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C134: Dixon vs. McKraken PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quebra Cranio (ranked 653 p4p, 628 weight class) and Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 100 p4p, 93 weight class). Cranio comes to the cage accompanied by It's My Life. Brandstatter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Maestro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Quebra Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cranio.
Brandstatter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cranio misses the jab.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but Cranio avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranio is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cranio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cranio throws a right hand that misses
and Brandstatter counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter avoids the body shot from Cranio.
Cranio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cranio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a poor cross that misses
and Cranio counters with a one-two to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandstatter.
Cranio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cranio moves away from the strike by Brandstatter.
An attempted straight right counter from Cranio misses the target.
Brandstatter 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.
Cranio throws a right hand that misses
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandstatter is looking to score with low kicks.
Cranio misses with a left hand
and Brandstatter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brandstatter connects with a body shot that sends Cranio's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cranio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cranio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Brandstatter to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.
Brandstatter misses with a straight left.
Brandstatter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cranio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandstatter. Brandstatter obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandstatter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cranio cracks Brandstatter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brandstatter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brandstatter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cranio doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
Brandstatter throws a low kick, looking for Cranio's leg but Cranio calmly moves out of range.
Cranio connects with a single shot there.
Brandstatter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cranio. That did some damage!
Brandstatter swings for the body but Cranio moves out of range.
Cranio lands a jab to the head.
Cranio misses with a left hand
and Brandstatter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Cranio finds it's way through Brandstatter's defenses.
Brandstatter lands a glancing blow to the side of Cranio's head.
Brandstatter tries to land a leg kick but Cranio saw it coming and moves away.
Cranio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brandstatter throws a solid leg kick but Cranio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brandstatter.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranio swings widly with a right hand
letting Brandstatter counter with a right hand.
Donk. Cranio catches Brandstatter right on the button with a cross.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Cranio avoids it easily.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brandstatter slips under a jab from Cranio.
A nice side step and Brandstatter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some bone on bone action there as Cranio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Cranio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brandstatter throws a looping overhand right but Cranio ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brandstatter throws a hook but Cranio avoids it easily.
Brandstatter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandstatter connects with a crisp jab.
Cranio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cranio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cranio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cranio cracks Brandstatter with a good jab.
Brandstatter thows a leg kick but Cranio checks it
and Cranio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter catches Cranio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cranio throws an overhand right that lands on Brandstatter's shoulder, as Brandstatter tries to avoid the shot.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranio is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandstatter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandstatter moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
Brandstatter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A low kick from Brandstatter is predictable there
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandstatter scores with a hook to the body. Cranio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cranio stuns Brandstatter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cranio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cranio moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio scores with a jab. Brandstatter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cranio sizes up Brandstatter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandstatter lands a slapping body shot.
Brandstatter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandstatter slips under a jab from Cranio.
Brandstatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cranio.
Brandstatter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cranio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter tries a quick counter leg kick but Cranio is wise to it.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranio is just out of range.
Cranio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio lands a nice shot to the body.
Brandstatter lands a nice looking body shot.
Brandstatter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cranio. That did some damage!
Cranio throws an off balance right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a left to the body.
Cranio misses with a hook.
Brandstatter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Cranio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cranio tests Brandstatter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brandstatter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brandstatter connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio throws the left hand but Brandstatter avoids the punch easily.
Cranio throws a lazy uppercut
and Brandstatter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cranio misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandstatter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cranio doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandstatter circles away.
Brandstatter tries a quick counter leg kick but Cranio is wise to it.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranio was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranio. Brandstatter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cranio throws an off balance right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cranio's knee momentarily.
A jab from Cranio finds it's way through Brandstatter's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Brandstatter throws an off balance right hand
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Cranio.
Cranio lands a nice shot to the body.
Brandstatter misses with a right hand
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cranio jabs at Brandstatter's body.
Cranio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Cranio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter lands a right hand.
Cranio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandstatter or not.
Cranio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandstatter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cranio lands a nice shot to the body.
Cranio presses Brandstatter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter working aggressively here.
Brandstatter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cranio tries to throw a body punch but Brandstatter avoids it by throwing Cranio back against the cage.
Cranio tries a body shot but Brandstatter blocks it.
Brandstatter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cranio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandstatter misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandstatter scores with a shoulder strike.
Brandstatter misses with some punches.
Cranio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cranio misses with some punches.
Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cranio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandstatter backwards.
Brandstatter prevents a body shot from Cranio.
Brandstatter misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandstatter tries a body shot but Cranio blocks it.
Brandstatter can't find room to land a body shot as Cranio controls the action.
Cranio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cranio.
Cranio lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Cranio fails to land.
Brandstatter tries to throw a body punch but Cranio avoids it by throwing Brandstatter back against the cage.
Brandstatter tries to throw a body punch but Cranio avoids it by throwing Brandstatter back against the cage.
Cranio misses with a punch on the inside.
Cranio lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Cranio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cranio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cranio pushes off an throws an elbow but Brandstatter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cranio tries to work over Brandstatter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cranio lands a nice elbow.
Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandstatter backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cranio.
Brandstatter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cranio lands a left hand.
Brandstatter has a couple of punches blocked by Cranio.
Brandstatter misses with some punches.
Quebra Cranio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandstatter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandstatter blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cranio fails to land.
Brandstatter swings wildly with an uppercut but Cranio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranio misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cranio.
Cranio struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandstatter controls his hands.
Brandstatter tries to work over Cranio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quebra Cranio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cranio takes a shot to the head.
Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brandstatter digs a right hand underneath Cranio's ribcage. Cranio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brandstatter tries to throw a body punch but Cranio avoids it by throwing Brandstatter back against the cage.
Brandstatter avoids the elbow strike from Cranio, against the cage.
Good body shot from Cranio.
Cranio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brandstatter lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter presses Cranio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brandstatter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with the head strike.
Brandstatter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Brandstatter.
Cranio is leaning against Brandstatter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cranio struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandstatter controls his hands.
Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cranio blocks an uppercut.
Cranio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cranio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brandstatter.
Brandstatter blocks a body shot from Cranio.
Cranio lands with a right to the head.
Brandstatter misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Brandstatter.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cranio struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandstatter controls his hands.
Cranio tries to work over Brandstatter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quebra Cranio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brandstatter 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Brandstatter!
A relieved looking Wolfgang Brandstatter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crush Bandicoot (ranked 601 p4p, 851 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 66 p4p, 97 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bandicoot throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin loads up on a big right hand but Bandicoot slips the punch.
Gavin moves out of range as Bandicoot strikes.
Bandicoot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandicoot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gavin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bandicoot needs to keep his hands up - Gavin had a free shot at his head there.
Gavin lands a nice hook to Bandicoot's body. Bandicoot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gavin with a nice cross.
Gavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandicoot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin cracks a nice hook into Bandicoot's ribs.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandicoot throws out the jab.
Gavin thuds his right hand into Bandicoot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot tries to move into range but Gavin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick lands for Gavin.
A jab from Bandicoot does it's job there.
 It looks like Tommy Gavin has been cut.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Bandicoot.
Gavin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bandicoot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bandicoot swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Gavin.
Bandicoot moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Bandicoot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gavin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Gavin is pulling down on Bandicoot's head to control his posture.
Gavin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot looking for a guillotine here but Gavin defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bandicoot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bandicoot wants to control but Gavin is keeping him busy.
Gavin controlling the position for now.
Bandicoot trying to control from half guard but Gavin is working away.
Gavin wants to improve his position but Bandicoot is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is nestled in close to Gavin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gavin is looking for a sweep. Bandicoot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bandicoot wants to free his trapped foot but Gavin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gavin is staying active underneath Bandicoot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gavin is trying to stand.
Gavin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gavin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot trying to control but Gavin is working from the bottom.
Bandicoot looking to pass the guard.
Gavin has control of Bandicoot's left arm, preventing Bandicoot from doing any damage.
Bandicoot lands a couple of elbows.
Bandicoot won't allow Gavin to sweep him here.
Bandicoot throwing strikes but missing.
Gavin is controlling Bandicoot's posture.
Gavin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bandicoot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gavin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gavin connects with a solid leg kick.
Gavin misses with a kick to the body
and Bandicoot counters with a three punch combo that has Gavin backing up. Gavin nods at Bandicoot to acknowledge the strikes.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gavin scores with a punch to the head.
Bandicoot lands a jab to the head.
Gavin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandicoot staying out of range there.
Gavin misses with a hook. Bandicoot ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Bandicoot was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gavin.
Gavin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bandicoot doesn't seem bothered though.
Gavin throws out a leg kick but Bandicoot moves out of range and Gavin only half commits.
A quick step to the side and Bandicoot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandicoot manages to avoid it.
Gavin throws a head kick but Bandicoot moves out of range.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bandicoot counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gavin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gavin throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Bandicoot was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gavin.
Gavin lands a slapping body shot.
Gavin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gavin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gavin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gavin lands with a right hand.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Gavin.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Bandicoot looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gavin! But no joy.
Gavin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bandicoot's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandicoot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavin doesn't seem bothered though.
That kick from Gavin tenderised Bandicoot's leg. Bandicoot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bandicoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandicoot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gavin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bandicoot to counter with a crisp jab.
Gavin is looking to slow Bandicoot down with leg kicks.
Bandicoot blocks a jab.
Gavin lands a jab to Bandicoot's midsection.
Gavin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bandicoot moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bandicoot throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Gavin is predictable there
and Bandicoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gavin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bandicoot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gavin throws out a leg kick but Bandicoot moves out of range and Gavin only half commits.
Gavin scores with a hook to the body. Bandicoot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gavin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bandicoot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bandicoot misses with a straight left.
Bandicoot connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Gavin! He's out on his feet! Bandicoot rushes in and drops Gavin with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Crush Bandicoot!
Crush Bandicoot thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 265 p4p, 351 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 31 p4p, 42 weight class). Gro Ulfimph comes into the arena with Have a banana blaring out of the sound system. Benedetti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Gro Ulfimph's front leg but catches the back leg as Gro Ulfimph tries to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Gro Ulfimph's leg. Gro Ulfimph is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gro Ulfimph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gro Ulfimph checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti lands with a right hand.
Gro Ulfimph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gro Ulfimph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gro Ulfimph throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a big counter head kick but Gro Ulfimph avoids it with no problem.
Good work by Benedetti as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gro Ulfimph misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti takes a swing at Gro Ulfimph's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph checks it.
Gro Ulfimph fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Gro Ulfimph moves away and avoids it.
Gro Ulfimph just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Gro Ulfimph misses the target.
Gro Ulfimph just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti slips a jab from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gro Ulfimph. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gro Ulfimph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Gro Ulfimph throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gro Ulfimph missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gro Ulfimph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benedetti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gro Ulfimph rather than just go for the knockout.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Gro Ulfimph moved out of range.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
Benedetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gro Ulfimph's hands.
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!
Gro Ulfimph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Gro Ulfimph's shoulder, as Gro Ulfimph tries to avoid the shot.
Gro Ulfimph looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gro Ulfimph misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gro Ulfimph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Gro Ulfimph lands a leg kick that knocks Benedetti off balance momentarily.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a leg kick.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gro Ulfimph.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gro Ulfimph throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gro Ulfimph.
Benedetti checks a leg kick nicely.
Gro Ulfimph throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gro Ulfimph will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with an outside leg kick.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Gro Ulfimph's legs.
Gro Ulfimph lands a jab to the nose.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Gro Ulfimph is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Benedetti's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gro Ulfimph 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.
Gro Ulfimph motions for Benedetti to come forward. Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Gro Ulfimph misses the target.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a leg kick
and Gro Ulfimph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gro Ulfimph throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Gro Ulfimph.
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gro Ulfimph checks it well.
Benedetti thows a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph checks it
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gro Ulfimph there.
Gro Ulfimph swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benedetti checks the leg kick.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Gro Ulfimph's leg but Gro Ulfimph calmly moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gro Ulfimph has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Gro Ulfimph's head.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benedetti lands with a slapping head kick.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a low kick.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gro Ulfimph with a body shot.
Gro Ulfimph throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gro Ulfimph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti jabs at Gro Ulfimph's body.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Gro Ulfimph wants to land a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gro Ulfimph with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gro Ulfimph.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti stuns Gro Ulfimph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benedetti swings for the body but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gro Ulfimph motions for Benedetti to come forward. Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti checks the leg kick.
Benedetti throws a solid leg kick but Gro Ulfimph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benedetti.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedetti blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Gro Ulfimph's head but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gro Ulfimph under the eye.
Gro Ulfimph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benedetti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Gro Ulfimph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Gro Ulfimph checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Gro Ulfimph ducks down to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benedetti under the eye.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph walks into a left hand.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti misses the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benedetti!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Gro Ulfimph tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gro Ulfimph throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gro Ulfimph shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benedetti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gro Ulfimph.
Good work by Benedetti as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti jabs Gro Ulfimph right on the nose. Gro Ulfimph blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a jab.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gro Ulfimph throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gro Ulfimph lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti defending well as Gro Ulfimph loads up on a big left hand.
Gro Ulfimph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gro Ulfimph swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Benedetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedetti delivers a nice body kick.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Gro Ulfimph's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gro Ulfimph checks a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Gro Ulfimph.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Gro Ulfimph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gro Ulfimph might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gro Ulfimph.
Benedetti lands with a right hand.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Gro Ulfimph.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gro Ulfimph if he has to take too many more of those.
Benedetti scores with a head kick. Gro Ulfimph tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gro Ulfimph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a leg kick
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gro Ulfimph.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedetti throws a jab when Gro Ulfimph was well out of range.
Gro Ulfimph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Benedetti responds with a good body kick, but Gro Ulfimph manages to step out the way in time.
Gro Ulfimph lands a jab to the nose.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Gro Ulfimph throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Gro Ulfimph missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gro Ulfimph missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gro Ulfimph.
Benedetti is looking to slow Gro Ulfimph down with leg kicks.
Gro Ulfimph checks a leg kick nicely.
Gro Ulfimph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gro Ulfimph scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gro Ulfimph finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gro Ulfimph takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti throws a hook but Gro Ulfimph avoids it easily.
Gro Ulfimph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti swings for the body but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Gro Ulfimph.
Benedetti looks to land a body kick but Gro Ulfimph moved away.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gro Ulfimph listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Gro Ulfimph moved out of range.
Gro Ulfimph tries a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Gro Ulfimph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benedetti is able to avoid easily.
Benedetti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gro Ulfimph avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Gro Ulfimph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gro Ulfimph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
A little feinted left hand from Gro Ulfimph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph connects with a leg kick.
Lorenzo Benedetti 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.
Gro Ulfimph throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Gro Ulfimph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gro Ulfimph throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gro Ulfimph was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gro Ulfimph crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benedetti - the referee stops the clock and Gro Ulfimph gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benedetti. Gro Ulfimph manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gro Ulfimph slips a jab from Benedetti.
Gro Ulfimph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gro Ulfimph motions for Benedetti to come forward. Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gro Ulfimph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gro Ulfimph moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gro Ulfimph.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Gro Ulfimph's leg. Gro Ulfimph is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti jabs Gro Ulfimph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gro Ulfimph will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Gro Ulfimph.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gro Ulfimph throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a straight left.
Benedetti throws a big counter head kick but Gro Ulfimph avoids it with no problem.
Gro Ulfimph just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gro Ulfimph.
Benedetti throws a lazy body kick
enabling Gro Ulfimph to counter with a crisp jab.
Gro Ulfimph takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gro Ulfimph moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Gro Ulfimph moves his leg out of the way.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gro Ulfimph half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hook but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Gro Ulfimph saw that one coming.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gro Ulfimph.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gro Ulfimph staying out of range there.
Gro Ulfimph appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gro Ulfimph thinking.
Gro Ulfimph scores with the left hand. Benedetti knows he should have avoided that one.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to chop away at Benedetti's legs.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Gro Ulfimph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benedetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gro Ulfimph looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gro Ulfimph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gro Ulfimph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Gro Ulfimph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gro Ulfimph scrambles back to his feet.
Benedetti with a nice cross.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gro Ulfimph will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorenzo Benedetti.
Well Benedetti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
Our winner, Lorenzo Benedetti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 339 p4p, 495 weight class) and Chronian Dispatch Regulator (ranked 51 p4p, 73 weight class). Olsen's entrance music is Liberty by LXST CXNTURY. A fine choice. Dispatch Regulator has chosen A Doon Hicky as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chronian Dispatch Regulator!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olsen.
Dispatch Regulator throws a body punch but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dispatch Regulator throws a leg kick that is checked
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Chronian Dispatch Regulator has been cut.
Dispatch Regulator slips a straight right by Olsen.
Olsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dispatch Regulator just misses with a punch to the body.
Dispatch Regulator lands a body shot.
Dispatch Regulator throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dispatch Regulator swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Olsen is looking to counter punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dispatch Regulator.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dispatch Regulator throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Dispatch Regulator.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a body kick.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsen.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olsen scores with a shot to the body.
Dispatch Regulator walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Olsen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dispatch Regulator has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dispatch Regulator throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Olsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Dispatch Regulator.
Chronian Dispatch Regulator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a kick to the body.
Dispatch Regulator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator swings for the body but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen is looking to counter punch.
Dispatch Regulator pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olsen is looking for a counter combo.
Dispatch Regulator scores with a jab to the body.
Dispatch Regulator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen connects with a high kick.
Olsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dispatch Regulator was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsen.
Dispatch Regulator throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Olsen misses its target.
Olsen lands a big head kick that sends Dispatch Regulator tumbling to the mat! Olsen takes a step backwards and waves Dispatch Regulator back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen misses with a kick to the body.
Olsen drops Dispatch Regulator with a big left hand! Dispatch Regulator is injured, injured bad! Olsen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjetil Olsen!
Kjetil Olsen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 128 p4p, 197 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 22 p4p, 32 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joteel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moogwalze. Princip has chosen Lord of This World by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip misses with a few strikes there.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joteel.
Princip blocks a head kick by Joteel.
Princip takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Princip lands.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Princip finds it's way through Joteel's defenses.
Joteel throws a push kick but Princip slaps the foot to one side.
Joteel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Louis Princip has been cut.
Princip lands a jab to the head.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joteel manages to avoid it.
Joteel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab from Joteel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip throws a hook but Joteel blocks it.
Joteel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Joteel connects with an inside leg kick.
Princip bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joteel's head backwards.
Joteel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel blocks a jab.
Joteel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Princip just manages to avoid it.
Joteel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Joteel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Princip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joteel.
Joteel moves out of range as Princip strikes.
Joteel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Princip throws a series of strikes that have Joteel backpedaling.
Princip misses with a straight left.
Joteel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Princip circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joteel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Princip throws a series of punches but Joteel avoids them all with ease.
Princip steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joteel.
Joteel swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Princip misses.
Princip lands a nice looking body shot.
Princip swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip throws a left and a right that both miss
and Joteel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joteel.
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joteel takes a swing at Princip's ribcage but misses.
Joteel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Princip darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joteel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Princip lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Joteel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joteel moves away.
Joteel blocks a jab.
Joteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
Princip moves into the clinch.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Princip misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip tries to work over Joteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joteel misses with a punch to the body.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip lands a nice uppercut.
Joteel lands a nice uppercut.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Joteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joteel.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip misses with a punch to the body.
Princip lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joteel scores with a shot to the side of Princip's head.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Princip pushes Joteel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joteel.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joteel tries to land knees in the clinch but Princip avoids the damage to the body.
Princip prevents a body shot from Joteel.
Princip tries to work over Joteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel prevents a body shot from Princip.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Joteel controls the action.
Joteel has a couple of punches blocked by Princip.
Princip lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Joteel as the two fighters clinch.
Joteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joteel swings wildly with an uppercut but Princip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Princip lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Princip.
Princip lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joteel backwards.
Princip lands a hook that snaps the head of Joteel backwards.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Princip controls his hands.
Joteel prevents a body shot from Princip.
Joteel lands an uppercut.
Joteel working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joteel.
Joteel misses with a body punch.
Joteel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Joteel controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Princip's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Princip swings widly with a right hand
and Joteel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Princip throws an off balance right hand
and Joteel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joteel misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Joteel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Princip stuns Joteel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joteel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Princip under the eye.
Joteel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Princip. Princip circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Left hook, right uppercut from Princip.
Joteel throws a jab when Princip was well out of range.
Joteel walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Joteel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Princip fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joteel with the inside leg kick.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joteel moves away.
Joteel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Princip.
Joteel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Princip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Joteel ducks down to avoid it.
Joteel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Princip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Princip on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joteel thuds a left hand into Princip's body.
Joteel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Princip.
Princip misses with a right hand
and Joteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Joteel.
Princip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joteel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joteel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Joteel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Joteel ducks down to avoid it.
Joteel with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel moves away from the strike by Princip.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Joteel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joteel cracks Princip with a right hand to the side of the head.
 Princip is rocked!
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Princip wants to clinch but Joteel slips to the side
enabling Joteel to counter with a crisp jab.
Princip is still on wobbly legs! Can Joteel finish him?
Princip misses with an uppercut.
Joteel is looking to counter punch.
Princip lands with a shot to the body.
Princip lands a nice hook to Joteel's body. Joteel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Princip looks to land a combination but Joteel avoids it well.
Joteel drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Princip right on the button. Princip goes down! Joteel follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Joteel gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Joteel!
Our winner, Jacque Joteel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Louis Princip stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 80 p4p, 441 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 14 p4p, 72 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Koivisto.
Al Balushi slips under a jab.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Koivisto.
Koivisto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Balushi as he jumps to the side.
Koivisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Balushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koivisto throws a leg kick which misses Al Balushi's front leg but catches the back leg as Al Balushi tries to avoid it.
Koivisto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koivisto checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Balushi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Koivisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Balushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivisto.
A low kick from Koivisto is predictable there
and Al Balushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koivisto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Balushi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Balushi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Balushi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Al Balushi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range and Al Balushi settles back down.
Koivisto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Koivisto misses with a leg kick
and Al Balushi counters with a good, hard body kick but Koivisto shrugs it off.
Koivisto throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Al Balushi to counter with a crisp jab.
Koivisto 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.
Koivisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Balushi counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Koivisto.
Koivisto scores with a nice body kick.
Koivisto misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi throwing a counter right hand but Koivisto manages to avoid it.
Al Balushi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koivisto tries to move into range but Al Balushi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al Balushi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koivisto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Al Balushi counters with a leg kick.
Koivisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koivisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Balushi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto misses with a kick to the body.
Koivisto looks to land a right hand but Al Balushi moved out of range.
Koivisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Balushi.
Koivisto shoots in but Al Balushi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Balushi is looking to counter punch.
Zaid Al Balushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultima Koivisto.
A big left from Koivisto misses.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Al Balushi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koivisto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Al Balushi avoids the head kick by Koivisto.
Al Balushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koivisto. That did some damage!
Koivisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koivisto throws a leg kick but Al Balushi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Balushi staying out of range there.
Koivisto scores with a jab to the body.
Koivisto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Al Balushi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Al Balushi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koivisto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Al Balushi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koivisto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Koivisto controls the position from side control.
Koivisto with the ground and pound but Al Balushi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koivisto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koivisto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koivisto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Al Balushi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koivisto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koivisto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Al Balushi has hold of Koivisto's hands but Koivisto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koivisto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Al Balushi is looking for a sweep. Koivisto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Al Balushi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koivisto - the referee stops the clock and Al Balushi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koivisto. Al Balushi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koivisto. Al Balushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Al Balushi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Koivisto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Al Balushi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Al Balushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koivisto.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koivisto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koivisto defending well as Al Balushi loads up on a big left hand.
Al Balushi is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Koivisto misses the target.
A big right from Koivisto misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Balushi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koivisto.
Koivisto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ultima Koivisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
Koivisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koivisto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Al Balushi to the ground. Koivisto is now in Al Balushi's guard.
Al Balushi keeping moving, preventing Koivisto from controlling successfully.
Ultima Koivisto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koivisto throwing strikes but missing.
Koivisto throws a strike but Al Balushi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koivisto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Al Balushi escapes and throws Koivisto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Koivisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koivisto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koivisto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto is trying to get back to full guard.
Koivisto keeps trying to improve his position.
Koivisto wants to sweep but Al Balushi has passed to side control!
Koivisto is trying to control Al Balushi's posture but Al Balushi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Al Balushi is staying active.
Koivisto manages to get back to half guard.
Al Balushi prevents Koivisto from improving his position.
Koivisto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Al Balushi 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.
Koivisto wants to improve his position but Al Balushi is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koivisto trying to hold on to Al Balushi's head to control him but Al Balushi postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koivisto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Al Balushi moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Koivisto.
Koivisto tries to buck Al Balushi off but Al Balushi is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koivisto is still trying to improve position.
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 Zaid Al Balushi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Koivisto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Al Balushi counters with a series of strikes. Koivisto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koivisto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koivisto looks to throw a body kick
and Al Balushi counters with a nice uppercut.
Koivisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Balushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koivisto swings widly with a right hand
and Koivisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaid Al Balushi is winning the standup battle so far.
Koivisto 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.
Koivisto thuds his shin into the meat of Al Balushi's side.
A low kick from Koivisto misses
and Koivisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Balushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koivisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto misses with a hook to the body
and Al Balushi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koivisto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Al Balushi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koivisto's knee momentarily.
Al Balushi throws out a leg kick but Koivisto moves out of range and Al Balushi only half commits.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto misses with a straight left.
It looked like Al Balushi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Balushi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koivisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Koivisto misses
and Al Balushi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koivisto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Al Balushi is trying to defend but Koivisto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Al Balushi is not content to let Koivisto control the position.
Koivisto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koivisto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Al Balushi's head.
Koivisto prevents Al Balushi from improving his position.
Koivisto is looking for submissions but instead, Al Balushi has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Koivisto looking for a sweep. Not yet Koivisto, not yet.
Koivisto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Balushi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koivisto wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto has his foot on Al Balushi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Balushi works his way back into a safe position though.
Koivisto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koivisto keeping moving, preventing Al Balushi from controlling successfully.
Koivisto wants to sweep here but Al Balushi controlling him for the moment.
Koivisto has his foot on Al Balushi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Balushi works his way back into a safe position though.
Al Balushi stays in close to Koivisto's body and controls the position.
Koivisto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Al Balushi defends it easily.
Al Balushi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zaid Al Balushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koivisto wants to slow Al Balushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Balushi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Koivisto avoids it.
Al Balushi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Al Balushi tries to work over Koivisto's front leg with a kick but Koivisto checks it.
A jab from Koivisto does it's job there.
Al Balushi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koivisto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koivisto looks to land a left hand but Al Balushi moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Koivisto misses
and Al Balushi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Koivisto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al Balushi momentarily.
Koivisto takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zaid Al Balushi.
I think Al Balushi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
An out of breath Zaid Al Balushi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Shipilov (ranked 263 p4p, 277 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 37 p4p, 40 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shipilov.
Shipilov throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar 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.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shipilov throws out the jab.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Shipilov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shipilov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shipilov is defending against the submission attempts here by Escobar.
Shipilov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Escobar 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.
Shipilov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Escobar pulls his head out easily.
Shipilov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Escobar is working away from the top position though.
Shipilov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Shipilov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Escobar pulls his head out easily.
Shipilov tries to kick Escobar off but Escobar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Escobar is looking for a kimura but Shipilov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Escobar to get the leverage.
Escobar in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Shipilov tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Escobar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juanito Escobar!
A very excited looking Juanito Escobar 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 151 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jensen Chelios (ranked 24 p4p, 42 weight class). Chelios has chosen Shabba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chelios. Tai Kung shrugs it off though.
Tai Kung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelios manages to avoid it.
Tai Kung takes one to the chin there.
Chelios stuns Tai Kung with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tai Kung throws a hook to the side of Chelios's head but Chelios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chelios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tai Kung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chelios connects with a nice looking jab.
Tai Kung scores with a jab.
Tai Kung misses with a leg kick
and Chelios makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chelios misses with a few strikes there.
And Tai Kung counters with a quick kick to the body but Chelios blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chelios paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chelios throws a lazy uppercut
and Tai Kung counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a chopping leg kick but Chelios manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tai Kung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chelios throws out the jab.
Tai Kung swinging wildly here.
Chelios attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chelios just misses with a punch to the body.
Tai Kung throws a combination that misses
and Chelios counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chelios's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tai Kung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chelios scrambles back to his feet.
Chelios misses with a jab to the body
and Tai Kung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lands a leg kick that knocks Tai Kung off balance momentarily.
Chelios throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chelios moves away from the strike by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung scores with a hook.
Chelios misses with an uppercut
and Tai Kung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but Tai Kung is just out of range.
As Chelios looks to move away, Tai Kung throws a big counter combo but Chelios just gets out of the way.
Tai Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Chelios is just out of range.
Chelios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chelios moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tai Kung. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Chelios, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chelios throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chelios scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chelios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chelios misses with a series of wild punches.
Tai Kung throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chelios counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Tai Kung misses
and Chelios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chelios connects with a jab.
Chelios scores with a jab. Tai Kung acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung moves away from the strike by Chelios.
It looked like Tai Kung wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chelios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Tai Kung misses.
Chelios cracks Tai Kung with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chelios is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tai Kung had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tai Kung lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tai Kung fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chelios is out of range.
Tai Kung fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chelios on the side of the head.
Tai Kung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chelios throws an overhand right that lands on Tai Kung's shoulder, as Tai Kung tries to avoid the shot.
Chelios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tai Kung's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jensen Chelios 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.
Chelios motions for Tai Kung to come forward. Chelios throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chelios scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Chelios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tai Kung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chelios in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tai Kung connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chelios.
Tai Kung is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tai Kung might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chelios misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung misses with a left hand
and Chelios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chelios throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chelios clinches.
Tai Kung throws a head punch that misses.
Tai Kung working aggressively here.
Tai Kung lands with a left to the head.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tai Kung.
Chelios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
Tai Kung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chelios lands a body shot.
Chelios gets through Tai Kung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chelios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tai Kung wants to stall.
Chelios scores with a hook to the body.
Tai Kung works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Tai Kung scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
Tai Kung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chelios or not.
Chelios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
Chelios landing knees to the body.
Tai Kung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tai Kung's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
Tai Kung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chelios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tai Kung lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Chelios blocks a body shot from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung wants to stall.
Tai Kung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tai Kung misses with a punch to the body.
Manolito Tai Kung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tai Kung working aggressively here.
Chelios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chelios scores with a shoulder strike.
Tai Kung taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung avoiding damage as Chelios throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands with a short shot to the head.
Tai Kung misses with a body punch.
Tai Kung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tai Kung misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung is working Chelios over against the cage.
Chelios tries to throw a body punch but Tai Kung avoids it by throwing Chelios back against the cage.
Tai Kung is pushing Chelios up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tai Kung.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chelios.
Chelios misses with a body punch.
Chelios with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Chelios.
Chelios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tai Kung blocks it with crossed arms.
Tai Kung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tai Kung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tai Kung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chelios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tai Kung swings wildly with an uppercut but Chelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Chelios.
Chelios tries to throw a body punch but Tai Kung avoids it by throwing Chelios back against the cage.
Chelios scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Chelios.
Chelios presses Tai Kung against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chelios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chelios lands an uppercut.
A short right from Chelios.
Tai Kung throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
A short left from Tai Kung.
Chelios misses with the head strike.
Chelios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tai Kung swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chelios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tai Kung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelios manages to avoid it.
Tai Kung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chelios misses with a hook.
Tai Kung throws a lazy uppercut
and Chelios counters with a nice right hand that sends Tai Kung toppling to the canvas! Tai Kung scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chelios finish him?!
 Tai Kung is rocked!
Chelios cracks Tai Kung with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tai Kung tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Chelios pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tai Kung is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jensen Chelios!
An out of breath Jensen Chelios 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 132 p4p, 99 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 18 p4p, 14 weight class). Demenok has chosen The Moby Dick Speech as his entrance music. Eduardo Corassa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demenok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demenok lands a jab to the head.
Demenok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demenok throws a wild body kick that Corassa sees coming a mile off.
Demenok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corassa. That did some damage!
Corassa tries a low kick but Demenok avoids it.
Demenok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
Demenok moves forwards but Corassa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Demenok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Corassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Corassa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Corassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demenok tries to land a front kick but Corassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good work by Corassa as he checks the leg kick.
Corassa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Demenok misses the jab.
Corassa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Demenok will feel that in the morning.
Corassa lands a leg kick that knocks Demenok off balance momentarily.
Corassa tries to land a front kick but Demenok steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demenok's hands.
Corassa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Demenok drops his hands momentarily and Corassa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demenok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Demenok thuds a left hand into Corassa's body.
Nice cross by Corassa.
Demenok staying out of range there.
Demenok's corner calls for a 1-2. Demenok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corassa feints and then cracks Demenok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demenok down.
Demenok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Demenok.
As Demenok looks to move away, Corassa throws a big counter combo but Demenok just gets out of the way.
Demenok avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa scores with a kick to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Demenok. Beautiful body shot.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Demenok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corassa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corassa misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Demenok 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.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Corassa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Demenok is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demenok throws a leg kick but Corassa moved away.
Corassa half committed to a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Corassa blocks the low kick.
Corassa throws a shot from downtown. Demenok moves away and avoids it.
Demenok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Demenok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Demenok moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Corassa lands with a nice body punch.
Corassa throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Demenok.
Good leg kick by Demenok.
Demenok digs a good body shot into Corassa's ribs.
Corassa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Demenok.
Corassa lands a jab.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Corassa catches Demenok right on the button with a cross.
Corassa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa scores with a hook.
Corassa scores with a shot to the body.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Corassa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Demenok misses with a hook. Corassa ducked under it nicely.
Corassa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corassa.
Corassa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Corassa tries to bum rush Demenok with a series of wild strikes but Demenok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some bone on bone action there as Corassa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Demenok, as that shot connected.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Demenok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Demenok slips a straight right by Corassa.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demenok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Demenok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Demenok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Demenok misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corassa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corassa lands a really nice looking cross but Demenok seems unphased.
Corassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Corassa misses its intended target.
Demenok throws out a leg kick but Corassa moves out of range and Demenok only half commits.
Demenok throws out a leg kick but Corassa moves out of range and Demenok only half commits.
Demenok tests Corassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Demenok 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 Corassa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corassa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corassa misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Demenok.
Corassa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Demenok counters with a nice leg kick.
Demenok is looking to clinch.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demenok was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corassa throws a shot to the body.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demenok.
Corassa is looking for a counter combo.
Demenok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corassa.
Demenok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa 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.
Corassa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corassa scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demenok.
It looked like Corassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corassa 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Demenok. That snapped Corassa's head back.
Corassa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demenok is able to avoid easily.
Demenok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corassa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demenok can do to turn this around?
Demenok takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demenok swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
A cross from Corassa lands.
Demenok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corassa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok wants to land a leg kick but Corassa is out of range.
Demenok slips a straight right by Corassa.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Corassa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demenok throws a leg kick but Corassa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corassa throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Corassa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Demenok lands a body shot.
Corassa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Demenoks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corassa tries to land a front kick but Demenok steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Demenok swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Demenok takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corassa misses with a body kick.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demenok.
Corassa swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Corassa checks a leg kick nicely.
Demenok keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corassa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Corassa misses with a looping right.
Demenok swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
A slow jab from Demenok misses its intended target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Corassa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Demenok.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demenok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Demenok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Demenok now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok throws a lazy right hand but Corassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corassa moves out of range of the strikes.
Demenok throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corassa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corassa.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Corassa
and Demenok makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Corassa.
Corassa slips a jab and a cross from Demenok.
Demenok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Demenok throws a wild body kick that Corassa sees coming a mile off.
Demenok checks a low kick from Corassa.
Demenok only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Demenok misses with a kick to the body.
Demenok is looking to clinch but Corassa is avoiding it.
Demenok throws a low kick but Corassa avoids it.
Corassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Demenok.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Demenok might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Corassa has got the better of the exchanges.
Corassa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demenok's sensitive parts.
Demenok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Corassa misses.
Corassa backing away here, and Demenok unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corassa blocks a jab.
Demenok's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demenok.
Demenok scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demenok throws a lazy right hand but Corassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa checks a leg kick.
Demenok misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Demenok coming out on top.
Corassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demenok walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corassa swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Corassa throws a lazy right hand but Demenok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corassa 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.
Demenok on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Demenok misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corassa misses with an uppercut.
Demenok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Corassa.
Corassa throws a push kick but Demenok slaps the foot to one side.
Corassa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demenok is able to avoid easily.
Corassa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Demenok on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Corassa avoids a kick to the body.
Corassa throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Corassa moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demenok.
That kick from Demenok tenderised Corassa's leg. Corassa is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Corassa.
Corassa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok slips a straight right by Corassa.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses.
Corassa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demenok.
Demenok looks to land a left hand but Corassa moved out of range nicely.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Corassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demenok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corassa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Demenok scoring well with a low kick there.
Good exchange - Corassa coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Corassa there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demenok.
Corassa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corassa avoids a kick to the body.
Corassa connects with a jab.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demenok.
Demenok throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
Corassa throws a body punch but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corassa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demenok lands a jab to Corassa's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Demenok misses the target.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demenok punishes Corassa's body with a nice straight punch.
Corassa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Demenok misses with a leg kick.
Demenok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corassa misses with a head kick.
Demenok misses with a jab to the body
and Demenok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demenok misses with a straight left.
Corassa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demenok moves away.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Corassa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demenok.
Corassa throws a combination. Demenok tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Demenok.
Corassa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Demenok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
Rukter Demenok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa connects with a solid leg kick.
Corassa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick lands for Corassa.
Corassa scores with a leg kick.
Demenok moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa takes a swing at Demenok's ribcage but misses.
Corassa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Demenok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corassa.
Corassa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A telegraphed right hand from Demenok misses the target.
Corassa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Corassa swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok tries to work over Corassa's front leg with a kick but Corassa checks it.
Some wild striking there from Corassa.
Nice uppercut there from Demenok.
Corassa blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Demenok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Demenok looks to land a left hand but Corassa moved out of range nicely.
Corassa throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Corassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Demenok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corassa. That did some damage!
Corassa avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Corassa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demenok under the eye.
Demenok throws a half hearted mid kick.
Demenok with the inside leg kick.
Demenok misses with a head kick.
Demenok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corassa lands a glancing blow to the side of Demenok's head.
Corassa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Corassa checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corassa.
Demenok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corassa with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demenok under the eye.
Corassa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Demenok throws a lazy right hand but Corassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demenok throws a chopping leg kick but Corassa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corassa throws a big counter combination but Demenok scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Corassa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Demenok.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corassa.
Good shot there by Corassa.
Corassa lands a lovely overhand right.
Corassa throws an overhand right that lands on Demenok's shoulder, as Demenok tries to avoid the shot.
Demenok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corassa connects with a body shot that sends Demenok's belly button to the back.
Demenok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Corassa scores with a body shot.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Corassa scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corassa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Dixon (ranked 49 p4p, 63 weight class) and Gemechu McKraken (ranked 7 p4p, 9 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gemechu McKraken!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from McKraken.
McKraken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McKraken throws an overhand right that lands on Dixon's shoulder, as Dixon tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by McKraken.
McKraken lands with a right hand.
Dixon is trying hard to land a takedown here. McKraken sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
McKraken's coach down at McGrady FT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McKraken's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McKraken scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McKraken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dixon is just riding it out for now. McKraken eventually gives up the hold.
Dixon wants to improve his position but McKraken is controlling well.
McKraken passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon manages to work his way to half guard, despite McKraken's best efforts.
Dixon is pressing down on McKraken's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dixon is trying to control the position but McKraken postures up.
McKraken connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKraken slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKraken trying to control the position but Dixon is working away.
McKraken looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dixon is trying to control McKraken's posture but McKraken avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKraken working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McKraken wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dixon, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McKraken working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Dixon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McKraken trying to control the position but Dixon is working away.
Dixon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is not content to let McKraken control the position.
Dixon is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at King's Cross MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dixon is trying to get back to half guard.
Dixon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McKraken in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dixon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McKraken lands some shots froms side control.
McKraken working away.
Dixon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McKraken is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dixon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKraken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dixon keeps working.
McKraken is trying to get an arm triangle but Dixon is defending well.
Dixon is trying to control McKraken's posture but McKraken avoids it.
McKraken happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKraken looking to control but instead Dixon has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dixon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gemechu McKraken dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McKraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKraken slips under a jab from Dixon.
Darren Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKraken stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McKraken wants it to stay on the feet.
McKraken changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dixon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McKraken with the counter takedown but Dixon avoids it easily.
Dixon throws a hook but McKraken blocks it.
Dixon shoots in and drives through. McKraken sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKraken avoids the body shot from Dixon.
McKraken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McKraken takes a swing at Dixon's ribcage but misses.
Dixon tries to counter with a takedown but McKraken is quick to defend against it.
McKraken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dixon as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon shoots in and bounces McKraken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dixon tries to free his leg and advance position but McKraken is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKraken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dixon wants to control from the top but McKraken keeps moving.
McKraken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKraken working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McKraken keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dixon tries to score a power double leg takedown but McKraken sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dixon somewhat.
Dixon shoots in but no luck this time.
McKraken leaves Dixon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McKraken but McKraken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McKraken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dixon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKraken keeps working.
McKraken regains half guard.
McKraken controlling the position well.
McKraken has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dixon is working away from the top position though.
Dixon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKraken is looking to improve his position.
Dixon wants to free his trapped foot but McKraken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McKraken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McKraken is pressing down on Dixon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dixon pushing down on McKraken's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Dixon dominated that second round.
That's time! Dixon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dixon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dixon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dixon is trying to control. McKraken wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKraken trying to control from the bottom.
Dixon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McKraken sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon wants to free his trapped foot but McKraken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. McKraken manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dixon slips nicely into half guard.
McKraken manages to get to full guard.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but McKraken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dixon looking to sit in guard and control but McKraken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McKraken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McKraken content to stall in guard here.
McKraken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dixon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McKraken sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gemechu McKraken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dixon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dixon, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKraken trying to control but Dixon is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McKraken is in close to Dixon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dixon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McKraken can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McKraken looking to sit in guard and control but Dixon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dixon postures up.
Dixon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKraken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but McKraken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKraken pulls Dixon in close to prevent any damage.
Dixon tries to free his leg and advance position but McKraken is retaining full guard.
McKraken is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dixon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McKraken is working away from the top position though.
Dixon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dixon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Dixon!
Darren Dixon decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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