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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Meredith (ranked 3687 p4p, 3426 weight class) and Daaniel Teteny (ranked 495 p4p, 469 weight class). Meredith comes to the cage accompanied by Skinny Boys - Skinny (They Can't Get Enough). Daaniel Teteny has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meredith tests Teteny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teteny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meredith counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Daaniel Teteny has been cut.
Meredith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} in the buildup to the fight.
Meredith with a jab.
Daaniel Teteny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meredith lands a jab to the nose.
Meredith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meredith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teteny on the side of the head.
 Teteny is rocked!
Meredith lands an uppercut, right on the button! Teteny tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ted Meredith!
Ted Meredith 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vastlin Greydorian (ranked 1939 p4p, 3935 weight class) and Harry Hendersons (ranked 253 p4p, 439 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vastlin Greydorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hendersons!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greydorian gets the takedown into side control.
Greydorian working the ground and pound.
Greydorian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Greydorian throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Greydorian is trying to get an arm triangle but Hendersons is defending well.
Greydorian has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hendersons parries the strikes from Greydorian easily there. Greydorian is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hendersons to escape.
Greydorian throws an elbow but Hendersons slips to the side and avoids it well.
Greydorian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hendersons is trying to get back to half guard.
Greydorian throws a strike aimed at the side of Hendersons's head but Hendersons avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greydorian is chipping away with strikes.
Greydorian working the head and body with strikes.
Greydorian goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hendersons rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Greydorian's guard! Nice work there by Hendersons!
Greydorian is pulling down on Hendersons's head. It's preventing any offense from Hendersons, at least for the moment.
Hendersons is pushing down on Greydorian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Greydorian is fighting to maintain full guard but Hendersons has managed to sneak the leg through.
Greydorian desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hendersons is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendersons wants to get back to his feet.
Hendersons is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hendersons works his way into side control.
Greydorian managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hendersons.
Hendersons advances to full mount.
Hendersons looking to ground and pound but Greydorian is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hendersons moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Greydorian has worked his arm free - good work by Greydorian!
Hendersons tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Greydorian can't do much from the bottom here.
Greydorian is trying to get back to half guard.
Hendersons is trying to get an arm triangle but Greydorian is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greydorian gets back to half guard.
Hendersons is looking for a kimura here.
Hendersons is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Greydorian is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Hendersons!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Hendersons thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 2154 p4p, 1678 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 321 p4p, 249 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Phillip Terrell enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Terrell.
Terrell scores with a nice right hand.
Blikstein shoots in and drives through. Terrell sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrell. Blikstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrell 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.
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blikstein.
Terrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Terrell.
Terrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Terrell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terrell misses with a looping left.
Terrell scores with a hook.
Terrell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blikstein counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Blikstein has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Terrell scores with a hook to the body. Blikstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell thuds a left hand into Blikstein's body.
Terrell throws a leg kick which misses Blikstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Blikstein tries to avoid it.
Blikstein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blikstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Terrell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blikstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terrell moves away from the strike by Blikstein.
Donk. Terrell catches Blikstein right on the button with a cross.
Terrell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blikstein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Blikstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Terrell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blikstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell lands a jab to Blikstein's midsection.
Terrell works Blikstein's body with a nice hook.
Terrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blikstein lands with a kick to the temple. Terrell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blikstein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blikstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blikstein went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Decent striking displayed by Terrell there.
Blikstein takes one to the side of the head.
Terrell catches Blikstein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Terrell moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Blikstein.
Terrell working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Terrell.
Terrell throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Blikstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blikstein is keeping busy.
Blikstein is pushing Terrell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Terrell.
Terrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terrell breaks from the clinch.
Terrell thuds a left hand into Blikstein's body.
Blikstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terrell scores with a shot to the body.
Blikstein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terrell lands a jab.
Terrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Blikstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrell.
Terrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blikstein throws a looping overhand right but Terrell ducks down to avoid it.
Terrell tries to clinch but Blikstein is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Blikstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donk. Terrell catches Blikstein right on the button with a cross.
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!
Jab, jab by Terrell - just one landing.
Blikstein avoids the body shot from Terrell.
Terrell with a hook.
Terrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Terrell there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell dominated that round.
That's time! Blikstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blikstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terrell.
Blikstein is looking to counter with head kicks.
Blikstein ducks under a wild hook from Terrell.
Terrell jabs at Blikstein's body.
Blikstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Terrell lands a really nice looking cross but Blikstein seems unphased.
Terrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Terrell scores with a jab to the body.
Terrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blikstein in his tracks.
Terrell with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blikstein looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Phillip Terrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blikstein misses with a wild combination.
Terrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell missing with a left hand there. Blikstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Terrell gets caught flat footed, as Blikstein shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blikstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Terrell has wrist control.
Blikstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blikstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terrell is keeping the position for now.
Terrell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blikstein manages to get himself to full guard.
Blikstein can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Terrell controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell postures up.
Blikstein trying to control the position here.
Blikstein 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.
Blikstein looking to control but Terrell passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blikstein.
Terrell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Terrell wants to pass the guard but Blikstein is keeping the position.
Terrell stopping the sweep attempt from Blikstein.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Terrell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Terrell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blikstein slips a jab from Terrell.
A lazy left from Terrell finds it's target.
Terrell with a nice cross.
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blikstein.
Blikstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terrell pushes Blikstein away with a front kick.
Phillip Terrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell clinches with his opponent.
Terrell working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Blikstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Terrell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blikstein will feel that in the morning.
Terrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blikstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Terrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Terrell swinging wildly here.
Blikstein was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Terrell throws a looping overhand right but Blikstein ducks down to avoid it.
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Blikstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blikstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blikstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Terrell does it's job there.
Terrell missing with a left hand there. Blikstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terrell punishes Blikstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Blikstein looks to land a combination but Terrell avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell throws a hook but Blikstein blocks it.
It looked like Blikstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Blikstein misses the target.
A punch combination from Blikstein misses.
Blikstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terrell can pounce on him.
Blikstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blikstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Terrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Terrell feints and then cracks Blikstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blikstein down.
Terrell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blikstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blikstein checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Blikstein misses the target.
Blikstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrell.
Blikstein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paulo Blikstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terrell lands a jab to the nose.
Blikstein misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Terrell.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Terrell scores with a four punch combination!
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blikstein.
Terrell cracks Blikstein with a good jab.
Terrell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blikstein counters with a stiff right hand.
Terrell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrell.
Blikstein moves away from the strike by Terrell.
Blikstein attempts a counter takedown but Terrell avoids it well and moves away.
Blikstein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Terrell blocks a head kick by Blikstein.
Terrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bliksteins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blikstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phillip Terrell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blikstein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Terrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Terrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Blikstein is just out of range.
Blikstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terrell.
Terrell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Blikstein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Terrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blikstein ducks right into an uppercut from Terrell.
Terrell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Terrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Terrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blikstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Terrell.
Blikstein drops down looking for a counter takedown but Terrell sprawls and moves away.
Blikstein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blikstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Terrell throws a hook to the side of Blikstein's head but Blikstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blikstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blikstein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Terrell connects with a right hand. Blikstein shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Terrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Terrell 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell!
During a confident post fight interview, Phillip Terrell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Rogers (ranked 1972 p4p, 4117 weight class) and Ono Kuronoa (ranked 259 p4p, 452 weight class). Ono Kuronoa 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ono Kuronoa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuronoa.
Rogers rushes Kuronoa and presses him up against the cage.
Rogers connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ono Kuronoa has been cut.
Rogers prevents a body shot from Kuronoa.
Rogers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuronoa.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuronoa.
Kuronoa tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Kuronoa back against the cage.
Rogers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuronoas head.
Kuronoa pulls Rogers into guard.
Kuronoa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rogers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuronoa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rogers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rogers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rogers trying to control but Kuronoa is working from the bottom.
Kuronoa trying to control the position.
Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuronoa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Kuronoa's legs - danger averted.
Kuronoa looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rogers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuronoa's head.
Rogers postures up and lands a big shot to Kuronoa's brow.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuronoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Crapollas Gym inform us that Kuronoa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kuronoa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Rogers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Kuronoa keeps moving.
Kuronoa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa working for submissions but it's allowed Rogers to get to half guard.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuronoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rogers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rogers with the ground and pound but Kuronoa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuronoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers postures up in Kuronoa's guard and throws a big left but Kuronoa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kuronoa's head.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuronoa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuronoa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers controlling from the top position.
Kuronoa keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ono Kuronoa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuronoa checks a leg kick.
Rogers looks for the body kick but Kuronoa saw that one coming.
Kuronoa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuronoa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuronoa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuronoa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuronoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kuronoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuronoa!
Kuronoa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Rogers misses
and Kuronoa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuronoa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rogers walks away with a smile on his face. Kuronoa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kuronoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuronoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Kuronoa.
Rogers quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rogers tries to clinch up but Kuronoa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuronoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuronoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Kuronoa moved out of range.
Ono Kuronoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rogers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kuronoa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Kuronoa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuronoa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuronoa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rogers haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rogers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kuronoa passes into side control.
Kuronoa is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking for a sweep.
Rogers wants to control but Kuronoa postures up.
Kuronoa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kuronoa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rogers's legs.
Kuronoa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuronoa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Rogers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rogers looking for a sweep but Kuronoa has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Rogers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuronoa is working away from the top position though.
Rogers is not content to let Kuronoa control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ono Kuronoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ono Kuronoa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice cross by Kuronoa.
Rogers connects with a jab.
Kuronoa throws a push kick but Rogers slaps the foot to one side.
Kuronoa tried to score with a low kick but Rogers checks it.
As Kuronoa looks to move away, Rogers throws a big counter combo but Kuronoa just gets out of the way.
Kuronoa misses the shot to the body.
Kuronoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Kuronoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers 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.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuronoa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kuronoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to clinch but Kuronoa moves out of range.
Kuronoa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rogers.
Kuronoa misses with a body shot
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuronoa misses with a double jab.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuronoa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuronoa connects with an inside leg kick.
Rogers moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuronoa.
Ono Kuronoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuronoa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuronoa lands a nice looking body kick.
Rogers blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Kuronoa misses with a looping right.
Rogers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kuronoa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuronoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuronoa.
Kuronoa wants to counter the offense by Rogers and move into the clinch position.
Rogers works over Kuronoa's head and body with a nice combination.
Rogers tries to clinch up but Kuronoa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuronoa defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Kuronoa moves out of range as Rogers throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a thumping low kick.
Kuronoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers throws a big counter combination but Kuronoa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Kuronoa wants to counter with a clinch but Rogers pushes him away.
Kuronoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuronoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Kuronoa leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kuronoa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rogers rather than just go for the knockout.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuronoa.
Rogers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuronoa walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuronoa throws a leg kick
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rogers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuronoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rogers.
Kuronoa throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rogers seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Kuronoa moved out of range.
Kuronoa moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kuronoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Kuronoa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuronoa avoids the damage to the body.
Kuronoa is trying to pull guard but Rogers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kuronoa tries to pull guard but Rogers holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuronoa drops back down to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ono Kuronoa.
I think Kuronoa 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torraso Fisticuffs (ranked 1047 p4p, 1354 weight class) and Usko Unbelivable (ranked 56 p4p, 64 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fisticuffs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All Eyez On Me - Tupac. This should be fireworks!
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33
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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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torraso Fisticuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Usko Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisticuffs moves in looking to clinch but Unbelivable pushes him off.
Unbelivable stuns Fisticuffs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Unbelivable keeps the fight on the outside.
Fisticuffs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Unbelivable on the side of the head.
Fisticuffs throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Usko Unbelivable has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Fisticuffs. That snapped Unbelivable's head back.
Unbelivable looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unbelivable seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fisticuffs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Unbelivable is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Unbelivable gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
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!
Unbelivable misses with a series of wild punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Unbelivable has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisticuffs clinches up against the cage.
Fisticuffs throws a punch but it's blocked by Unbelivable.
Fisticuffs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs scores with a shot to the side of Unbelivable's head.
Fisticuffs has a couple of punches blocked by Unbelivable.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisticuffs.
Unbelivable fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Unbelivable blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Unbelivable blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unbelivable breaks from the clinch.
Fisticuffs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisticuffs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Unbelivable backwards.
Unbelivable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unbelivable blocking some punches.
Unbelivable blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unbelivable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisticuffs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisticuffs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unbelivable blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisticuffs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fisticuffs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Unbelivable.
Unbelivable manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fisticuffs stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Unbelivable looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Torraso Fisticuffs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usko Unbelivable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fisticuffs did well to prevent Unbelivable getting side control.
Unbelivable seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fisticuffs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Unbelivable not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Unbelivable escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fisticuffs misses with a wild body shot.
Unbelivable ducks right into an uppercut from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs has Unbelivable up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisticuffs lands with a light punch inside.
Unbelivable pulls guard.
Fisticuffs stands up from Unbelivable's guard - Fisticuffs perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice shot by Fisticuffs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisticuffs tries to clinch but Unbelivable moves out of range.
Unbelivable shoots for a double leg takedown but Fisticuffs sprawls well. He's pushed Unbelivable's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Unbelivable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisticuffs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unbelivable was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs looks to land a right hand but Unbelivable moved out of range.
We've been told by Fisticuffs's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Unbelivable moves away from the strike by Fisticuffs.
Unbelivable closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fisticuffs circles away.
Torraso Fisticuffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisticuffs sends Unbelivable crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fisticuffs is motioning to the referee to let Unbelivable up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Unbelivable closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fisticuffs quickly recovers to half guard.
Fisticuffs wants to get back to his feet.
Unbelivable not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torraso Fisticuffs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Usko Unbelivable'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.
Fisticuffs throws a hook to the side of Unbelivable's head but Unbelivable sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Unbelivable bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisticuffs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Unbelivable at a distance.
Fisticuffs catches Unbelivable with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fisticuffs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Unbelivable closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fisticuffs's guard.
Unbelivable stops Fisticuffs from standing up.
Unbelivable trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisticuffs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisticuffs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Unbelivable is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Unbelivable stands and steps away. Fisticuffs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable shoots in for a takedown but Fisticuffs shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Fisticuffs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fisticuffs throws out a loose jab but Unbelivable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisticuffs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisticuffs misses with a straight right.
Unbelivable shoots for a double leg takedown but Fisticuffs sprawls well. He's pushed Unbelivable's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Unbelivable dives in and scores a takedown into Fisticuffs's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unbelivable looking to pass the guard.
Fisticuffs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fisticuffs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fisticuffs keeping moving, preventing Unbelivable from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Unbelivable accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Unbelivable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fisticuffs keeping moving, preventing Unbelivable from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fisticuffs being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fisticuffs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Unbelivable's head.
Unbelivable misses with a takedown attempt
and Fisticuffs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torraso Fisticuffs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usko Unbelivable.
Fisticuffs wants to clinch up but Unbelivable keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fisticuffs throws a poor cross that misses
and Unbelivable counters with a straight right hand.
Unbelivable fails in his attempt to clinch.
Unbelivable tries to bum rush Fisticuffs with a series of wild strikes but Fisticuffs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fisticuffs is looking to counter punch.
Unbelivable shoots in and drives through. Fisticuffs sprawls well.
Unbelivable is breathing heavily.
Fisticuffs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Unbelivable wants to counter the offense by Fisticuffs and move into the clinch position.
Fisticuffs throws a looping overhand right but Unbelivable ducks down to avoid it.
Unbelivable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Unbelivable tries for a takedown but Fisticuffs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Usko Unbelivable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Unbelivable bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Unbelivable prevents Fisticuffs from escaping the position.
Unbelivable swings around for an armbar but Fisticuffs sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Unbelivable's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisticuffs stands and steps away. Unbelivable gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fisticuffs throws out a loose jab but Unbelivable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisticuffs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fisticuffs tries to clinch but Unbelivable is having none of it.
Unbelivable throws a combination that misses
and Fisticuffs counters with a straight right hand.
Fisticuffs throws a jab but it's blocked by Unbelivable.
Unbelivable tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fisticuffs defends well and Unbelivable ends up having to push Fisticuffs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fisticuffs misses with an uppercut.
Unbelivable fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Unbelivable shoots in and drives through. Fisticuffs sprawls well.
Unbelivable takes one to the chin there.
Unbelivable is rocked!
Unbelivable gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Fisticuffs gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torraso Fisticuffs!
The defeated Usko Unbelivable had this to say: 'well he was a better man tonight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 677 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 104 p4p, 156 weight class). Chang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kung Fu Fighting ft. Fatboy Slim. Little Kitty Sripituksakul has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Chang's chin.
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28 - 17 - 1 |
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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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang throws the left hand but Sripituksakul avoids the punch easily.
Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Little Kitty Sripituksakul has been cut.
Sripituksakul moves forwards but Chang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chang staying out of range there.
Chang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sripituksakul momentarily.
Chang throws a big shot that misses.
Chang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sripituksakul right on the button. Sripituksakul goes down! Chang follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Chang gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Chang!
Bruce Chang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 1111 p4p, 1208 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 170 p4p, 190 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Gracie 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.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four 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.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Silva rolls with it to try and escape but Gracie cranks on the arm and Silva is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Gracie!
Bryan Gracie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 892 p4p, 634 weight class) and Jacques Pierre (ranked 50 p4p, 35 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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324
27 - 15 - 0 |
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264
19 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre drops Pulkkinen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pulkkinen looks back up at him and smiles so Pierre waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 It looks like Sepi Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
It looks like Jacques Pierre has been cut.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Pulkkinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierre counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pulkkinen! Pierre lets Pulkkinen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Pulkkinen is rocked!
Pulkkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierre counters with a right hand from hell and Pulkkinen is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Pierre !
An out of breath Jacques Pierre 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 415 p4p, 439 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 66 p4p, 68 weight class). Custer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zebrahead - Falling Apart. Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Custer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Custer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Custer throws a low kick but Philippe avoids it.
Philippe misses with a right hand
and Custer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philippe throws a series of punches but Custer moves out of range.
We've been told by Custer's head coaches at KFA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Philippe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Custer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Custer loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Philippe. Beautiful body shot.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Custer counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
An attempted straight right counter from Custer misses the target.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Philippe misses with a wild combination.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Custer to counter with a crisp jab.
Philippe misses with a kick to the body.
Custer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Custer connects with a solid leg kick.
Philippe closes the distance but Custer moves to the side
and Custer counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Custer was looking to counter with a kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Custer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Custer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Philippe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Custer on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Custer.
Custer moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Custer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Philippe avoids it.
Custer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Custer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Custer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Custer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Custer there.
Custer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Custer defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe throws a body punch but Custer moves out of range.
Custer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Philippe.
Jab by Philippe.
Philippe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philippe misses with an uppercut
and Custer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Custer coming out on top.
The cut above Peguero Jean Philippe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Custer misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Philippe misses.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Philippe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Philippe dodges the punch combination from Custer.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe'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.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Custer tried to counter with a leg kick but Philippe avoided it.
Custer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Custer slips under a jab from Philippe.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Custer throws a low kick but Philippe avoids it.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Custer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Philippe throws a hook but Custer avoids it easily.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Custer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Philippe's knee momentarily.
Jesse Custer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Custer throws a solid leg kick but Philippe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Custer.
Custer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Philippe moves out of range of the leg kick from Custer.
Philippe lands a nice looking body shot.
Philippe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Custer counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Custer.
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Philippe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Custer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer is looking to slow Philippe down with leg kicks.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Philippe lands a nice shot that snaps Custer's head back.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Custer.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Custer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Custer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Custer tests Philippe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Custer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe swings for the body but Custer moves out of range.
Custer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Philippe just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippe throws a jab when Custer was well out of range.
Philippe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Custer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Philippe blocks the low kick.
Philippe defending well as Custer loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe throws out a counter right but Custer avoids it with no problem.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Custer counters with a nice right hand that sends Philippe toppling to the canvas! Philippe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Custer finish him?!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peguero Jean Philippe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Custer!
After winning the bout, Jesse Custer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 383 p4p, 245 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 20 p4p, 15 weight class). Knox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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41
265
38 - 37 - 0 |
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39 - 25 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 38 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tchusuk throws a big shot that misses.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchusuk throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox moves out of range as Tchusuk throws a body kick.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Tchusuk slips the punch.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tchusuk.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Tchusuk 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.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox works the jab nicely.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Knox misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Tchusuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchusuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchusuk.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Tchusuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchusuk throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox throws out a loose jab but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tchusuk cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Tchusuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tchusuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Tchusuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tchusuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox moves out of range as Tchusuk strikes.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchusuk is just out of range.
Tchusuk misses with a hook.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tchusuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchusuk lands with a good body shot.
Tchusuk misses with a head kick.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tchusuk with a body shot.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Tchusuk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tchusuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchusuk is just out of range.
Tchusuk throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Tchusuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tchusuk works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tchusuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A short uppercut from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox looks winded!
A short uppercut from Tchusuk.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Tchusuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox misses with some punches.
Tchusuk lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tchusuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tchusuk presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tchusuk working Knox over with knees to the body.
Tchusuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tchusuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Nice body punch from Tchusuk - that landed with a thud.
Tchusuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tchusuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk digs a right hand into Knox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knox's gas tank.
Tchusuk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tchusuk scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Knox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tchusuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tchusuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk missing with knees to the body.
Tchusuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tchusuk.
A right hook to the body lands for Tchusuk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tchusuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Tchusuk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tchusuk misses with a looping right.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tchusuk looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox moves away from the strike by Tchusuk.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tchusuk.
Knox defending well as Tchusuk loads up on a big left hand.
Tchusuk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tchusuk cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tchusuk. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk scores with a jab to the body.
Tchusuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tchusuk throws an off balance right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Tchusuk is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a hook but Tchusuk avoids it easily.
Tchusuk slips a straight right by Knox.
It looked like Tchusuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Tchusuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox throws out a counter right but Tchusuk avoids it with no problem.
Tchusuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tchusuk misses with a wild body shot.
Tchusuk scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Tchusuk.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tchusuk.
Knox misses with a hook.
Tchusuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Tchusuk scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Tchusuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tchusuk lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchusuk connects with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tchusuk. Those never looked like landing.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Tchusuk throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Tchusuk lands a front kick.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Tchusuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Tchusuk thuds his shin into the meat of Knox's side.
Tchusuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox avoids the head kick by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tchusuk misses with a body kick.
Tchusuk wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Knox misses.
Tchusuk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knox will feel that in the morning.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tchusuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Tchusuk cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchusuk misses the target.
Tchusuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox throws a series of punches but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Knox scores with a jab.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tchusuk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tchusuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tchusuk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Tchusuk dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tchusuk feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Tchusuk moved out of range.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tchusuk misses its target.
Tchusuk misses with a head kick.
Kenny Tchusuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Tchusuk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tchusuk throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Tchusuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tchusuk jabs at Knox's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tchusuk misses.
Knox throws out a counter right but Tchusuk avoids it with no problem.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tchusuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tchusuk.
A slow jab from Tchusuk misses its intended target.
Tchusuk moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Tchusuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Good exchange - Tchusuk coming out on top.
Tchusuk misses with a straight left.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Tchusuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tchusuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot.
Tchusuk lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tchusuk misses the shot to the body.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tchusuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
Knox digs a good body shot into Tchusuk's ribs.
Knox takes one on the button.
Tchusuk throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
A good leg kick by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Tchusuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Tchusuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchusuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tchusuk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tchusuk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Tchusuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk lands with a shot to the body.
Tchusuk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zeta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Knox throws a right hand that Tchusuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Tchusuk also avoids with ease.
Tchusuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tchusuk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knox just manages to avoid it.
Tchusuk tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tchusuk with a body shot.
Knox throws a right and a left that Tchusuk avoids nicely.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tchusuk jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Tchusuk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tchusuk tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Tchusuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tchusuk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Tchusuk!
The defeated Zeta Knox had this to say: '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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