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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 724 p4p, 1595 weight class) and New Breed One (ranked 83 p4p, 168 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Hassan misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
One ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Hassan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
One is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
One shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hassan is trying to stand.
Hassan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hassan is refusing to be controlled, as One sits in half guard.
Hassan has hold of One's hands but One slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
One working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hassan's thigh. Hassan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
One stands up over Hassan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet but One is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
One stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hassan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
One connects with a couple of short punches.
Hassan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hassan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hassan looks to land a right hand but One moved out of range.
One has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hassan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
One shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hassan sprawls well. Hassan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. One gets slowly back to his feet.
One tries to clinch but Hassan moves out of range.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
One shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense.
New Breed One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
One avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
One tries for a takedown but Hassan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
Hassan misses with an uppercut. One saw that one coming.
Hassan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hassan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
One has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One gets control of Hassan's arms and successfully pulls guard. One will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
One is trying to keep Hassan in close.
One looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hassan is one step ahead there.
One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
One wants to hit a sweep here but Hassan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for One there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
One is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hassan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
One sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
One is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
One has his hands clasped together around Hassan's back. He's all about the action.
One has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
One is trying to maintain the position but Hassan is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
One is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hassan pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. One manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
One is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hassan got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hassan has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
One lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as One accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abduwali Hassan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hassan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by One.
Hassan throws a body punch but One moves out of range.
One keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from One.
One fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hassan throws a hook but One blocks it.
Hassan slaps away a takedown attempt from One, before circling back to the center of the mat.
One changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hassan tries to avoid it but One manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hassan to the ground. Hassan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
A jab from Hassan misses.
One fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hassan, pushing him back against the cage.
Hassan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of One backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
One goes for a takedown attempt but Hassan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
One closes the distance and clinches up with Hassan, looking for a takedown. One pushes Hassan against the cage but Hassan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hassan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hassan jabs One right on the nose. One blinks but takes it well.
One takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but One slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One shoots and misses
enabling Hassan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hassan. That's going to slow One down.
Hassan slaps away a takedown attempt from One, before circling back to the center of the mat.
One walks into a straight right hand from Hassan.
Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?
Hassan lands with a right hand.
Hassan misses with a straight left.
Hassan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hassan lands with a cross.
One moves into the clinch successfully.
Hassan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hassan misses with a hook from the clinch.
One misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hassan pushes One back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
One is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hassan is trying to break the clinch but One has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Hassan.
One is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hassan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Hassan as the two fighters clinch.
One is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassan lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hassan.
One prevents a body shot from Hassan.
One is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
One lands a takedown into guard.
Hassan wants to stand up but One is controlling him.
Hassan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. One is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
One wants to take the fight to the mat but Hassan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hassan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hassan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ones head.
One blocks an uppercut.
One looking for a takedown.
One takes a shot to the head.
Hassan misses with a hook from the clinch.
One blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hassan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hassan lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hassan.
Hassan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Hassan. No joy for One on that attempt.
Hassan feints and then cracks One's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow One down.
One moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hassan scores with a sloppy right hand. One should have avoided that one.
Hassan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
One shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hassan defends it nicely.
One shoots in for a double leg but Hassan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hassan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hassan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hassan throws a leg kick but One sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hassan misses with a low kick.
That's four 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!
Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before One has time to react.
Hassan connects with a single shot there.
Hassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
One changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hassan tries to avoid it but One manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hassan to the ground. Hassan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hassan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hassan tries to sprawl but One drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hassan has one foot on One's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
One with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hassan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
One shoots for a double leg takedown but Hassan sprawls well. He's pushed One's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hassan throws a quick counter head kick but One was just out of range.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hassan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
One keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan throws a shot from downtown. One moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Hassan.
One feints the counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abduwali Hassan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hassan throws an overhand right that lands on One's shoulder, as One tries to avoid the shot.
One walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hassan's corner calls for a 1-2. Hassan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
One with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hassan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hassan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
One misses with a hook
and Hassan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
One fails with the takedown.
A jab from Hassan finds it's way through One's defenses.
One takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hassan pushes One away with a front kick.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but One slips the punch.
Hassan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - One looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan lands a leg kick that knocks One off balance momentarily.
One tries to move into range but Hassan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Hassan tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hassan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hassan misses.
One on the wrong end of a nice jab.
One shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hassan defends it nicely.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
Hassan scores with a hook.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
One has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hassan connects with an inside leg kick.
Hassan throws a solid leg kick but One takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hassan.
Hassan swings for the body but One moves out of range.
Hassan throws a front kick aimed at One's knee but One avoids it well.
One moves out of range of the leg kick from Hassan.
One's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
One misses with a takedown attempt - Hassan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
One throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hassan's waist but Hassan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing One off to one side.
Abduwali Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One avoids the head kick by Hassan.
One closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet.
Hassan has one foot on One's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
One on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hassan. Hassan obviously looking to wear him down.
One misses with a body punch
and Hassan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hassan pinned against the cage. Hassan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hassan lands with a nice body kick.
Hassan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
One shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hassan as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One shoots in but no luck this time.
One takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hassan connects with an inside leg kick.
One wants to clinch but Hassan slips to the side
and Hassan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Hassan.
Hassan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hassan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
One takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hassan circles away from the clinch attempt
and One takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hassan takes a swing at One's ribcage but misses.
One shoots in looking for a takedown but Hassan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing One's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
One on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hassan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hassan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One with a poor takedown
and Hassan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Hassan tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hassan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hassan throwing a counter right hand but One manages to avoid it.
New Breed One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One checks a leg kick.
Hassan throws a hook but One blocks it.
One takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
One fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hassan avoids it really well and circles away.
Hassan throws a head kick but One moves out of range.
One with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hassan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
One takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hassan misses with a low kick.
Hassan misses with a leg kick.
One on the wrong end of a nice jab.
One drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
One tries to clinch up but Hassan circles away and keeps his distance.
One darts in looking for a takedown but Hassan gets double underhooks and turns One into the cage.
One chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hassan can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abduwali Hassan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hassan 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abduwali Hassan!
After the big win, Abduwali Hassan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 244 p4p, 502 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 29 p4p, 55 weight class). Benedetti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gavin swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Gavin throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
As Gavin looks to move away, Benedetti throws a big counter combo but Gavin just gets out of the way.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gavin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gavin misses.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gavin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gavin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Gavin both land. Nice combination.
Gavin throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gavin.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body kick.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gavin! But no joy.
Gavin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benedetti backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin with the inside leg kick.
Gavin throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Gavin's head.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Gavin works the jab nicely.
Gavin checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti looks to land a body kick but Gavin moved away.
Gavin moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Gavin managing to block the knees to the body from Benedetti.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavin managing to block the knees to the body from Benedetti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Gavin thuds his right hand into Benedetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gavin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
Gavin throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gavin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gavin misses with a left hand
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gavin takes a step back to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benedetti.
Benedetti dodges the punch combination from Gavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Gavin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benedetti circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedetti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Gavin.
Benedetti slips a jab from Gavin.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
Benedetti tries to clinch there but Gavin circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gavin blocks the leg kick.
Gavin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin pushes Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti pushes off an throws an elbow but Gavin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedetti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
Gavin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benedetti wants to slow Gavin down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Gavin.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gavin misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Gavin 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benedetti.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
And Benedetti counters with a quick kick to the body but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Gavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gavin just manages to avoid it.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Gavin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gavin just manages to avoid it.
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick.
Gavin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gavin throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin works the jab nicely.
Gavin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gavin just manages to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti is looking to slow Gavin down with leg kicks.
Benedetti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
Gavin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gavin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Gavin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Gavin was not able to check.
Gavin looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Gavin is looking to score with low kicks.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti needs to keep his hands up - Gavin had a free shot at his head there.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Gavin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gavin misses with a kick to the body
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gavin in his tracks.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Benedetti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Tommy Gavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gavin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gavin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick from Benedetti.
Gavin connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
Benedetti wants to land a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Benedetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Gavin didn't see that one coming.
Benedetti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Gavin misses.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Gavin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Gavin throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti connects with a body shot.
Benedetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benedetti defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Benedetti lands a head kick!
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Gavin moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
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 Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Gavin connects with a looping right hand.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gavin lands an overhand right.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Benedetti thinks about countering with a body kick.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a two punch combination.
Gavin blocks the body kick.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Gavin.
Gavin defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gavin throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Gavin throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gavin throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Gavin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gavin scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
As Benedetti backs off Gavin throws a huge counter combo but Benedetti manages to avoid it all.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Gavin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Gavin checks it.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Gavin tries to land a leg kick but Benedetti saw it coming and moves away.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gavin ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Gavin checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gavin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
Gavin misses with a hook.
Gavin throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Gavin moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Gavin throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Gavin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gavin checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benedetti!
Gavin looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benedetti tries to work over Gavin's front leg with a kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a chopping leg kick but Gavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And Gavin responds with a good body kick, but Benedetti manages to step out the way in time.
Gavin takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Gavin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Gavin checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Gavin misses.
Good shot there by Gavin.
Benedetti checks a leg kick nicely.
Gavin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with an outside leg kick.
Gavin misses with a kick to the body.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gavin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gavin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benedetti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
After winning the bout, Lorenzo Benedetti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 708 p4p, 194 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 86 p4p, 24 weight class). Morrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison jabs Lancaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lancaster's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lancaster enables Morrison to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lancaster manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lancaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Lancaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancaster, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster is adopting a defensive guard.
Morrison postures up in Lancaster's guard and throws a big left but Lancaster blocks it.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison slips a jab from Lancaster.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morrison has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Morrison swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Lancaster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lancaster with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Morrison.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lancaster in his tracks.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lancaster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lancaster's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lancaster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lancaster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lancaster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lancaster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
A punch combination from Lancaster misses.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
Morrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lancaster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Lancaster's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison lands a really nice looking cross but Lancaster seems unphased.
Morrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lancaster at a distance.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
Lancaster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lancaster scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lancaster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Lancaster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morrison throws a good cross that connects.
Lancaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Lancaster's head back.
Lancaster closes the distance but Morrison moves to the side
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morrison slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Morrison lands a jab.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Morrison.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lancaster defends it nicely.
Lancaster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Morrison.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lancaster!
Morrison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lancaster struggling a bit here.
Lancaster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison tries to score with some ground and pound. Lancaster controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lancaster manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lancaster is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrison lands a nice short elbow.
Lancaster taking some punishment here, with Morrison in his half guard.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lancaster is looking to escape.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lancaster's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lancaster slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lancaster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard.
Morrison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lancaster trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morrison's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Morrison 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.
Lancaster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison cracks Lancaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Lancaster's body.
Lancaster misses with a right hand
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lancaster stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrison gets a double leg takedown into Lancaster's guard.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lancaster swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Morrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lancaster doesn't seem phased though.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Lancaster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Lancaster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morrison fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Lancaster misses the target.
Lancaster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lancaster tries to clinch up.
Morrison digs a good body shot into Lancaster's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Morrison lands a really nice looking cross but Lancaster seems unphased.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Morrison.
Morrison with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Lancaster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lancaster misses with a double jab
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison tries to move into range but Lancaster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Morrison finds it's target.
Henry Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lancaster walks into a left hand.
Lancaster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Morrison scores with the left hand. Lancaster knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.
Morrison jabs Lancaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison cracks Lancaster with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a good cross that connects.
Morrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lancaster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Morrison.
Lancaster misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Morrison.
Morrison digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison lands a glancing blow to the side of Lancaster's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lancaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lancaster.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morrison lands with a hook. Lancaster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster misses with a wild combination.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 634 p4p, 638 weight class) and Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 87 p4p, 88 weight class). Von Ver Huevan has chosen Call to Arms as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson blocks a jab.
Von Ver Huevan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Von Ver Huevan looks to move away, Gustafsson throws a big counter combo but Von Ver Huevan just gets out of the way.
Gustafsson scores with a nice strike.
Gustafsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gustafsson slips a jab from Von Ver Huevan.
A little feinted left hand from Gustafsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gustafsson staying out of range there.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gustafsson slips under a jab.
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Von Ver Huevan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Ver Huevan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Ver Huevan lands with an uppercut that bounces Gustafsson off the cage and back into range.
Gustafsson slips a straight right by Von Ver Huevan.
A jab from Von Ver Huevan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Von Ver Huevan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gustafsson lands a jab to Von Ver Huevan's midsection.
Oscar Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Ver Huevan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Ver Huevan misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Gustafsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gustafsson connects with the punch.
Gustafsson tries to clinch
and Von Ver Huevan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Ver Huevan lands with an uppercut that bounces Gustafsson off the cage and back into range.
Von Ver Huevan throws a hook but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
Von Ver Huevan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Von Ver Huevan blocks a head kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Ver Huevan throws a hook but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
Von Ver Huevan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a left hand
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Ver Huevan moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson closes the distance and clinches.
Von Ver Huevan manages to break the clinch.
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Von Ver Huevan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is looking to clinch but Von Ver Huevan is avoiding it.
Von Ver Huevan throws out a counter right but Gustafsson avoids it with no problem.
Gustafsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rasmus's Fun House in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gustafsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gustafsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gustafsson moves away from the strike by Von Ver Huevan.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gustafsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Ver Huevan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Ver Huevan.
Gustafsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan throws a right hand that Gustafsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gustafsson also avoids with ease.
Gustafsson walks into a left hand.
A jab from Von Ver Huevan misses.
The fighters circling - Von Ver Huevan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustafsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gustafsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gustafsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Von Ver Huevan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gustafsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gustafsson drives through and clinches with Von Ver Huevan against the cage.
Von Ver Huevan pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Ver Huevan tries to work over Gustafsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gustafsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Von Ver Huevan's efforts to push away.
Gustafsson is pushing Von Ver Huevan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gustafsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a left to the head.
Von Ver Huevan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Von Ver Huevan to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Gustafsson.
Von Ver Huevan tries to bum rush Gustafsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustafsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Ver Huevan slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gustafsson, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oscar Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Ver Huevan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a wild combination.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan throws a big shot that misses.
Gustafsson misses with a two punch combination.
Von Ver Huevan avoids the body shot from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson slips a jab from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan throws a good cross that connects.
Gustafsson connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson cracks Von Ver Huevan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Ver Huevan. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oscar Gustafsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustafsson with a hook.
Von Ver Huevan throws the left hand but Gustafsson avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Gustafsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Ver Huevan walks into a straight right hand from Gustafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Ver Huevan.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Von Ver Huevan moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Ver Huevan misses the target.
Gustafsson throwing a counter right hand but Von Ver Huevan manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Von Ver Huevan.
Gustafsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that Von Ver Huevan avoids nicely.
Gustafsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafsson gets a clinch.
Gustafsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustafsson blocking some punches.
Gustafsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Ver Huevan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Von Ver Huevan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gustafsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Von Ver Huevan fails to land.
Gustafsson leaning against his opponent.
Von Ver Huevan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gustafsson.
Von Ver Huevan has a couple of punches blocked by Gustafsson.
Von Ver Huevan lands a shoulder strike.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gustafsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gustafsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Ver Huevan lands a right hand.
Von Ver Huevan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustafssons head.
Von Ver Huevan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustafsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Ver Huevan.
It looked like Gustafsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gustafsson clinches up with Von Ver Huevan and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gustafsson avoiding damage as Von Ver Huevan throws knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Von Ver Huevan misses with the head strike.
Von Ver Huevan is trying to break the clinch but Gustafsson has him pressed against the cage.
Von Ver Huevan digs a right hand into Gustafsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gustafsson's gas tank.
Von Ver Huevan gets through Gustafsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gustafsson keeps control of Von Ver Huevan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Ver Huevan working aggressively here.
Von Ver Huevan has had enough of the clinch but Gustafsson keeps him there for the moment.
Gustafsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gustafsson looking to stall.
Gustafsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gustafsson effectively controlling the action here.
Gustafsson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson working aggressively here.
Gustafsson taking a breather.
Von Ver Huevan manages to break the clinch.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustafsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a hook
and Gustafsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Von Ver Huevan thuds his right hand into Gustafsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut. Gustafsson saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Ver Huevan 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.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up but Von Ver Huevan circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustafsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gustafsson. That's going to slow Von Ver Huevan down.
Gustafsson wants to clinch
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Von Ver Huevan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Ver Huevan moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Ver Huevan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Ver Huevan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Von Ver Huevan ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Ver Huevan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gustafsson tries to clinch there but Von Ver Huevan circles away.
Gustafsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Von Ver Huevan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Von Ver Huevan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gustafsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Von Ver Huevan dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with a one two! Von Ver Huevan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Ver Huevan misses the target.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Von Ver Huevan.
Gustafsson slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Gustafsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Ver Huevan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Von Ver Huevan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut. Gustafsson saw that one coming.
Von Ver Huevan throws a lazy right hand but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Von Ver Huevan strikes.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von Ver Huevan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustafsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Ver Huevan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gustafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson instigates a clinch.
A short right from Von Ver Huevan.
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!
Von Ver Huevan trying to land knees to the body.
Von Ver Huevan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Ver Huevan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice left hand lands by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is trying to stall.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Ver Huevan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Von Ver Huevan prevents a body shot from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson stalling against the cage.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Ver Huevan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Ver Huevan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Ver Huevan! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gustafsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gustafsson.
A low kick from Gustafsson misses
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a left to the body.
Gustafsson stuns Von Ver Huevan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gustafsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Von Ver Huevan's sensitive parts.
Gustafsson ducks right into an uppercut from Von Ver Huevan.
The fighters circling - Von Ver Huevan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustafsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A low kick from Gustafsson misses
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Ver Huevan walks into a straight right hand from Gustafsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Von Ver Huevan checks it.
The fighters circling - Von Ver Huevan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan throws the left hand but Gustafsson avoids the punch easily.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the side of Von Ver Huevan's head but Von Ver Huevan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Von Ver Huevan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gustafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Ver Huevan looks to land a left hand but Gustafsson moved out of range nicely.
Von Ver Huevan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Von Ver Huevan moved out of range.
Von Ver Huevan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Ver Huevan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustafsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Ver Huevan checks it well.
Gustafsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustafsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Ver Huevan throws out the jab.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the side of Von Ver Huevan's head but Von Ver Huevan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Gustafsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gustafsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oscar Gustafsson!
Oscar Gustafsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Haskins (ranked 226 p4p, 343 weight class) and Valentin Taneyev (ranked 39 p4p, 55 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Valentin Taneyev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins cracks Taneyev with an open hand slap.
Haskins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haskins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taneyev.
Haskins tries to clinch
and Taneyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Taneyev tries to keep at a distance but Haskins has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Taneyev.
Taneyev blocking some punches.
Taneyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taneyev lands a hook that snaps the head of Haskins backwards.
Taneyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haskins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haskins throws a head kick that misses.
Haskins tries to clinch up
and Taneyev counters with a nice right hand that sends Haskins toppling to the canvas! Haskins scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Taneyev finish him?!
 Haskins is rocked!
Haskins switches off momentarily and Taneyev cracks him with a monster right hand! Haskins topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Taneyev dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Taneyev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentin Taneyev!
A victorious Valentin Taneyev 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 Bong Ji Woo (ranked 285 p4p, 198 weight class) and Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 45 p4p, 36 weight class). Horiguchi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Japanese Imperial Army Death March. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ji Woo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horiguchi tries to clinch there but Ji Woo circles away.
Horiguchi looks to land a body kick but Ji Woo moved away.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the head.
Horiguchi connects with a body shot that sends Ji Woo's belly button to the back.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Horiguchi.
Ji Woo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Horiguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Ji Woo misses.
Horiguchi tries to score with a low kick but Ji Woo moves his leg out of the way.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
It appears Ji Woo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Horiguchi throws out a counter right but Ji Woo avoids it with no problem.
Ji Woo just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands an overhand right.
Horiguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Horiguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horiguchi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands with a right hand.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ji Woo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Horiguchi is looking to slow Ji Woo down with leg kicks.
Horiguchi lands with a good body shot.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ji Woo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ji Woo misses with a looping left.
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!
Ji Woo checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi catches Ji Woo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ji Woo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Horiguchi tenderised Ji Woo's leg. Ji Woo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ji Woo wants to clinch.
Ji Woo slips under a jab.
Horiguchi tries a low kick but Ji Woo avoids it.
Horiguchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horiguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ji Woo closes the distance and clinches.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ji Woo misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Ji Woo managing to block the knees to the body from Horiguchi.
Ji Woo throws a punch but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ji Woo lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Ji Woo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Horiguchi lands with a right to the head.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Horiguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ji Woo gets through Horiguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Horiguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Horiguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo fails to pull guard.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Horiguchi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horiguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ji Woo as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi blocks a body shot from Ji Woo.
Horiguchi lands an elbow that stopped Ji Woo in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horiguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horiguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but Ji Woo is out of range.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ji Woo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ji Woo loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
It seemed like Horiguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ji Woo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ji Woo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ji Woo wants to clinch
and Horiguchi counters with a low kick, right behind Ji Woo 's knee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi dominated that round.
That's time! Ji Woo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horiguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Horiguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ji Woo is out of range and Horiguchi settles back down.
Ji Woo looks to throw a body kick
and Horiguchi counters with a thumping low kick.
Ji Woo moves in looking to clinch but Horiguchi pushes him off.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
As Horiguchi backs away, Ji Woo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Ji Woo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ji Woo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Horiguchi avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
Ji Woo misses with a wild body shot.
Horiguchi throws a body kick that misses
and Ji Woo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horiguchi throws a body punch but Ji Woo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi misses with a hook.
Ji Woo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Horiguchi just manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Ji Woo.
Horiguchi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Horiguchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Ji Woo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Horiguchi tries to land a leg kick but Ji Woo saw it coming and moves away.
Ji Woo throws a body kick that misses.
Ji Woo clinches up with Horiguchi and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands with a light punch inside.
Ji Woo blocks the elbow strike.
Ji Woo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
Ji Woo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horiguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horiguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ji Woo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ji Woo misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi pushes Ji Woo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ji Woo misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi blocking some punches.
Ji Woo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ji Woo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ji Woo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horiguchi.
Ji Woo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ji Woo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ji Woo lands a hook that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
Ji Woo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Ji Woo.
Horiguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horiguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ji Woo tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Ji Woo back against the cage.
Ji Woo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ji Woo.
A hook to the body from Horiguchi.
Ji Woo cracks Horiguchi with a nice body shot.
Ji Woo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ji Woo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi prevents a body shot from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands with a right to the head.
Ji Woo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horiguchi's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horiguchi.
Ji Woo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo can't find room to land a body shot as Horiguchi controls the action.
Horiguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Ji Woo.
Horiguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horiguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Horiguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ji Woo at a distance.
Ji Woo throws a body kick that misses.
Ji Woo throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Horiguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Ji Woo off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut
and Ji Woo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ji Woo.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Ji Woo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Horiguchi just manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.
Horiguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Horiguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ji Woo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Ji Woo scores with a sloppy right hand. Horiguchi should have avoided that one.
Horiguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head.
Horiguchi lands a jab to the nose.
Ji Woo tries to clinch up.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
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 Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Horiguchi misses the jab.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Ji Woo is having none of it.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Ji Woo.
Horiguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a wild body shot.
Ji Woo throws a looping overhand right but Horiguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Horiguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horiguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ji Woo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ji Woo defending well as Horiguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo tried to counter with a leg kick but Horiguchi avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horiguchi.
Ji Woo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Horiguchi counter with a right hand.
Horiguchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ji Woo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi drops his hands momentarily and Ji Woo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ji Woo scores with a nice strike.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ji Woo cracks Horiguchi with an open hand slap.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Ji Woo's shoulder, as Ji Woo tries to avoid the shot.
Ji Woo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Horiguchi's hands.
Horiguchi misses with a leg kick.
Horiguchi swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Horiguchi.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ji Woo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ji Woo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horiguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ji Woo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horiguchi scrambles back to his feet.
 Horiguchi is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo takes one on the button.
Ji Woo takes the fight into the clinch.
Horiguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ji Woos head.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ji Woo lands with a left to the head.
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ji Woo avoids the damage to the body.
Ji Woo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
Horiguchi blocks an uppercut.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horiguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ji Woo rushes Horiguchi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo is trying to pull guard but Horiguchi has him pressed against the cage.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo lands with a left to the head.
Ji Woo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ji Woo misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo lands a body shot.
Ji Woo avoids the elbow strike from Horiguchi, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ji Woo tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Ji Woo back against the cage.
Horiguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Horiguchi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horiguchi.
A short left from Horiguchi.
Ji Woo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horiguchi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Horiguchi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi working aggressively here.
Horiguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Horiguchi fails to land.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Ji Woo misses with the head strike.
Ji Woo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ji Woo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horiguchi lands a damaging elbow.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Horiguchi prevents a body shot from Ji Woo.
Horiguchi working aggressively here.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horiguchi lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Ji Woo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ji Woo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valen Dreth (ranked 38 p4p, 339 weight class) and Brayden Point (ranked 5 p4p, 36 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Point's choice of entrance music: Roots Reggae Music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point scores with a shot to the body.
Dreth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Point. That did some damage!
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Point looks to land a right hand but Dreth moved out of range.
Dreth staying out of range there.
Dreth just misses with a punch to the body.
Point comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Point fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Dreth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Dreth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dreth.
Jab by Dreth.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dreth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dreth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Dreth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Point just manages to avoid it.
Dreth slips under a jab from Point.
Point takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Point lands with a straight right. Dreth didn't see that one coming.
Point tries to clinch but Dreth moves out of range.
Point blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brayden Point is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dreth throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from Dreth. Those never looked like landing.
Point throws an overhand right that lands on Dreth's shoulder, as Dreth tries to avoid the shot.
Dreth lands with a shot to the body.
Point misses with a lunging right hand
and Point takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dreth scores with a jab.
Dreth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Point counters with a nice body shot.
Good exchange - Point coming out on top.
Dreth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Point.
Dreth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Point slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Dreth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dreth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Point. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dreth 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 Point has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Point and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dreth closes the distance and clinches up with Point, looking for a takedown. Dreth pushes Point against the cage but Point circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dreth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Point darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Point checks it.
Dreth scores with a leg kick.
Dreth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Good shot there by Dreth.
Point walks into a straight right hand from Dreth.
Valen Dreth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Point clinches with his opponent.
Point lands with a short shot to the head.
Point lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dreth or not.
Point lands an uppercut.
Dreth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point lands with a right to the head.
Point lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Point tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Dreth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Point misses with a knee strike.
Point lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Point blocking some punches.
Dreth lands a body punch.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Dreth breaks the clinch.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dreth.
Dreth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dreth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Point throws a lazy right hand but Dreth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dreth lands with an overhand left.
Point gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Point waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dreth.
Dreth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dreth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dreth lands a jab.
Point throws a hook but Dreth blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dreth moves away from the strike by Point.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth lands with a right hand.
Dreth wants to land a leg kick but Point is out of range.
Point throws out a counter right but Dreth avoids it with no problem.
Dreth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Point's guard.
Point looking for a guillotine here but Dreth defends easily.
Point manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dreth manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Point trying to control but Dreth is working from the bottom.
Dreth trying to keep a closed guard but Point is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valen Dreth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dreth misses with a body shot.
Dreth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Point is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Point slips under a jab from Dreth.
A left lands for Point.
Dreth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Point.
Dreth is looking to counter punch.
Point misses with an uppercut.
Dreth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Point sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dreth lands a leg kick that knocks Point off balance momentarily.
Dreth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dreth connects with an inside leg kick.
Point misses with a lunging right hand
and Dreth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valen Dreth is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Point.
Dreth clobbers Point with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Point checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dreth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dreth scores with a takedown into Point's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dreth is aware though and is defending well.
Point is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Point is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Point is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Point is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dreth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two 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.
Dreth wants to control from the top but Point keeps moving.
Point is looking for a triangle but Dreth pushes his legs off easily.
Dreth looking to sit in guard and control but Point gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Point trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Point's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth looking for a guillotine here but Point defends easily.
Point trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Point stopping the sweep attempt from Dreth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dreth keeping full guard, as Point tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dreth is on top in guard.
Point has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dreth is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Point.
You can see the frustration on Point's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Point tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dreth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Point checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Dreth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Point moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dreth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Point's sensitive parts.
Point swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dreth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dreth gets tackled into the cage by Point. Point maintains the clinch.
Point is trying to pull guard but Dreth turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dreth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dreth shoots in for a takedown but Point shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Point throws a lazy right hand but Dreth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Point slips a straight right by Dreth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Point checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dreth lands with a straight right. Point didn't see that one coming.
Dreth tries to land a leg kick but Point saw it coming and moves away.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dreth went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dreth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dreth trying to control the position from guard on top but Point is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Point not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dreth preventing the sweep.
Dreth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dreth trying to control but Point is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dreth postures up in Point's guard and throws a big left but Point blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dreth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dreth.
Dreth attempts a counter takedown but Point avoids it well and moves away.
Point throws a lazy right hand but Dreth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dreth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dreth lands a jab to the head.
Dreth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dreth throws a nice looking combination but Point bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth throws a leg kick
and Point counters with a right hand to the body.
Dreth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dreth.
Point tries to clinch but Dreth moves out of range.
Point takes the fight into the clinch.
Dreth throws a head punch that misses.
Brayden Point has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dreth pulls Point into guard.
Dreth working a defensive guard but Point passes into half guard.
Dreth wants to get back to full guard.
Point wants to work for an arm triangle but Dreth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dreth works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Point is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Point is looking to pass into half guard but Dreth pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dreth is in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point looking for a guillotine here but Dreth defends easily.
Dreth is working Point over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valen Dreth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dreth, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valen Dreth!
A very excited looking Valen Dreth made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raate Road (ranked 10 p4p, 77 weight class) and Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 2 p4p, 7 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Road might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. MacArthur Ii is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Road scores with a nice head shot.
MacArthur Ii scores with a jab.
Road misses with a looping right.
MacArthur Ii 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.
MacArthur Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacArthur Ii throws a fast counter high kick but Road manages to duck under it in time.
Road drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Road throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacArthur Ii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MacArthur Ii managing to control the position.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Road accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Road has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Road trying to control the position from guard on top but MacArthur Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacArthur Ii looking for a sweep. Not yet MacArthur Ii, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Road tries to free his leg and advance position but MacArthur Ii is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii looking for a sweep. Not yet MacArthur Ii, not yet.
Road trying to control but MacArthur Ii is working from the bottom.
Road trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MacArthur Ii pulls Road in to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Road connects with a couple of short punches.
Road throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacArthur Ii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Road with a flurry of punches that miss.
Road trying to control but MacArthur Ii is working from the bottom.
Road postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Road throwing strikes from guard but MacArthur Ii blocks nicely.
Road with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacArthur Ii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MacArthur Ii keeping moving, preventing Road from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now MacArthur Ii is on top in guard.
Road is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Road throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Road is looking for a triangle but MacArthur Ii pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Road is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Road is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Road thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Road 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.
MacArthur Ii wants to control but Road is keeping busy.
MacArthur Ii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Road is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Road missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MacArthur Ii wants to get back to full guard.
MacArthur Ii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacArthur Ii regains full guard. Nicely done.
MacArthur Ii trying to control the position here.
Road throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacArthur Ii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road stopping the sweep attempt from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii is pulling down on Road's head to control his posture.
Road passes MacArthur Ii's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Road not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Road takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Road wants to control but MacArthur Ii is keeping him busy.
MacArthur Ii is looking to control Road's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacArthur Ii avoid being mounted?
Road throwing shots but MacArthur Ii is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Road looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
MacArthur Ii wants to control but Road is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Road with the ground and pound but MacArthur Ii uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Road throws the left hand but MacArthur Ii avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Road.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Road checks a leg kick.
Road throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Ii's head but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacArthur Ii checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Road.
Road moves away from the strike by MacArthur Ii.
Road pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Ii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Road to score with a decent uppercut.
Road misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Road scores with a push kick.
Road will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
MacArthur Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Road's shoulder, as Road tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as MacArthur Ii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Road doesn't seem phased though.
Road darts in looking for a takedown but MacArthur Ii gets double underhooks and turns Road into the cage.
Road throws a punch but it's blocked by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with some punches.
Road fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacArthur Ii scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Road.
Road lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacArthur Ii backwards.
Road breaks from the clinch.
Raate Road seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Road dips to his left and cracks MacArthur Ii with an uppercut!
MacArthur Ii blocks a jab.
MacArthur Ii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacArthur Ii checks a leg kick nicely.
MacArthur Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Road moves away.
The crowd cheers as Road lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacArthur Ii doesn't seem phased though.
Road moves out of range of the body kick.
Road misses with a looping left.
Road moves out of range of the body kick from MacArthur Ii.
Road misses with a two punch combination.
Road misses with the combination.
Road is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacArthur Ii can do to turn this around?
MacArthur Ii misses the jab.
MacArthur Ii throws a low kick but Road avoids it.
Road throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Road throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent MacArthur Ii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook
and Road cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacArthur Ii dips to his left and cracks Road with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Road is just out of range.
Road misses with a straight right.
Road throws a jab when MacArthur Ii was well out of range.
MacArthur Ii blocks a jab.
MacArthur Ii blocks the body kick.
MacArthur Ii dips to his left and cracks Road with an uppercut!
Road throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur Ii's shoulder, as MacArthur Ii tries to avoid the shot.
Road keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Road was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii with a nice calf kick.
MacArthur Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Road was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Road.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road throws a hook but MacArthur Ii blocks it.
Road swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacArthur Ii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Road looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Road.
MacArthur Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raate Road is winning the standup battle so far.
MacArthur Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Road throws out a powerful jab.
MacArthur Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Road.
A clash of legs there as MacArthur Ii blocks the low kick.
Road waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacArthur Ii.
It seemed like MacArthur Ii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Road will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Road with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Road throws the left hand but MacArthur Ii avoids the punch easily.
Road misses with a looping left.
Road throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacArthur Ii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Road. That did some damage!
Road will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raate Road. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii misses with a head kick.
MacArthur Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Road throws out the jab.
MacArthur Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Road's shoulder, as Road tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Road.
Angus MacArthur Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from MacArthur Ii tenderised Road's leg. Road is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Road manages to avoid it.
Road misses with a hook
and MacArthur Ii counters with an inside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Ii.
A clash of legs there as MacArthur Ii blocks the low kick.
MacArthur Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Road is just out of range.
Road throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur Ii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Road darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MacArthur Ii throws a half hearted mid kick.
MacArthur Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Road swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Raate Road will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacArthur Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Road lands with a cross.
Nice shot by Road.
A telegraphed right hand from Road misses the target.
MacArthur Ii connects with a body shot.
Road takes a swing at MacArthur Ii's ribcage but misses.
Road walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
MacArthur Ii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacArthur Ii stuffs the takedown.
Road fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MacArthur Ii sprawls well initially but Road persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur Ii wants to improve his position but Road is controlling well.
Road missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Road thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Road not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
MacArthur Ii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road is thwarting MacArthur Ii's attempts to control the position.
MacArthur Ii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Road.
MacArthur Ii is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Road scores with a couple of nice shots.
Road thows a huge punch but MacArthur Ii dodges it nicely.
MacArthur Ii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Road.
Road takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
MacArthur Ii is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Road scores with a couple of nice shots.
MacArthur Ii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Road thows a huge punch but MacArthur Ii dodges it nicely.
MacArthur Ii keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Road drops an elbow to the side of MacArthur Ii's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii is staying active underneath Road, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacArthur Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Road.
MacArthur Ii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Road keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
MacArthur Ii is looking for a sweep. Road is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacArthur Ii is not content to let Road control the position.
MacArthur Ii wants to improve his position but Road is controlling well.
Road throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Road working MacArthur Ii over with strikes.
Road is keen to just control but MacArthur Ii is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacArthur Ii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Road.
MacArthur Ii wants to get back to full guard but Road has passed into side control.
Check out the look on Road's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
MacArthur Ii can't do much from the bottom here.
MacArthur Ii is looking for a sweep.
Road tries to advance to mount but MacArthur Ii denies him.
Road controls the position.
Road scoring with punches and elbows.
MacArthur Ii gets back to half guard.
MacArthur Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Road.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road is trying to control the action in half guard but MacArthur Ii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Road drops an elbow to the side of MacArthur Ii's head.
Ground and pound from Road.
Road lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
MacArthur Ii is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Road's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Road's back!
Road rolls, trying to escape but MacArthur Ii keeps control of the position.
MacArthur Ii is trying to stick to Road's back but Road is turning into MacArthur Ii. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in MacArthur Ii's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Road.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Ii wants to stand but Road is controlling the position.
Road stopping the sweep attempt from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii being controlled here, momentarily.
Road wants to control from the top but MacArthur Ii keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Road throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur Ii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacArthur Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Road.
Road tries to bum rush MacArthur Ii with a series of wild strikes but MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Road fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacArthur Ii on the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii loads up on a big right hand but Road slips the punch.
MacArthur Ii lands a nice hook to Road's body. Road takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacArthur Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Road moves away.
Road shoots in but MacArthur Ii avoids the takedown attempt easily.
MacArthur Ii jabs Road right on the nose. Road blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Ii with a nice calf kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Road 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 MacArthur Ii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacArthur Ii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Road misses with a straight right.
Road with the inside leg kick.
Road misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Road off balance momentarily.
MacArthur Ii looks to land a body kick but Road moved away.
Road jabs MacArthur Ii right on the nose. MacArthur Ii blinks but takes it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Road scores with a four punch combination!
Road misses with a body shot.
Road jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Road.
Road misses with an uppercut.
MacArthur Ii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MacArthur Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacArthur Ii with the inside leg kick.
Road scores with a jab.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Road manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Road.
MacArthur Ii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Road throws a lazy uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for MacArthur Ii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Road connects with a right hand. MacArthur Ii shakes it off.
Road connects with a body shot that sends MacArthur Ii's belly button to the back.
Road shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Road showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. MacArthur Ii manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Road distracts MacArthur Ii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Road trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as MacArthur Ii holds on and takes a little breather.
Road throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Road loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Road wants to control from the top but MacArthur Ii keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii pulls Road in close to prevent any damage.
Road with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Road trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Road throws a big elbow that misses.
Road looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Road is looking to work some ground and pound but MacArthur Ii has wrist control.
Road scoring with some ground and pound.
Road postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Road with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
MacArthur Ii managing to control the position.
MacArthur Ii lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Road escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacArthur Ii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Road controls MacArthur Ii momentarily but MacArthur Ii frees himself.
Road looking for a sweep. Not yet Road, not yet.
Road has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. MacArthur Ii is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Road.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Raate Road will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
MacArthur Ii misses with an uppercut. Road saw that one coming.
MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Road.
Road throws a front kick aimed at MacArthur Ii's knee but MacArthur Ii avoids it well.
Road jabs MacArthur Ii right on the nose. MacArthur Ii blinks but takes it well.
Road is looking to chop away at MacArthur Ii's legs.
Road lands a glancing blow to the side of MacArthur Ii's head.
MacArthur Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Road.
Road is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacArthur Ii thuds a left hand into Road's body.
MacArthur Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab when Road was well out of range.
MacArthur Ii throws a lazy right hand but Road sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook.
MacArthur Ii lands a nice looking body shot.
Road shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacArthur Ii pinned against the cage. MacArthur Ii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Road shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with MacArthur Ii but MacArthur Ii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road tries for a takedown but MacArthur Ii circles away easily
and MacArthur Ii counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raate Road. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Road throws a hook but MacArthur Ii blocks it.
MacArthur Ii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Road walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
MacArthur Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Road is just out of range.
Road misses with a body kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a body punch but Road moves out of range.
MacArthur Ii lands with an overhand left.
Road lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Road misses with a low kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a lazy right hand but Road sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Road tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Road.
MacArthur Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Road throws out the jab.
Road lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from MacArthur Ii finds it's way through Road's defenses.
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!
Road jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Road throws out a loose jab but MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Road backing away here, and MacArthur Ii unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
MacArthur Ii defending well as Road loads up on a big left hand.
Road walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. MacArthur Ii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Road shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Road distracts MacArthur Ii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
MacArthur Ii managing to control the position.
MacArthur Ii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Road looking to pass the guard.
MacArthur Ii looking for a sweep. Not yet MacArthur Ii, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road is fighting to break MacArthur Ii's control of his arms but MacArthur Ii is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Road chips away with some ground and pound.
Angus MacArthur Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Road loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Road landing some decent shots from guard.
MacArthur Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raate Road overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MacArthur Ii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Road tries to free his leg and advance position but MacArthur Ii is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MacArthur Ii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Road stands up over MacArthur Ii, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Road postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Road lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Road wants to pass the guard but MacArthur Ii is keeping the position.
MacArthur Ii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Road defends it easily.
Road scoring with punches to the head and body.
MacArthur Ii is striking but Road is not phased and passes to half guard.
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 Raate Road.
Well Road 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Raate Road!
Raate Road retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Raate Road, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Brown (ranked 19 p4p, 86 weight class) and Barron White (ranked 4 p4p, 12 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Billy Bob Brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Bob Brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from White.
A combination from White does no damage.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
White has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brown is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Billy Bob Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a leg kick
letting White counter with a right hand.
White scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White dances in with a quick combination. Brown is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from White snaps Brown's head back. Brown stumbles backwards against the cage. White steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Brown's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Brown just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Barron White!
Barron White is the new heavyweight champion!
Barron White 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 Mohammed Kahn (ranked 6 p4p, 79 weight class) and Jack Sullivan (ranked 1 p4p, 13 weight class). Kahn comes to the cage accompanied by كارتل مدان. Jack Sullivan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan throws the left hand but Kahn avoids the punch easily.
Kahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kahn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sullivan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sullivan misses with a right hand
and Sullivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kahn misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Sullivan misses.
It appears Kahn was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Kahn avoids it well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sullivan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kahn.
Kahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Kahn does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
Kahn cracks Sullivan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kahn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sullivan to stand back up!
Sullivan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahn finish him?
Kahn avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kahn misses the target.
Kahn throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan seems to have recovered his senses.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kahn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
As Sullivan backs away, Kahn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a nice strike.
Sullivan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kahn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn tried to counter with a leg kick but Sullivan avoided it.
Kahn swings widly with a right hand
and Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sullivan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sullivan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands a nice looking body kick.
Sullivan slips under a jab from Kahn.
Sullivan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kahn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sullivan.
It looked like Kahn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sullivan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sullivan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan throws the left hand but Kahn avoids the punch easily.
Kahn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Kahn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kahn lands a big uppercut and Sullivan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sullivan looks OK. Kahn waves Sullivan back to his feet!
 It looks like Jack Sullivan has been cut.
Kahn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sullivan throws a right hand that misses
and Kahn counters with a crisp right that sends Sullivan to the canvas! Kahn follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Kahn!
Mohammed Kahn retains his light heavyweight title!
Mohammed Kahn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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