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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Branimir Akulov (ranked 5505 p4p, 5685 weight class) and Morty Horowitz (ranked 418 p4p, 425 weight class). Branimir Akulov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branimir Akulov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morty Horowitz!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akulov stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Akulov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akulov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Horowitz fails with the takedown
and Akulov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horowitz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Horowitz wants to take the fight to the mat but Akulov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Branimir Akulov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morty Horowitz.
Horowitz is looking for a takedown.
Horowitz pulls Akulov into guard.
Akulov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horowitz is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horowitz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Horowitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Akulov avoids the damage to the body.
Horowitz controlling the action here for a moment.
Horowitz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Horowitz manages to end up in side control.
Akulov wants to get back to his feet but Horowitz is dominant here and he's now got Akulov's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz is looking to control Akulov but Akulov is wriggling around and keeping busy.
What can Akulov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horowitz tries to keep control of the position but Akulov is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulov avoids the strikes from Horowitz.
Akulov fending off the submission attempt from Horowitz.
Even with his hooks in, Horowitz manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Horowitz controlling the position well here. Akulov rolled but Horowitz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horowitz is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Horowitz gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Horowitz gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Horowitz apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Akulov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morty Horowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horowitz shoots for a takedown but Akulov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Akulov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horowitz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akulov sprawls well. Akulov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Horowitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Akulov half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morty Horowitz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown attempt by Horowitz or perhaps it was just good defense by Akulov, which made it look bad.
Akulov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Horowitz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akulov throwing a counter right hand but Horowitz manages to avoid it.
Horowitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Akulov if he has to take too many more of those.
Horowitz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akulov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Horowitz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Horowitz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Akulov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Horowitz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horowitz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Akulov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Akulov for a finish.
Will Horowitz go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Good control from Horowitz.
Horowitz looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Horowitz has good solid back control here.
Horowitz punches Akulov on the ear.
Horowitz somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Horowitz is punishing Akulov with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Akulov is looking for a way out.
Horowitz biding his time, controlling Akulov.
Akulov fending off the submission attempt from Horowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz landing with strikes.
Horowitz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Akulov doesn't escape.
Morty Horowitz has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horowitz looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Akulov taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Morty Horowitz!
An intense looking Morty Horowitz took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You suck, who are you? I walked Brock Lesnar out in 2008 when he defeated Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight title. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between World Peace (ranked 4454 p4p, 4131 weight class) and Filip Yumashev (ranked 219 p4p, 209 weight class). Peace comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, World Peace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Yumashev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace misses with a hook to the body
and Yumashev counters with a stiff right hand.
Peace takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
Yumashev throws out a counter right but Peace avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peace. Yumashev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peace lands with a nice body punch.
Peace misses the shot to the body.
Peace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peace fails to pull guard.
Yumashev lands a shot to the body.
Peace jumps guard but Yumashev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peace is trying to pull guard but Yumashev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for World Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yumashev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Yumashev.
A punch lands to the side of Peace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yumashev misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yumashev cracks Peace with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yumashev moves away.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Peace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Yumashev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yumashev.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peace or perhaps it was just good defense by Yumashev, which made it look bad.
Yumashev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peace on the side of the head.
Peace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yumashev but Yumashev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yumashev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yumashev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yumashev scores with a decent looking hook.
Yumashev scores with a hook.
Yumashev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yumashev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peace throws a body shot but no joy.
Peace looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yumashev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peace.
Yumashev cracks a nice hook into Peace's ribs.
Peace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yumashev was well out of range. Poor timing from Peace.
Peace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yumashev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peace doesn't seem bothered though.
Yumashev lands with a nice body punch.
Peace swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Peace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yumashev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yumashev connects with a body shot that sends Peace's belly button to the back.
Peace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace throws a body shot but no joy.
Peace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yumashev works the jab nicely.
Yumashev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yumashev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Peace had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yumashev lands a jab to Peace's midsection.
Peace takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
Yumashev thuds his right hand into Peace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peace misses with an uppercut. Yumashev saw that one coming.
Peace misses with a body shot.
Yumashev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peace throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Yumashev counter with a right hand.
Peace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peace takes one to the chin there.
Peace misses with a body shot.
Peace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yumashev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Peace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peace throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yumashev avoids the body shot from Peace.
Yumashev tests Peace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yumashev to score with a decent uppercut.
Yumashev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peace.
Peace throws a body shot but no joy.
Yumashev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peace looks to score with a jab to the body but Yumashev is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yumashev tries to bum rush Peace with a series of wild strikes but Peace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Peace dives in and grabs Yumashev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yumashev pushes down on Peace's head and hops out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Yumashev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yumashev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peace swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
Peace misses with a wild body shot.
Yumashev digs a good hook to Peace's body.
Peace misses with a hook to the body
and Yumashev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yumashev counters with a straight right hand.
Yumashev scores with a jab to the body.
Peace shoots in but Yumashev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yumashev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peace misses the shot to the body.
Peace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yumashev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yumashev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yumashev moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumashev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yumashev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peace in his tracks.
Peace takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peace. Yumashev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Yumashev - just one landing.
Peace swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
It seemed like Yumashev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yumashev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Yumashev finds it's target.
Peace looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yumashev scores with a shot to the body.
Peace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Filip Yumashev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peace lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peace drops his hands momentarily and Yumashev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yumashev lands with a cross.
Filip Yumashev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yumashev's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yumashev is looking for a sweep. Peace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yumashev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Peace stands up from Yumashev's guard - Peace perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yumashev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peace throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Peace wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev misses with a wild combination.
Peace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peace there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yumashev just misses with a punch to the body.
Yumashev throws a body shot but no joy.
Yumashev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peace under the eye.
Yumashev misses with a wild body shot.
Peace walks into a jab.
Yumashev lands a body shot.
Peace is looking to wear down Yumashev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Yumashev lands with a hook. Peace tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peace throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Peace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peace is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yumashev defends it well.
Yumashev tries to get to full guard but Peace has control of the leg.
Peace decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Peace throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev throws out a counter right but Peace avoids it with no problem.
Peace tries for a takedown but Yumashev circles away easily
and Yumashev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yumashev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yumashev wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Yumashev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for World Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yumashev lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Yumashev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Yumashev works the jab nicely.
Peace just misses with a punch to the body.
Yumashev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peace with a body shot.
Yumashev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peace swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
Peace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yumashev.
Peace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peace takes one to the chin there.
Peace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peace avoids the body shot from Yumashev.
Peace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yumashev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yumashev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 Peace is rocked!
Yumashev connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Peace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peace shoots in but Yumashev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumashev throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Peace colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Yumashev as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Peace is left battered and dazed whilst Yumashev and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Yumashev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hernandez (ranked 5264 p4p, 3395 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 412 p4p, 326 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Journey - Only The Young. Martins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Monte Tiene Garabato kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Martins on his heels. He'll look to pass Martins's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Martins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hernandez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez pushing down on Martins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hernandez in particular looking to stall.
Martins is trying to stand back up but Hernandez is controlling him
Hernandez is nestled in close to Martins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hernandez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martins is just riding it out for now. Hernandez eventually gives up the hold.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hernandez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martins!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hernandez lands a couple of good shots and Martins has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Martins trying to get back to his feet but Hernandez is in full control for now.
Hernandez is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hernandez lands strikes to the head.
Martins staying busy and making it hard for Hernandez to control.
Hernandez lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hernandez is landing with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling from the back.
Hernandez lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Martins hold on?!
Hernandez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Martins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez lands shots from the back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hernandez.
Hernandez is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Martins trying to get back to his feet but Hernandez is in full control for now.
Martins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hernandez scores with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is punishing Martins with some ground and pound.
Hernandez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hernandez controlling from the back.
Hernandez landing with strikes.
Hernandez is punishing Martins with some ground and pound.
Martins trying to get back to his feet but Hernandez is in full control for now.
Hernandez has Martins flattened out and is raining down punches.
A lull in the action here.
Hernandez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Martins is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hernandez tries to keep control of the position but Martins is staying busy.
Hernandez is punishing Martins with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Martins is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hernandez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Martins.
Hernandez has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Martins.
Hernandez is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Martins with him. Martins is trying to defend but Hernandez has an arm under the chin now! Martins grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Hernandez!
A relieved looking Frank Hernandez 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 Jay Read (ranked 3356 p4p, 5485 weight class) and Henry Reichert (ranked 404 p4p, 531 weight class). Read's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fight Music. Reichert has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Reichert !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read clinches up with Reichert and pushes him back against the cage.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Read tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Read stops a takedown attempt from Reichert .
Read stops a takedown attempt from Reichert .
Read misses with a hook to the ribs.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Reichert is blocking nicely.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Reichert is looking for a takedown.
Jay Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Reichert .
Reichert tries to pull guard but Read forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read breaks from the clinch.
Read fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reichert is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Read pushes Reichert up against the cage in a clinch.
Read misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reichert tries to pull guard but Read forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reichert blocks it with crossed arms.
Reichert is trying to pull guard but Read turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Reichert tries to pull guard but Read won't allow it.
Read controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reichert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Read is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Read tries to throw a body punch but Reichert avoids it by throwing Read back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read tries to throw a body punch but Reichert avoids it by throwing Read back against the cage.
Read pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reichert tries to pull guard but Read forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Read has Reichert pushed against the cage.
Read lands a knee to the head.
Reichert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Read to keep the fight standing.
Read controlling the action here for a moment.
Reichert managing to block the knees to the body from Read.
I was talking to Read's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reichert jumps guard and drags Read to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reichert escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Read gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Read stays in close to Reichert 's body and controls the position.
Read wanted to stand there but Reichert had control of the position.
Our spies down at at Gym Goroshi London inform us that Reichert has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
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.
Read slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Read trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reichert 's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Read takes the fight into the clinch.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reichert gets tackled into the cage by Read. Read maintains the clinch.
Reichert jumps guard but Read turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Read taking a breather.
Reichert is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Read gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read 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.
Read instigates a clinch.
Read landing knees to the head.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Read.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reichert fails to pull guard.
Read lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 Reichert is rocked!
 It looks like Henry Reichert has been cut.
Read scores with a knee to the head.
Reichert is still on wobbly legs! Can Read finish him?
Reichert goes for a takedown attempt but Read pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jay Read is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Read misses with a wild body shot.
Reichert drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Read defends it well.
Reichert seems to have recovered his senses.
Read moves in looking to clinch but Reichert pushes him off.
Reichert feints the counter takedown.
Read moves in looking to clinch but Reichert pushes him off.
Reichert tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Read fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reichert , pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Read gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reichert takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reichert fails to pull guard.
Jay Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Reichert .
Reichert tries to pull guard but Read won't allow it.
Read misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Read lands a nice elbow.
Read struggles to land a body shot inside as Reichert controls his hands.
Reichert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Read smiles and moves away.
Read tries to clinch but Reichert moves out of range.
Reichert tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reichert tries to keep at a distance but Read has taken the fight into the clinch.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Reichert blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Read.
Jay Read has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Read misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Read.
Reichert has Read pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Read manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Reichert is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reichert blocks a body shot from Read.
Reichert fails to pull guard.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Read scores with a knee to the head.
Read drops Reichert with a big knee straight up the middle! Reichert is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Reichert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reichert is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Read tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reichert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Read is looking to clinch but Reichert is avoiding it.
Reichert changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read clinches up with Reichert and pushes him back against the cage.
Read is working Reichert over against the cage.
Read stalling.
Read really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reichert tries to pull guard but Read won't allow it.
Read lands a knee to the body.
Read content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Read with a knee to the head.
Read connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reichert 's face.
Reichert tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Read stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reichert jumps guard but Read stands there with Reichert around his waist. Reichert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Read lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Read.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Read working Reichert over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Read throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Read stalling in the clinch.
Reichert fails to pull guard.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Read lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Read.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Reichert 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Read is looking to clinch but Reichert is avoiding it.
And Reichert tries to counter it with a takedown but Read pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Read wants to clinch up but Reichert keeps it at a distance.
Read wants to clinch up but Reichert keeps it at a distance.
Reichert gets tackled into the cage by Read. Read maintains the clinch.
Reichert is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Read lands a knee to the head.
Read lands a body shot.
Reichert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reichert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Read.
Read misses with an elbow strike.
Read presses Reichert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reichert is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Read gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Read.
Reichert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reichert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Read tries a body shot but Reichert blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Read.
Read slows down the pace here.
Read scores with a knee to the head.
Read stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Read taking a breather.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Read connects with a knee to the head.
Reichert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jay Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Reichert .
Read struggles to land a body shot inside as Reichert controls his hands.
Read holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reichert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Read lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Reichert is blocking nicely.
Read is working Reichert over against the cage.
Read prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Read obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A knee to the head by Read.
Read stalling in the clinch.
Read tries a body shot but Reichert blocks it.
Read gets underhooks to prevent Reichert 's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Read.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reichert tries to pull guard but Read holds him up against the cage and eventually Reichert drops back down to his feet.
Read landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Read takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Read for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reichert blocks it with crossed arms.
Read struggles to land a body shot inside as Reichert controls his hands.
Reichert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reichert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reichert tries to pull guard but Read forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Henry Reichert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Read is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reichert takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Read showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Read, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Read!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zafir Farman (ranked 4088 p4p, 3980 weight class) and Otar Arkady (ranked 206 p4p, 202 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zafir Farman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Otar Arkady!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arkady manages to avoid it.
Farman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farman misses with a body shot
and Arkady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arkady.
Farman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arkady.
We've been told by Farman's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Otar Arkady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arkady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farman manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Farman.
Arkady looks to throw the jab but Farman is out of range.
Arkady with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farman ducks under a wild hook from Arkady.
Farman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arkady counters with a straight right hand.
Farman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arkady.
Farman scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arkady scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farman throws out the jab.
Farman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arkady.
Farman ducks under a wild hook from Arkady.
Arkady looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arkady walks into a straight right hand from Farman.
Farman misses with a straight right.
Farman throws a hook to the side of Arkady's head but Arkady sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arkady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arkady throws a looping overhand right but Farman ducks down to avoid it.
Arkady moves out of range of the strikes.
Arkady clobbers Farman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arkady misses with a hook. Farman ducked under it nicely.
Arkady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farman misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Arkady releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arkady avoids the body shot from Farman.
A shot to the body from Arkady misses
and Arkady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arkady.
Farman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Farman misses.
Arkady swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farman cracks a nice hook into Arkady's ribs.
Arkady misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arkady. Farman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arkady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farman.
Arkady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arkady cracks Farman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arkady fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farman. Arkady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arkady.
Arkady is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Farman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Farman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arkady.
Farman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arkady takes a swing at Farman's ribcage but misses.
Arkady looks to score with a jab to the body but Farman is just out of range.
Arkady throws a looping overhand right but Farman ducks down to avoid it.
Arkady throws a shot from downtown. Farman moves away and avoids it.
Arkady connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farman's hands.
Arkady connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farman tries a body shot but Arkady blocks it.
Arkady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farman digs a right hand into Arkady's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arkady's gas tank.
Farman misses with a punch to the body.
Arkady is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Farman misses with some punches.
Farman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arkady misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farman prevents a body shot from Arkady.
Arkady tries to throw a body punch but Farman avoids it by throwing Arkady back against the cage.
Farman lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Farman fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Farman.
Arkady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Farman.
A short left from Farman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Otar Arkady will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arkady jabs at Farman's body.
Arkady takes a swing at Farman's ribcage but misses.
Arkady moves away from the strike by Farman.
Arkady swings widly with a right hand
and Farman counters with a right hand to the body.
Farman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Farman lands a nice shot to the body.
Farman lands a body shot.
Arkady working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Farman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Farman.
A short left from Farman.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zafir Farman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farman lands a nice uppercut.
Farman lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arkady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arkady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Farman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arkady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farman lands an uppercut.
Farman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arkady or not.
Farman lands with a right to the head.
Farman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arkady is rocked!
Farman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arkady is still on wobbly legs! Can Farman finish him?
Farman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arkady backwards.
Farman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farman lands an uppercut.
Arkady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farman pushes Arkady against the cage. Farman is working some dirty boxing. Farman pushes off with a quick right hook! Arkady goes down! Arkady tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Farman moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zafir Farman!
Zafir Farman 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 Joseph Kuruvila (ranked 4139 p4p, 3665 weight class) and Alois Huallpa Rimachi (ranked 211 p4p, 188 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Kuruvila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alois Huallpa Rimachi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huallpa Rimachi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Alois Huallpa Rimachi has been cut.
Joseph Kuruvila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huallpa Rimachi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuruvila drops his hands momentarily and Huallpa Rimachi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Huallpa Rimachi misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Kuruvila.
Nice body kick from Kuruvila.
Kuruvila cracks Huallpa Rimachi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kuruvila has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Huallpa Rimachi to stand back up!
Huallpa Rimachi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Kuruvila.
Huallpa Rimachi is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuruvila finish him?
Huallpa Rimachi glances at the clock... BAM! Kuruvila nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Huallpa Rimachi crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Huallpa Rimachi is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Kuruvila!
Joseph Kuruvila very nearly forgot to thank BE Younick amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Harper (ranked 3649 p4p, 4106 weight class) and Abasi Njagi (ranked 187 p4p, 208 weight class). Harper comes into the arena with The Slam - Toby Mac blaring out of the sound system. Njagi has chosen The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T) as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abasi Njagi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Njagi's guard.
Njagi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Njagi looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Njagi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Njagi is keeping the position for now.
Harper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Njagi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harper has managed to get both his arms back between Njagi's legs - danger averted.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Njagi is retaining full guard.
Njagi wants to sweep but no luck.
Njagi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Njagi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gold Samurai's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Njagi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Harper has his hands clasped together but Njagi extends and breaks Harper's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Njagi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abasi Njagi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Victorino (ranked 3534 p4p, 4638 weight class) and Paul Kerr (ranked 383 p4p, 440 weight class). Alex Victorino had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Victorino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr lands a slapping body shot.
Victorino misses with a body punch
and Kerr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Victorino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victorino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kerr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Kerr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kerr lands a body shot.
Kerr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Victorino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerr works over Victorino's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorino.
Victorino is breathing heavily.
Victorino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Victorino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Victorino misses with an uppercut
and Kerr counters with a right hand to the body.
Alex Victorino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr lands with a straight right. Victorino didn't see that one coming.
Kerr jabs Victorino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kerr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Victorino seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kerr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Victorino on the side of the head.
A left and a right from Kerr both land. Nice combination.
Kerr lands a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Kerr. That snapped Victorino's head back.
Kerr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Victorino back to the cage. Kerr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kerr scores with a hook to the body. Victorino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kerr with a jab.
Victorino is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kerr both land. Nice combination.
Oh Victorino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Kerr. Beautiful body shot.
Kerr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Victorino back to the cage. Kerr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kerr lunges at Victorino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victorino's hand.
Kerr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Victorino.
Decent striking displayed by Kerr there.
Victorino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kerr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kerr lands a glancing blow to the side of Victorino's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr feints with a jab and clips Victorino right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Victorino is sent crashing into the canvas and Kerr leaps in for the kill! Victorino tries to get to his feet but Kerr is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Victorino is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Kerr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hataki (ranked 1855 p4p, 3375 weight class) and Grigori Golov (ranked 233 p4p, 364 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kakashi Hataki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Golov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Golov.
Golov misses the shot to the body.
Hataki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hataki lands with a good body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Golov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Hataki does it's job there.
Golov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hataki.
Golov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Golov defending well as Hataki loads up on a big left hand.
Hataki throws a body punch but Golov moves out of range.
Golov avoids the body shot from Hataki.
A big right from Golov misses.
Golov throws a hook but Hataki blocks it.
Golov misses with a takedown attempt - Hataki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hataki misses the target.
Hataki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golov feints and as Hataki raises his hands in defense, Golov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hataki is trying to keep Golov in close.
Golov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki working for a triangle but Golov defends it easily.
Hataki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Golov defends it easily.
Golov stopping the sweep attempt from Hataki.
Hataki being controlled here, momentarily.
Hataki controls Golov momentarily but Golov frees himself.
Hataki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hataki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Golov uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hataki is looking for a sweep.
Hataki manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hataki gets back to full guard.
Hataki trying to keep a closed guard but Golov is proving a slippery customer.
Hataki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Golov defends well.
Hataki wants to sweep here but Golov controlling him for the moment.
Golov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hataki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Golov passes into side control.
Hataki struggling a bit here.
Golov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hataki's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hataki is trying to control Golov's posture but Golov avoids it.
Hataki trying to control but Golov flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Golov avoiding Hataki 's attempts to control his hands.
Hataki wants to get back to his feet.
Hataki can't escape the position.
Golov trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Hataki right now.
Golov is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hataki tries to roll but Golov sticks to his back.
Golov tries to get the hooks in deep but Hataki pushed the leg off.
Hataki trying to control the position but Golov manages to sink in the hooks.
Hataki is really stuck here.
Golov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hataki is really stuck here.
Hataki trying to control the hands but Golov won't let him.
Golov controlling from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grigori Golov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hataki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grigori Golov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hataki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hataki.
Golov connects with a jab.
Golov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kakashi Hataki is winning the standup battle so far.
Golov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hataki misses with a few strikes there.
Golov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hataki missing with a left hand there. Golov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hataki feints a jab promting Golov to slip. Hataki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Golov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hataki misses with a body shot.
Golov throws a hook but Hataki avoids it easily.
Golov gets caught flat footed, as Hataki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hataki trying to control the position from guard on top but Golov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hataki postures up in Golov's guard and throws a big left but Golov blocks it.
Golov is trying to keep Hataki in close.
Hataki postures up and lands a big shot to Golov's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki prevents Golov from getting back to his feet.
Golov looking for a sweep. Not yet Golov, not yet.
Golov keeping moving, preventing Hataki from controlling successfully.
Grigori Golov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Golov can't keep his opponent in guard - Hataki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hataki seems to be working for a kimura but Golov defends the submission attempt.
Hataki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Golov tries to get to full guard but Hataki has control of the leg.
Hataki 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.
Hataki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Golov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hataki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hataki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hataki decides to return to a standing position.
Hataki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golov can do to turn this around?
Hataki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Golov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Golov.
Kakashi Hataki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hataki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Golov takes a swing at Hataki's ribcage but misses.
Hataki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov avoids the body shot from Hataki.
Golov throws the left hand but Hataki avoids the punch easily.
Golov throws a body punch but Hataki moves out of range.
Golov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hataki throws out the jab.
Golov dips to his left and cracks Hataki with an uppercut!
Golov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hataki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golov.
Golov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hataki's hands.
Hataki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Golov backs up against the cage.
Hataki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Golov.
Golov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Golov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hataki misses the shot to the body.
Hataki throws a series of punches but Golov avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hataki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kakashi Hataki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Golov.
Hataki scores with the left hand. Golov knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hataki as he jumps to the side.
Golov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hataki misses with a wild body shot.
Golov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hataki moves away.
Hataki is looking to wear down Golov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hataki throws a body shot but no joy.
Golov misses with a body shot.
Golov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Golov shoots in for a double leg but Hataki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Golov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hataki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hataki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Golov off and has taken his back!
Golov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hataki's guard. Nice work there by Golov.
Golov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hataki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kakashi Hataki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hataki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hataki slips under a jab.
Golov misses with a takedown attempt - Hataki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Golov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hataki is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Golov lands a nice shot to the body.
Hataki slaps away a takedown attempt from Golov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hataki with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Golov misses the target.
Golov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hataki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hataki trying to control here.
Golov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Golov prevents Hataki from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Golov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hataki looking for submissions off his back.
Golov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hataki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Golov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Golov's back!
Golov trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hataki throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Golov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Will Hataki go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hataki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Golov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hataki scores with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Hataki manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hataki. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Golov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Golov taking shots to the head.
Hataki landing strikes from the mount and Golov is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Golov wants to hold on but Hataki pushes him away.
Golov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hataki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Golov is desperately trying to improve his position but Hataki has a good base and remains in mount.
Hataki lands a heavy elbow.
Hataki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hataki unloading with bombs!
Hataki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Golov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hataki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Golov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hataki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hataki working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Golov holds on for dear life.
Hataki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hataki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hataki tries to control but Golov wriggling away.
Hataki landing punches.
Golov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hataki breaks from Golov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hataki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Golov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hataki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Golov taking shots to the head.
Hataki lands a nice shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Golov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hataki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Golov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hataki landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kakashi Hataki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hataki 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kakashi Hataki!
A very excited looking Kakashi Hataki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Fermi (ranked 1369 p4p, 2861 weight class) and Kevin Taylor (ranked 181 p4p, 330 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Fermi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fermi misses with a body shot.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fermi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fermi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Taylor! Fermi lets Taylor back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Kevin Taylor has been cut.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Fermi stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fermi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
Fermi lands with a right to the head.
Fermi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Taylor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fermi dips a shoulder and cracks Taylor with a mighty uppercut! Taylor falls back against the cage and Fermi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Taylor is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fermi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrico Fermi!
Enrico Fermi retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Enrico Fermi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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