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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Holland (ranked 5145 p4p, 24819 weight class) and Rudolph Winters (ranked 237 p4p, 283 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudolph Winters!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters misses with a looping left.
Holland blocks a jab.
Holland shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Holland was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Winters's face as Holland controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Winters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holland is putting a hurting on Winters here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Holland.
Holland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Winters is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winters takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland taking a break here but Winters is having none of it and regains half guard.
Holland lands strikes from half guard.
Winters is not content to let Holland control the position.
Holland slows the pace down in half guard.
Holland throwing shots but Winters is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holland wants to pass the guard but Winters is defending well.
Holland lands strikes from half guard.
Winters trying to control from the bottom.
Holland with the ground and pound but Winters uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Winters striking off his back but it's not causing Holland any problems.
Holland wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Holland wants to pass the guard but Winters is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters misses with a body shot.
Winters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winters throws an off balance right hand
and Holland counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Holland thows a huge punch but Winters dodges it nicely.
We've been informed that Winters has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Holland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Holland is trying to control. Winters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland not doing much here.
Winters has hold of Holland's hands but Holland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Holland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winters keeps working.
Holland is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holland is pressing down on Winters's thigh, looking to free his foot. Winters is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Holland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Winters as he connects with a hook.
Holland drives through with a takedown into Winters's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Holland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winters can do to turn this around?
Holland throws an elbow that misses. Winters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holland's guard. Nice move by Winters!
Winters stopping the sweep attempt from Holland.
Holland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holland tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland is looking to sweep but instead, Winters has passed into half guard.
Holland wants to get back to full guard but Winters has passed into side control.
The ground and pound from Winters seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Holland can't do much from the bottom here.
Holland throws a few strikes from the bottom but Winters takes advantage and mounts!
Holland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters working the ground and pound effectively.
Holland is looking to get to half guard.
Winters thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Holland tries to lock up and control but Winters gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Holland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winters on the ground.
Holland is desperately trying to improve his position but Winters has a good base and remains in mount.
Holland tries to hold on but Winters pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland is working to get back to half guard.
Holland tries to hold on but Winters postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holland is looking to improve his position but Winters isn't that keen on the idea.
Winters avoids the attempt from Holland to 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.
Hector Holland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winters looking to finish with strikes here!
Holland is squirming around, avoiding Winters's attempts to control the action.
Holland is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolph Winters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winters.
Holland changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Holland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winters.
Holland shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Winters manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Winters throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Holland trying to control but Winters is working from the bottom.
Holland throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland connects with a couple of short punches.
Holland seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Holland sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A swing and a miss from Winters.
Winters misses with a hook
and Holland counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Winters!
Holland trying to control the action but Winters is working from the bottom.
Holland slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Winters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Holland controlling from mount.
Holland trying to control but Winters is having none of it.
Holland breaks from Winters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Winters tries to hold on but Holland postures up.
Holland working the ground and pound effectively.
Holland wants to control the pace but Winters is squirming around nicely.
Winters working to try and regain half guard.
Holland scoring with strikes but Winters is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland tries to control but Winters wriggling away.
Holland controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Holland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holland putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Holland trying to control but Winters is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Holland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holland 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Holland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Heldemo (ranked 3928 p4p, 5287 weight class) and Deontay Doser (ranked 477 p4p, 573 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Heldemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Deontay Doser!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doser misses with a body shot
and Doser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doser misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heldemo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doser throws a jab when Heldemo was well out of range.
Doser ducks under a wild hook from Heldemo.
Heldemo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heldemo throws a hook to the side of Doser's head but Doser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heldemo throws a hook but Doser blocks it.
Heldemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doser.
Doser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heldemo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heldemo loads up on a big right hand but Doser slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doser jabs at Heldemo's body.
Doser fails with the takedown.
It looked like Heldemo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doser.
Doser moves forwards but Heldemo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Heldemo cracks Doser with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Heldemo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Doser to stand back up!
 Doser is rocked!
 It looks like Deontay Doser has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heldemo flashes Doser a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Doser's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Doser crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Heldemo punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Heldemo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Dickons (ranked 24615 p4p, 2977 weight class) and David Khinchegashvili (ranked 643 p4p, 376 weight class). Dickons comes to the cage accompanied by Sidung. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Khinchegashvili!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khinchegashvili throws an overhand right that lands on Dickons's shoulder, as Dickons tries to avoid the shot.
Dickons drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khinchegashvili sprawls and moves away.
Khinchegashvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khinchegashvili.
Jovan Dickons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickons with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khinchegashvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khinchegashvili to the mat! Khinchegashvili manages to get full guard.
Khinchegashvili keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
Dickons controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dickons has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dickons throwing strikes from guard but Khinchegashvili blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khinchegashvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dickons trying to control but Khinchegashvili is working from the bottom.
Dickons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khinchegashvili's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickons ducks right into an uppercut from Khinchegashvili.
Dickons doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Khinchegashvili counter with a right hand.
Dickons with a poor takedown
and Khinchegashvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Dickons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khinchegashvili bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dickons's head.
Dickons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khinchegashvili circles away.
Khinchegashvili tries to sprawl but Dickons drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Khinchegashvili tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dickons manages to move to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khinchegashvili is just holding on here. Dickons manages to take his back.
Dickons is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Khinchegashvili knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Khinchegashvili for a finish.
Dickons working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili trying to control the hands but Dickons won't let him.
Dickons is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Khinchegashvili defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dickons controlling well, preventing Khinchegashvili from escaping the position.
Dickons has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Khinchegashvili has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili trying to control but not successfully.
Dickons looking for the choke but no joy.
Khinchegashvili looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dickons.
Khinchegashvili trying to survive by controlling the hands.
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 Jovan Dickons will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dickons takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Dickons 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jovan Dickons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dickons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickons darts in looking for a takedown but Khinchegashvili gets double underhooks and turns Dickons into the cage.
Dickons tries for a takedown but Khinchegashvili manages to get underhooks.
Dickons has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khinchegashvili is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Dickons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khinchegashvili breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickons shoots in and drives through. Khinchegashvili sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Khinchegashvili misses.
Dickons shoots in for a takedown but Khinchegashvili shows good takedown defense.
Dickons drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickons staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons is trying to get an arm triangle but Khinchegashvili is defending well.
Dickons tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dickons has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dickons is trying to get an arm triangle but Khinchegashvili is defending well.
Dickons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khinchegashvili keeps working.
Dickons working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khinchegashvili is trying to work for a sweep but Dickons has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickons quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Dickons but it's paid off an Khinchegashvili is forced to tap! Nice work by Dickons.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jovan Dickons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarques Mills (ranked 3664 p4p, 4086 weight class) and Amara Kan (ranked 440 p4p, 479 weight class). Mills kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kurt Angle - Medal (Entrance Theme). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarques Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amara Kan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mills scoring with some ground and pound.
Kan keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Mills lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mills is working Kan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills pushing down on Kan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kan is trying to maintain the position but Mills is very close to passing his half guard.
Kan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mills scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kan working a defensive guard here.
Mills pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kan is keeping the position for now.
Kan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mills is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mills stacks Kan 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 Mills!
You can see the frustration on Kan's face as Mills controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kan can't do much from the bottom here.
Mills has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mills working away.
Mills lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kan down.
Kan is trying to control Mills's posture but Mills avoids it.
Mills wants to control but Kan is keeping him busy.
Mills working the ground and pound.
Mills lands some shots froms side control.
Kan prevents Mills from moving into mount.
Kan can't do much from the bottom here.
Mills is trying to get an arm triangle but Kan is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kan struggling a bit here.
Mills trying to control the action but Kan is working from the bottom.
Kan wants to control but Mills postures up.
Mills looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kan struggling a bit here.
Mills working the head and body with strikes.
Kan is trying to improve his position.
Mills just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills is trying to get an arm triangle but Kan is defending well.
Mills wants to control but Kan is keeping him busy.
Kan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kan wants to control but Mills postures up.
Mills thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills working away.
Kan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mills is staying active.
Kan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mills has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mills tries to control but Kan wriggling away.
Kan tries to hold on but Mills pushes him away.
Mills raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mills with a couple of short strikes.
Mills postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kan badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mills around the waist but Mills pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mills is the winner by TKO! Mills jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demarques Mills!
A relieved looking Demarques Mills thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 3559 p4p, 3285 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 196 p4p, 180 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zemin's choice of entrance music: 부모님 ì€í˜œ. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saw Ba Nyein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin throws a hook but Ba Nyein blocks it.
Zemin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zemin throws a nice looking combination but Ba Nyein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ba Nyein looks to throw the jab but Zemin is out of range.
Zemin gets a clinch.
Ba Nyein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Ba Nyein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ba Nyein tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zemin smiles and moves away.
Zemin takes the fight into the clinch.
Ba Nyein blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ba Nyein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ba Nyein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zemin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ba Nyein misses with a punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike.
Ba Nyein swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin breaks from the clinch.
Ba Nyein cracks Zemin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Zemin catches Ba Nyein right on the button with a cross.
Unang Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zemin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ba Nyein.
Zemin's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zemin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A punch combination from Zemin misses.
Zemin rushes Ba Nyein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ba Nyein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ba Nyein struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Ba Nyein fails to land.
Zemin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ba Nyein's elbow.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Ba Nyein misses with the head strike.
Zemin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Zemin.
Ba Nyein is trying to pull guard but Zemin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ba Nyein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin avoiding damage.
Zemin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein is trying to force a seperation but Zemin has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zemin tests Ba Nyein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Ba Nyein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein misses with a body kick.
Zemin misses with a wild combination.
Ba Nyein lands with a shot to the body.
Zemin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ba Nyein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zemin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zemin tries to clinch up but Ba Nyein circles away and keeps his distance.
Ba Nyein takes a swing at Zemin's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Ba Nyein misses.
Zemin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ba Nyein misses with an uppercut. Zemin saw that one coming.
Ba Nyein ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Ba Nyein half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zemin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zemin effectively controlling the action here.
Ba Nyein works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ba Nyein is trying to break the clinch but Zemin is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Zemin.
Ba Nyein jumps guard but Zemin stands there with Ba Nyein around his waist. Ba Nyein gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saw Ba Nyein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ba Nyein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zemin is stalling here.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ba Nyein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ba Nyein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ba Nyein.
Zemin scores with a jab. Ba Nyein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zemin darts in and clinches Ba Nyein up against the cage.
Zemin blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zemin moves out of range of the strikes.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick but Zemin moved away.
Zemin misses with a hook. Ba Nyein ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Zemin. That snapped Ba Nyein's head back.
Ba Nyein shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zemin eats them both and turns towards Ba Nyein to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ba Nyein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ba Nyein moves away from the strike by Zemin.
A jab from Ba Nyein misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zemin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zemin throws a right hand that misses
and Ba Nyein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zemin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ba Nyein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zemin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zemin misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ba Nyein checks the leg kick.
Zemin closes the distance and pushes Ba Nyein back into the cage.
Ba Nyein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ba Nyein is trying to pull guard but Zemin has him pressed against the cage.
Ba Nyein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Ba Nyein blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
Ba Nyein breaks the clinch.
Ba Nyein throws a chopping leg kick but Zemin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ba Nyein swings for the body but Zemin moves out of range.
Zemin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ba Nyein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ba Nyein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zemin.
Zemin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Zemin misses the target.
Zemin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ba Nyein back to the cage. Zemin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zemin fails to land with a series of punches.
Ba Nyein moves out of range as Zemin strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.
Zemin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ba Nyein moves away.
Zemin lands with a cross.
We've been told by Ba Nyein's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ba Nyein scores with a kick to the body.
Ba Nyein misses the shot to the body.
Unang Zemin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zemin throws a head kick that misses
and Ba Nyein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zemin throws a series of strikes that have Ba Nyein backpedaling.
 Ba Nyein is rocked!
Zemin tries to clinch up but Ba Nyein circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Ba Nyein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zemin tries to clinch up but Ba Nyein circles away and keeps his distance.
Ba Nyein seems to have got his legs back now.
Zemin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zemin ducks under a wild hook from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ba Nyein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ba Nyein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zemin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zemin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein throws out a loose jab but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ba Nyein wants to land a leg kick but Zemin is out of range.
Ba Nyein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zemin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws a lazy uppercut
and Zemin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ba Nyein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zemin.
Ba Nyein keeps the fight on the outside.
Zemin misses with a hook
and Ba Nyein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ba Nyein misses with a low kick.
Zemin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zemin rushes Ba Nyein and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
Unang Zemin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ba Nyein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ba Nyein misses with some punches.
Zemin is stalling here.
Ba Nyein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ba Nyein slips under a jab.
Ba Nyein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Zemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws a hook to the side of Zemin's head but Zemin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Zemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zemin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ba Nyein.
Zemin swings for the body but Ba Nyein moves out of range.
Ba Nyein misses with an uppercut.
Ba Nyein loads up on a big right hand but Zemin slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ba Nyein misses with a body shot.
Ba Nyein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zemin counters with a left to the body.
Ba Nyein swings for the body but Zemin moves out of range.
Zemin lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein slips under a jab.
Ba Nyein takes a swing at Zemin's ribcage but misses.
Ba Nyein ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ba Nyein ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Ba Nyein is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ba Nyein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ba Nyein throws a hook to the side of Zemin's head but Zemin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Ba Nyein.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zemin checks a leg kick nicely.
Zemin throws a fast counter high kick but Ba Nyein manages to duck under it in time.
Zemin catches Ba Nyein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zemin throws a leg kick
and Ba Nyein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zemin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zemin throws a looping overhand right but Ba Nyein ducks down to avoid it.
Ba Nyein dodges the punch combination from Zemin.
An attempted straight right counter from Ba Nyein misses the target.
Zemin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein looks to land a body kick but Zemin moved away.
Zemin lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Zemin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zemin misses with a lunging right hand
and Ba Nyein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zemin misses with a hook. Ba Nyein ducked under it nicely.
Ba Nyein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ba Nyein swats away the attempt to clinch by Zemin.
Ba Nyein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ba Nyein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zemin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ba Nyein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ba Nyein works Zemin's body with a nice hook.
Zemin pushes Ba Nyein up against the cage in a clinch.
Ba Nyein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ba Nyein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zemin.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ba Nyein jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zemin walks away with a smile on his face. Ba Nyein gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ba Nyein throws a series of punches but Zemin avoids them all with ease.
Zemin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ba Nyein under the eye.
Zemin misses with a head kick.
Ba Nyein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ba Nyein connects with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein defending well as Zemin loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Zemin. Those never looked like landing.
Zemin pushes Ba Nyein up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ba Nyein lands a hook that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ba Nyein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ba Nyein has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin controlling the action here for a moment.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zemin.
Ba Nyein can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
Ba Nyein lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ba Nyein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zemin prevents Ba Nyein from breaking the clinch.
Ba Nyein tries to circle away but Zemin has him pinned against the cage.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ba Nyein lands with a short shot to the head.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ba Nyein swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Ba Nyein.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Ba Nyein misses with some punches.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ba Nyein misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ba Nyein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ba Nyein tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zemin smiles and moves away.
Ba Nyein looks to land a body kick but Zemin moved away.
It seemed like Zemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zemin blocks a jab.
Zemin lands a jab.
Zemin cracks Ba Nyein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zemin lands a big right hand that sends Ba Nyein crashing to the mat! Zemin stays standing though and waves Ba Nyein back to his feet!
Ba Nyein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ba Nyein thows a leg kick but Zemin checks it
and Zemin counters with a huge right that knocks Ba Nyein out cold! Zemin is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Unang Zemin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Revazi Nadareishvili (ranked 2605 p4p, 4421 weight class) and Bone Breaker (ranked 341 p4p, 525 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 New York, Revazi Nadareishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadareishvili scores with a crisp jab that stopped Breaker in his tracks.
Nadareishvili gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Breaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Breaker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Breaker passes into half guard.
Breaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Nadareishvili is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Breaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Nadareishvili is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Breaker is looking to advance position but Nadareishvili won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker is looking for a kimura but Nadareishvili is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Breaker to get the leverage.
Breaker seems to be working for a kimura but Nadareishvili defends the submission attempt.
Breaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Nadareishvili is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili trying to hold on to Breaker's head to control him but Breaker postures up.
Breaker wants to advance to full mount but Nadareishvili doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Breaker looking to pass the guard.
Nadareishvili looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breaker is one step ahead there.
Nadareishvili tries to strike from the bottom.
Breaker looking to pass the guard.
Breaker is fighting to break Nadareishvili's control of his arms but Nadareishvili is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Breaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nadareishvili is keeping the position for now.
Breaker drops back looking for a leg! Nadareishvili is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nadareishvili manages to kick Breaker off! Breaker jumps back into Nadareishvili's guard.
Breaker looking to pass the guard.
Breaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Breaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Breaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nadareishvili is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Breaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Breaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Breaker advances to half guard.
Nadareishvili trying to hold on to Breaker's head to control him but Breaker postures up.
Nadareishvili is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Breaker in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nadareishvili tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Breaker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bone Breaker!
A very excited looking Bone Breaker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wilson (ranked 3255 p4p, 3516 weight class) and Sugawara Ichirou (ranked 415 p4p, 437 weight class). Ichirou is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Milky Way. Sugawara Ichirou is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sugawara Ichirou!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichirou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson is looking for a counter combo.
Ichirou closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Ichirou is blocking nicely.
Ichirou misses with a punch on the inside.
Ichirou swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ichirou can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Wilson.
Ichirou misses with a punch on the inside.
Ichirou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Ichirou slips the punch.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ichirou lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichirou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ichirou dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Ichirou has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ichirou tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson throws the left hand but Ichirou avoids the punch easily.
Ichirou lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Ichirou is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ichirou momentarily.
It looks like Sugawara Ichirou has been cut.
Ichirou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ichirou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ichirou darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Ichirou blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ichirou has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson wants to break free but Ichirou has control.
Ichirou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ichirou takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson is stalling here.
Ichirou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ichirou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ichirou misses with the combination.
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ichirou moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.
Nice body punch from Wilson - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ichirou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson is stalling here.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ichirou avoids the damage to the body.
Ichirou breaks from the clinch.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Ichirou misses with a looping right.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ichirou.
Ichirou closes the distance and clinches.
Ichirou misses with the head strike.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Ichirou avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Ichirou is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou breaks the clinch.
Ichirou throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Ichirou tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Ichirou misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Ichirou.
Ichirou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Ichirou swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Ichirou's head but Ichirou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body. Ichirou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ichirou's head backwards.
Ichirou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ichirou looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Wilson misses.
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 James Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sugawara Ichirou's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ichirou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ichirou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ichirou jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ichirou throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ichirou counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Donk. Ichirou catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Ichirou tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichirou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson misses with a hook. Ichirou ducked under it nicely.
Ichirou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ichirou closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson misses with a left hand
and Ichirou counters with a nice uppercut.
James Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Ichirou misses.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Ichirou counters with a straight right hand.
Ichirou clinches with his opponent.
Ichirou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ichirou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ichirou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson is rocked!
Ichirou connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Wilson out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sugawara Ichirou!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Beard (ranked 2637 p4p, 3853 weight class) and Nuke Death (ranked 330 p4p, 460 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nuke Death!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death drops Beard with a beautiful combination! Beard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Death is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Jarrod Beard has been cut.
Death steps in with a hook that catches Beard right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Death follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Beard looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuke Death!
Nuke Death is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Nuke Death, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Adams (ranked 2870 p4p, 2751 weight class) and Shinohara Sosuke (ranked 333 p4p, 321 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sosuke's choice of entrance music: Samurai. Shinohara Sosuke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinohara Sosuke!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams lands a slapping body shot.
Adams connects with a single shot there.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosuke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sosuke! But no joy.
Sosuke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosuke misses with a looping right.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosuke.
Sosuke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams blocking some punches.
Sosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Adams enables Sosuke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Adams manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosuke trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams is adopting a defensive guard.
Sosuke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosuke wants to stand but Adams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sosuke preventing the sweep.
Sosuke is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Sosuke throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sosuke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sosuke has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams gets caught napping as Sosuke dives in and scores a takedown. Adams manages to retain guard.
Sosuke trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Sosuke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adams pulls Sosuke in to control the position.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sosuke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sosuke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosuke wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sosuke drives through and clinches with Adams against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Sosuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams swings widly with a right hand
and Sosuke counters with a stiff right hand.
Sosuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Adams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sosuke ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Sosuke misses with a wild body shot.
Sosuke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams slips a jab from Sosuke.
Adams scores with a sloppy right hand. Sosuke should have avoided that one.
It looks like Shinohara Sosuke has been cut.
Sosuke moves into the clinch.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Sosuke avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Sosuke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
We've been informed that Sosuke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Sosuke.
Adams misses with some punches.
Sosuke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams scores with a jab to the head.
Bruno Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams scores with the left hand. Sosuke knows he should have avoided that one.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sosuke manages to avoid it.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Sosuke takes the fight into the clinch.
Sosuke stalling.
Sosuke pulls guard.
Sosuke wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinohara Sosuke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinohara Sosuke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adams sizes up Sosuke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sosuke avoids the body shot from Adams.
Bruno Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Sosuke.
Adams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Adams is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Adams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sosuke misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sosuke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Sosuke clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosuke gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosuke is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosuke on the ground.
Sosuke wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams is pulling down on Sosuke's head. It's preventing any offense from Sosuke, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosuke tries to stand but Adams is controlling from the bottom.
Sosuke trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sosuke.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adams scores with a sloppy right hand. Sosuke should have avoided that one.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sosuke.
Sosuke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sosuke instigates a clinch.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Sosuke breaks the clinch.
Sosuke tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Adams.
Sosuke tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Sosuke is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Sosuke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Sosuke throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Sosuke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sosuke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bruno Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosuke slips a jab from Adams.
Adams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sosuke throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sosuke staying out of range there.
Adams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sosuke tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Sosuke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sosuke is rocked!
A jab from Sosuke misses.
Sosuke is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Sosuke walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Sosuke limp body while Adams jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Adams!
Bruno Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hot Water (ranked 2207 p4p, 2119 weight class) and Ajin Heceda (ranked 258 p4p, 244 weight class). Heceda has chosen Believer as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hot Water!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ajin Heceda!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heceda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heceda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Water is just riding it out for now. Heceda eventually gives up the hold.
Water is staying active underneath Heceda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Heceda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Water makes his way to full guard, as Heceda worked for a kimura.
Water definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heceda 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. Heceda seems to have locked his on tight now - Water screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Heceda, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ajin Heceda!
Ajin Heceda is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Ajin Heceda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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