot from Murakami.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Israel's elbow.
Murakami stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murakami throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Israel's elbow.
Nice body punch from Murakami - that landed with a thud.
Murakami has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murakami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murakami can't find room to land a body shot as Israel controls the action.
Murakami struggles to land a body shot inside as Israel controls his hands.
Murakami lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murakami misses with a body punch.
Murakami throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Israels head.
Murakami digs a right hand underneath Israel's ribcage. Israel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murakami tries a body shot but Israel blocks it.
Murakami tries to work over Israel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murakami avoids a wild elbow strike from Israel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinzade Murakami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sega Israel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Murakami clinches.
Israel lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murakami avoids a wild elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami lands a nice uppercut.
Murakami lands with a short shot to the head.
Murakami lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Israel backwards.
Murakami tries a body shot but Israel blocks it.
Murakami avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Israel throws an elbow but it misses.
Murakami lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Israel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Israel is rocked!
Israel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh Israel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Israel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Israel pushes off an throws an elbow but Murakami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murakami lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murakami dodges an elbow strike from Israel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami presses Israel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Israel throws an elbow but misses.
Israel seems to have got his legs back now.
Murakami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Israel throws an elbow that misses.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murakami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Israel's elbow.
We've been informed that Murakami has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Murakami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murakami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murakami tries a body shot but Israel blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Israel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murakami's brow.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Israel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murakami's brow.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike.
Israel throws an elbow that misses.
Israel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murakami blocks an elbow strike from Israel.
Murakami lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murakami misses with a punch to the body.
Murakami gets through Israel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Israel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Israel pushes off an throws an elbow but Murakami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murakami avoids the elbow strike from Israel, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murakami lands a nice uppercut.
Murakami throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murakami struggles to land a body shot inside as Israel controls his hands.
Israel lands an elbow inside that Murakami shrugs off.
Murakami tries a body shot but Israel blocks it.
Israel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Israel blocks a body shot from Murakami.
With the fighters up against the cage, Israel throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Murakami.
Israel is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Murakami.
Israel wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murakami lands a nice uppercut.
Sega Israel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinzade Murakami is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A body shot lands from Murakami.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murakami throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Murakami.
Israel trying to stall but Murakami improves his position.
Murakami digs a right hand underneath Israel's ribcage. Israel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murakami digs a right hand underneath Israel's ribcage. Israel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Murakami scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murakami lands a body punch.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Israel's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Israel throws an elbow that misses.
Israel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Israel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Murakami scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Murakami lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Israel backwards.
Israel is trying to stall.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Israel throws an elbow but it misses.
Murakami tries to throw a body punch but Israel avoids it by throwing Murakami back against the cage.
Murakami presses Israel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinzade Murakami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murakami 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinzade Murakami!
A victorious Shinzade Murakami 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fallon (ranked 3382 p4p, 2997 weight class) and Michael Boston (ranked 408 p4p, 365 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Fallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Boston!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Fallon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fallon takes one to the side of the head.
Boston tries to clinch up but Fallon circles away and keeps his distance.
Fallon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Boston.
Fallon is letting Boston control him for a moment.
Boston in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boston landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boston landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Boston seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston tries to score with some ground and pound. Fallon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fallon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Boston connects with a decent elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Check out the look on Boston's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boston working the ground and pound but Fallon is defending the strikes.
Fallon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fallon is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fallon to see if he's OK.
Oh Fallon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee asks Boston politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Boston prefers to stall for the moment though.
Boston is putting a hurting on Fallon here, landing some big shots from side control.
A big shot lands for Boston! That's hurt Fallon! Will he recover? Boston fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Boston!
Michael Boston 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Roberts (ranked 6038 p4p, 3028 weight class) and Regal Montgomery (ranked 503 p4p, 348 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Regal Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Montgomery sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Montgomery has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Montgomery isn't so interested in that idea.
Roberts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Montgomery passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Montgomery has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Roberts tries to improve position but can't.
Montgomery misses with the ground and pound.
Montgomery remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Roberts on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roberts tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Montgomery wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Montgomery happy to just control the position for now.
An elbow from Montgomery crashes against the mat.
Roberts gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Montgomery blocks Roberts's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Montgomery looking to control but Roberts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roberts throws a strike from the bottom but Montgomery holds onto the arm and goes for an armbar! He's got it! Fantastic submission from Montgomery!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Regal Montgomery!
A victorious Regal Montgomery 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Scott (ranked 1322 p4p, 1005 weight class) and Tama Ruiha (ranked 173 p4p, 138 weight class). Ruiha has chosen Polynesian Traditional Music as his entrance music. Tama Ruiha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Scott's chin.
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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 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Ruiha!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiha lands with a nice body punch.
Ruiha misses with an uppercut
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Ruiha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Scott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ruiha to keep the fight standing.
Ruiha throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruiha.
Ruiha misses with some punches.
Scott pulls guard successfully.
Ruiha slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Scott is looking for a triangle but Ruiha pushes his legs off easily.
Scott is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ruiha frees his head nicely. Oh but Scott has switched to an armbar! Ruiha is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). David Scott!
During a confident post fight interview, David Scott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Mosey (ranked 2376 p4p, 327 weight class) and Valerio Falto (ranked 247 p4p, 39 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 - 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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Falto!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosey throws a body shot but no joy.
Falto slaps away a takedown attempt from Mosey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Falto takes a swing at Mosey's ribcage but misses.
Mosey dives in and grabs Falto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Falto pushes down on Mosey's head and hops out.
Falto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mosey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Mosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mosey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosey cracks a nice hook into Falto's ribs.
Mosey dives in for a single leg takedown but Falto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Falto is looking for the big counter here.
Mosey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Falto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Falto.
Mosey tries to score a body lock takedown but Falto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Falto throws a punch but it's blocked by Mosey.
Mosey wants a takedown but no success here.
Falto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mosey is trying to drag Falto to the mat but Falto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Falto fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosey has Falto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Falto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mosey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Falto after a bit of a struggle.
Falto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falto tries a body shot but Mosey blocks it.
Falto misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falto.
Mosey wants the takedown. Falto is fighting it off but Mosey persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Falto's guard against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosey postures up.
Mosey 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.
Falto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mosey defends well.
Mosey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Falto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Falto wants to improve his position but instead Mosey has moved into half guard.
Mosey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Falto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falto actively working from the bottom here.
Mosey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mosey is pressing down on Falto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Falto is holding on for now.
Mosey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Falto is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mosey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falto actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Falto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mosey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Falto is not content to let Mosey control the position.
Falto is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosey throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mosey controlling from side mount.
Falto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Falto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falto has a hand on Mosey's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mosey takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mosey looking for a guillotine from mount but Falto is having none of it.
Falto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Falto is looking to get to half guard.
Falto keeps trying to improve his position.
Mosey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Falto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Falto wants to control but Mosey postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosey trying to control the position but Falto is working away.
Falto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mosey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Falto is defending against the submission attempts here by Mosey.
Mosey wants to take a breather but Falto is having none of it.
Falto is trying to get back to full guard.
Falto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mosey pulls his head out easily.
Falto tries to get to full guard but Mosey has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falto looking for submissions off his back.
Falto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mosey pulls his head out easily.
Falto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Falto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mosey pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Falto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mosey wants to control from the top but Falto keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mosey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Falto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mosey has managed to get both his arms back between Falto's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mosey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Falto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mosey has managed to get both his arms back between Falto's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mosey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Falto wants to sweep but no luck.
Mosey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mosey wants to control from the top but Falto keeps moving.
Mosey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Falto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mosey has managed to get both his arms back between Falto's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Falto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Falto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mosey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Mosey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mosey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mosey ducks under a wild hook from Falto.
Mosey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Falto as he avoids it easily.
Mosey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Mosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mosey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Falto's guard.
Mosey looking to pass the guard.
Mosey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Falto looking for a guillotine here but Mosey defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Falto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mosey has managed to get both his arms back between Falto's legs - danger averted.
Falto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mosey has picked Falto up and slammed him! Falto can't keep hold of the triangle and Mosey manages to pass to side control!
Mosey is looking to take a break and control but Falto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falto manages to get back to half guard.
Falto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Falto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mosey has passed into half guard!
Falto wants to improve his position but Mosey is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Falto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mosey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lil Mosey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Falto is looking for a sweep. Mosey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mosey pulls his head out easily.
Falto with the active half guard here but Mosey passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falto tries to bench press Mosey off him but Mosey keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Falto's face as Mosey controls the position.
Falto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Falto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mosey pulls his head out easily.
Falto is staying active underneath Mosey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Falto wants to improve his position but Mosey is controlling well.
Falto actively working from the bottom here.
Falto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Falto wants to get back to full guard.
Falto actively working from the bottom here.
Falto tries to get to full guard but Mosey has control of the leg.
Mosey moves into full mount! Falto won't be happy about that!
Mosey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mosey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Falto is controlling an arm, preventing Mosey from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Mosey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mosey 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Mosey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aiko San (ranked 760 p4p, 1445 weight class) and Aaron Tate Jr (ranked 110 p4p, 191 weight class). 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiko San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Tate Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr misses with a two punch combination.
San tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by San.
Tate Jr looks to land a right hand but San moved out of range.
Tate Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate Jr duly obliges.
A punch combination from Tate Jr misses.
San slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
San scores with a body shot.
San closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
San misses with the head strike.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
San tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate Jr's elbow.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
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!
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
San lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
San pushes Tate Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but San won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
San goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from San.
San tries to work over Tate Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San misses with a body punch.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
San lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
San digs a right hand into Tate Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate Jr's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Tate Jr controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San.
San misses with the head strike.
San digs a right hand underneath Tate Jr's ribcage. Tate Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tate Jr looks winded!
Tate Jr can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
San lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tate Jr or not.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
San lands a body shot in the clinch.
San tries to work over Tate Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San lands a hook to the side of the head.
San works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
San works on Tate Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Tate Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from San - that landed with a thud.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
San lands a nice uppercut.
San working aggressively here.
San working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
San misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from San.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr lands a shoulder strike.
San lands a shoulder strike.
San softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.
Tate Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate Jr tries to circle away but San has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from San.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate Jr is trying to break the clinch but San has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiko San dominated that round.
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.
San gets in close and instigates a clinch.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San tries to work over Tate Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, San creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
San misses with a body punch.
Tate Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate Jr can do to turn this around?
San misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr takes a shot to the head.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San works on Tate Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from San.
Tate Jr is breathing heavily.
San throws a head punch that misses.
San lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
San lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.
San lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
 Tate Jr is rocked!
San struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Jr controls his hands.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
San lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San.
Tate Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can San finish him?
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San 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.
San has Tate Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Tate Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
Tate Jr can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
San misses with the head strike.
Tate Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San throws a head punch that misses.
San working aggressively here.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Tate Jr controls the action.
San softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
San lands a right hand.
San misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr prevents a body shot from San.
San tries to throw a body punch but Tate Jr avoids it by throwing San back against the cage.
San throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
San lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to push San away but San has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
San lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from San on the inside.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
A short right from San.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from San.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from San as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, San scores with a nice short uppercut.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San works on Tate Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
San working aggressively here.
San lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from San.
San misses with a body punch.
Tate Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San throws a head punch that misses.
San misses with a body punch.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiko San dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
San swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
San takes the fight into the clinch.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
San throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tate Jrs head.
Still in the clinch, San scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. San just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San misses with a punch to the body.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
San prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
San lands with a short shot to the head.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
San fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San works on Tate Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Tate Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.
San working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tate Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San lands with a short head shot on the inside.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
Aiko San has scored more points in the clinch so far.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San lands a left hand.
San misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
San scores with a shot to the side of Tate Jr's head.
San lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
San lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from San fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San.
San scores with a shoulder strike.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
San lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by San.
Tate Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from San.
San misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by San.
San misses with some punches.
San scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tate Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. San gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aaron Tate Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Jr controls his hands.
A short left from San.
Good body shot from San.
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!
San scores with a hook to the body.
San tries a body shot but Tate Jr blocks it.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
San lands a body punch.
San working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiko San showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for San, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiko San!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 530 p4p, 472 weight class) and Shug Skinner (ranked 58 p4p, 70 weight class). Miguel Azevedo Souza had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Shug Skinner!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Azevedo Souza fails to land the takedown.
Skinner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skinner throws a lazy uppercut
and Azevedo Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skinner misses with a right hand
and Azevedo Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azevedo Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza looking to pass the guard.
Azevedo Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Skinner.
Azevedo Souza advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza tries to advance to mount but Skinner denies him.
Azevedo Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Azevedo Souza tries to move to full mount but Skinner actually manages to regain half guard.
Azevedo Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
Azevedo Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Skinner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza is looking for a kimura but Skinner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Azevedo Souza to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skinner is trying is best to control the position here.
Azevedo Souza is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Skinner!
Azevedo Souza wants to take his opponent's back but Skinner doesn't allow it.
Skinner has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Azevedo Souza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Skinner is now in Azevedo Souza's guard. A big mistake from Azevedo Souza there, giving up the dominant position!
Skinner is stalling in the full guard.
Azevedo Souza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Skinner passes into half guard.
Skinner controlling the action here.
Azevedo Souza has a hand on Skinner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Skinner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza is trying to reverse the position but instead Skinner has taken his back - oops!
Skinner has the hooks in. Azevedo Souza is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Azevedo Souza breaks Skinner's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Azevedo Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Azevedo Souza preventing the sweep.
Azevedo Souza wants to pass the guard but Skinner is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azevedo Souza trying to move into half guard but instead Skinner has managed to sweep!
Skinner preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Azevedo Souza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skinner misses with a left hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azevedo Souza misses with a shot to the body
and Skinner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skinner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
Azevedo Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Skinner tries to sprawl out of it but Azevedo Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skinner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Azevedo Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skinner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skinner throws an elbow but misses.
Skinner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Miguel Azevedo Souza has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Skinner.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Skinner.
Skinner lands an elbow just above Azevedo Souza 's eye.
Azevedo Souza successfully pulls guard.
Azevedo Souza looking for a triangle here. Skinner is fighting it but it looks tight! Azevedo Souza pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Skinner is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Miguel Azevedo Souza!
Miguel Azevedo Souza 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeeJay Dawkins (ranked 540 p4p, 393 weight class) and Jorlan Vieira (ranked 83 p4p, 63 weight class). Jorlan Vieira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with DeeJay Dawkins's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, DeeJay Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorlan Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Vieira.
Dawkins avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Dawkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Vieira scores with a jab.
Vieira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dawkins at a distance.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vieira.
Dawkins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vieira misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vieira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dawkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vieira misses with a body shot.
Vieira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dawkins rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins looks for a takedown but Vieira sprawls well.
Vieira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dawkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vieira. Dawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vieira lands with a hook. Dawkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vieira misses with a right hand
and Dawkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dawkins works over Vieira with some ground and pound from guard.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawkins stays in close to Vieira's body and controls the position.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vieira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins postures up in Vieira's guard and throws a big left but Vieira blocks it.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Vieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Vieira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dawkins throws an elbow that misses. Vieira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dawkins's guard. Nice move by Vieira!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira advances to half guard.
Dawkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vieira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vieira's back!
Vieira is really stuck here.
Dawkins missing with punches from the back.
Dawkins throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Dawkins manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Dawkins throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Dawkins missing with strikes from the back.
Vieira manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Dawkins is now in side control.
The ground and pound from Dawkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dawkins throws a strike aimed at the side of Vieira's head but Vieira avoids it well.
Vieira wants to control but Dawkins postures up.
Vieira tries to improve position but can't.
Vieira taking a bit of punishment here - Dawkins scoring with strikes.
The strikes coming from Dawkins are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dawkins wants to control but Vieira is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira defending against the ground and pound.
Dawkins scores with punches from side control.
Dawkins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dawkins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vieira to see if he's OK.
Dawkins misses with the ground and pound.
Vieira is not content to let Dawkins control the position.
Dawkins landing strikes.
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 DeeJay Dawkins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Vieira misses.
Dawkins attempts a counter takedown but Vieira avoids it well and moves away.
Dawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Dawkins - just one landing.
Dawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vieira.
Dawkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vieira avoids it really well and circles away.
Vieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dawkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawkins misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in and drives through. Vieira sprawls well.
Vieira avoids the body shot from Dawkins.
Vieira throws a shot from downtown. Dawkins moves away and avoids it.
Vieira lands a left and a right that send Dawkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Vieira thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dawkins misses the jab.
Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dawkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vieira. Dawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawkins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vieira sprawls and moves away.
Vieira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawkins blocks a jab.
Dawkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Dawkins slips a jab from Vieira.
Dawkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Vieira misses with a body shot.
Dawkins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vieira sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries for a takedown but Vieira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeeJay Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Dawkins throws an off balance right hand
and Vieira counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vieira. Dawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Vieira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vieira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawkins throws a hook to the side of Vieira's head but Vieira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vieira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vieira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dawkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawkins misses with a body punch
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Dawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vieira appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dawkins slips under a jab from Vieira.
Jorlan Vieira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Vieira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vieira.
Dawkins is rocked!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Dawkins got wobbled bad by a big combination! Vieira presses forward with punches and knees until Dawkins stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Dawkins closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorlan Vieira!
Jorlan Vieira decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ottaa Koppia (ranked 420 p4p, 461 weight class) and Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 61 p4p, 67 weight class). Mifune is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seven Samurai. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ottaa Koppia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifune's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koppia under the eye.
Koppia looks to throw the jab but Mifune is out of range.
Koppia swats away the attempt to clinch by Mifune.
Koppia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mifune.
Mifune lands a head shot.
Koppia looks to throw the jab but Mifune is out of range.
Mifune wants to clinch up but Koppia keeps it at a distance.
Koppia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mifune gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mifune throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koppia.
Koppia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mifune backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mifune throws an elbow but misses.
Koppia misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mifune.
Mifune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koppia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Koppia.
Mifune breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune just misses with a punch to the body.
Mifune moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mifune.
Koppia is trying to break the clinch but Mifune is controlling him.
Koppia digs a right hand underneath Mifune's ribcage. Mifune let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koppia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mifune fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Koppia scores with a nice short uppercut.
 It looks like Kikuchiyo Mifune has been cut.
Mifune struggles to land a body shot inside as Koppia controls his hands.
Koppia can't find room to land a body shot as Mifune controls the action.
Mifune lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koppia misses with some punches.
Koppia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mifune working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Mifune as the two fighters clinch.
Koppia wants to get back to striking at distance but Mifune won't allow it.
Koppia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koppia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mifune backwards.
Mifune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mifune throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koppias head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifune misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune lands a shoulder strike.
Mifune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koppia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mifune backwards.
Mifune stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koppia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Koppia.
A short right from Koppia on the inside.
Mifune blocks an uppercut.
Koppia breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Koppia misses the target.
Mifune tries to counter by closing the distance.
Koppia cracks Mifune with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koppia drops Mifune with a big left hand! Mifune is injured, injured bad! Koppia jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottaa Koppia!
Ottaa Koppia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Kikuchiyo Mifune spoke after the fight, saying 'Going back to the drawing board'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Takashi (ranked 26 p4p, 1325 weight class) and Magnus Goddard (ranked 5 p4p, 145 weight class). Takashi comes into the arena with 吉田兄弟 Rising blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 29 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuo Takashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Goddard!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goddard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takashi counters by moving into the clinch.
Takashi has picked Goddard up - he's going for a ride! Takashi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Goddard misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Takashi content to control rather than advance.
Goddard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takashi is pressing down on Goddard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goddard is holding on for now.
Goddard wants to control but Takashi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard throws a strike from the bottom but Takashi passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Goddard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goddard is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takashi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Goddard sneaks back into half guard.
Takashi passes to full mount!
Takashi with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Takashi is working hard here to advance position.
Goddard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Goddard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takashi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi wants to take Goddard's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Takashi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goddard is looking to improve his position but Takashi isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi content just to control the position here.
Takashi wants to finish this one by submission but Goddard is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Takashi.
Goddard is looking to improve his position but Takashi isn't that keen on the idea.
Takashi controlling the pace for now.
Goddard is working to get back to half guard.
Takashi controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Takashi wants to control the pace but Goddard is squirming around nicely.
Goddard is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goddard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Takashi controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Takashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goddard shoots in for a takedown but Takashi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goddard is looking to clinch but Takashi is avoiding it.
Takashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goddard can do to turn this around?
Takashi stuffs the takedown.
Takashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Goddard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Takashi pushes Goddard up against the cage in a clinch.
Takashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goddard backwards.
Goddard tries to break free but Takashi pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Takashi.
Takashi slowing the pace effectively.
Takashi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Takashi manages to end up in side control.
Goddard is trying to improve his position.
Goddard struggling a bit here.
Goddard gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi not doing much here.
Goddard is trying to control but can't.
Takashi controlling the action here.
Goddard trying to control from the bottom.
Goddard actively working from the bottom here.
Takashi stalling.
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.
Goddard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takashi is working away from the top position though.
Goddard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goddard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takashi pulls his head out easily.
Goddard trying to get back to full guard but Takashi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Takashi moves to the back.
Goddard is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goddard tries to escape but Takashi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Takashi has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Goddard is trying to break free.
Goddard looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Takashi has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Goddard is defending well but eventually Takashi manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Goddard has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kazuo Takashi!
Kazuo Takashi retains his featherweight title!
Kazuo Takashi 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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