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SYN 919 Maluga vs. Steve II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nou Hematopoye (ranked 1732 p4p, 2062 weight class) and Long Schlong (ranked 194 p4p, 222 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Olympic wrestler
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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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nou Hematopoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Schlong!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hematopoye misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Schlong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schlong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hematopoye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hematopoye avoids the body shot from Schlong.
Schlong takes a swing at Hematopoye's ribcage but misses.
Hematopoye moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schlong moves out of range of the strikes.
Schlong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hematopoye throws out the jab.
Schlong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hematopoye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schlong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hematopoye loads up on a big right hand but Schlong slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Long Schlong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schlong swings for the body but Hematopoye moves out of range.
Hematopoye misses with a looping left.
Hematopoye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schlong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hematopoye misses with a looping right.
Schlong misses with a body shot.
No luck for Schlong with that takedown attempt.
Hematopoye throws a lazy right hand but Schlong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schlong lands a jab to Hematopoye's midsection.
Schlong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schlong tries to clinch up.
Schlong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hematopoye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hematopoye misses with a looping left.
Hematopoye looks to score with a jab to the body but Schlong is just out of range.
Schlong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schlong, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong misses with a wild body shot.
Hematopoye just misses with a punch to the body.
Hematopoye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schlong's corner calls for a 1-2. Schlong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hematopoye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schlong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hematopoye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schlong doesn't seem bothered though.
Schlong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hematopoye misses with a hook
and Schlong counters with a good low kick that Hematopoye was not able to check.
A big right from Hematopoye misses.
Schlong punishes Hematopoye's body with a nice straight punch.
Hematopoye on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hematopoye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hematopoye.
Schlong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schlong tries for a takedown but Hematopoye circles away easily
and Hematopoye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nou Hematopoye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Schlong.
Schlong takes a swing at Hematopoye's ribcage but misses.
Schlong catches Hematopoye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hematopoye thuds a left hand into Schlong's body.
Hematopoye misses with a looping left.
Schlong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Schlong.
Schlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hematopoye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hematopoye. Schlong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hematopoye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hematopoye slips a jab from Schlong.
Schlong throws a jab when Hematopoye was well out of range.
Hematopoye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schlong moves away.
Hematopoye misses with a hook
letting Schlong counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schlong lands with a good body shot.
Schlong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hematopoye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hematopoye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schlong moves away.
Hematopoye misses with a hook. Schlong ducked under it nicely.
Schlong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hematopoye moves away.
Hematopoye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schlong.
It looked like Hematopoye was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schlong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Long Schlong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schlong misses with a looping right.
Hematopoye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schlong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hematopoye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schlong.
Hematopoye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schlong.
A swing and a miss from Hematopoye.
Schlong throws an overhand right that lands on Hematopoye's shoulder, as Hematopoye tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hematopoye misses the target.
Schlong lands the left hand.
Schlong misses with a low kick.
Hematopoye just misses with a punch to the body.
Schlong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice straight punches there by Schlong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schlong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hematopoye moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Schlong catches Hematopoye right on the button with a cross.
Schlong fails with a takedown attempt.
Hematopoye throwing a counter right hand but Schlong manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hematopoye misses the jab.
Hematopoye slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schlong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hematopoye circles away quickly and effectively.
Hematopoye throws a body punch but Schlong moves out of range.
Hematopoye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schlong.
Hematopoye blocks a low kick nicely.
Schlong scores with a jab to the head.
Long Schlong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schlong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hematopoye did well to prevent Schlong getting side control.
Schlong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hematopoye does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hematopoye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schlong is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye tries to get to full guard but Schlong has control of the leg.
Schlong seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schlong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Schlong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hematopoye does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hematopoye actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schlong trying to pass the guard but Hematopoye defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hematopoye can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schlong controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hematopoye throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schlong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schlong wants to control from the top but Hematopoye keeps moving.
Schlong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hematopoye haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schlong stays in close to Hematopoye's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schlong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hematopoye throws a right hand that misses
and Schlong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schlong ducks under a wild hook from Hematopoye.
Schlong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Schlong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hematopoye sets himself, and Schlong steps forward looking for the clinch! Hematopoye avoids it this time.
Schlong lands with a right hand.
Schlong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hematopoye.
A little feinted left hand from Hematopoye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hematopoye misses with a straight left.
Hematopoye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hematopoye swings for the body but Schlong moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Long Schlong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hematopoye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hematopoye moves forwards but Schlong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hematopoye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schlong throws a sloppy body shot
and Hematopoye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schlong moves out of range as Hematopoye strikes.
Hematopoye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schlong moves out of range as Hematopoye strikes.
Schlong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schlong swings for the body but Hematopoye moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hematopoye tries to move into range but Schlong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schlong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schlong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schlong cracks Hematopoye with a good jab.
 Hematopoye is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hematopoye manages to avoid it.
Oh Hematopoye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Schlong misses.
Schlong looks to land a left hand but Hematopoye moved out of range nicely.
Hematopoye went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hematopoye seems to have got his legs back now.
Hematopoye checks a leg kick.
A jab from Schlong misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schlong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hematopoye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schlong swings widly with a right hand
and Hematopoye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Schlong misses.
Schlong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nou Hematopoye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Long Schlong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong misses with a straight left.
Schlong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hematopoye manages to avoid it.
Schlong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hematopoye's hands.
Hematopoye looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schlong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hematopoye is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Schlong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Schlong throws a hook but Hematopoye blocks it.
Hematopoye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hematopoye misses with a straight left.
Schlong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hematopoye counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hematopoye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schlong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hematopoye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hematopoye.
Hematopoye was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hematopoye on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schlong stalks Hematopoye and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hematopoye's face. Hematopoye staggers backwards, shaken.
Hematopoye throws a jab but it's blocked by Schlong.
Schlong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schlong is looking to chop away at Hematopoye's legs.
Schlong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schlong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schlong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schlong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlong moves away from the strike by Hematopoye.
Schlong throws out a counter right but Hematopoye avoids it with no problem.
Hematopoye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hematopoye misses with a looping left.
Schlong throws a lazy right hand but Hematopoye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hematopoye misses the jab.
Schlong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hematopoye in his tracks.
A big left from Hematopoye misses.
A jab lands there for Schlong.
Schlong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hematopoye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hematopoye avoids the body shot from Schlong.
It looked like Hematopoye was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schlong.
Hematopoye throws a shot from downtown. Schlong moves away and avoids it.
Schlong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Schlong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schlong 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Schlong!
An out of breath Long Schlong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 813 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Gilbervan Soares (ranked 132 p4p, 174 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Heart of Steel. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbervan Soares!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares scores with a hook to the body. Steele takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele drives through and clinches with Soares against the cage.
Steele scores with a knee to the head.
Soares lands a nice uppercut.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
Steele landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soares.
A short body shot lands from Soares as the two fighters clinch.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Soares lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Soares tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Soares back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares tries to score a body lock takedown but Steele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Soares avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Soares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stanley Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Steele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soares's face.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steele walks away with a smile on his face. Soares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steele clinches up against the cage.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soares blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares jumps guard but Steele turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soares is defending well for now.
Soares tries to pull guard but Steele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soares jumps guard but Steele turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Soares tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele scores with a shoulder strike.
Soares can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soares jumps into guard, dragging Steele to the mat.
Steele preventing the sweep.
Steele advances position into side control!
Soares tries to buck Steele off but Steele is having none of it.
Steele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soares keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele controls the position from side control.
Soares tries to improve position but can't.
Steele advances nicely into full mount.
Soares is trying desperately to improve position.
Soares keeps trying to improve his position.
Steele wants to control the pace but Soares is squirming around nicely.
Soares is looking to improve his position but Steele isn't that keen on the idea.
Steele controlling the pace for now.
Soares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steele controlling the position easily from mount.
Soares is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steele wants to control the pace but Soares is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares is looking to get to half guard.
Steele controlling from the full mount.
Soares slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Steele dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steele's head backwards.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soares.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele fires out a quick counter leg kick but Soares just manages to avoid it.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Soares stalks Steele and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steele's face. Steele staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
Soares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Steele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws a big counter combination but Soares scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Soares misses with a looping right.
Soares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.
Soares swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
It looked like Steele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Soares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Soares wants to take the fight to the mat but Steele manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Soares pushes Steele back against the cage and 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!
Soares is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steele pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Soares pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soares is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stanley Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steele is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soares is breathing heavily.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Steele tries to land a leg kick but Soares saw it coming and moves away.
Soares feints the counter takedown.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soares connects with a body shot that sends Steele's belly button to the back.
Soares lands a lovely overhand right.
Soares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Soares.
Steele looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
And Soares tries to counter it with a takedown but Steele pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Soares thuds a left hand into Steele's body.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele digs a good hook to Soares's body.
Jab by Steele.
Soares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good exchange - Soares coming out on top.
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!
Soares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Steele finds it's target.
Steele clinches up with Soares and pushes him back against the cage.
Steele lands an uppercut.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Soares blocks it.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Steele trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares is trying to control the position but Steele postures up.
Soares might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steele haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soares is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Steele dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Soares connects with the punch.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Steele avoids the body shot from Soares.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Steele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Soares counters with a two punch combo.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares throws a shot to the body.
Soares has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Soares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soares lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Soares swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Soares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares slips under a jab.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steele rather than just go for the knockout.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele connects with a body shot.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soares! But no joy.
A solid body kick from Steele.
Steele lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steele throws a front kick that sends Soares stumbling back into the cage.
Gilbervan Soares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele jabs at Soares's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele rushes Soares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Steele avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Soares blocks with his arms.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soares working aggressively here.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Soares jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares has a closed guard, preventing Steele from standing up.
Soares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soares wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Soares is trying to control the position but Steele postures up.
Steele has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soares is proving hard to escape from.
Steele looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stanley Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Soares lands a lovely overhand right.
Soares shoots in and bounces Steele off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Soares won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Stanley Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soares stands up over Steele, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stanley Steele.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steele, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Steele!
Stanley Steele 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torvik (ranked 737 p4p, 416 weight class) and Imperial Washington (ranked 106 p4p, 59 weight class). 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, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Torvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torvik scores with a jab to the head.
Torvik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torvik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Washington thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington misses with the combination.
It looked like Torvik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torvik missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torvik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Torvik misses with an uppercut
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torvik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torvik.
Torvik scores with a shot to the body.
Torvik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torvik works Washington's body with a nice hook.
Torvik takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
As Torvik backs off Washington throws a huge counter combo but Torvik manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Imperial Washington has been cut.
Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington looks up at the clock. Bad move! Torvik lands a right hand from hell, dropping Washington. Torvik pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Torvik!
During a confident post fight interview, Sven Torvik 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 623 p4p, 454 weight class) and Peter Zonta (ranked 91 p4p, 66 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zonta throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Zonta misses.
White Jr throwing a counter right hand but Zonta manages to avoid it.
Zonta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zonta looks to throw the jab but White Jr is out of range.
White Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White Jr.
White Jr tries to clinch there but Zonta circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Zonta misses.
Zonta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zonta.
A shot to the body from White Jr misses
and Zonta counters with a nice uppercut.
Zonta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White Jr is fending him off so far but Zonta persists. Nope, White Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice jab there from Zonta.
Zonta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White Jr as he jumps to the side.
White Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr throws a series of punches but Zonta moves out of range.
Zonta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White Jr misses the jab.
White Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zonta. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zonta 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.
Zonta lunges at White Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White Jr's hand.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
White Jr scores with a punch to the head.
White Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta throws a series of punches but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Zonta's shoulder, as Zonta tries to avoid the shot.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Zonta. That snapped White Jr's head back.
Zonta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zonta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circle momentarily. Zonta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zonta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruce White Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Zonta.
A punch lands to the side of Zonta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White Jr misses with a hook.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by White Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White Jr.
Zonta misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr tries to sprawl but Zonta drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zonta controlling the action here.
Zonta is nestled in close to White Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White Jr is not content to let Zonta control the position.
Zonta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zonta lands with a punch from half guard.
White Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zonta.
White Jr is trying to stand back up but Zonta is controlling him
Zonta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zonta.
White Jr is trying to stand back up but Zonta is controlling him
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zonta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bruce White Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zonta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zonta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
White Jr needs to keep his hands up - Zonta had a free shot at his head there.
White Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Zonta moves into the clinch.
White Jr tries to work over Zonta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Zonta controls his hands.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zonta blocks an elbow strike from White Jr.
White Jr tries a body shot but Zonta blocks it.
Zonta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Zonta.
Zonta tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from White Jr.
Zonta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zonta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr is working Zonta over against the cage.
Zonta working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zonta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White Jr.
Zonta lands a shoulder strike.
White Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
White Jr tries to work over Zonta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zonta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike.
White Jr misses with some punches.
Zonta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zonta tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zonta goes for a takedown in the clinch but White Jr prevents it.
White Jr tries to work over Zonta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zonta misses with some punches.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Zonta avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
Zonta has dropped down and is working for a takedown. White Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Zonta manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zonta.
Zonta thows a huge punch but White Jr dodges it nicely.
White Jr is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Zonta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
White Jr wants to clinch up but Zonta keeps it at a distance.
Zonta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
Zonta misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zonta. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zonta fails with a takedown attempt.
White Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zonta misses with a series of wild punches.
White Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zonta connects with a body shot.
White Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Zonta swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zonta. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
Zonta throws out a counter right but White Jr avoids it with no problem.
Zonta has closed the distance and engaged White Jr in a clinch.
Zonta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr scores with a shot to the side of Zonta's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Zonta effectively controlling the action here.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zonta.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Zonta avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Zonta.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Zonta.
Zonta misses with some punches.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
Zonta tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zonta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White Jr takes a shot to the head.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Zonta lands a left hand.
Zonta has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zonta tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Zonta back against the cage.
Zonta pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zonta scores with a nice hook to the head.
White Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from White Jr.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
Nice body punch from Zonta.
Zonta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Zonta.
Zonta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zonta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from White Jr.
Zonta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zonta misses with a body punch.
White Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zonta is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from White Jr.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zonta goes for a takedown attempt but White Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bruce White Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Zonta.
White Jr tries to clinch there but Zonta circles away.
White Jr cracks Zonta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White Jr throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White Jr tries to clinch but Zonta is having none of it.
White Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zonta under the eye.
A big left from White Jr misses.
White Jr misses with an uppercut. Zonta saw that one coming.
Zonta unleashes a big counter combination but White Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zonta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zonta scores with a hook to the body. White Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
White Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peter Zonta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zonta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
White Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White Jr throws out a loose jab but Zonta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zonta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zonta manages to avoid it.
Zonta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
White Jr tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zonta. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Zonta.
White Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
White Jr misses the jab.
Zonta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White Jr catches Zonta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zonta swings for the body but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zonta defending well as White Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Zonta misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zonta misses with a double jab.
White Jr connects with the punch.
White Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zonta.
White Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Zonta slips under a jab from White Jr.
Zonta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
White Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Zonta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zonta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White Jr is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White Jr wants to stand but Zonta is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta is looking to work some ground and pound but White Jr has wrist control.
Zonta wants to pass the guard but White Jr is keeping the position.
Zonta postures up in White Jr's guard and throws a big left but White Jr blocks it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zonta.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White Jr slips under a jab from Zonta.
White Jr takes a swing at Zonta's ribcage but misses.
Zonta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Zonta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zonta cracks White Jr with an open hand slap.
Zonta throws a body shot but no joy.
White Jr cracks a nice hook into Zonta's ribs.
White Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zontas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zonta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Zonta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Zonta coming out on top.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Zonta scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Zonta moves into the clinch.
Bruce White Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Zonta is working for takedown but White Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zonta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zonta is looking for a takedown.
White Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
Zonta tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Zonta controls his hands.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr takes a shot to the head.
Zonta struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Zonta fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zonta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Zonta avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zonta.
White Jr gets underhooks to prevent Zonta's takedown attempt.
Bruce White Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Zonta.
White Jr tries to work over Zonta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zonta misses with a punch to the body.
Zonta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
White Jr lands a right hand.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Zonta controls the action.
White Jr lands a right hand.
White Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Zonta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zonta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Zonta controls his hands.
White Jr gets through Zonta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zonta blocks an uppercut.
Zonta prevents a body shot from White Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zonta has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zonta.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Zonta uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zonta's elbow.
Zonta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
White Jr tries a body shot but Zonta blocks it.
Zonta trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Zonta as the two fighters clinch.
Zonta blocking some punches.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Zonta controls the action.
White Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Zonta controls his hands.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zonta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zonta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Zonta misses with some punches.
Zonta lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce White Jr.
I think White Jr 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce White Jr!
After winning the bout, Bruce White Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 514 p4p, 568 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 73 p4p, 80 weight class). Mahrishi comes into the arena with On the Precipe of Defeat 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahrishi lands a head kick. Wolf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Aaron Wolf has been cut.
Mahrishi throws the left hand but Wolf avoids the punch easily.
Mahrishi scores with a head kick. Wolf tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mahrishi throws a sloppy head kick
and Mahrishi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahrishi throws a head kick that misses.
Wolf lands a head shot.
It looks like Aatreya Mahrishi has been cut.
Mahrishi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahrishi counters with a straight right hand.
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!
A head kick misses from Mahrishi.
Wolf let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wolf throws a front kick that sends Mahrishi stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf lands a big head kick that sends Mahrishi tumbling to the mat! Wolf takes a step backwards and waves Mahrishi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mahrishi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mahrishi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wolf - the referee stops the clock and Mahrishi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wolf. Mahrishi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mahrishi is breathing heavily.
Wolf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mahrishi fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahrishi looks to clinch
and Wolf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wolf lands a big uppercut and Mahrishi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mahrishi looks OK. Wolf waves Mahrishi back to his feet!
Wolf is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mahrishi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Aaron Wolf's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a low kick.
Wolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mahrishi throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wolf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mahrishi avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Mahrishi slips a jab from Wolf.
Mahrishi throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Mahrishi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick by Mahrishi misses
letting Wolf counter with a right hand.
Aatreya Mahrishi's cut is getting worse.
Wolf throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mahrishi counters with an inside leg kick.
Wolf drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mahrishi right on the button. Mahrishi goes down! Wolf follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wolf gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Wolf!
A relieved looking Aaron Wolf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 206 p4p, 344 weight class) and Edison Atunes (ranked 28 p4p, 54 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atunes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Atunes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson.
Atunes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Peterson sizes up Atunes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes takes one to the chin there.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Atunes wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Peterson throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Peterson lands.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atunes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes connects with a single shot there.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atunes slips a jab from Peterson.
Nice uppercut there from Peterson.
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!
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson.
Peterson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atunes gets caught flat footed, as Peterson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Atunes has wrist control.
Peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Atunes is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Atunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Atunes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Atunes to the ground. Peterson is now in Atunes's guard.
Atunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson 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.
Peterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Peterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Atunes.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atunes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Atunes slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Atunes stuns Peterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peterson takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Atunes. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
Atunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peterson blocks the body kick.
Atunes lands a front kick.
Peterson throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes misses the jab.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes stuffs the takedown.
Edison Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson slips a straight right by Atunes.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Atunes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Atunes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Atunes tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson misses with a jab to the body
and Atunes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Peterson! Atunes lets Peterson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Peterson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Peterson sizes up Atunes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Atunes avoids it well and moves away.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
A nice side step and Atunes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Peterson misses the body punch
and Atunes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Peterson! Atunes lets Peterson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Atunes.
Atunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Atunes stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atunes pinned against the cage. Atunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Atunes's half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Atunes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson working over Atunes with some ground and pound. Atunes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes stuffs the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Atunes misses.
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Peterson moved away.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Atunes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Atunes sprawls well. He's pushed Peterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peterson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Edison Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes slips a jab from Peterson.
Atunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a left to the body.
Atunes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Atunes is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Atunes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peterson with a body shot.
Atunes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peterson.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Peterson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Atunes counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Peterson out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Atunes is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes took some time post fight to say the following; 'He will probably die later. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 171 p4p, 231 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 25 p4p, 37 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Exotic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic slips a straight right by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tonissaar misses with a straight left.
Exotic throws out a leg kick but Tonissaar moves out of range and Exotic only half commits.
Exotic misses with a looping right.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Exotic moves out of range.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that misses.
Tonissaar throws a wild body kick that Exotic sees coming a mile off.
Exotic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tonissaar lands the left hand.
Tonissaar slips a straight right by Exotic.
Exotic connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tonissaar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Exotic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tonissaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Exotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
Exotic backing away here, and Tonissaar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonissaar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Exotic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tonissaar has time to react.
Exotic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar looks to land a right hand but Exotic moved out of range.
Tonissaar looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
Exotic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Exotic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar staying out of range there.
Exotic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Exotic's shoulder, as Exotic tries to avoid the shot.
Tonissaar checks a leg kick.
Exotic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tonissaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
Exotic throws a leg kick but Tonissaar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Exotic moves away from the strike by Tonissaar.
Exotic tries to land a front kick but Tonissaar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Exotic misses the jab.
Exotic throws the left hand but Tonissaar avoids the punch easily.
Exotic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Exotic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tonissaar checks it well.
Tonissaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Exotic is out of range.
Exotic with the inside leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Exotic throws a body punch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar misses with a head kick.
Tonissaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Exotic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Exotic misses with a low kick.
Tonissaar tries a low kick but Exotic avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Exotic misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Exotic misses.
Tonissaar throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Exotic throws a sloppy head kick and Tonissaar moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Exotic. That snapped Tonissaar's head back.
Exotic throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Exotic looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
Exotic throws a looping overhand right but Tonissaar ducks down to avoid it.
Exotic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Tonissaar.
It looked like Exotic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tonissaar.
Exotic takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the side of Exotic's head but Exotic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Tonissaar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Exotic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonissaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tonissaar checks a leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Exotic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tonissaar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tonissaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tonissaar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Exotics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Exotic misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with a leg kick.
Exotic lands with a cross.
Joe Exotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Tonissaar slams his shin into Exotic's torso.
Exotic is looking to land body kicks.
Tonissaar slips under a jab from Exotic.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
Exotic tries a head kick but it misses.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Exotic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tonissaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tonissaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Exotic with a jab.
Tonissaar motions for Exotic to come forward. Tonissaar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar throws out a loose jab but Exotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonissaar.
Decent striking displayed by Tonissaar there.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Exotic is just out of range.
Exotic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonissaar in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Exotic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tonissaar throws a wild body kick that Exotic sees coming a mile off.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Exotic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonissaar's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar 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.
Tonissaar misses with a looping left.
Tonissaar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tonissaar misses with a looping right.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tonissaar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Exotic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Exotic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Tonissaar misses.
Exotic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Exotic lands with a nice body punch.
Exotic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar scores with a nice head shot.
Exotic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Exotic slips a jab from Tonissaar.
Exotic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Exotic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Exotic.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Exotic throws a solid leg kick but Tonissaar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Exotic.
Exotic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Exotic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Exotic misses with an uppercut. Tonissaar saw that one coming.
Exotic moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Joe Exotic has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Exotic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Exotic.
Exotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonissaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Exotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tonissaar! But no joy.
Tonissaar moves out of range as Exotic strikes.
Tonissaar tries to work over Exotic's front leg with a kick but Exotic checks it.
Exotic with a hook.
Exotic needs to keep his hands up - Tonissaar had a free shot at his head there.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick as Exotic jumps back.
Tonissaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Exotic on the side of the head.
Tonissaar with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Exotic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Exotic is just out of range.
Tonissaar cracks Exotic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tonissaar wants to slow Exotic down by chopping away at his legs.
Exotic misses with a hook.
Exotic swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar staying out of range there.
Exotic throws a front kick aimed at Tonissaar's knee but Tonissaar avoids it well.
Tonissaar throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonissaar clobbers Exotic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Exotic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tonissaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tonissaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tonissaar lands with a shot to the body.
Tonissaar 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.
Tonissaar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Exotic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Exotic avoids the head kick by Tonissaar.
Exotic takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
Exotic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tonissaar on the side of the head.
Tonissaar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tonissaar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tonissaar defending well as Exotic loads up on a big left hand.
Tonissaar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
Exotic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tonissaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
It seemed like Tonissaar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Exotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Exotic misses the jab.
Exotic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonissaar misses with a hook. Exotic ducked under it nicely.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Exotic blocks it.
Tonissaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Exotic.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick which misses Exotic's front leg but catches the back leg as Exotic tries to avoid it.
Exotic moves out of range of the body kick.
Exotic throws out a loose jab but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonissaar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tonissaar with the inside leg kick.
Exotic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Exotic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tonissaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Exotic.
Tonissaar tries to land a front kick but Exotic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Tonissaar slips the punch.
Tonissaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tonissaar throws out a loose jab but Exotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonissaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tonissaar checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Tonissaar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tonissaar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Exotic tries to land a leg kick but Tonissaar saw it coming and moves away.
Tonissaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Exotic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tonissaar misses with a hook. Exotic ducked under it nicely.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Exotic's ribcage but misses.
Exotic scores with a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Exotic.
Exotic tests Tonissaar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tonissaar with the inside leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a lazy right hand but Exotic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Exotic lands with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tonissaar checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonissaar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Exotic 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.
Tonissaar checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Exotic.
Exotic misses with a low kick.
Exotic misses with a left hand
and Tonissaar counters with a good low kick that Exotic was not able to check.
Tonissaar lands with a nice body kick.
Exotic throws a looping overhand right but Tonissaar ducks down to avoid it.
Exotic throws a jab when Tonissaar was well out of range.
Tonissaar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Exotic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Exotic's shoulder, as Exotic tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Exotic moves out of range.
Tonissaar misses with a looping right.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Exotic lunges at Tonissaar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tonissaar's hand.
Exotic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Exotic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Exotic throws a shot to the body.
Exotic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Exotic throws a leg kick but Tonissaar checks it.
Exotic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tonissaar will feel that in the morning.
Exotic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonissaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Exotic missing with a left hand there. Tonissaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Exotic there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Exotic checks a leg kick.
Exotic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tonissaar throws the left hand but Exotic avoids the punch easily.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the leg kick from Exotic.
Exotic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Exotic throws the left hand but Tonissaar avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic looks to land a left hand but Tonissaar moved out of range nicely.
Tonissaar throws a jab when Exotic was well out of range.
Exotic tries to score with a low kick but Tonissaar moves his leg out of the way.
Exotic swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Exotic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Tonissaar blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Exotic lands with an overhand left.
Exotic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tonissaar momentarily.
Exotic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tonissaars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tonissaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Exotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Exotic is out of range.
It appears Exotic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Exotic with a nice calf kick.
Tonissaar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonissaar 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.
Exotic throws the left hand but Tonissaar avoids the punch easily.
Tonissaar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Exotic with a body shot.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tonissaar misses with a kick to the body.
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Exotic.
Exotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Exotic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonissaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Tonissaar slips the punch.
Nice shot by Tonissaar.
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!
Exotic missing with a left hand there. Tonissaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Exotic misses the jab.
Exotic checks a low kick from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws an off balance right hand
and Exotic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Exotic.
Tonissaar lunges at Exotic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Exotic's hand.
Tonissaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Exotic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tonissaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Exotic.
Exotic throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Exotic misses.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonissaar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Tonissaar blocks the low kick.
Donk. Tonissaar catches Exotic right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Exotic.
Exotic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Exotic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Exotic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tonissaar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Exotic throws a shot from downtown. Tonissaar moves away and avoids it.
Exotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Exotic jabs Tonissaar right on the nose. Tonissaar blinks but takes it well.
Exotic lands a really nice looking cross but Tonissaar seems unphased.
Tonissaar slips under a jab from Exotic.
Exotic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Exotic.
Exotic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tonissaar cracks Exotic with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick from Tonissaar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonissaar tries to move into range but Exotic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Exotic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar avoids the head kick by Exotic.
A slow jab from Tonissaar misses its intended target.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Exotic misses with an uppercut. Tonissaar saw that one coming.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Exotic stuns Tonissaar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Exotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Exotic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Exotic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonissaar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Exotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Exotic. That snapped Tonissaar's head back.
Exotic ducks right into an uppercut from Tonissaar.
Exotic lands a jab to the head.
Tonissaar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Exotic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Exotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonissaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Exotic defending well as Tonissaar loads up on a big left hand.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic misses with a low kick as Tonissaar jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Exotic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Exotic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Exotic!
A relieved looking Joe Exotic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slaissi (ranked 222 p4p, 341 weight class) and Bryer McGuire (ranked 34 p4p, 51 weight class). McGuire is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Bryer McGuire is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from McGuire misses.
Slaissi moves into the clinch.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire tries to work over Slaissi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Slaissi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slaissi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Slaissi.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slaissi.
Slaissi blocking some punches.
Slaissi pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Slaissi.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slaissi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
McGuire taking a breather.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire digs a right hand into Slaissi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slaissi's gas tank.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slaissi.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Slaissi uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire tries a body shot but Slaissi blocks it.
Slaissi manages to break the clinch.
Slaissi pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Slaissi settles back down.
McGuire tries to clinch
and Slaissi counters with a hugh head kick that removes McGuire from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kimbo Slaissi!
Kimbo Slaissi 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 25 p4p, 111 weight class) and Davdio Branko (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branko shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Branko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Branko is in Sitsongrit's guard.
Branko looking to pass the guard.
Sitsongrit manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Branko wants a takedown.
Branko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sitsongrit is trying to keep an underhook but Branko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sitsongrit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Branko wants to free his trapped foot but Sitsongrit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Branko postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit kicks off Branko and gets to his feet.
Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown attempt from Branko. Branko gets slowly back to his feet.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davdio Branko.
Branko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sitsongrit's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Branko wants to work for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand.
Branko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit sees it coming and defends easily.
Sitsongrit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Branko seems to be looking for submissions.
Branko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit sees it coming and defends easily.
Branko wants to work for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Branko is working for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending it quite comfortably.
Sitsongrit is looking to improve his position.
Sitsongrit is doing well to control the position and prevent Branko from advancing to side control.
Sitsongrit is looking to escape.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep. Branko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Branko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Branko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko prevents Sitsongrit from improving his position.
Branko stops Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit is defending against the submission attempts here by Branko.
Branko stops Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
Sitsongrit has his hands clasped together around Branko's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Branko is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Branko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Branko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sitsongrit is concentrating on defense, preventing Branko from advancing position.
Branko wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Branko is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sitsongrit is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davdio Branko!
Davdio Branko is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 13 p4p, 43 weight class) and Yago Steve (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Maluga comes to the cage accompanied by JUNGLE. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Maluga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maluga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steve connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maluga scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Maluga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Yago Steve has been cut.
Maluga scores with a spinning back kick!
Maluga doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steve duly obliges.
A big right from Steve misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Steve.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Maluga counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve wants to land a leg kick but Maluga is out of range.
Maluga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Steve backs away, Maluga returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maluga cracks Steve with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve connects with a solid leg kick.
Steve lands a nice looking body kick.
Steve misses with a head kick.
It appears Maluga was looking to counter with a kick there.
Steve throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Steve.
Maluga blocks a low kick nicely.
Maluga tried to counter with a leg kick but Steve avoided it.
Steve scores with a nice strike.
Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Maluga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Maluga counters with a quick kick to the body but Steve blocks it.
Steve connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maluga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maluga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Steve checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a low kick as Maluga jumps back.
Maluga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Maluga moved out of range nicely.
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kilo Maluga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maluga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Maluga should have avoided that one.
Maluga moves out of range as Steve throws a body kick.
Steve drops Maluga with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Maluga looks back up at him and smiles so Steve waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Maluga is rocked!
Jeez, Kilo Maluga's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kilo Maluga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yago Steve!
Yago Steve was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Kilo Maluga had this to say: 'My name is Kilo. Born to bleed.'.
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