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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 3373 p4p, 2913 weight class) and John Koromos (ranked 109 p4p, 139 weight class). Koromos has chosen Matthew Parker - Signal (SPES INVICTA Remix) as his entrance music. Abdullah Zaire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Koromos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Koromos blocks the low kick.
Koromos scores with a jab to the head.
Koromos gets tackled into the cage by Zaire. Zaire maintains the clinch.
Koromos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zaire lands a nice uppercut.
Koromos prevents a body shot from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaire ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zaire no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Koromos gets to his feet - Zaire follows without any prompting.
Zaire tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koromos defends well and Zaire ends up having to push Koromos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Koromos lands a left hand.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koromos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zaire tries to pull guard but Koromos holds him up against the cage and eventually Zaire drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koromos.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Koromos blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koromos breaks from the clinch.
Zaire pushes Koromos up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
Koromos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zaire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Koromos blocks a body shot from Zaire.
Zaire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koromos's efforts to push away.
Zaire has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Koromos regains guard immediately.
Zaire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaire working some strikes from top position.
Zaire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koromos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zaire won't allow Koromos to sweep him here.
Koromos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koromos pulls Zaire in close to prevent any damage.
Koromos is continuing to stall.
Zaire trying to control but Koromos is working from the bottom.
Zaire throwing strikes from guard but Koromos blocks nicely.
Zaire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koromos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaire tries to free his leg and advance position but Koromos is retaining full guard.
Zaire throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koromos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Koromos keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Koromos.
Koromos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koromos wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Zaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Koromos.
Koromos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koromos throws a series of punches but Zaire avoids them all with ease.
Zaire takes the fight into the clinch.
Zaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Koromos.
Zaire pulls Koromos into guard.
Koromos throws a big elbow that misses.
Zaire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koromos throws an elbow that misses. Zaire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koromos's guard. Nice move by Zaire!
Zaire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaire is working Koromos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koromos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaire.
Koromos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaire on the side of the head.
Zaire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koromos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zaire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zaire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zaire throws a lazy uppercut
and Koromos counters with a takedown into side control.
Koromos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zaire manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koromos's best efforts.
Koromos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koromos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zaire moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire has his feet on Koromos's thighs here. He's pushed Koromos off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Koromos screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abdullah Zaire!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdullah Zaire 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 Valtteri Badass (ranked 2059 p4p, 1675 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 274 p4p, 226 weight class). Urameshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smile Bomb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valtteri Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Urameshi misses.
Badass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badass lands a nice looking body shot.
Urameshi misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Badass throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Badass misses the target.
Badass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urameshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Badass looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Badass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Valtteri Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Urameshi is just out of range.
Urameshi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Urameshi there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass misses the shot to the body.
Urameshi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Urameshi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Badass throws a shot from downtown. Urameshi moves away and avoids it.
Urameshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Badass doesn't seem bothered though.
Badass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Urameshi finds it's way round the side to connect with Badass's head.
Urameshi throws a hook but Badass avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badass, as that shot connected.
Urameshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badass.
Badass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Badass blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Badass misses the target.
Urameshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badass.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Badass throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Urameshi connects with a right hand. Badass shakes it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Badass.
Nice shot by Badass.
Urameshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badass.
Urameshi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Badass. Badass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Badass misses with an uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Badass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Badass moves away from the strike by Urameshi.
Urameshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badass.
Urameshi lands with a good body shot.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Badass throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Badass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass staying out of range there.
Badass throws a body shot but no joy.
Badass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badass staying out of range there.
Urameshi avoids the head kick by Badass.
Badass swings widly with a right hand
and Urameshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Urameshi moves out of range of the leg kick from Badass.
Urameshi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Badass.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urameshi digs a good body shot into Badass's ribs.
Badass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
Urameshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urameshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Badass slips a straight right by Urameshi.
Urameshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from Urameshi.
Urameshi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Badass misses.
Badass slips a straight right by Urameshi.
Urameshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
A big left from Urameshi misses.
Badass moves away from the strike by Urameshi.
Badass throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yusuke Urameshi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Badass lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Urameshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Badass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Badass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Badass.
Badass misses with a looping left.
Urameshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Urameshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Urameshi slips a jab from Badass.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Urameshi swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Badass misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Badass misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass is looking to slow Urameshi down with leg kicks.
Badass moves out of range as Urameshi strikes.
Valtteri Badass is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Urameshi is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Badass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badass looks for the body kick but Urameshi saw that one coming.
Badass misses with a lunging right hand
and Urameshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Badass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urameshi is out of range and Badass settles back down.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
Badass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Badass moves out of range of the strikes.
Urameshi throws an overhand right that lands on Badass's shoulder, as Badass tries to avoid the shot.
Urameshi scores with a body shot.
Urameshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Urameshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badass at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
Urameshi throws a lazy right hand but Badass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Badass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Badass.
Badass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urameshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Badass.
Urameshi missing with a left hand there. Badass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Badass lands a right hook to the body.
Badass thumps Urameshi with a low kick.
Urameshi misses with a right hand
and Badass counters with a right hand to the body.
A good leg kick by Badass.
Badass throws a lazy right hand but Urameshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urameshi misses with a straight right.
Badass is looking for a counter combo.
Badass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Badass as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Badass motions for Urameshi to come forward. Badass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Urameshi misses.
Badass blocks a jab.
Urameshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Badass wants to slow Urameshi down by chopping away at his legs.
Urameshi with a jab.
Urameshi lands a nice hook to Badass's body. Badass takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Badass slips a jab and a cross from Urameshi.
Urameshi blocks a head kick by Badass.
Some wild striking there from Urameshi.
Badass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Badass misses.
Badass scores with a jab. Urameshi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Badass looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
Badass avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Good work by Urameshi as he checks the leg kick.
Urameshi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass missing with a left hand there. Urameshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badass moves forwards but Urameshi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Badass
and Badass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Badass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Urameshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badass throws a head kick but Urameshi moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
Urameshi throws a series of punches but Badass moves out of range.
Badass with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Valtteri Badass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Urameshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badass.
Urameshi misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Badass staying out of range there.
Badass throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badass moves out of range as Urameshi strikes.
Badass defending well as Urameshi loads up on a big left hand.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badass throws out the jab.
Urameshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi scores with a nice head shot.
Badass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Badass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badass lands a nice looking body shot.
Badass throws an off balance right hand
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Badass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
Badass throws a lazy right hand but Urameshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urameshi slips a straight right by Badass.
Urameshi misses with a two punch combination.
Badass jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
Badass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Urameshi moves out of range of the leg kick from Badass.
Urameshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badass is looking to counter punch.
Urameshi works the jab nicely.
Badass throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Urameshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Badass circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Badass. Those never looked like landing.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Badass throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Urameshi blocks the leg kick.
Urameshi misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Urameshi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Badass misses with a lunging right hand
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Badass misses with a hook to the body
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Urameshi misses the target.
Badass swings widly with a right hand
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Badass slips under a jab from Urameshi.
Urameshi throws a series of punches but Badass avoids them all with ease.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Badass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Badass.
Badass scores with the left hand. Urameshi knows he should have avoided that one.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Urameshi is just out of range.
Badass lands a body shot.
Badass cracks Urameshi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Urameshi connects with the punch.
Urameshi thuds a left hand into Badass's body.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Badass throws a head kick but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi throws a lazy right hand but Badass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badass half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi throws a right hand that misses
and Badass counters with a nice body shot.
Badass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Badass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Badass tries to clinch there but Urameshi circles away.
Urameshi avoids the head kick by Badass.
Urameshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Badass with a hook.
Badass throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urameshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Badass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Badass tried to score with a low kick but Urameshi checks it.
Badass blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yusuke Urameshi.
I think Urameshi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
A very excited looking Yusuke Urameshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Wilcox (ranked 1344 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Mason Rogers (ranked 194 p4p, 279 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Wilcox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilcox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilcox throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers flicks out a counter leg kick but Wilcox steps away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rogers.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Wilcox.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Wilcox tries to counter by clinching up but Rogers breaks away and moves out of range.
Rogers's coach down at Deathsquad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rogers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogers throws a hook but Wilcox avoids it easily.
Wilcox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been hearing reports that Wilcox has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wilcox throws a wild body kick that Rogers sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Rogers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rogers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilcox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rogers unleashes a big counter combination but Wilcox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rogers checks a leg kick.
Rogers moves out of range as Wilcox strikes.
Wilcox tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rogers defends well and Wilcox ends up having to push Rogers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilcox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilcox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogers's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers has a couple of punches blocked by Wilcox.
Wilcox lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mason Rogers has been cut.
Wilcox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilcox catches Rogers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rogers clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rogers can't get the takedown.
Wilcox manages to break the clinch.
Wilcox swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wilcox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers lands with a nice body punch.
Wilcox misses with a straight left.
Wilcox misses with a left hand
and Rogers counters with a solid body kick.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Wilcox.
Rogers blocks a jab.
Wilcox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilcox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilcox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Wilcox moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Wilcox finds it's target.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Wilcox lands with a straight right. Rogers didn't see that one coming.
Wilcox misses with a hook.
Wilcox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilcox is looking to chop away at Rogers's legs.
Rogers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Rogers misses.
Rogers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilcox.
A nice leg kick from Wilcox, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilcox throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Wilcox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Wilcox appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wilcox throws a leg kick but Rogers checks it.
Wilcox slips under a jab.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Wilcox moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilcox looks to throw the jab but Rogers is out of range.
Wilcox throws a right hand that misses
and Rogers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogers tries to land a front kick but Wilcox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Wilcox throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilcox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Wilcox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilcox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilcox throws a leg kick but Rogers checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilcox throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilcox misses with a hook
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot lands for Wilcox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilcox moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Rogers misses with an uppercut.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Rogers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rogers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wilcox to the ground. Rogers is now in Wilcox's guard.
Wilcox keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Wilcox trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Wilcox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers'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.
Rogers checks a leg kick nicely.
Rogers drives through and clinches with Wilcox against the cage.
Wilcox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rogers throws an elbow but misses.
Wilcox working hard to break the clinch.
Wilcox is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.
Wilcox lands a damaging elbow.
Wilcox lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilcox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rogers or not.
A short right from Rogers.
Come on Rogers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilcox misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Rogers on the inside.
Wilcox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers is trying to drag Wilcox to the mat but Wilcox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rogers takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilcox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilcox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rogers's brow.
Rogers misses with the head strike.
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilcox scores with a shot to the side of Rogers's head.
Wilcox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilcox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogers.
Wilcox throws a push kick but Rogers slaps the foot to one side.
Wilcox misses with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilcox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rogers is out of range and Wilcox settles back down.
Wilcox connects with a leg kick.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Wilcox.
Donovan Wilcox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilcox throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Wilcox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilcox.
Wilcox tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilcox misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Rogers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilcox finds it's way round the side to connect with Rogers's head.
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.
Wilcox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers wants to counter with a clinch but Wilcox pushes him away.
Rogers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A leg kick checked by Rogers.
Rogers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wilcox misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rogers.
Wilcox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Rogers.
Wilcox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilcox swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilcox.
Wilcox moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRogers.
Wilcox swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rogers! But no joy.
Wilcox connects with an inside leg kick.
Rogers throws a head kick but Wilcox moves out of range.
Wilcox changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wilcox misses with a lunging right hand
and Rogers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Wilcox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rogers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Wilcox.
Rogers tries to counter with a clinch but Wilcox shakes him off and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogers.
Wilcox misses with a low kick.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilcox throws out the jab.
Rogers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wilcox.
Wilcox catches Rogers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilcox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Wilcox lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers is looking to land body kicks.
Wilcox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilcox lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rogers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rogers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Wilcox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilcox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilcox.
Donovan Wilcox is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilcox avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Rogers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilcox is out of range.
Wilcox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Wilcox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilcox missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilcox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Wilcox misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Wilcox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilcox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilcox connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilcox looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Rogers flicks out a counter leg kick but Wilcox steps away.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilcox.
Rogers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wilcox is looking to score with low kicks.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Wilcox.
Wilcox swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilcox finds it's way round the side to connect with Rogers's head.
Wilcox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wilcox lands a jab to the nose.
Rogers blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilcox throws a lazy uppercut
and Rogers counters with a nice body kick.
Wilcox with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers checks a leg kick.
Wilcox shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogers sprawls well. He's pushed Wilcox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wilcox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers moves out of range as Wilcox strikes.
Wilcox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilcox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilcox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilcox thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Wilcox misses its intended target.
Rogers throws a big counter head kick but Wilcox avoids it with no problem.
Wilcox throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Wilcox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Rogers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rogers scores with a nice body kick.
Rogers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogers slips under a jab from Wilcox.
Rogers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilcox fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rogers checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilcox misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilcox throws out a leg kick but Rogers moves out of range and Wilcox only half commits.
Wilcox misses with a hook to the body
and Rogers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilcox throws a leg kick but Rogers checks it.
Wilcox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilcox lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogers off the cage and back into range.
Rogers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilcox. Wilcox obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilcox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rogers forces Wilcox back against the cage and clinches.
Mason Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers has Wilcox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilcox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Wilcox.
Wilcox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilcox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rogers slips under a jab from Wilcox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Wilcox moved out of range nicely.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Wilcox.
Rogers throws a big counter head kick but Wilcox avoids it with no problem.
Rogers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilcox defends it nicely.
Wilcox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Wilcox
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilcox blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Wilcox misses with a straight right.
Wilcox throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rogers throws a hook but Wilcox avoids it easily.
Wilcox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilcox throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilcox tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilcox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Jab, jab by Rogers - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers slips a straight right by Wilcox.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Wilcox moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilcox, as that shot connected.
Wilcox throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Wilcox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilcox moves out of range of the body kick from Rogers.
Wilcox works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Wilcox throws a low kick but Rogers avoids it.
Wilcox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donovan Wilcox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilcox blocks the body kick.
Wilcox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rogers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donovan Wilcox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilcox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donovan Wilcox!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 2169 p4p, 4225 weight class) and Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 81 p4p, 133 weight class). Joestar comes to the cage accompanied by Coda - Bloody Stream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit throws a series of punches but Joestar moves out of range.
Biscuit digs a good body shot into Joestar's ribs.
Biscuit lands a lovely overhand right.
Joestar takes a swing at Biscuit's ribcage but misses.
Biscuit throws a looping overhand right but Joestar ducks down to avoid it.
Joestar is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Biscuit.
Joestar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Biscuit to score with a decent uppercut.
Biscuit misses with an uppercut
and Joestar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit tests Joestar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joestar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been informed that Biscuit 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Biscuit as he checks the leg kick.
Biscuit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joestar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Joestar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Biscuit misses
and Biscuit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joestar blocks a jab.
Biscuit lands with a nice body punch.
Joestar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Biscuit throws out the jab.
Joestar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johan Joestar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joestar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biscuit circles away quickly and effectively.
Biscuit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biscuit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Biscuit. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit gets a double leg takedown into Joestar's guard.
Biscuit throwing strikes from guard but Joestar blocks nicely.
Joestar keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joestar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Biscuit is controlling him.
Joestar has his hands on Biscuit's head, controlling the position.
Biscuit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joestar wants to get back to his feet but Biscuit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit preventing the sweep.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Joestar kicks Biscuit off and gets to his feet.
Joestar scores with a jab. Biscuit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Biscuit closes the distance and clinches up with Joestar, looking for a takedown. Biscuit pushes Joestar against the cage but Joestar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joestar drops Biscuit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Biscuit looks back up at him and smiles so Joestar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That has opened up Schmorgen Biscuit's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biscuit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joestar as he avoids it easily.
Joestar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Biscuit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Joestar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biscuit.
An attempted straight right counter from Joestar misses the target.
Biscuit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joestar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joestar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joestar!
Nice body kick there by Joestar.
Biscuit looks winded!
Both fighters circling a little - Joestar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Joestar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The cut above Schmorgen Biscuit's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schmorgen Biscuit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biscuit slips under a jab from Joestar.
Joestar ducks under a wild hook from Biscuit.
It appears Joestar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Joestar throws a body punch but Biscuit moves out of range.
Biscuit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joestar moves away.
Joestar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Biscuit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joestar with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Joestar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Biscuit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Biscuit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joestar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biscuit manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biscuit. Joestar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biscuit throws a body punch but Joestar moves out of range.
Joestar feints and then cracks Biscuit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Biscuit down.
Joestar misses with a straight left.
Biscuit just misses with a punch to the body.
Joestar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar cracks Biscuit with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Biscuit looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Joestar finish him?
 Biscuit is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biscuit throws a shot from downtown. Joestar moves away and avoids it.
Joestar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joestar closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Biscuit out cold! Biscuit corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johan Joestar!
In his post fight interview, Johan Joestar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sanninen (ranked 2807 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 386 p4p, 199 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell lunges at Sanninen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanninen's hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Terrell scores with a four punch combination!
Sanninen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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 slips a jab and a cross from Sanninen.
Sanninen misses with the combination.
Terrell lands with a nice body punch.
Sanninen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanninen tries to clinch up.
Sanninen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terrell scores with a nice head shot.
That kick from Terrell tenderised Sanninen's leg. Sanninen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terrell lands a jab to Sanninen's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Terrell lands a really nice looking cross but Sanninen seems unphased.
Sanninen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Terrell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Terrell avoids the head kick by Sanninen.
Terrell feints and then cracks Sanninen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanninen down.
Sanninen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Terrell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanninen on the side of the head.
Sanninen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanninen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanninen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Terrell.
Sanninen tries to clinch
and Terrell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Terrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanninen.
Terrell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanninen with a body shot.
Terrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanninen in his tracks.
Sanninen doesn't manage to clinch there - Terrell circles away.
Sanninen wants to clinch up but Terrell keeps it at a distance.
Terrell moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanninen.
A combination from Sanninen does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Terrell. Beautiful body shot.
Terrell connects with a leg kick.
A big right from Sanninen misses.
Terrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanninen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanninen.
Terrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Terrell. That snapped Sanninen's head back.
Sanninen throws a leg kick
and Terrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Terrell tests Sanninen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanninen misses with a head kick.
Sanninen wants to clinch.
Terrell punishes Sanninen's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanninen tries to clinch up.
Sanninen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terrell. That's going to slow Sanninen down.
Sanninen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terrell.
Sanninen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terrell throws a leg kick which misses Sanninen's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanninen tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Terrell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanninen doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Sanninen.
Sanninen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen 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.
Sanninen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Terrell!
Terrell lands an overhand right.
Sanninen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanninen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Terrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Terrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Terrell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Terrell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanninen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sanninen tries to close the distance and clinch but Terrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanninen is looking to land body kicks.
Sanninen walks into a straight right hand from Terrell.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terrell.
Terrell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Terrell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Terrell throws a series of punches but Sanninen moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Terrell. That snapped Sanninen's head back.
Terrell avoids the head kick by Sanninen.
Terrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanninen off the cage and back into range.
Sanninen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanninen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanninen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Terrell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Terrell feints and then cracks Sanninen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanninen down.
Sanninen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Terrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terrell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanninen doesn't seem bothered though.
Terrell dips to his left and cracks Sanninen with an uppercut!
Both fighters circling a little - Terrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Terrell 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.
Sanninen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Sanninen misses.
Terrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanninen's sensitive parts.
Sanninen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanninen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Terrell cracks Sanninen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terrell connects with a right hand. Sanninen shakes it off.
Sanninen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrell tests Sanninen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Terrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanninen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanninen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Terrell scores with a leg kick.
Sanninen motions for Terrell to come forward. Sanninen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phillip Terrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanninen tries to move into range but Terrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Terrell blocks the body kick.
Nice shot by Terrell.
Sanninen throws a head kick that misses.
Terrell scores with a shot to the body.
Terrell lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrell connects with a body shot that sends Sanninen's belly button to the back.
Terrell connects with a looping right hand.
Sanninen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanninen clinches.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Terrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell tries to pull guard but Sanninen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Terrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terrell blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanninen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terrell's brow.
Terrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Terrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Terrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terrell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanninen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terrell's brow.
Terrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
Terrell misses with the head strike.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Terrell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Terrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terrell blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terrell can't find room to land a body shot as Sanninen controls the action.
Terrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
Phillip Terrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Sanninen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanninen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen misses with some punches.
Terrell scores with a shot to the side of Sanninen's head.
Terrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Terrell blocks the elbow strike.
Terrell misses with the head strike.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terrell digs a right hand underneath Sanninen's ribcage. Sanninen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Terrell.
Terrell scores with a shot to the side of Sanninen's head.
 Sanninen is rocked!
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanninen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Sanninen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Terrell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanninen or not.
Sanninen seems to have got his legs back now.
Terrell dodges an elbow strike from Sanninen.
A shot in the inside from Sanninen.
Terrell gets through Sanninen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Terrell.
Terrell can't find room to land a body shot as Sanninen controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Terrell.
Terrell dodges an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Terrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanninen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Terrell lands a nice uppercut.
Terrell lands a nice uppercut.
Terrell dodges an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Terrell lands a shoulder strike.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terrell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terrell breaks from the clinch.
Sanninen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanninen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Terrell's corner calls for a 1-2. Terrell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terrell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanninen.
Daniel Sanninen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanninen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanninen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanninen sets himself, and Terrell steps forward looking for the clinch! Sanninen avoids it this time.
Sanninen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Terrell blocks an elbow strike.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanninen blocks a body shot from Terrell.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terrell lands a right hand.
Sanninen misses with a knee strike.
Terrell working aggressively here.
Terrell scores with a shot to the side of Sanninen's head.
Sanninen working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Terrell.
Terrell lands with a right to the head.
Terrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Sanninen throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrell misses with a body punch.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Terrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanninen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanninen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terrell.
Terrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanninen tries to close the distance and clinch but Terrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanninen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanninen there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Terrell blocks an elbow strike.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Terrell pushes Sanninen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Terrell.
Terrell creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sanninen with a big uppercut! Sanninen tries to clinch up but Terrell pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sanninen to the mat! Sanninen covers up and Terrell unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phillip Terrell!
A victorious Phillip Terrell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 1712 p4p, 1062 weight class) and Jim Reefer (ranked 232 p4p, 149 weight class). Bleak comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast - Rammstein. This should be a great matchup!
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159
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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 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reefer.
Reefer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bleak throws out the jab.
Bleak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bleak throws a right hand that Reefer ducks under and follows up with a left that Reefer also avoids with ease.
Reefer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bleak in his tracks.
Bleak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Reefer. That snapped Bleak's head back.
Bleak lands with a hook. Reefer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown but Reefer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bleak misses with a hook. Reefer ducked under it nicely.
Reefer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bleak swings for the body but Reefer moves out of range.
Bleak connects with a crisp jab.
Reefer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bleak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reefer - that will leave a mark!
Reefer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bleak has time to react.
Reefer slips under a jab.
Bleak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bleak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bleak has his takedown stuffed
and Bleak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Reefer. Beautiful body shot.
Reefer ducks under a wild hook from Bleak.
Reefer misses with an uppercut. Bleak saw that one coming.
Reefer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reefer 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.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bleak advances to half guard.
Reefer wants to get back to his feet.
Bleak working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Reefer's thigh. Reefer counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bleak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bleak throws a strike but Reefer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reefer stands up from Bleak's guard - Reefer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reefer connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bleak is in close to Reefer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bleak postures up in Reefer's guard and throws a big left but Reefer blocks it.
Bleak 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.
Reefer has his hands on Bleak's head, controlling the position.
Bleak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reefer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bleak is controlling him.
Bleak works over Reefer with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reefer can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bleak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bleak.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but Reefer is retaining full guard.
Bleak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bleak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bleak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bleak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bleak postures up in Reefer's guard and throws a big left but Reefer blocks it.
Bleak throwing strikes but missing.
Bleak throws a big right hand that misses.
Bleak stands up over Reefer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bleak lands a couple of digs.
Bleak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reefer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bleak with a nice head shot there.
Reefer is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak postures up in Reefer's guard and throws a big left but Reefer blocks it.
Reefer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bleak chips away with some ground and pound.
Reefer is still in real trouble! Can Bleak finish him?
Bleak loads up on a big left hand. Reefer felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bleak looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Reefer can't hide his disappointment, as Bleak celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak!
An out of breath Wulfgang Bleak 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 Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1391 p4p, 780 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 69 p4p, 40 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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255
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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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Zakharov misses.
Beukeboom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zakharov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zakharov throws a series of punches but Beukeboom avoids them all with ease.
Beukeboom lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Zakharov - just one landing.
 It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Zakharov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beukeboom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom throws an off balance right hand
and Zakharov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zakharov looks to throw the jab but Beukeboom is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Beukeboom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beukeboom misses with an uppercut.
Zakharov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Beukeboom counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom connects with a single shot there.
Beukeboom misses with a looping left.
Beukeboom throws a body punch but Zakharov moves out of range.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zakharov.
Zakharov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zakharov drops his shoulder and cracks Beukeboom with a huge uppercut! Beukeboom goes down! Can Zakharov finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beukeboom pushes Zakharov off and gets back to his feet.
Beukeboom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bill Beukeboom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakharov misses with a body shot.
Beukeboom throwing a counter right hand but Zakharov manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Zakharov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beukeboom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zakharov manages to avoid it.
Beukeboom backing away here, and Zakharov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Beukeboom dodges the punch combination from Zakharov.
Zakharov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom drops Zakharov with a straight right hand, right on the button! Beukeboom follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Beukeboom!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 236 p4p, 455 weight class) and Jacques Pierre (ranked 16 p4p, 29 weight class). 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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250
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264
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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 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts throws a jab when Pierre was well out of range.
Good shot there by Motts.
It looks like Jacques Pierre has been cut.
Pierre blocks a jab.
Motts's corner calls for a 1-2. Motts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Motts misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Motts digs a good hook to Pierre 's body.
Motts lands with a cross.
Motts misses the jab.
Motts moves into range and clinches up with Pierre .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Motts fails to land.
Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Motts keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Motts coming out on top.
That has opened up Jacques Pierre 's cut even more.
Motts lands an overhand right.
Motts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Motts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Motts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Motts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Motts misses with a hook
and Motts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Motts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Pierre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Motts with a body shot.
Pierre defending well as Motts loads up on a big left hand.
Motts tests Pierre 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Motts throwing a counter right hand but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre staying out of range there.
Motts slips under a jab from Pierre .
Motts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Motts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The cut above Jacques Pierre 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre slips a jab from Motts.
Motts looks to land a left hand but Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Motts lands a slapping body shot.
Motts loads up on a big right hand but Pierre slips the punch.
A lazy left from Motts finds it's target.
Jacques Pierre 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacques Pierre 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gregory Motts!
Gregory Motts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 167 p4p, 149 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 25 p4p, 10 weight class). Bradley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sudbury Saturday Night. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley lands with a nice body kick.
Nti throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nti just manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Bradley's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Nti drops his hands momentarily and Bradley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bradley throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
Bradley misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Nti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bradley defends it well.
Nti 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.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Nti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bradley is looking to slow Nti down with leg kicks.
Nti 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.
Nti misses with a hook
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Nti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bradley. Bradley obviously looking to wear him down.
Bradley ducks right into an uppercut from Nti.
Bradley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Nti tries to counter it with a takedown but Bradley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bradley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nti throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Bradley is predictable there
and Nti counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Nti taking a breather here.
Nti wants to control but Bradley is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to improve position but can't.
Bradley prevents Nti from moving into mount.
Nti trying to control the action but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Nti tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bradley's legs.
Nti is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bradley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is trying to improve his position.
Bradley is not content to let Nti control the position.
Bradley is looking for a sweep.
Nti slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
What's Bradley going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nti blocks a leg kick.
And Nti tries to counter it with a takedown but Bradley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bradley lands a jab.
Nti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bradley swivels and escapes.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Nti manages to avoid it.
Bradley throws a chopping leg kick but Nti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Nti throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Nti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Nti throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Nti manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Bradley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nti misses with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a three punch combo that has Nti backing up. Nti nods at Bradley to acknowledge the strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bradley here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bradley blocks a jab.
Bradley gets tackled into the cage by Nti. Nti maintains the clinch.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradley has had enough of the clinch but Nti keeps him there for the moment.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derrick Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Nti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Bradley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley throws a body shot but no joy.
Nti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
Nti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bradley momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti misses with a body punch
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derrick Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nti lands a head shot.
Bradley throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Nti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradley. That's going to slow Nti down.
Nti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradley. Bradley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Nti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nti can do to turn this around?
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Bradley digs a good hook to Nti's body.
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!
Nti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nti throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Nti.
A telegraphed right hand from Bradley misses the target.
Bradley throws a body punch but Nti moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Nti. That snapped Bradley's head back.
Nti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bradley takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bradley misses with a right hand
and Nti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bradley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet but Nti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nti postures up.
Bradley being controlled here, momentarily.
Kwame Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Nti from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derrick Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Nti.
Nti scores with a body shot.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Nti throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley throws a low kick, looking for Nti's leg but Nti calmly moves out of range.
Nti with the counter takedown but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley tries a low kick but Nti avoids it.
Nti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nti misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a three punch combo that has Nti backing up. Nti nods at Bradley to acknowledge the strikes.
Nti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Nti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheers as Bradley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nti doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti punishes Bradley's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nti moves out of range of the strikes.
Nti with the counter takedown but Bradley avoids it easily.
Nti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nti closes the distance but Bradley moves to the side
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley throws a leg kick but Nti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Derrick Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Nti misses with a hook
and Bradley counters with a one-two to the body.
Bradley lands a front kick.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Bradley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nti throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nti is defended easily by Bradley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nti misses with a combination
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a big shot that misses.
Nti clinches up with Bradley and pushes him back against the cage.
Nti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nti tries to move to mount but Bradley blocks the move with his legs.
Bradley is trying to improve his position.
Nti tries to score with some ground and pound. Bradley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bradley is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is not content to let Nti control the position.
Nti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
An elbow from Nti crashes against the mat.
Nti trying to control the position but Bradley is working away.
Nti throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Bradley!
Our winner, Derrick Bradley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 278 p4p, 252 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 40 p4p, 36 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with IS THIS LOVE blaring out of the sound system. Custer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zebrahead - Falling Apart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Custer misses with a kick to the body.
Smith checks a low kick from Custer.
Jesse Custer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custer tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Custer with a nice calf kick.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Custer.
Custer is stalling here.
Custer tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Custer presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Custer's elbow.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Custer avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Custer.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Custer.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Custer managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith pushes Custer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith blocking some punches.
Custer pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Custer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Custer prevents a body shot from Smith.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Custer tries to tie him up.
Custer controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Custer throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Custer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Custer.
Custer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Custer circles away.
Custer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Custer's torso.
Custer thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Custer misses the target.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Custer throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Custer misses with a right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Custer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Custer tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Custer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith moves away from the strike by Custer.
Smith thinks about countering with a body kick.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Custer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Custer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Custer avoids the head kick by Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Custer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Custer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Custer misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a quick counter kick to the body but Custer avoids it.
Custer misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Custer misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Custer is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Kenny Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Custer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Custer throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Custer throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
Custer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Custer.
Custer flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Custer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Custer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Custer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
Custer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith checks a low kick from Custer.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Custer. That snapped Smith's head back.
A jab from Custer misses.
Custer ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Custer feints a counter leg kick.
Custer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Custer loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Custer doesn't seem phased though.
Custer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith defending well as Custer loads up on a big left hand.
Custer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to clinch but Custer moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Custer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Custer blocks the body kick.
Smith throws a push kick but Custer slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Custer.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Custer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Custer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Custer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Custer misses with a punch to the body.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Custer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Custer back against the cage.
Custer tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Custer trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Custer seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Custer's elbow.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Custer breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
Custer avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Custer! But no joy.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Custer throws a right hand that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Custer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Custer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Custer backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Custer throws a leg kick
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Custer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Custer gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Custer is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Custer into the cage.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Custer lands a left hand.
Custer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Custer misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Custer keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Custer misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Custer counters with a stiff right hand.
Custer throws a leg kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Custer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Custer circles away.
Custer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith defending well as Custer loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Custer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a quick counter kick to the body but Custer avoids it.
Smith throws a head kick but Custer moves out of range.
Custer throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Custer misses with a looping left.
Custer misses with a hook.
Custer throws a body shot but no joy.
Custer looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Custer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Custer throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Custer.
Smith looks for the body kick but Custer saw that one coming.
Custer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Custer throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith blocks a head kick by Custer.
Smith misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Custer misses with a right hand
and Custer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Custer.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Custer throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Custer loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Custer's head.
A good leg kick by Custer.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Custer.
Smith checks a low kick from Custer.
Custer looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Custer misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Custer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Custer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Custer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Custer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Custer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Custer's front leg but catches the back leg as Custer tries to avoid it.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Custer finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Custer looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Custer looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
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 Kenny Smith.
Well Smith 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kenny Smith!
A very excited looking Kenny Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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