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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 1966 p4p, 22281 weight class) and Nou Hematopoye (ranked 178 p4p, 450 weight class). Mercer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. Nou Hematopoye has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nou Hematopoye!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hematopoye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercer.
Mercer leaves Hematopoye with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mercer throws a wild body kick that Hematopoye sees coming a mile off.
Mercer throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Mercer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercer feints and then cracks Hematopoye's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hematopoye down.
Hematopoye blocks a head kick by Mercer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercer!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer scores with a push kick.
Mercer lands with a hook. Hematopoye tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Mercer tenderised Hematopoye's leg. Hematopoye is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bobby Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hematopoye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercer throws a right hand that Hematopoye ducks under and follows up with a left that Hematopoye also avoids with ease.
Mercer with a nice calf kick.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hematopoye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Hematopoye moves out of range.
Mercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hematopoye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
Hematopoye throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hematopoye blocks the body kick.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hematopoye is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Hematopoye unleashes a big counter combination but Mercer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hematopoye throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
Mercer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hematopoye's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercer.
Mercer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Nou Hematopoye has been cut.
Mercer motions for Hematopoye to come forward. Mercer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercer.
Bobby Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer lands a leg kick that knocks Hematopoye off balance momentarily.
Hematopoye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Mercer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hematopoye checks a leg kick.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hematopoye lunges at Mercer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercer's hand.
 It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Hematopoye's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercer throws a low kick but Hematopoye avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Hematopoye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercer lands a big head kick that sends Hematopoye tumbling to the mat! Mercer takes a step backwards and waves Hematopoye back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Hematopoye is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hematopoye is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
Mercer throws a low kick but Hematopoye moves out of range easily.
Hematopoye let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mercer connects with a solid leg kick.
Hematopoye avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Hematopoye throws a counter combo.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hematopoye has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercer.
Mercer throws out a leg kick but Hematopoye moves out of range and Mercer only half commits.
Nice straight punches there by Mercer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercer.
Mercer connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Hematopoye tumbling to the canvas! Mercer pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Hematopoye was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Mercer!
Bobby Mercer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bondi MMA 🏝️ logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gagong UnEqual (ranked 2453 p4p, 1370 weight class) and Nick Jackson (ranked 144 p4p, 86 weight class). UnEqual comes to the cage accompanied by C'mon Man - WTFBRAHH!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gagong UnEqual!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
UnEqual moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Nick Jackson has been cut.
UnEqual keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into UnEqual's guard.
UnEqual is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and UnEqual has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between UnEqual's legs - danger averted.
Jackson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing UnEqual to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jackson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - UnEqual pulls down on the head and he's put Jackson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gagong UnEqual!
Gagong UnEqual was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshal Mayhem (ranked 1852 p4p, 3422 weight class) and Gervais Lavigne (ranked 167 p4p, 299 weight class). Mayhem comes to the cage accompanied by Friday Night remixed by Astrophysics. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshal Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem lands a nice shot that snaps Lavigne's head back.
Marshal Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavigne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mayhem has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Mayhem slips under a jab.
Lavigne misses with an uppercut. Mayhem saw that one coming.
Mayhem throws a right hand that misses
and Lavigne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayhem connects with a nice looking jab.
Lavigne slips a jab from Mayhem.
Lavigne is looking for the big counter here.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut
and Lavigne counters with a series of strikes. Mayhem will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Mayhem 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mayhem with a jab.
Mayhem throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mayhem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayhem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavigne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lavigne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mayhem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayhem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lavigne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayhem swings for the body but Lavigne moves out of range.
As Mayhem backs off Lavigne throws a huge counter combo but Mayhem manages to avoid it all.
Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayhem.
Lavigne throws out a counter right but Mayhem avoids it with no problem.
Mayhem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
Lavigne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mayhem with a body shot.
Donk. Mayhem catches Lavigne right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem throws a jab but it's blocked by Lavigne.
Lavigne thinks about the counter body kick.
Lavigne lands a really nice looking cross but Mayhem seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Lavigne.
Lavigne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lavigne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mayhem throws a series of punches but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lavigne avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Lavigne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mayhem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Mayhem.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem backing away here, and Lavigne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lavigne moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
Lavigne moves forwards but Mayhem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lavigne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lavigne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lavigne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lavigne slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Mayhem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mayhem lands a jab.
Lavigne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mayhem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mayhem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lavigne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lavigne lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem cracks Lavigne with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marshal Mayhem dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lavigne slips a jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Lavigne ducks down to avoid it.
Lavigne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mayhem scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Lavigne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lavigne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lavigne scores with a punch to the head.
Lavigne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayhem misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lavigne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mayhem has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Mayhem misses.
Lavigne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayhem.
Lavigne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lavigne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lavigne throws a low kick but Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Marshal Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayhem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lavigne missing with a left hand there. Mayhem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lavigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lavigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses the jab.
Lavigne motions for Mayhem to come forward. Lavigne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem loads up on a big right hand but Lavigne slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Lavigne moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayhem.
Mayhem missing with a left hand there. Lavigne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayhem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lavigne tries a quick counter leg kick but Mayhem is wise to it.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Lavigne throws a leg kick
enabling Mayhem to counter with a crisp jab.
Lavigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Lavigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lavigne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
Lavigne throws a fast counter high kick but Mayhem manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne lands a jab to Mayhem's midsection.
Lavigne moves forwards but Mayhem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lavigne.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lavigne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayhem scores with a nice head shot.
Mayhem throws a hook but Lavigne blocks it.
Mayhem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lavigne can do to turn this around?
Mayhem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavigne counters with a nice body kick.
Mayhem jabs Lavigne right on the nose. Lavigne blinks but takes it well.
Mayhem throws a hook but Lavigne avoids it easily.
Lavigne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mayhem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavigne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mayhem misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lavigne.
Lavigne swings widly with a right hand
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Mayhem coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lavigne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayhem moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Lavigne responds with a good body kick, but Mayhem manages to step out the way in time.
Mayhem throws a combination. Lavigne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marshal Mayhem dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lavigne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lavigne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayhem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lavigne's hands.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Lavigne moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Mayhem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lavigne.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Lavigne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Lavigne misses its intended target.
Mayhem throws a right hand that Lavigne ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavigne also avoids with ease.
Lavigne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Lavigne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lavigne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mayhem lands a jab to the nose.
Lavigne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lavigne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mayhem blocks it well.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick from Lavigne.
Mayhem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lavigne keeps Mayhem at a distance using the push kick.
Lavigne throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Gervais Lavigne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a right hand
and Lavigne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lavigne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 Mayhem is rocked!
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Lavigne moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayhem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Lavigne follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lavigne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mayhem checks it well.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Mayhem walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a straight left.
Lavigne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Lavigne moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavigne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lavigne feints a counter leg kick.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the body
and Lavigne counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Mayhem misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mayhem misses.
Lavigne moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
Lavigne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mayhem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Mayhem misses its intended target.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a body shot but no joy.
Lavigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Lavigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lavigne walks into a stiff left hand from Mayhem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshal Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayhem 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshal Mayhem!
Marshal Mayhem 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blade Wilson (ranked 970 p4p, 1306 weight class) and Voltsz Diesel (ranked 132 p4p, 175 weight class). Diesel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Outerspass - Frosty. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Voltsz Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel tries to clinch up
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Wilson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Diesel is out of range.
Diesel tries to clinch up
and Wilson counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diesel misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilson counters with a solid body kick.
Wilson throws the left hand but Diesel avoids the punch easily.
Diesel tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Diesel lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson seems unphased.
Diesel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Diesel wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Diesel avoids it.
Diesel tries to clinch but Wilson moves away
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.
Wilson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Diesel looks to clinch
and Wilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Wilson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson tried to counter with a leg kick but Diesel avoided it.
Diesel tries to clinch
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Diesel looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Diesel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson works over Diesel's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel moves out of range of the strikes.
Diesel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diesel lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a jab when Diesel was well out of range.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diesel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diesel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diesel lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
It looks like Blade Wilson has been cut.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diesel is just out of range.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Wilson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blade Wilson's cut.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilson throws a wild body kick that Diesel sees coming a mile off.
Diesel wants to clinch.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilson lands with an overhand left.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson clobbers Diesel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Diesel tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Blade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diesel can do to turn this around?
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Diesel backs away, Wilson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diesel tries to clinch but Wilson moves away
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Diesel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diesel tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
It looked like Wilson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diesel.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Diesel wants to counter with a clinch but Wilson pushes him away.
Diesel throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Diesel tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Diesel counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel tries to clinch
and Wilson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diesel thinking.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Diesel looks to clinch
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Diesel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sends Diesel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wilson is motioning to the referee to let Diesel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Diesel is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
Diesel is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
A big left from Wilson misses.
Wilson digs a good body shot into Diesel's ribs.
Diesel seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Diesel! Wilson lets Diesel back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Diesel is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Diesel wants to clinch.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Diesel slips under a jab from Wilson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blade Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diesel is just out of range.
Diesel misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Wilson throwing a counter right hand but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Diesel off balance momentarily.
Diesel is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voltsz Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diesel wants to counter with a clinch but Wilson pushes him away.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Diesel tries to counter with a clinch but Wilson shakes him off and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilson 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 Diesel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diesel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diesel.
Diesel tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Diesel moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Wilson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diesel moves away.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Diesel misses with a wild body shot.
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Diesel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Diesel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voltsz Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Wilson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diesel ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Diesel moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diesel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diesel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diesel is just out of range.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diesel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson scores with a kick to the body.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses
and Diesel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diesel checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blade Wilson!
During a confident post fight interview, Blade Wilson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Principo Adam (ranked 447 p4p, 560 weight class) and Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 65 p4p, 80 weight class). Adam's entrance music is Dona Eis Requiem. A fine choice. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Kushnirov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kushnirov loads up on a big right hand but Adam slips the punch.
Adam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kushnirov.
Kushnirov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kushnirov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kushnirov works over Adam's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick by Kushnirov misses
and Adam counters with a straight right hand.
Adam throws a jab when Kushnirov was well out of range.
Adam scores with a nice head shot.
Adam throws a lazy right hand but Kushnirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kushnirov misses with a head kick.
Adam lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Kushnirov does no damage.
A slow jab from Kushnirov misses its intended target.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov cracks a nice hook into Adam's ribs.
Adam catches Kushnirov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut. Adam saw that one coming.
Adam attempts a counter takedown but Kushnirov avoids it well and moves away.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Kushnirov is out of range.
Adam throws a lazy right hand but Kushnirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Kushnirov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kushnirov lands with an overhand left.
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by Kushnirov.
It seemed like Kushnirov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Kushnirov.
Adam throws a jab when Kushnirov was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kushnirov misses the target.
Adam defending well as Kushnirov loads up on a big left hand.
Adam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kushnirov defends it nicely.
Adam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kushnirov on the side of the head.
Kushnirov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut
and Adam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kushnirov thinking.
Adam looks to land a left hand but Kushnirov moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kushnirov avoids the body shot from Adam.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Kushnirov moved out of range.
Adam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam throws a right hand that misses
and Kushnirov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adam misses with a looping right.
Kushnirov punishes Adam's body with a nice straight punch.
Adam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kushnirov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kushnirov misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Kushnirov.
Adam checks a low kick from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov lands with a cross.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kushnirov tries to bum rush Adam with a series of wild strikes but Adam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adam gets a takedown into half guard.
Kushnirov wants to get back to full guard.
Kushnirov is holding on to half guard well.
Kushnirov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kushnirov wants to control but Adam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Adam is pressing down on Kushnirov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kushnirov is holding on for now.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Kushnirov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kushnirov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Adam keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ilya Kushnirov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adam swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Adam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kushnirov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adam or perhaps it was just good defense by Kushnirov, which made it look bad.
Kushnirov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kushnirov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Kushnirov misses the target.
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by Kushnirov.
Adam misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Adam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kushnirov jabs Adam right on the nose. Adam blinks but takes it well.
Adam scores with a takedown into Kushnirov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adam trying to control but Kushnirov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kushnirov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Adam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adam lands a shoulder strike.
Adam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adam misses with some punches.
Kushnirov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Adam.
Kushnirov breaks from the clinch.
Adam keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adam scores with a shot to the body.
Kushnirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Kushnirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Kushnirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kushnirov.
A leg kick checked by Adam.
An attempted straight right counter from Adam misses the target.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam scores with a jab to the body.
Kushnirov misses with the body kick
and Adam counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov moves forwards but Adam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kushnirov takes one on the button.
Principo Adam is winning the standup battle so far.
Kushnirov misses with a straight right.
Adam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Adam misses.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Kushnirov throws an overhand right that lands on Adam's shoulder, as Adam tries to avoid the shot.
Adam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov looks to land a left hand but Adam moved out of range nicely.
Adam walks into a straight right hand from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws a right hand that Adam ducks under and follows up with a left that Adam also avoids with ease.
Kushnirov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adam is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adam. Kushnirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adam shoots in and drives through. Kushnirov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kushnirov is looking to slow Adam down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
Adam scores with a jab.
Adam scores with a hook.
Adam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kushnirov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kushnirov moves out of range as Adam strikes.
A jab from Kushnirov misses.
Adam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kushnirov can pounce on him.
Adam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Adam there.
Kushnirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kushnirov counters with a two punch combo.
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 Principo Adam will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kushnirov slips under a jab.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kushnirov.
Adam throws a series of punches but Kushnirov moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kushnirov. That's going to slow Adam down.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Adam to counter with a crisp jab.
Adam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kushnirov throws out the jab.
Kushnirov walks into a straight right hand from Adam.
Kushnirov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Adam lands with a hook. Kushnirov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adam blocks a jab.
Kushnirov misses with a body shot.
Kushnirov scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam cracks Kushnirov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kushnirov dips to his left and cracks Adam with an uppercut!
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by Kushnirov.
Adam goes for a double leg but Kushnirov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kushnirov continues to drive forward.
Adam lands a shoulder strike.
Adam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Kushnirov moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Kushnirov misses
and Kushnirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kushnirov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kushnirov misses with a low kick as Adam jumps back.
Adam looks to land a left hand but Kushnirov moved out of range nicely.
Adam throws a hook but Kushnirov blocks it.
Kushnirov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kushnirov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Adam avoids the body shot from Kushnirov.
Adam is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Kushnirov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut.
Adam slips a jab from Kushnirov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adam, as that shot connected.
Kushnirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adam.
Kushnirov slips a jab from Adam.
A telegraphed right hand from Kushnirov misses the target.
Kushnirov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kushnirov misses with a looping left.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Kushnirov is out of range.
Adam throws a looping overhand right but Kushnirov ducks down to avoid it.
Kushnirov unleashes a big counter combination but Adam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Adam.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kushnirov swings widly with a right hand
and Adam counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kushnirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kushnirov misses with a hook.
Adam appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kushnirov misses with a hook
and Adam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kushnirov thinking.
Ilya Kushnirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adam connects with a body shot that sends Kushnirov's belly button to the back.
Adam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kushnirov manages to avoid it.
Adam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adam drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kushnirov keeping moving, preventing Adam from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam advances position into side control!
Adam creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kushnirov is pushing Adam's head away, looking to escape. Adam manages to hold on to the position though.
Kushnirov is trying to control Adam's posture but Adam avoids it.
Adam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kushnirov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Principo Adam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adam 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Principo Adam!
A less than humble Principo Adam misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 541 p4p, 1190 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 53 p4p, 104 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad lands an overhand right.
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferkingstad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferkingstad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandicoot.
Ferkingstad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bandicoot manages to circle out of the way.
Bandicoot just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bandicoot connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Bandicoot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bandicoot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Ferkingstad misses its target.
Bandicoot misses with a jab to the body
and Ferkingstad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandicoot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bandicoot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferkingstad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferkingstad throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Bandicoot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
As Bandicoot tries to get set, Ferkingstad tries to push him back and clinch up but Bandicoot manages to avoid the attempt.
Ferkingstad avoids the body shot from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot cracks Ferkingstad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bandicoot thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad closes the distance and clinches.
Ferkingstad throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandicoot.
Ferkingstad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandicoots head.
Ferkingstad slows down the pace here.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Bandicoot.
A head punch on the inside from Bandicoot fails to land.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bandicoot has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
Bandicoot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bandicoot misses with some punches.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bandicoot blocks an uppercut.
Bandicoot pushes Ferkingstad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bandicoot lands a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad scores with a shoulder strike.
Bandicoot misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bandicoot backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferkingstad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bandicoot's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad lands a body shot.
Bandicoot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bandicoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
Bandicoot misses with a shot to the body
and Bandicoot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bandicoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferkingstad sizes up Bandicoot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bandicoot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Ferkingstad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bandicoot walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Ferkingstad swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
A relieved looking Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 692 p4p, 777 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 85 p4p, 94 weight class). Von Ver Huevan comes to the cage accompanied by Call to Arms. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Von Ver Huevan.
Fujimoto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Von Ver Huevan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Von Ver Huevan misses.
Von Ver Huevan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Fujimoto misses.
Von Ver Huevan lands a slapping body shot.
Von Ver Huevan misses the shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Fujimoto has knocked Von Ver Huevan down with a huge combo! Fujimoto steps away and waves a wobbly Von Ver Huevan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Magnus Von Ver Huevan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Ver Huevan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Fujimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fujimoto throws out a counter right but Von Ver Huevan avoids it with no problem.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto misses with a shot to the body
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimoto.
Von Ver Huevan throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Ver Huevan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Ver Huevan drops Fujimoto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fujimoto looks back up at him and smiles so Von Ver Huevan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Von Ver Huevan cracks Fujimoto with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Fujimoto falls to his knees and Von Ver Huevan doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
After the big win, Magnus Von Ver Huevan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors PWNAGE™ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Meat Boy (ranked 494 p4p, 328 weight class) and Tor KillsInWater (ranked 68 p4p, 45 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Super Meat Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tor KillsInWater!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KillsInWater connects with a crisp jab.
Meat Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Super Meat Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meat Boy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from KillsInWater does it's job there.
Meat Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy left from KillsInWater finds it's target.
KillsInWater takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Meat Boy throws a good cross that connects.
KillsInWater lands a high kick!
It looks like Super Meat Boy has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
KillsInWater lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by KillsInWater.
A short body shot lands from Meat Boy as the two fighters clinch.
KillsInWater breaks from the clinch.
KillsInWater gets tackled into the cage by Meat Boy. Meat Boy maintains the clinch.
Meat Boy lands a body punch in the clinch.
KillsInWater looks winded!
Meat Boy breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy clinches up with KillsInWater and pushes him back against the cage.
KillsInWater is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat Boy working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater breaks from the clinch.
Meat Boy gets a clinch.
Meat Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meat Boy tries to clinch up but KillsInWater circles away and keeps his distance.
KillsInWater connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meat Boy drives through and clinches with KillsInWater against the cage.
Meat Boy breaks the clinch.
Meat Boy is looking to clinch.
KillsInWater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meat Boy throws a sloppy head kick and KillsInWater moves out of range easily.
Meat Boy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
KillsInWater scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meat Boy in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. KillsInWater catches Meat Boy right on the button with a cross.
KillsInWater lands a jab to the nose.
KillsInWater with a jab.
KillsInWater has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meat Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by KillsInWater.
Meat Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but KillsInWater has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from KillsInWater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
KillsInWater slips a straight right by Meat Boy.
Meat Boy wants to clinch up but KillsInWater keeps it at a distance.
Meat Boy throws an off balance right hand
and KillsInWater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
KillsInWater clinches up with Meat Boy and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Meat Boy.
Meat Boy stalling against the cage.
Meat Boy working aggressively here.
Meat Boy prevents KillsInWater from breaking the clinch.
KillsInWater manages to break the clinch.
Meat Boy throws a leg kick that misses.
KillsInWater with a nice cross.
Meat Boy forces KillsInWater back against the cage and clinches.
Meat Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of KillsInWaters head.
Meat Boy lands with a left to the head.
KillsInWater blocks a body shot from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy tries a body shot but KillsInWater blocks it.
KillsInWater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but KillsInWater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
KillsInWater looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meat Boy tries to clinch there but KillsInWater circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meat Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from KillsInWater.
Meat Boy throwing a counter right hand but KillsInWater manages to avoid it.
KillsInWater plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
KillsInWater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meat Boy momentarily.
KillsInWater misses with the combination.
KillsInWater ducks under a wild hook from Meat Boy.
KillsInWater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
KillsInWater throws a shot to the body.
Meat Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Meat Boy catches KillsInWater right on the button with a cross.
KillsInWater slips under a jab from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Meat Boy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KillsInWater avoids the body shot from Meat Boy.
KillsInWater doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
KillsInWater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meat Boy pushes KillsInWater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
KillsInWater misses with the head strike.
Meat Boy taking a breather.
Meat Boy tries a body shot but KillsInWater blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Meat Boy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Good body shot from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater breaks the clinch.
KillsInWater is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meat Boy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Meat Boy drives through and clinches with KillsInWater against the cage.
Meat Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by KillsInWater.
Meat Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meat Boy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meat Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Meat Boy digs a right hand underneath KillsInWater's ribcage. KillsInWater let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KillsInWater prevents a body shot from Meat Boy.
Good body shot from Meat Boy.
KillsInWater's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meat Boy clinches up with KillsInWater and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tor KillsInWater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Meat Boy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from KillsInWater misses.
Meat Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meat Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
KillsInWater paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meat Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
KillsInWater with a hook.
KillsInWater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meat Boy moves into the clinch successfully.
Meat Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but KillsInWater has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meat Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
KillsInWater manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meat Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Meat Boy tenderised KillsInWater's leg. KillsInWater is trying to keep his angry face on.
KillsInWater plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Meat Boy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
KillsInWater is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Good work by KillsInWater as he checks the leg kick.
KillsInWater has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
KillsInWater lands a nice hook to Meat Boy's body. Meat Boy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meat Boy misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater just misses with a punch to the body.
KillsInWater misses with a wild body shot.
Meat Boy tries to clinch there but KillsInWater circles away.
KillsInWater changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
KillsInWater throws a hook but Meat Boy blocks it.
KillsInWater tries a head kick but it misses.
Meat Boy wants to clinch up but KillsInWater keeps it at a distance.
Meat Boy moves into range and clinches up with KillsInWater.
Meat Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meat Boy tries to clinch but KillsInWater is having none of it.
Meat Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses.
Meat Boy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Meat Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. KillsInWater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
KillsInWater throws a body punch but Meat Boy moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meat Boy.
The fighters circling - KillsInWater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meat Boy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
KillsInWater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for KillsInWater. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
KillsInWater is looking to break free of the clinch but Meat Boy has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on KillsInWater's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meat Boy breaks from the clinch.
KillsInWater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meat Boy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
KillsInWater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
KillsInWater is breathing heavily.
KillsInWater throws an overhand right that lands on Meat Boy's shoulder, as Meat Boy tries to avoid the shot.
KillsInWater misses the shot to the body.
Meat Boy is looking to clinch.
Tor KillsInWater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
KillsInWater connects with a body shot that sends Meat Boy's belly button to the back.
KillsInWater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meat Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meat Boy needs to keep his hands up - KillsInWater had a free shot at his head there.
KillsInWater tries to keep at a distance but Meat Boy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meat Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meat Boy moves into the clinch.
Meat Boy stalling.
Meat Boy has a couple of punches blocked by KillsInWater.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater lands a body punch in the clinch.
KillsInWater keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meat Boy's efforts to push away.
Meat Boy tries to circle away but KillsInWater has him pinned against the cage.
Meat Boy stalling against the cage.
Meat Boy cracks KillsInWater with a nice body shot.
KillsInWater breaks from the clinch.
Meat Boy has managed to clinch.
KillsInWater's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tor KillsInWater seems to be getting the better of the standup.
KillsInWater connects with the punch.
Meat Boy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meat Boy prevents KillsInWater from breaking the clinch.
Meat Boy misses with the head strike.
Meat Boy can't find room to land a body shot as KillsInWater controls the action.
Meat Boy misses with the head strike.
Meat Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but KillsInWater has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meat Boy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy is trying to maintain a safe position but KillsInWater gets an underhook and turns Meat Boy into the cage.
KillsInWater is trying to break free.
KillsInWater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meat Boy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
KillsInWater lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Meat Boy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Meat Boy throws a head punch that misses.
KillsInWater is trying to push Meat Boy away but Meat Boy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meat Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of KillsInWaters head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
KillsInWater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meat Boy tries to clinch but KillsInWater is having none of it.
KillsInWater lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tor KillsInWater will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Super Meat Boy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
KillsInWater getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
KillsInWater just misses with a punch to the body.
KillsInWater connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meat Boy. Meat Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meat Boy tries to clinch but KillsInWater moves out of range.
Meat Boy wants to clinch but KillsInWater slips to the side
and KillsInWater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meat Boy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Meat Boy wants to clinch.
Meat Boy has KillsInWater up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meat Boy.
Meat Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite KillsInWater's efforts to push away.
Meat Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
KillsInWater being controlled against the cage.
Meat Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as KillsInWater controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater prevents a body shot from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
KillsInWater breaks the clinch.
KillsInWater keeps the fight on the outside.
Meat Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meat Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but KillsInWater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meat Boy tries to clinch up but KillsInWater circles away and keeps his distance.
KillsInWater connects with a high kick.
KillsInWater throws a series of punches but Meat Boy moves out of range.
Meat Boy is looking to clinch.
KillsInWater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meat Boy avoids the head kick by KillsInWater.
Nice shot lands for KillsInWater.
KillsInWater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meat Boy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Meat Boy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
KillsInWater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meat Boy throws a sloppy head kick and KillsInWater moves out of range easily.
Meat Boy tries to clinch there but KillsInWater circles away.
KillsInWater blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from KillsInWater! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meat Boy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meat Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meat Boy misses with some punches.
KillsInWater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
KillsInWater stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Meat Boy lands with a nice body punch.
Meat Boy tries to clinch but KillsInWater is having none of it.
Meat Boy tries to clinch up.
Meat Boy wants to clinch but KillsInWater slips to the side
and KillsInWater counters with a one-two to the body.
Meat Boy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. KillsInWater doesn't seem bothered though.
Meat Boy lands a really nice looking cross but KillsInWater seems unphased.
KillsInWater misses with a few strikes there.
KillsInWater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meat Boy manages to avoid it.
Meat Boy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Meat Boy tries to clinch but KillsInWater is having none of it.
KillsInWater keeps the fight on the outside.
KillsInWater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meat Boy moves into the clinch.
Meat Boy wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meat Boy has KillsInWater up against the cage in a clinch.
Meat Boy misses with a punch to the body.
KillsInWater tries to break free but Meat Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Meat Boy taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Meat Boy.
Super Meat Boy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
KillsInWater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meat Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
KillsInWater throws a series of punches but Meat Boy avoids them all with ease.
Meat Boy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
KillsInWater uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meat Boy has time to react.
Meat Boy tries to clinch
and KillsInWater counters with a straight right hand.
Meat Boy tries to clinch up.
Meat Boy moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from KillsInWater as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy lands with a right to the head.
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!
Meat Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
KillsInWater lands a hook that snaps the head of Meat Boy backwards.
Meat Boy takes a shot to the head.
Meat Boy tries a body shot but KillsInWater blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Meat Boy fails to land.
A short right from KillsInWater on the inside.
Meat Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
KillsInWater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meat Boy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Meat Boy wants to clinch up but KillsInWater keeps it at a distance.
Meat Boy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
KillsInWater lands with a cross.
KillsInWater lands a high kick!
Super Meat Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meat Boy misses with a left hand
and KillsInWater counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KillsInWater ducks under a wild hook from Meat Boy.
KillsInWater feints a jab promting Meat Boy to slip. KillsInWater then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Meat Boy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Meat Boy throws a sloppy head kick
and KillsInWater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor KillsInWater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got KillsInWater 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor KillsInWater!
Tor KillsInWater seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corona Virus (ranked 390 p4p, 233 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 54 p4p, 31 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corona Virus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Line punishes Virus's body with a nice straight punch.
Line throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Virus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Virus moves out of range of the strikes.
Virus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Line.
It looks like Corona Virus has been cut.
Line throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Virus to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Line.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line tries to close the distance and clinch but Virus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Virus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Virus is breathing heavily.
Virus slips under a jab.
Virus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Line just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Line misses the target.
Line dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Line lands a big uppercut and Virus crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Virus looks OK. Line waves Virus back to his feet!
Virus is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line throws a pinpoint strike between Virus's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Virus crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Line scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gothic Line!
A victorious Gothic Line 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 128 p4p, 192 weight class) and Thor White (ranked 19 p4p, 31 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a hook but Bird avoids it easily.
Bird changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bird misses with a jab to the body
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bird gets a clinch.
White's coach down at CHECMATE PRIME MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bird lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White pulls Bird into guard.
Bird advances position into side control!
Bird wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
Bird looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird working away.
Bird is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bird looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bird is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
White sneaks back into half guard.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White looking for submissions off his back.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for White!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is squirming around, avoiding Bird's attempts to control the action.
White gets back to half guard.
Bird is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White tries to get to full guard but Bird has control of the leg.
Bird looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White wants to improve his position but Bird is controlling well.
White is defending against the submission attempts here by Bird.
White moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bird is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bird wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bird can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bird got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bird has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Bird slips nicely into half guard.
Bird is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control here.
Bird is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bird to get the leverage.
White gets full guard.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bird defends well.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bird drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Bird off! Bird jumps back into White's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bird is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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 Jake Bird will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
Bird has his takedown stuffed
and White counters with a nice body shot.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
White scores with a jab. Bird acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird misses with a hook
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White throws out a loose jab but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
White is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bird with a body shot.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bird counters with a stiff right hand.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bird.
Bird is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thor White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bird misses the target.
Bird swings for the body but White moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.
Bird jabs at White's body.
White staying out of range there.
Bird throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Bird moves away from the strike by White.
White misses with a straight right.
Bird shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bird throws out the jab.
Bird throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thor White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Bird appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bird looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Jake Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As White tries to get set, Bird tries to push him back and clinch up but White manages to avoid the attempt.
White takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Bird lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Bird throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White throws out a counter right but Bird avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bird avoids the body shot from White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thor White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White looks to throw the jab but Bird is out of range.
White avoids the body shot from Bird.
White throws out a counter right but Bird avoids it with no problem.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Bird.
Bird has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White tries to pull guard but Bird forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. White no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bird wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Jake Bird overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bird is working hard here to advance position.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bird pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bird drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bird jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White working a defensive guard here.
Bird wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
White has his foot on Bird's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bird works his way back into a safe position though.
White working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bird has passed into half guard!
Bird is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to get to full guard but Bird has control of the leg.
White looking for submissions off his back.
Bird has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bird is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
White is looking to control Bird's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
White wants to sweep but Bird has passed to side control!
Bird wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Bird is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
Bird tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White struggling a bit here.
White sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
White looking for submissions off his back.
White is looking for a sweep. Bird is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bird avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bird doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bird manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bird is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bird thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bird sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bird being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Bird showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bird 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 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Bird!
A victorious Jake Bird thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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