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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Nagashima (ranked 1700 p4p, 2490 weight class) and Naoko Marui (ranked 182 p4p, 246 weight class). Kaoru Nagashima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoru Nagashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Naoko Marui!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagashima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Marui misses with a looping left.
Nagashima tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marui manages to circle out of the way.
Marui throws a shot to the body.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Nagashima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marui.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagashima counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marui wants to sweep here but Nagashima controlling him for the moment.
Nagashima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marui keeps trying to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagashima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marui trying to control the position.
Nagashima throws a strike but Marui rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nagashima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marui doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marui manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagashima throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nagashima trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Marui wants to control from the top but Nagashima keeps moving.
Nagashima trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nagashima is looking to cinch up a triangle. Marui throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nagashima's body to avoid the submission. Nagashima has instead reached around Marui's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nagashima arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kaoru Nagashima!
An intense looking Kaoru Nagashima took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Going into this fight I knew I could not let Donkey Dan down, his elusive Donkey Kick is the one tool missing from my arsenal, Donkey Dan! TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slash Shredder (ranked 984 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 108 p4p, 145 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shredder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Shredder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Shredder misses with a left hand
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morrison misses with a hook. Shredder ducked under it nicely.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shredder has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shredder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shredder jabs Morrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shredder cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shredder misses with a looping left.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Shredder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morrison's hands.
A big left from Shredder misses.
The fighters circling - Shredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shredder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws out a counter right but Shredder avoids it with no problem.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Morrison is looking for the big counter here.
Shredder digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
Shredder connects with the punch.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Nice jab there from Shredder.
Morrison walks into a straight right hand from Shredder.
Shredder connects with a body shot.
Shredder throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shredder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Shredder punishes Morrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Shredder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Slash Shredder has been cut.
Morrison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Morrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shredder throws out the jab.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shredder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Shredder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shredder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shredder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shredder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Shredder misses.
Morrison looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shredder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison throws a body punch but Shredder moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Shredder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Morrison slips a jab from Shredder.
Morrison feints a counter leg kick.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shredder throws out the jab.
A cross from Shredder lands.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Shredder throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Shredder slips under a jab from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slash Shredder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Slash Shredder is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Shredder slips the punch.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Shredder connects with a crisp jab.
Shredder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Shredder lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Morrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shredder steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morrison. That one must have hurt.
Shredder connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back.
Morrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shredder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Shredder moved out of range.
Shredder swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrison.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Morrison might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shredder has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Shredder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Shredder misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
A big right from Shredder misses.
Shredder throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Shredder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shredder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
Shredder is looking to counter punch.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morrison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Shredder checks a low kick from Morrison.
Morrison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shredder's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shredder blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Shredder moves out of range easily.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison feints a counter leg kick.
Richard Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shredder scores with a hook.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Shredder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Shredder moved out of range nicely.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Shredder dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
Shredder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Shredder.
Shredder misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morrison moves out of range as Shredder strikes.
Shredder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Shredder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Shredder.
A jab lands there for Shredder.
Morrison defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Morrison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shredder.
Shredder was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shredder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shredder lands with a good body shot.
Shredder digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Morrison throws a fast counter high kick but Shredder manages to duck under it in time.
Shredder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Shredder avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throws a fast counter high kick but Shredder manages to duck under it in time.
Nice jab there from Shredder.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slash Shredder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Shredder defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shredder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Shredder dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut!
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shredder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Shredder swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Shredder lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shredder throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder digs a good hook to Morrison's body.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
Morrison drops his hands momentarily and Shredder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Shredder avoids it well.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Shredder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a three punch combo that has Shredder backing up. Shredder nods at Morrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Shredder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shredder connects with a body shot.
Shredder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Slash Shredder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Shredder's shoulder, as Shredder tries to avoid the shot.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Morrison lands.
Shredder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Shredder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shredder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder cracks Morrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shredder misses with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Shredder throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison tries a quick counter leg kick but Shredder is wise to it.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Shredder staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Morrison.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Shredder's head back.
Shredder throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shredder moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorrison.
Shredder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Morrison steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Shredder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrison's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shredder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Shredder.
Shredder throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Shredder.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
Shredder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Morrison appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
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 Slash Shredder.
Well Shredder 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slash Shredder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 1320 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Dave McDonald (ranked 185 p4p, 155 weight class). Krawlee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sail. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee forces McDonald back against the cage and clinches.
Krawlee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McDonald is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krawlee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McDonald can't fight it off and eventually Krawlee manages to take the fight to the floor. McDonald looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Krawlee postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
Krawlee throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
Krawlee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krawlee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McDonald escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krawlee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krawlee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krawlee is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonald has wrist control.
McDonald escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krawlee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee throwing strikes but missing.
Krawlee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krawlee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krawlee is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonald has wrist control.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krawlee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krawlee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krawlee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krawlee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krawlee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDonald working for a triangle but Krawlee defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krawlee got a little sloppy there for a moment and McDonald has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krawlee has managed to get both his arms back between McDonald's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krawlee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krawlee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krawlee throws an elbow that misses. McDonald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krawlee's guard. Nice move by McDonald!
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawlee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krawlee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Krawlee is keeping the position.
Krawlee has control of McDonald's left arm, preventing McDonald from doing any damage.
Krawlee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawlee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDonald is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McDonald being controlled here momentarily.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawlee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krawlee drives through with a takedown into McDonald's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Krawlee postures up.
McDonald had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krawlee defends it easily.
McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kree P Krawlee 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.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDonald but McDonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krawlee scores with a jab.
Krawlee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McDonald!
Krawlee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Krawlee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McDonald avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Krawlee.
Krawlee tries to score with some ground and pound. McDonald controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Krawlee in side control, throwing shots but McDonald defends.
McDonald tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krawlee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krawlee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McDonald is trying to control Krawlee's posture but Krawlee avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krawlee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald parries the strikes from Krawlee easily there. Krawlee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McDonald to escape.
Krawlee working the ground and pound but McDonald is defending the strikes.
McDonald is looking to reverse the position.
Krawlee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Krawlee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Krawlee throws an elbow but McDonald slips to the side and avoids it well.
Krawlee with the ground and pound but McDonald regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Krawlee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDonald's head.
McDonald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krawlee with the ground and pound but McDonald uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McDonald is trying to keep Krawlee in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krawlee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krawlee throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krawlee throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
McDonald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krawlee postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krawlee manages to get himself to full guard.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krawlee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Krawlee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee stands up over McDonald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krawlee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krawlee defends it easily.
Krawlee throwing strikes but missing.
Krawlee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krawlee manages to get himself to full guard.
Krawlee is pulling down on McDonald's head. It's preventing any offense from McDonald, at least for the moment.
McDonald stopping the sweep attempt from Krawlee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
My spies in Ludus Magnus inform me that McDonald has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Krawlee has McDonald pulled in close to control his posture.
Krawlee continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krawlee wants to sweep here but McDonald controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kree P Krawlee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Krawlee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McDonald quickly recovers to half guard.
Krawlee thows a huge punch but McDonald dodges it nicely.
Krawlee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDonald's head.
McDonald manages to get to full guard.
Krawlee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krawlee got a little sloppy there for a moment and McDonald has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krawlee has managed to get both his arms back between McDonald's legs - danger averted.
Krawlee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee throwing strikes but missing.
Krawlee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krawlee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krawlee throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krawlee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krawlee throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
Krawlee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krawlee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald is trying to control the position but Krawlee postures up.
Krawlee throws a big elbow that misses.
Krawlee throwing strikes but missing.
Krawlee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krawlee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
McDonald is trying to keep Krawlee in close.
Krawlee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krawlee throws a big elbow that misses.
Krawlee postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krawlee doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
McDonald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dave McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krawlee avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Krawlee misses the shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
Krawlee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Krawlee darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krawlee lands a right hand.
McDonald is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald.
Kree P Krawlee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Krawlee won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Krawlee.
McDonald working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
McDonald jumps guard but Krawlee stands there with McDonald around his waist. McDonald gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krawlee gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McDonald is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krawlee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krawlee's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Krawlee taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave McDonald!
Dave McDonald very nearly forgot to thank Knockaround Guys Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Askren (ranked 759 p4p, 1412 weight class) and Miki Viki (ranked 81 p4p, 153 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miki Viki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren instigates a clinch.
Askren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Askren is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Askren scores with a shoulder strike.
Askren scores with a hook to the body.
Askren tries to score a body lock takedown but Viki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viki is trying to break the clinch but Askren has him pressed against the cage.
Askren misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viki has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
Viki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viki.
Askren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viki's elbow.
Askren has a couple of punches blocked by Viki.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Askren.
Viki blocks a body shot from Askren.
Viki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viki breaks from the clinch.
Jake Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viki jabs Askren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren instigates a clinch.
Askren scores with a shot to the side of Viki's head.
Askren lands a right hand.
Askren lands an uppercut.
Viki prevents a body shot from Askren.
Askren is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Viki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren leaning against his opponent.
Askren changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Viki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Viki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Askren.
Viki scores with a decent looking hook.
Viki throws a looping overhand right but Askren ducks down to avoid it.
Askren looks to clinch
and Viki counters with a stiff right hand.
Viki scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viki circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Askren drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Viki follows Askren to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miki Viki!
An out of breath Miki Viki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kurschmann (ranked 1176 p4p, 270 weight class) and Andreas Kohler (ranked 53 p4p, 10 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Kurschmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Kohler!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kurschmann sprawls well. Kurschmann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kohler gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurschmann seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice sprawl there from Kurschmann as Kohler shoots in.
Kohler shoots in for a takedown but Kurschmann shows good takedown defense.
Frank Kurschmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Kohler.
Kohler throws a body punch but Kurschmann moves out of range.
Kohler looks for a takedown but Kurschmann sprawls well.
Kohler closes the distance and clinches up with Kurschmann, looking for a takedown. Kohler pushes Kurschmann against the cage but Kurschmann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kurschmann pushes Kohler up against the cage in a clinch.
Kohler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kurschmann after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kohler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kohler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kurschmann pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kurschmann avoiding damage.
Kurschmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kohler avoids it.
Kohler has picked Kurschmann up - he's going for a ride! Kohler dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kurschmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kurschmann wants to improve his position but Kohler is controlling well.
Kurschmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kohler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kohler works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kohler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kohler dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Frank Kurschmann has been cut.
Kohler is landing with some decent strikes but Kurschmann is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Frank Kurschmann's cut is getting worse.
Kurschmann is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurschmann is working hard here to advance position.
Kohler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jeez, Frank Kurschmann's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Kurschmann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andreas Kohler!
An out of breath Andreas Kohler thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Christ (ranked 830 p4p, 687 weight class) and Robert Sito (ranked 119 p4p, 98 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Sito!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sito throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Christ misses its target.
Sito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christ staying out of range there.
Christ lands with a hook. Sito tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sito slips under a jab.
Christ throws the left hand but Sito avoids the punch easily.
Sito throws a leg kick but Christ sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Christ was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sito.
Sito throws a nice looking combination but Christ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sito slips under a jab from Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sito misses with a wild combination.
Christ misses with a hook. Sito ducked under it nicely.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sito throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito avoids the body shot from Christ.
Sito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Christ slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Sito throws a lazy uppercut
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sito swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sito throws a head kick that misses.
Christ moves out of range of the body kick.
Christ tries to bum rush Sito with a series of wild strikes but Sito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christ punishes Sito's body with a nice straight punch.
Sito lands a jab to the head.
Sito looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
Sito with a nice cross.
Jab by Christ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses with a straight right.
A big left from Christ misses.
Sito misses with a hook
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Sito feints a jab promting Christ to slip. Sito then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Christ slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Johan Christ has been cut.
Christ misses with a straight right.
Sito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Christ wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sito ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Sito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christ is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Sito is out of range.
Sito's coach down at Tappelukerho was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sito's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ slips a jab from Sito.
Sito misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Christ misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Sito misses its intended target.
Sito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Sito.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
Sito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Sito. Those never looked like landing.
Sito needs to keep his hands up - Christ had a free shot at his head there.
Christ takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sito throws a series of punches but Christ avoids them all with ease.
Sito misses with a right hand
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Sito's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ looks to land a left hand but Sito moved out of range nicely.
Christ throws a nice looking combination but Sito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christ has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sito finds it's way round the side to connect with Christ's head.
Christ throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Sito misses with a straight right.
Christ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sito moves out of range as Christ strikes.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sito.
Sito throws a series of punches but Christ moves out of range.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
Sito blocks a jab.
Christ misses with a hook. Sito ducked under it nicely.
Sito misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Christ tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johan Christ will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Christ's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sito throws a series of strikes that have Christ backpedaling.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christ throws a hook but Sito avoids it easily.
Sito scores with a jab. Christ acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Christ closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Christ drops Sito with a beautiful combination! Sito stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Christ is looking for the KO!
 Sito is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sito throws a head kick that misses.
Christ scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sito moves away from the strike by Christ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ lands with a good body shot.
Robert Sito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Sito throws a body kick that misses.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Christ throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sito. That snapped Christ's head back.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Sito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sito is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Christ lands with a cross.
Sito staying out of range there.
Sito throws a push kick but Christ slaps the foot to one side.
Christ lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses with the combination.
Sito misses with a kick to the body.
Sito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Christs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sito scores with a decent looking hook.
Christ throws a hook to the side of Sito's head but Sito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christ lands an overhand right.
Sito defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Sito connects with a body shot that sends Christ's belly button to the back.
Sito looks to land a combination but Christ avoids it well.
Sito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christ is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Sito does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Sito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Sito throws a head kick that misses.
Christ misses with a hook. Sito ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sito! But no joy.
Christ bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sito's head.
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sito under the eye.
Christ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Christ misses.
Christ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sito throws out the jab.
Christ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito throws a head kick that misses
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christ connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sito scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ missing with a left hand there. Sito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ moves away from the strike by Sito.
Sito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christ lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Christ slips under a jab from Sito.
It looked like Christ wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sito slips under a jab from Christ.
Sito misses with the combination.
Sito misses with a head kick.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Christ dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Christ's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Christ looks to land a right hand but Sito moved out of range.
Sito tries to land a front kick but Christ steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christ misses with a looping left.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sito slips under a jab.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Sito slips the punch.
Sito misses with a hook to the body
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Robert Sito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Sito's shoulder, as Sito tries to avoid the shot.
Johan Christ is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Christ misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sito throws a series of strikes that have Christ backpedaling.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Christ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christ throws the left hand but Sito avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sito slips a straight right by Christ.
Christ lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christ uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sito.
Sito moves away from the strike by Christ.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
Sito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sito throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
Sito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sito lands with an overhand left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sito might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Christ has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheers as Sito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christ doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Christ coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christ's sensitive parts.
Sito is looking to land body kicks.
Christ avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sito motions for Christ to come forward. Sito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Christ on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Sito slips the punch.
Sito throws the kick towards the body but Christ avoids it.
Christ throws a big counter combination but Sito scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ scores with the left hand. Sito knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sito ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Sito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Sito moved out of range.
Christ lands with a shot to the body.
Christ's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sito under the eye.
A big right from Sito misses.
Good exchange - Sito coming out on top.
Sito shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christ eats them both and turns towards Sito to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christ moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sito lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sito lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christ.
Sito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Sito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sito swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Christ lands a jab.
Sito slips a jab from Christ.
Christ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sito.
Christ misses with a looping left.
Sito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christ avoids the body shot from Sito.
Sito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robert Sito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johan Christ is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christ lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Sito.
Well Christ 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 882 p4p, 703 weight class) and Sean Harrison (ranked 39 p4p, 33 weight class). Delsarte's entrance music is Ah Non Cest Terrible. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Delsarte tenderised Harrison's leg. Harrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delsarte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Delsarte.
Harrison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 It looks like Sean Harrison has been cut.
Harrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Delsarte is looking to land body kicks.
Harrison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Delsarte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Delsarte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison has Delsarte up against the cage in a clinch.
Delsarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrison drops Delsarte with a beautiful combination! Delsarte stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harrison is looking for the KO!
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Delsarte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Harrison's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delsarte scoring well with a low kick there.
Delsarte tries to score with a low kick but Harrison moves his leg out of the way.
Delsarte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Delsarte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Delsarte.
Harrison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delsarte, pushing him back against the cage.
Delsarte misses with the head strike.
Delsarte is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrison has double underhooks.
Harrison blocking some punches.
Delsarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harrison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrison.
 Delsarte is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Delsarte with a big uppercut! Delsarte tries to clinch up but Harrison pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Delsarte to the mat! Delsarte covers up and Harrison unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Harrison!
Sean Harrison tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Gauthier Delsarte spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill Train Real Hard And Win Again '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haise Sasaki (ranked 504 p4p, 684 weight class) and Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 74 p4p, 100 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Sabaton - Sparta as his entrance music. Haise Sasaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haise Sasaki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stamatis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sasaki clinches up with Stamatis and pushes him back against the cage.
Stamatis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Stamatis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Stamatis goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Sasaki in side control.
Stamatis is rocked!
It looks like Alexandros Stamatis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis is trying to get back to half guard.
Stamatis wants to get back to his feet but Sasaki drags him back down.
Stamatis is looking to regain half guard here but Sasaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Stamatis struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis regains half guard.
Stamatis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stamatis trying to hold on to Sasaki 's head to control him but Sasaki postures up.
Stamatis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sasaki is staying active.
Sasaki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stamatis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasaki throws a jab when Stamatis was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good leg kick by Sasaki .
Stamatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stamatis misses with a wild combination.
Stamatis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sasaki .
A little jabbing left from Stamatis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stamatis throws out the jab.
Stamatis slips a jab from Sasaki .
Stamatis stuns Sasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab lands there for Sasaki .
Sasaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stamatis swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sasaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stamatis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki leaning against his opponent.
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stamatis avoids a wild elbow strike from Sasaki .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sasaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stamatis or not.
Stamatis takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stamatis.
Stamatis tries to break the clinch but Sasaki is controlling the position.
Sasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stamatis working aggressively here.
Sasaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stamatiss head.
Stamatis breaks from the clinch.
Stamatis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasaki manages to avoid it.
Stamatis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sasaki .
Sasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sasaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sasaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stamatis's brow.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sasaki throws an elbow but misses.
Sasaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasaki blocking some punches.
Sasaki lands an elbow that stopped Stamatis in his tracks for a moment.
Stamatis tries a body shot but Sasaki blocks it.
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stamatis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sasaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sasaki .
Sasaki tries to work over Stamatis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stamatis lands with a light punch inside.
Stamatis blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stamatis misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sasaki throws an elbow but misses.
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sasaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stamatis takes an elbow to the temple.
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sasaki tries a body shot but Stamatis blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haise Sasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandros Stamatis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sasaki is looking to clinch.
Sasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stamatis counters with a straight right hand.
Stamatis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sasaki .
Stamatis scores with a sloppy right hand. Sasaki should have avoided that one.
Sasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stamatis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sasaki tries to clinch but Stamatis moves out of range.
Sasaki clinches with his opponent.
Haise Sasaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sasaki blocking some punches.
Sasaki lands a body shot.
Sasaki throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stamatis fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sasaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stamatis's brow.
Stamatis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sasaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stamatis throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasaki .
A short body shot lands from Sasaki as the two fighters clinch.
Stamatis is breathing heavily.
Sasaki tries a body shot but Stamatis blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki is working Stamatis over against the cage.
Stamatis avoids the elbow strike from Sasaki , against the cage.
Sasaki lands a damaging elbow.
Sasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sasaki drops his opponent with a massive elbow! Stamatis is holding on for dear life.
Stamatis is still in real trouble! Can Sasaki finish him?
Sasaki decides to return to a standing position.
Sasaki weaves into range and cracks Stamatis right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Stamatis goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sasaki is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haise Sasaki !
Haise Sasaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Babinski (ranked 27 p4p, 260 weight class) and Butch Frewin (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Frewin has chosen Billy the Squid's Water Pistol by The Neptunas as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Frewin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frewin.
Babinski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Frewin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Babinski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been informed that Frewin 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frewin.
Frewin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babinski blocks an uppercut.
Frewin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Babinski tries a body shot but Frewin blocks it.
Babinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frewin.
Frewin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Babinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frewin can't break the clinch.
Babinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Frewin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babinski tries a body shot but Frewin blocks it.
Frewin breaks from the clinch.
Frewin lands a jab to Babinski's midsection.
Frewin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frewin, as that shot connected.
Frewin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frewin misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Babinski counters with a quick kick to the body but Frewin blocks it.
Babinski throws a big shot that misses.
Frewin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frewin! But no joy.
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!
Babinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frewin.
Babinski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frewin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Viktor Babinski has been cut.
Babinski looks to land a left hand but Frewin moved out of range nicely.
Frewin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Frewin sends Babinski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Frewin is motioning to the referee to let Babinski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Babinski is rocked!
We've been told by Babinski's head coaches at Training Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Butch Frewin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babinski is breathing heavily.
Babinski is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Frewin doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Babinski crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Babinski's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butch Frewin!
Butch Frewin is the new super heavyweight champion!
Butch Frewin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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