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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Hussein (ranked 1695 p4p, 2650 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 228 p4p, 323 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussein.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hussein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thai.
Hussein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hussein throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thai 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.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hussein catches Thai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thai thumps Hussein with a low kick.
Hussein drops Thai with a beautiful combination! Thai stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hussein is looking for the KO!
 Thai is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussein drops Thai with a naaaaasty hook - Thai is in real trouble here! Hussein dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zabit Hussein!
Zabit Hussein bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 2298 p4p, 1611 weight class) and Slugger Dunes (ranked 318 p4p, 232 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by Cheo Gallego - El Anciano y El Niño. Dunes has chosen The World's Greatest as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Slugger Dunes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slugger Dunes!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunes throws an off balance right hand
and Gomes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomes tries for a takedown but Dunes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Dunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dunes misses with an uppercut
and Gomes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomes closes the distance and pushes Dunes back into the cage.
Dunes misses with a punch to the body.
Dunes lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dunes.
Gomes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dunes smiles and moves away.
Dunes moves out of range as Gomes strikes.
Gomes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gomes staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Dunes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomes doesn't seem phased though.
Gomes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomes avoids the body shot from Dunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomes.
Dunes misses the jab.
Slugger Dunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomes connects with a crisp jab.
Gomes tries to clinch there but Dunes circles away.
Dunes jabs at Gomes's body.
Dunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gomes tries to counter with a takedown but Dunes is quick to defend against it.
Gomes looks to land a right hand but Dunes moved out of range.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunes. That snapped Gomes's head back.
Gomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dunes is trying to defend but Gomes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunes wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes controlling the action here.
Dunes is looking to escape.
Gomes is taking a breather. Dunes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dunes has one foot on Gomes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes misses with a body kick.
Dunes scores with a jab.
Dunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomes.
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomes checks a leg kick.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunes gets caught napping as Gomes dives in and scores a takedown. Dunes manages to retain guard.
Gomes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dunes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gomes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slugger Dunes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dunes throws a lazy right hand but Gomes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dunes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dunes scores with a jab. Gomes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomes will feel that in the morning.
Gomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunes.
Dunes digs a good body shot into Gomes's ribs.
Dunes throws a sloppy head kick and Gomes moves out of range easily.
Gomes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dunes on his heels. He'll look to pass Dunes's guard now, I'm sure.
Gomes controlling from the top position.
Dunes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Dunes keeps moving.
Dunes being controlled here, momentarily.
Dunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunes wants to get back to his feet but Gomes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gomes gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gomes wants to take a breather but Dunes is having none of it.
Well, if Gomes 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.
Dunes is trying to stand up here but Gomes is controlling him well.
Gomes is keen to just control but Dunes is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dunes manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gomes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
Dunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomes tries to pull guard but Dunes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dunes prevents a takedown attempt there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunes.
Gomes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dunes walks away with a smile on his face. Gomes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes lands with a cross.
Gomes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dunes under the eye.
Gomes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunes looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes is refusing to be controlled, as Gomes sits in half guard.
Dunes tries to kick Gomes off but Gomes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gomes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dunes wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunes defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Slugger Dunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dunes throws a solid leg kick but Gomes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunes.
Nice shot lands for Gomes.
Dunes takes one to the chin there.
Dunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomes.
Nice cross by Gomes.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dunes wants to stand up but Gomes is controlling him.
Dunes keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dunes wants to stand but Gomes is controlling the position.
Gomes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slugger Dunes 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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dunes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gomes is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunes keeps working.
Gomes is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dunes tries to escape but Gomes is in control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Slugger Dunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Dunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomes defending well as Dunes loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Gomes misses.
It seemed like Dunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Gomes.
Gomes clobbers Dunes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dunes as he avoids it easily.
Dunes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gomes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunes is fending him off so far but Gomes persists. Nope, Dunes circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDunes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Dunes.
Gomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunes takes a swing at Gomes's ribcage but misses.
Dunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes throws a body punch but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes misses with a right hand
enabling Dunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gomes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes slips a straight right by Dunes.
Gomes feinted with a counter takedown.
Gomes misses with a looping left.
Dunes scores with a spinning back kick!
Gomes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dunes to the mat! Dunes manages to get full guard.
Gomes stops Dunes from standing up.
Gomes is stalling in the full guard.
Ronaldo Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomes won't allow Dunes to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dunes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slugger Dunes!
A very excited looking Slugger Dunes 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Darian Cruz (ranked 20205 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 489 p4p, 221 weight class). Delbert Mazzariello is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Mazzariello. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Mazzariello tries to score with a low kick but Cruz moves his leg out of the way.
Mazzariello throws a body shot but no joy.
Mazzariello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mazzariello lands the left hand.
Mazzariello darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Mazzariello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mazzariello after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darian Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mazzariello keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mazzariello lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mazzariello gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Mazzariello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Mazzariello.
Mazzariello goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Mazzariello tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mazzariello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mazzariello as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Mazzariello manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Mazzariello sprawls well.
Mazzariello scores with a body shot.
Mazzariello works over Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Mazzariello lands a head shot.
Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mazzariello finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruz's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mazzariello defends it nicely.
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Mazzariello sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mazzariello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Mazzariello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mazzariello sprawls well. Mazzariello wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Mazzariello.
Nice sprawl there from Mazzariello as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Mazzariello sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Mazzariello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mazzariello moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz attempts a counter takedown but Mazzariello avoids it well and moves away.
Mazzariello pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Mazzariello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Mazzariello moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mazzariello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Mazzariello, which made it look bad.
Mazzariello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Delbert Mazzariello dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Mazzariello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mazzariello lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've been informed that Mazzariello has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mazzariello but Mazzariello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darian Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mazzariello takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Mazzariello throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mazzariello stuffs the takedown.
Mazzariello tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruz is wise to it.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Mazzariello to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Mazzariello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazzariello moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello blocks an uppercut.
Mazzariello lands with a right to the head.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mazzariello stalling in the clinch.
Cruz can't get the takedown.
Mazzariello has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cruz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cruz tries to escape but Mazzariello has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mazzariello controlling the position well here. Cruz rolled but Mazzariello kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Mazzariello.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is trying to defend against the choke here but Mazzariello has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mazzariello Tightens the hold and Cruz taps out furiously! Mazzariello displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Delbert Mazzariello!
Delbert Mazzariello 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 1679 p4p, 839 weight class) and Narek Sirakanian (ranked 239 p4p, 129 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Narek Sirakanian!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sirakanian.
Sturmovik misses with an uppercut.
Sirakanian walks into a stiff left hand from Sturmovik.
 It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Sturmovik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sirakanian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sturmovik's hands.
Sturmovik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sturmovik looks to land a combination but Sirakanian avoids it well.
No joy there for Sturmovik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturmovik throws a sloppy head kick and Sirakanian moves out of range easily.
Sturmovik misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Sirakanian misses.
Sirakanian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturmovik.
Sturmovik takes one to the side of the head.
Sirakanian looks to throw the jab but Sturmovik is out of range.
Sturmovik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sirakanian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sturmovik is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sturmovik misses with a straight left.
Sirakanian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturmovik's sensitive parts.
Sirakanian thows a body kick. Sturmovik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A cross from Sirakanian lands.
Sirakanian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sturmovik finds it's way round the side to connect with Sirakanian's head.
Sturmovik throws a hook but Sirakanian avoids it easily.
Sturmovik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirakanian moves away.
Sirakanian moves away from the strike by Sturmovik.
Sirakanian lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sirakanian throws a body shot but no joy.
Sirakanian throws a body shot but no joy.
Sirakanian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Sirakanian catches Sturmovik right on the button with a cross.
Sirakanian lands a head kick. Sturmovik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirakanian lands with a good body shot.
Sturmovik throws a looping overhand right but Sirakanian ducks down to avoid it.
Sirakanian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sirakanian works the jab nicely.
Sturmovik throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sirakanian scores with a body shot.
Sturmovik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturmovik lunges at Sirakanian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sirakanian's hand.
Sirakanian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sirakanian throws a jab when Sturmovik was well out of range.
Sturmovik is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sturmovik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirakanian counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturmovik lands a nice shot that snaps Sirakanian's head back.
Sturmovik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sirakanian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sturmovik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirakanian.
Sturmovik takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sirakanian takes the fight into the clinch.
Sturmovik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sirakanian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sturmovik's elbow.
Sturmovik misses with a knee strike.
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian lands with a light punch inside.
Sirakanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturmovik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian pushes Sturmovik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Sturmovik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sturmovik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sturmovik.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturmovik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturmovik blocks an uppercut.
Sirakanian blocks a body shot from Sturmovik.
Sirakanian lands an uppercut.
Sirakanian lands a right hand.
Sirakanian lands with a light punch inside.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Sturmovik.
Sturmovik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sturmovik fails to land.
Sirakanian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturmovik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sirakanian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Sirakanian - that landed with a thud.
Sirakanian blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturmovik misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian struggles to land a body shot inside as Sturmovik controls his hands.
Sirakanian digs a right hand underneath Sturmovik's ribcage. Sturmovik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sturmovik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sturmovik looking to throw knees to the head but Sirakanian is blocking nicely.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirakanian tries a body shot but Sturmovik blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Sirakanian.
Sturmovik throws a head punch that misses.
Sturmovik scores a nice knee to the body.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturmovik misses with a knee strike.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Sturmovik.
Sirakanian is leaning against Sturmovik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sirakanian lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sturmovik.
Sirakanian misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturmovik lands with a light punch inside.
Sirakanian lands a nice uppercut.
Sturmovik looking to throw knees to the head but Sirakanian is blocking nicely.
Sirakanian digs a right hand underneath Sturmovik's ribcage. Sturmovik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sirakanian avoids the head kick by Sturmovik.
Sirakanian throws a nice looking combination but Sturmovik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturmovik misses with an uppercut.
Sirakanian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturmovik throws an overhand right that lands on Sirakanian's shoulder, as Sirakanian tries to avoid the shot.
Sirakanian moves out of range as Sturmovik strikes.
Sturmovik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sirakanian connects with a looping right hand.
Sirakanian punishes Sturmovik's body with a nice straight punch.
Sirakanian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sturmovik's head.
Sirakanian scores with a nice strike.
Sirakanian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sturmovik's head backwards.
Sirakanian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 Sturmovik is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturmovik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sirakanian counters with a big right hand! Oh Sturmovik is in trouble here! Sirakanian follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Narek Sirakanian!
A relieved looking Narek Sirakanian 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svend Thorsby (ranked 1380 p4p, 1634 weight class) and Bob Barnes (ranked 30 p4p, 45 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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27
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209
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Thorsby misses.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thorsby.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Thorsby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorsby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorsby can pounce on him.
Barnes 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.
Thorsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Thorsby blocks a low kick nicely.
Thorsby cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorsby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thorsby throws a left that rocks Barnes and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Thorsby dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Barnes regain composure!
Barnes is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Thorsby finish him?
Thorsby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thorsby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to escape the position but Thorsby is controlling the position.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes parries the strikes from Thorsby easily there. Thorsby is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barnes to escape.
Barnes seems a little lost for a moment, as Thorsby dominates the positioning.
Barnes tries to buck Thorsby off but Thorsby is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is not content to let Thorsby control the position.
Barnes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thorsby has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barnes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Thorsby off and has taken his back!
Barnes throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Barnes somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby tries to escape but Barnes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Barnes tries to keep control of the position but Thorsby is staying busy.
Thorsby tries to roll but Barnes sticks to his back.
Thorsby trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
I really don't envy Thorsby right now.
Barnes struggling to land strikes to the head as Thorsby covers up.
Barnes keeps control of the position as Thorsby tries to break free.
Barnes misses with a punch to the head.
Barnes tries to keep control of the position but Thorsby is staying busy.
You can see the frustration on Thorsby's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Thorsby trying to control the hands but Barnes breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with punches from the back.
Well, with Barnes on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Thorsby is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes missing with strikes from the back.
Thorsby covering up well and avoiding damage.
Thorsby tries to escape the position.
Thorsby manages to reverse the position and now he's in Barnes's guard. Nice work there by Thorsby.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes passes into half guard.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Thorsby is having none of it.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thorsby wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barnes prevents Thorsby from improving his position.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thorsby is trying to control but can't.
Thorsby looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 Svend Thorsby will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes tries a low kick but Thorsby avoids it.
Thorsby throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorsby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes motions for Thorsby to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thorsby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throws a big counter head kick but Thorsby avoids it with no problem.
Thorsby swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Thorsby. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thorsby.
Svend Thorsby is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorsby throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsby throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorsby blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Thorsby misses.
Barnes tries to work over Thorsby's front leg with a kick but Thorsby checks it.
Barnes scores with a head kick. Thorsby tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thorsby connects with the punch.
Thorsby avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Thorsby counters with an inside leg kick.
Thorsby looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Thorsby throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsby looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Thorsby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Thorsby with a jab.
Thorsby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes slips under a jab from Thorsby.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Thorsby misses with a leg kick.
Thorsby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
enabling Thorsby to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorsby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Thorsby's body. Thorsby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thorsby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Thorsby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Thorsby throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Thorsby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Thorsby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Thorsby misses the target.
Thorsby swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Thorsby bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Thorsby is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorsby moves away.
Thorsby 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.
Thorsby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thorsby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Thorsby.
Good work by Thorsby as he checks the leg kick.
Thorsby misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Thorsby dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thorsby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorsby looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Thorsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes throws a lazy head kick
and Thorsby counters with a straight right hand.
Thorsby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorsby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thorsby 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 Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thorsby rather than just go for the knockout.
Thorsby moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorsby lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Thorsby tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bob Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Thorsby ducks down to avoid it.
Thorsby connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Barnes! He's out on his feet! Thorsby rushes in and drops Barnes with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Svend Thorsby!
An out of breath Svend Thorsby 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cynical Christoph (ranked 574 p4p, 833 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 87 p4p, 122 weight class). Urameshi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smile Bomb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yusuke Urameshi enters the cage!
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi throws a hook to the side of Christoph's head but Christoph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christoph throws a quick counter kick to the body but Urameshi avoids it.
Christoph throws a push kick but Urameshi slaps the foot to one side.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the head.
Christoph throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut. Christoph saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Christoph - just one landing.
Christoph has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
Urameshi jabs Christoph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christoph wants to slow Urameshi down by chopping away at his legs.
We've been informed that Urameshi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Urameshi misses with a looping left.
It appears Christoph was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi lands a slapping body shot.
Christoph gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christoph with the inside leg kick.
Christoph staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christoph looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christoph lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Urameshi misses with a looping left.
Christoph throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Urameshi.
Urameshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christoph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christoph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urameshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Urameshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christoph appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Urameshi scores with a sloppy right hand. Christoph should have avoided that one.
Urameshi takes a swing at Christoph's ribcage but misses.
Christoph with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urameshi to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christoph manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi throws a shot from downtown. Christoph moves away and avoids it.
Urameshi digs a good hook to Christoph's body.
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Urameshi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Urameshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urameshi lands a jab to the head.
Urameshi misses with a hook. Christoph ducked under it nicely.
Urameshi throws an off balance right hand
and Christoph counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Urameshi thinking.
Urameshi slips a jab from Christoph.
Urameshi throws a looping overhand right but Christoph ducks down to avoid it.
Urameshi lands a slapping body shot.
Christoph moves away from the strike by Urameshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoph connects with a leg kick.
Christoph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Urameshi misses with a looping right.
Christoph closes the distance and clinches.
Urameshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christoph misses with a head kick.
Christoph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christoph looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Christoph will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Christoph moves out of range of the strikes.
Christoph jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Christoph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Christoph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christoph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urameshi misses the jab.
Christoph swinging wildly here.
Urameshi throws a hook but Christoph avoids it easily.
Christoph fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urameshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christoph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urameshi missing with a left hand there. Christoph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christoph wants to clinch
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Urameshi checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi's cut.
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.
Urameshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Christoph doesn't manage to clinch there - Urameshi circles away.
Urameshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Christoph takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Urameshi misses with a looping right.
Christoph throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Christoph misses the target.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urameshi misses with a right hand
and Christoph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christoph connects with a body shot.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urameshi slips a jab from Christoph.
Christoph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph is looking to clinch.
Christoph staying out of range there.
Christoph cracks Urameshi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Christoph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christoph has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Christoph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
Christoph swings for the body but Urameshi moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Urameshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christoph. Urameshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urameshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Christoph counters with a stiff right hand.
Christoph has Urameshi up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christoph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urameshi's elbow.
Christoph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Urameshi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Christoph fails to land.
Urameshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christoph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Christoph.
Urameshi misses with a looping right.
Christoph appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christoph half committed to a counter leg kick.
Urameshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christoph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christoph throws out a loose jab but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Urameshi. Beautiful body shot.
Urameshi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christoph clinches.
A hook to the body from Christoph.
Christoph scores with a shoulder strike.
Urameshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christoph blocks a body shot from Urameshi.
Urameshi lands a body punch.
Christoph has a couple of punches blocked by Urameshi.
Urameshi blocking some punches.
Christoph swings wildly with an uppercut but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christoph unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Christoph has a couple of punches blocked by Urameshi.
Christoph pulls guard successfully.
Urameshi gets to his feet - Christoph follows without any prompting.
Christoph misses with a hook.
Christoph is looking to chop away at Urameshi's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christoph.
Urameshi scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi scores with a jab. Christoph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christoph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
An attempted straight right counter from Christoph misses the target.
Urameshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urameshi thuds his right hand into Christoph's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Urameshi throws a series of punches but Christoph moves out of range.
Christoph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urameshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christoph tries to clinch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi throws a series of punches but Christoph avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Christoph wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cynical Christoph will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Urameshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christoph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christoph half committed to a counter leg kick.
Urameshi throws out a loose jab but Christoph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urameshi misses with a hook to the body
enabling Christoph to counter with a crisp jab.
Christoph misses with a jab to the body
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Urameshi.
Christoph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christoph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi avoids the head kick by Christoph.
Urameshi punishes Christoph's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
Christoph throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urameshi throws out the jab.
Christoph tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Christoph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christoph throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urameshi throws a hook but Christoph blocks it.
Christoph throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Christoph is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christoph ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi moves out of range as Christoph strikes.
Christoph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christoph scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Urameshi is rocked!
That has opened up Yusuke Urameshi's cut even more.
Urameshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Christoph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christoph tries to move into range but Urameshi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Christoph moved out of range nicely.
Christoph misses with a head kick.
Urameshi throws a series of punches but Christoph avoids them all with ease.
Christoph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoph throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Urameshi. Beautiful body shot.
Christoph takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christoph slips a straight right by Urameshi.
Urameshi lands a body shot.
Christoph throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urameshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Urameshi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christoph lands with a nice body kick.
Christoph clinches up with Urameshi and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
Christoph lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christoph throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Urameshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Urameshi misses with some punches.
Cynical Christoph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christoph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christoph digs a good body shot into Urameshi's ribs.
Christoph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Urameshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christoph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christoph slips a jab from Urameshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yusuke Urameshi.
I think Urameshi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cynical Christoph!
Cynical Christoph seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Yusuke Urameshi had this to say: 'You shouldn't talk, it makes you sound stupid'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny The Bouncer (ranked 600 p4p, 692 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 96 p4p, 111 weight class). Dunham has chosen Im Forever Blowing Bubbles as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny The Bouncer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer throws a leg kick which misses Dunham's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunham tries to avoid it.
The Bouncer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunham counters with a thumping low kick.
The Bouncer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Bouncer throws a jab when Dunham was well out of range.
Dunham let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dunham throws a leg kick but The Bouncer checks it.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut
enabling Dunham to counter with a crisp jab.
The Bouncer misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from The Bouncer misses its intended target.
The Bouncer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Bouncer throws a body punch but Dunham moves out of range.
Dunham tries a quick counter leg kick but The Bouncer is wise to it.
The Bouncer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Bouncer misses with a looping left.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Bouncer.
Dunham is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a shot from downtown. Dunham moves away and avoids it.
Dunham unleashes a big counter combination but The Bouncer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dunham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Bouncer throws out the jab.
Dunham follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The Bouncer scores with a jab to the body.
Dunham 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.
The Bouncer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dunham to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And The Bouncer counters with a quick kick to the body but Dunham blocks it.
The Bouncer lands with a straight right. Dunham didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Pete Dunham has been cut.
A big left from The Bouncer misses.
Dunham tries a quick counter leg kick but The Bouncer is wise to it.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of Dunham's head but Dunham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Dunham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Bouncer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dunham momentarily.
The Bouncer misses with a head kick.
Dunham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Bouncer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Bouncer sizes up Dunham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dunham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Bouncer 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.
Dunham tries a quick counter leg kick but The Bouncer is wise to it.
Dunham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Bouncer throws out the jab.
Dunham looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunham slips a straight right by The Bouncer.
Dunham is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dunham staying out of range there.
Dunham looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Bouncer misses the shot to the body.
The Bouncer cracks Dunham with an uppercut from hell and Dunham crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of The Bouncer's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Dunham is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer gets to his feet - Dunham follows without any prompting.
Dunham is still on wobbly legs! Can The Bouncer finish him?
The Bouncer throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunham counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunham seems to have recovered his senses.
The Bouncer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Bouncer looks to land a body kick but Dunham moved away.
Dunham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Bouncer.
Dunham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dunham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Bouncer misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Bouncer misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer misses with a body punch
and Dunham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dunham dodges the punch combination from The Bouncer.
Dunham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from The Bouncer does it's job there.
The Bouncer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dunham connects with a leg kick.
Dunham slips a straight right by The Bouncer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunham! But no joy.
A low kick from The Bouncer is predictable there
and Dunham counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny The Bouncer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Dunham's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Bouncer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Bouncer misses with a hook. Dunham ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Dunham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut
and Dunham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Bouncer misses with a looping left.
Dunham throws out a counter right but The Bouncer avoids it with no problem.
Dunham cracks The Bouncer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dunham has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning The Bouncer to stand back up!
The Bouncer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot
and Dunham counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks The Bouncer out cold! What a finish! Dunham is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pete Dunham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 499 p4p, 648 weight class) and Joey Simone (ranked 80 p4p, 106 weight class). Brandstatter comes to the cage accompanied by The Maestro. Simone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gucci Mane - Trap God Intro. Wolfgang Brandstatter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandstatter throws an overhand right that lands on Simone's shoulder, as Simone tries to avoid the shot.
Simone 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.
Brandstatter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandstatter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simone.
Brandstatter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandstatter takes one on the button.
Brandstatter lands a glancing blow to the side of Simone's head.
Brandstatter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Simone lands a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Brandstatter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BRAZILIAN TOP TEAM in the buildup to the fight.
Simone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brandstatter throws a shot from downtown. Simone moves away and avoids it.
Brandstatter scores with a nice body kick.
Brandstatter connects with a solid leg kick.
Simone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 clash of legs there as Simone blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Simone.
Simone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brandstatter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Simone avoids a kick to the body.
Brandstatter connects with a body shot.
Simone checks a low kick from Brandstatter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Simone checks it.
Brandstatter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simone momentarily.
Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simone.
Brandstatter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandstatter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simone.
Brandstatter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Simone avoids it easily.
Simone throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Simone avoids it easily.
Brandstatter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brandstatter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Simone is just out of range.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
Simone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandstatter lands a jab to the head.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick
and Simone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandstatter tries to land a front kick but Simone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Simone is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandstatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Brandstatter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A left lands for Brandstatter.
Simone misses with a hook. Brandstatter ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brandstatter under the eye.
Brandstatter wants to land a leg kick but Simone is out of range.
Simone throws a shot to the body.
Simone staying out of range there.
Brandstatter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simone momentarily.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick which misses Simone's front leg but catches the back leg as Simone tries to avoid it.
Simone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandstatter.
Simone misses with a hook. Brandstatter ducked under it nicely.
Simone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
A jab from Simone does it's job there.
Simone swings for the body but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Simone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brandstatter looks for the body kick but Simone saw that one coming.
Simone 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.
Brandstatter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brandstatter missing with a left hand there. Simone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandstatter lands a jab.
Brandstatter throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Simone counter with a right hand.
Brandstatter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Simone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandstatter misses the target.
Simone works the jab nicely.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Simone blocks it.
Simone 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.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simone defending well as Brandstatter loads up on a big left hand.
Simone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Brandstatter misses.
Simone misses with a looping right.
Brandstatter scores with a kick to the body.
Brandstatter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Simone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandstatter.
Simone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter is looking to chop away at Simone's legs.
A little jabbing left from Simone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simone tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandstatter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandstatter misses the target.
Simone throws out a counter right but Brandstatter avoids it with no problem.
Simone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandstatter is looking to chop away at Simone's legs.
Simone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brandstatter loads up on a big right hand but Simone slips the punch.
Simone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Simone lands a jab.
Simone throws a hook but Brandstatter blocks it.
Simone throws a looping overhand right but Brandstatter ducks down to avoid it.
Brandstatter slips a jab from Simone.
Brandstatter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Simone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandstatter missing with a left hand there. Simone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandstatter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandstatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandstatter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandstatter slips under a jab from Simone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Simone.
Simone misses with a looping right.
Simone 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Simone misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simone. Brandstatter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandstatter throws an overhand right that lands on Simone's shoulder, as Simone tries to avoid the shot.
Simone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Simone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Simone.
Brandstatter fakes the leg kick and cracks Simone in the body.
Brandstatter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brandstatter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Simone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Simone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brandstatter has got the better of the exchanges.
Brandstatter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Simone wants to clinch.
Simone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brandstatter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simone.
Simone tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandstatter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandstatter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandstatter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brandstatter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brandstatter looks to land a left hand but Simone moved out of range nicely.
Brandstatter motions for Simone to come forward. Brandstatter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandstatter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Simone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Simone looks to land a right hand but Brandstatter moved out of range.
Brandstatter wants to slow Simone down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandstatter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Simone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a lunging right hand
and Simone counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandstatter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Simone cracks Brandstatter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Simone throws a big shot that misses.
Brandstatter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brandstatter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simone staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter thuds his shin into the meat of Simone's side.
Simone throws a series of punches but Brandstatter moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.
Simone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter wants to land a leg kick but Simone is out of range.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Simone was well out of range.
Simone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Simone was well out of range.
Brandstatter looks to throw the jab but Simone is out of range.
Brandstatter scores with a push kick.
Simone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brandstatter moves out of range as Simone strikes.
Simone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brandstatter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simone.
Simone blocks a low kick nicely.
Brandstatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandstatter looks for the body kick but Simone saw that one coming.
Simone checks a low kick from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simone.
A cross from Simone lands.
Simone loads up on a big right hand but Brandstatter slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a looping overhand right but Simone ducks down to avoid it.
Brandstatter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Simone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brandstatter's hands.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simone moves away.
Brandstatter keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simone.
Brandstatter with a nice calf kick.
The fighters circling - Brandstatter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simone misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandstatter throws a solid leg kick but Simone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brandstatter.
Simone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandstatter circles away quickly and effectively.
Simone connects with a jab.
Brandstatter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brandstatter thumps Simone with a low kick.
Brandstatter lands the left hand.
Simone swings for the body but Brandstatter moves out of range.
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!
Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandstatter.
Simone moves away from the strike by Brandstatter.
Simone takes a swing at Brandstatter's ribcage but misses.
Brandstatter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Simone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brandstatter slips under a jab from Simone.
Simone misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brandstatter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Simone swings for the body but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick
and Simone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandstatter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Simone throws out a loose jab but Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simone moves out of range of the strikes.
Simone checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter throws a wild body kick that Simone sees coming a mile off.
Simone misses with an uppercut.
Brandstatter throws a poor cross that misses
and Simone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simone throws a series of punches but Brandstatter moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Simone throws the left hand but Brandstatter avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Brandstatter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joey Simone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Brandstatter.
Simone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Simone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter connects with an inside leg kick.
Simone wants to clinch up but Brandstatter keeps it at a distance.
Brandstatter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Simone.
Brandstatter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Simone is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter slips a straight right by Simone.
Simone slips under a jab.
Simone staying out of range there.
Simone ducks under a wild hook from Brandstatter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone avoids a kick to the body.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter sizes up Simone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandstatter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, jab by Brandstatter - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter throws a right hand that misses
and Simone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter tries to land a front kick but Simone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Simone throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simone. Brandstatter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandstatter dodges the punch combination from Simone.
Brandstatter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandstatter motions for Simone to come forward. Brandstatter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandstatter.
Simone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandstatter. Brandstatter obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandstatter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Simone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A low kick from Brandstatter is predictable there
and Simone counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandstatter throws a wild body kick that Simone sees coming a mile off.
Brandstatter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandstatter throws a front kick aimed at Simone's knee but Simone avoids it well.
Brandstatter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Brandstatter is predictable there
letting Simone counter with a right hand.
Simone catches Brandstatter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandstatter. Brandstatter obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Brandstatter finds it's target.
Simone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandstatter lands a nice shot that snaps Simone's head back.
Brandstatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandstatter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simone.
Simone tries to clinch but Brandstatter is having none of it.
Brandstatter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Simone.
Nice defenses there by Simone.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandstatter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brandstatter.
Simone lands a jab to Brandstatter's midsection.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandstatter throws a looping overhand right but Simone ducks down to avoid it.
Brandstatter misses with a hook
and Simone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simone misses with a double jab.
Brandstatter thows a leg kick but Simone checks it
and Simone counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandstatter can pounce on him.
A low kick from Brandstatter misses
and Simone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandstatter throws a wild body kick that Simone sees coming a mile off.
Simone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Simone clobbers Brandstatter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brandstatter looks to land a body kick but Simone moved away.
Brandstatter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brandstatter throws a push kick but Simone slaps the foot to one side.
Brandstatter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Brandstatter is predictable there
and Simone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Simone. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Simone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandstatter doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandstatter throws a lazy right hand but Simone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandstatter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looks to land a left hand but Simone moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Simone misses its intended target.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Simone moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandstatter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brandstatter clobbers Simone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Simone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simone blocks a low kick nicely.
Brandstatter loads up on a big right hand but Simone slips the punch.
Brandstatter slips a straight right by Simone.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that misses.
Simone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but Simone moves out of range easily.
Brandstatter throws a solid leg kick but Simone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brandstatter.
Simone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter with a jab.
Simone sizes up Brandstatter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandstatter tries to work over Simone's front leg with a kick but Simone checks it.
Brandstatter defending well as Simone loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Simone.
I think Simone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joey Simone!
An out of breath Joey Simone 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 322 p4p, 577 weight class) and Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 10 p4p, 15 weight class). Jorge Cruz Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz Jr jabs Svyatogor right on the nose. Svyatogor blinks but takes it well.
Cruz Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Svyatogor misses.
Cruz Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svyatogor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svyatogor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jorge Cruz Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
Cruz Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz Jr scores with a head kick.
Svyatogor slips under a jab.
Cruz Jr takes a swing at Svyatogor's ribcage but misses.
Cruz Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Svyatogor scores with a body shot.
Svyatogor slips a jab and a cross from Cruz Jr.
Svyatogor moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz Jr scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz Jr tries to clinch but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Cruz Jr avoids it easily.
Cruz Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Svyatogor misses its intended target.
Cruz Jr looks to clinch
and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruz Jr slips a straight right by Svyatogor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz Jr! But no joy.
Cruz Jr tries to clinch
and Cruz Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Svyatogor misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svyatogor circles away quickly and effectively.
Svyatogor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svyatogor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svyatogor walks into a jab.
Svyatogor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svyatogor slips under a jab.
Svyatogor tries to bum rush Cruz Jr with a series of wild strikes but Cruz Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Cruz Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Svyatogor avoids the head kick by Cruz Jr.
Svyatogor dodges the punch combination from Cruz Jr.
A jab from Svyatogor does it's job there.
Cruz Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svyatogor.
As Cruz Jr looks to move away, Svyatogor throws a big counter combo but Cruz Jr just gets out of the way.
Cruz Jr throws a right and a left that Svyatogor avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Cruz Jr.
Svyatogor slips under a jab from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr clinches up against the cage.
Svyatogor lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Svyatogor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Svyatogor.
Cruz Jr looks winded!
Svyatogor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Cruz Jr misses
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cruz Jr! Svyatogor lets Cruz Jr back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cruz Jr is rocked!
Cruz Jr is holding his hands too far apart here. Svyatogor throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Cruz Jr is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitri Svyatogor!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dimitri Svyatogor made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 2871 p4p, 1788 weight class) and Chief Red Eagle (ranked 86 p4p, 79 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Eagle tries to clinch but Beukeboom is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Red Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Red Eagle tries to clinch
and Beukeboom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Chief Red Eagle has been cut.
Red Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Beukeboom pushes him off.
Red Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red Eagle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Red Eagle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Red Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Beukeboom circles away.
Beukeboom drops Red Eagle with a big left hand! Red Eagle is injured, injured bad! Beukeboom jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Beukeboom!
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