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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dawkins (ranked 1460 p4p, 1906 weight class) and Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 226 p4p, 287 weight class). Struja Jr has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludko Struja Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Struja Jr to the ground. Dawkins is now in Struja Jr's guard.
Dawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Struja Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dawkins controlling from the top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Dawkins's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dawkins passes Struja Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Struja Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja Jr tries to roll over but Dawkins keeps him under control.
Dawkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dawkins raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Struja Jr?
Dawkins with shots to the head and body - Struja Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dawkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Struja Jr hang on?
Struja Jr regains half guard.
Struja Jr moves into full guard.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Struja Jr keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Struja Jr is on top in guard.
Dawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Struja Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Struja Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dawkins's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struja Jr preventing the sweep.
Struja Jr trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Struja Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Dawkins, not yet.
Dawkins is working hard here to advance position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Struja Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dawkins is trying to keep Struja Jr in close.
Struja Jr lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr is in close to Dawkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dawkins trying to control the position.
Struja Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Struja Jr.
Dawkins is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Struja Jr rolls with it to try and escape but Dawkins cranks on the arm and Struja Jr is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Dawkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psiris Fuhren (ranked 1733 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 231 p4p, 180 weight class). Fuhren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everybody Dies. Ragnaar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mustasch - The Wave. 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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuhren blocks the body kick.
Fuhren misses with a straight left.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fuhren tries to land a leg kick but Ragnaar saw it coming and moves away.
Fuhren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fuhren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnaar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fuhren thinking.
Fuhren throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuhren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ragnaar.
A slow jab from Ragnaar misses its intended target.
It looked like Fuhren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut.
Ragnaar looks to land a body kick but Fuhren moved away.
It looked like Fuhren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ragnaar, as that shot connected.
Ragnaar thows a leg kick but Fuhren checks it
and Fuhren counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuhren avoids the head kick by Ragnaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar tries to land a leg kick but Fuhren saw it coming and moves away.
Fuhren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuhren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnaar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fuhren with a body shot.
Fuhren misses with an uppercut. Ragnaar saw that one coming.
Ragnaar throws a lazy body kick
and Fuhren counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Fuhren's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuhren tries to avoid it.
Ragnaar scores with a head kick.
Fuhren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fuhren loads up on a big right hand but Ragnaar slips the punch.
Ragnaar takes one on the button.
Ragnaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuhren moves out of range as Ragnaar strikes.
Fuhren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnaar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Ragnaar misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a lazy body kick
and Fuhren counters with a body kick that stops Ragnaar in his tracks momentarily.
Fuhren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ragnaar.
A solid body kick from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fuhren on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ragnaar, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Fuhren misses its intended target.
Ragnaar throws a push kick but Fuhren slaps the foot to one side.
Fuhren needs to keep his hands up - Ragnaar had a free shot at his head there.
Ragnaar misses with a right hand
and Fuhren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ragnaar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Fuhren checks it.
Ragnaar throws a chopping leg kick but Fuhren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fuhren throws a shot to the body.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuhren attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that misses.
Fuhren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuhren feints and then cracks Ragnaar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnaar down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuhren. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuhren.
Ragnaar loads up on a big right hand but Fuhren slips the punch.
Fuhren throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnaar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fuhren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ragnaar counters with a left and a right that stings Fuhren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnaar misses with a hook.
Ragnaar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fuhren will feel that in the morning.
Ragnaar scores with a body shot.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuhren.
Ragnaar tries to land a leg kick but Fuhren saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnaar misses with a straight left.
Ragnaar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fuhren tried to counter with a leg kick but Ragnaar avoided it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that round.
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.
Ragnaar is looking to land body kicks.
As Ragnaar backs away, Fuhren returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnaar sizes up Fuhren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ragnaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnaar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ragnaar walks into a left hand.
Ragnaar throws a nice head kick!
Fuhren swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a left to the body.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuhren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnaar finds it's way round the side to connect with Fuhren's head.
Fuhren moves out of range as Ragnaar strikes.
Ragnaar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fuhren if he has to take too many more of those.
Ragnaar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fuhren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuhren on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar scores with a jab. Fuhren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar swings for the body but Fuhren moves out of range.
Fuhren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuhren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnaar. Ragnaar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnaar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ragnaar jabs at Fuhren's body.
Fuhren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnaar misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fuhren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fuhren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnaar throws a front kick aimed at Fuhren's knee but Fuhren avoids it well.
Fuhren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fuhren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuhren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ragnaar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ragnaar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuhren keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
Ragnaar lands a jab to the nose.
Ragnaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar lands with a right hand.
Ragnaar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Fuhren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick
and Ragnaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuhren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ragnaar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fuhren is looking to counter punch.
Ragnaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuhren throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
Fuhren wants to slow Ragnaar down by chopping away at his legs.
Ragnaar scores with a jab. Fuhren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ragnaar throws out a loose jab but Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuhren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnaar with the inside leg kick.
Fuhren throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fuhren might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fuhren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnaar moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
Fuhren misses with a leg kick
and Ragnaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuhren moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
Ragnaar connects with a single shot there.
Ragnaar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fuhren lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ragnaar takes a step back to recover.
Ragnaar misses with a hook
and Fuhren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fuhren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fuhren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Good work by Fuhren as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuhren.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ragnaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuhren catches Ragnaar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ragnaar misses with a looping left.
Fuhren lands a big head kick that sends Ragnaar tumbling to the mat! Fuhren takes a step backwards and waves Ragnaar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Ragnaar is rocked!
Fuhren lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ragnaar head around and knocks him out cold! Fuhren hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Psiris Fuhren!
Psiris Fuhren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Nils Ragnaar spoke after the fight, saying 'Gonna Train Hard Again And Get The Next Win'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Green (ranked 1354 p4p, 2139 weight class) and Eli Vieira (ranked 70 p4p, 79 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Green might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kingslayer. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
Vieira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vieira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Green has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Green throws a hook to the side of Vieira's head but Vieira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green with a hook.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green misses with a looping right.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Vieira defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Vieira with the counter takedown but Green avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Vieira misses.
Vieira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Eli Vieira has been cut.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Green misses.
Vieira throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Vieira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Green!
Green managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vieira.
Green can't do much from the bottom here.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vieira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vieira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vieira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Green has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vieira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
What's Green going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Green is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Green is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eli Vieira!
A determined Eli Vieira didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 961 p4p, 1329 weight class) and Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 72 p4p, 88 weight class). Bostic comes to the cage accompanied by Move. Shinichiro Tomonaga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Bostic.
Bostic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bostic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomonaga's sensitive parts.
Tomonaga blocks a jab.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tomonaga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bostic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tomonaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bostic lands with a nice body kick.
Bostic connects with a leg kick.
Bostic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bostic with the inside leg kick.
A big right from Bostic misses.
It seemed like Tomonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bostic lands a leg kick that knocks Tomonaga off balance momentarily.
Bostic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bostic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bostic.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga avoids the head kick by Bostic.
Bostic connects with a high kick.
Bostic scores with a nice strike.
Bostic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bostic lands a nice looking body kick.
Bostic is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomonaga! But no joy.
Bostic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bostic lands a leg kick that knocks Tomonaga off balance momentarily.
Bostic has his takedown stuffed
and Tomonaga counters with a nice body shot.
Bostic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bostic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tomonaga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bostic wants to control from the top but Tomonaga keeps moving.
Tomonaga wants to stand up but Bostic is controlling him.
Tomonaga is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bostic dives into side control.
Tomonaga is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bostic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tomonaga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bostic working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga is not content to let Bostic control the position.
Bostic slows the pace down.
Tomonaga is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bostic connects with a decent elbow.
Bostic landing strikes.
Tomonaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bostic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tomonaga wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Tomonaga wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bostic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tomonaga is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bostic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bostic cracks Tomonaga with a big right hand but Tomonaga just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bostic scores with punches from side control.
Tomonaga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bostic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bostic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bostic is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomonaga! But no joy.
A left lands for Bostic.
Tomonaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bostic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bostic.
Tomonaga takes one on the button.
Tomonaga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bostic.
Bostic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bostic is looking to slow Tomonaga down with leg kicks.
Tomonaga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bostic throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bostic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bostic looks to land a body kick but Tomonaga moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomonaga! But no joy.
Bostic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tomonaga walks into a jab.
Bostic cracks Tomonaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Bostic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bostic scoring well with a low kick there.
Bostic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tomonaga.
Bostic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tomonaga in his tracks.
Bostic scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic thumps Tomonaga with a low kick.
Bostic throws a combination that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp one two that drops Bostic! Tomonaga thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bostic to his feet! Bostic is in big trouble!
 Bostic is rocked!
Tomonaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bostic.
Tomonaga tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oh Bostic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bostic throws a wild body kick that Tomonaga sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Bostic misses
and Tomonaga counters with a huge right that knocks Bostic out cold! Tomonaga is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
During a confident post fight interview, Shinichiro Tomonaga 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 Balthazar Baker (ranked 1418 p4p, 509 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 187 p4p, 71 weight class). Edmonds is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Balthazar Baker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Edmonds's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balthazar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Edmonds.
Baker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Edmonds to score with a decent uppercut.
Edmonds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baker's guard.
Baker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Baker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edmonds passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baker regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds is trying to control the action in half guard but Baker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edmonds wants to pass to mount but Baker is defending the position.
Edmonds wants to take a breather but Baker is having none of it.
Edmonds has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Edmonds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baker is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edmonds might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Baker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Edmonds wants to take his opponent's back but Baker doesn't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker is desperately trying to improve his position but Edmonds has a good base and remains in mount.
Edmonds working for a guillotine from mount but Baker is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds looking to control but Baker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Baker throws a big elbow that misses.
Baker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edmonds is trying to keep Baker in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Edmonds gets back to half guard.
Baker thows a huge punch but Edmonds dodges it nicely.
Edmonds trying to control but Baker postures up.
Edmonds avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baker.
Edmonds wants to control but Baker is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edmonds on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Baker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edmonds with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Edmonds will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Edmonds throws out a leg kick but Baker moves out of range and Edmonds only half commits.
Edmonds has a takedown stuffed.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edmonds.
Edmonds throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Edmonds tries to land a leg kick but Baker saw it coming and moves away.
Edmonds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Edmonds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baker backs up against the cage.
Baker staying out of range there.
Edmonds connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Baker. Beautiful body shot.
Edmonds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
Edmonds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edmonds thinking.
Baker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Edmonds.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Edmonds moved out of range nicely.
Edmonds tries to bum rush Baker with a series of wild strikes but Baker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edmonds shoots in and drives through. Baker sprawls well.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edmonds finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
Baker slips under a jab from Edmonds.
A counter left hand to the body from Baker misses its target.
Edmonds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Edmonds misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edmonds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Edmonds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edmonds shoots in and bounces Baker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edmonds is one step ahead there.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edmonds looking to sit in guard and control but Baker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edmonds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baker defends it easily.
Baker distracts Edmonds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baker trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baker is working Edmonds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baker is in close to Edmonds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baker defends it easily.
Baker is working Edmonds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Edmonds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edmonds has momentary wrist control but Baker slips an elbow through the middle.
Edmonds keeping full guard, as Baker tries to pass.
Baker pushes down on Edmonds's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Baker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Edmonds wants to control but Baker is keeping busy.
Edmonds has hold of Baker's hands but Baker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Edmonds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Edmonds scores with a punch to the head.
Edmonds scores with a hook.
Edmonds throws a poor cross that misses
and Baker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edmonds misses with a shot to the body
and Baker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Edmonds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker scores with a hook to the body.
Edmonds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Baker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edmonds is fighting off a takedown attempt but Baker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Edmonds to the mat. Edmonds regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Baker wants to control from the top but Edmonds keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edmonds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baker working some strikes from top position.
Baker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Edmonds is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Baker, into his guard.
Edmonds looking to sit in guard and control but Baker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baker is in close to Edmonds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edmonds is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Baker lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baker throws an elbow that misses. Edmonds uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baker's guard. Nice move by Edmonds!
Baker striking off his back but it's not causing Edmonds any problems.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving.
Baker wants to sweep here but Edmonds controlling him for the moment.
Baker keeping full guard, as Edmonds tries to pass.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds looking to pass the guard.
Edmonds advances to half guard.
Baker trying to control from the bottom.
Edmonds is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baker wants to control but Edmonds is keeping busy.
John Edmonds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edmonds trying to control the pace.
Edmonds is keen to just control but Baker is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edmonds stalling away here and it's allowed Baker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Balthazar Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balthazar Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edmonds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 551 p4p, 814 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 77 p4p, 121 weight class). Thomas has chosen LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT as his entrance music. Patrick Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Leonzar Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Kennedy's head back.
 It looks like Leonzar Kennedy has been cut.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
Kennedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennedy 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.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Kennedy pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Thomas cracks Kennedy with a nice body shot.
Thomas gets through Kennedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thomas tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kennedy's defenses.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
A short right from Thomas.
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kennedy's defenses.
Leonzar Kennedy's cut is getting worse.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Kennedy is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Kennedy into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas stuns Kennedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kennedy's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kennedy as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Patrick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Thomas avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Kennedy stalling in the clinch.
Thomas works on Kennedy's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kennedy's brow.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Thomas.
A short right from Kennedy on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kennedy's brow.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Kennedy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Kennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Kennedy.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leonzar Kennedy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
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 Leonzar Kennedy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
Kennedy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
As Thomas tries to get set, Kennedy tries to push him back and clinch up but Thomas manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kennedy tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Kennedy misses with the body kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Kennedy is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy moves to clinch but Thomas breaks away
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Kennedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy seems to have got his legs back now.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Kennedy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Kennedy defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Kennedy needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Thomas.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patrick Thomas!
A relieved looking Patrick Thomas 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nolan (ranked 840 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Erwin Schrodinger (ranked 45 p4p, 60 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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294
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erwin Schrodinger!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Schrodinger. Those never looked like landing.
Nolan is looking to counter punch.
Schrodinger's corner calls for a 1-2. Schrodinger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schrodinger cracks Nolan with an open hand slap.
It looks like Jon Nolan has been cut.
Schrodinger fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Schrodinger has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nolan doesn't manage to clinch there - Schrodinger circles away.
Schrodinger sends Nolan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Schrodinger is motioning to the referee to let Nolan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nolan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrodinger swings for the body but Nolan moves out of range.
Schrodinger throws a lazy right hand but Nolan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nolan takes the fight into the clinch.
Nolan is trying to break the clinch but Schrodinger is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrodinger stalling in the clinch.
Schrodinger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schrodinger has Nolan pressed against the cage, preventing Nolan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schrodinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schrodinger throws a head punch that misses.
Nolan working hard to break the clinch.
Schrodinger is leaning against Nolan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schrodinger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nolan up against the cage.
Schrodinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrodinger misses with a hook.
Nolan throws a big counter combination but Schrodinger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nolan moves to clinch but Schrodinger breaks away
and Schrodinger counters with a left to the body.
Schrodinger thuds a left hand into Nolan's body.
Schrodinger feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nolan sprawling to the canvas! Nolan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Schrodinger finish him?!
Oh Nolan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrodinger drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Nolan's head, knocking him out cold! Schrodinger is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erwin Schrodinger!
After the big win, Erwin Schrodinger made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Furnace Performance 🔥 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 1065 p4p, 964 weight class) and Remi Chavaski (ranked 150 p4p, 136 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remi Chavaski!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavaski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Victor manages to pull guard.
Chavaski trying to control but Victor is working from the bottom.
Victor trying to keep a closed guard but Chavaski is proving a slippery customer.
Victor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chavaski is aware though and is defending well.
Victor keeping moving, preventing Chavaski from controlling successfully.
Victor looking for a sweep. Not yet Victor, not yet.
Victor keeping moving, preventing Chavaski from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor is trying to keep Chavaski in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor keeping moving, preventing Chavaski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chavaski is aware though and is defending well.
Victor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chavaski trying to control the position from guard on top but Victor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavaski stands and throws Victor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavaski swings around for an armbar but Victor sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chavaski's guard.
Victor slips nicely into half guard.
Victor works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor looking to take Chavaski's back but Chavaski rolls and after a scramble, Chavaski ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Chavaski to escape a tricky position.
Chavaski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Victor dives on top into guard.
Victor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victor passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victor passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Chavaski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Victor is trying to get an arm triangle but Chavaski is defending well.
Chavaski gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Victor goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chavaski turns into him and now he's in Victor's guard.
Victor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chavaski's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavaski is retaining full guard.
Chavaski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chavaski can't keep his opponent in guard - Victor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chavaski looking for submissions off his back.
Victor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Chavaski is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Victor works his way into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Victor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Victor takes a swing at Chavaski's ribcage but misses.
Victor throws out a loose jab but Chavaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavaski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chavaski staying out of range there.
Chavaski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chavaski shoots in for a takedown but Victor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Victor attempts a counter takedown but Chavaski avoids it well and moves away.
Chavaski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Victor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chavaski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavaski wants to take a breather but Victor is having none of it.
Chavaski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Caio Victor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavaski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Victor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chavaski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavaski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victor keeps working.
Victor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavaski can do to turn this around?
Victor keeping hold of Chavaski's head, controlling as best he can.
Victor wants to get back to full guard.
Chavaski is looking for a kimura here.
Victor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Victor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Victor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Victor keeping full guard, as Chavaski tries to pass.
Victor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Victor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chavaski's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor stopping the sweep attempt from Chavaski.
Chavaski keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
Victor is working hard here to advance position.
Chavaski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Victor's guard.
Chavaski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Victor dives on top into guard.
Chavaski looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavaski, not yet.
Chavaski can't keep his opponent in guard - Victor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Victor is looking to advance position but Chavaski won't allow it.
Victor wants to advance to full mount but Chavaski doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor postures up.
Chavaski keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
Chavaski working a defensive guard here.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavaski is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavaski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Victor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavaski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Victor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Victor throws a hook to the side of Chavaski's head but Chavaski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Victor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavaski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Victor's guard.
Victor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chavaski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Victor keeping moving, preventing Chavaski from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavaski looking to sit in guard and control but Victor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chavaski is pulling down on Victor's head. It's preventing any offense from Victor, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victor passes Chavaski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Victor is looking to advance position but Chavaski won't allow it.
Chavaski is looking for a sweep. Victor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Remi Chavaski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor wants to advance to full mount but Chavaski doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Victor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Victor tries for a kimura but Chavaski is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chavaski prevents Victor from moving into mount.
Victor goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chavaski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Victor but great work by Chavaski.
Victor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chavaski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chavaski trying to mount his opponent but Victor defends it.
Chavaski trying to control from half guard but Victor is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chavaski is pressing down on Victor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Victor is holding on for now.
Chavaski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Victor is just riding it out for now. Chavaski eventually gives up the hold.
Victor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chavaski trying to control but Victor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Victor has his hands on Chavaski's head, controlling the position.
Chavaski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Victor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chavaski has Victor in his guard.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Caio Victor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victor slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Victor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Victor, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Victor!
Caio Victor made sure to mention his sponsor, PWNAGE Elite in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Merel (ranked 351 p4p, 637 weight class) and Lars Kay (ranked 35 p4p, 57 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
152
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11 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Kay!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel throws a hook but Kay blocks it.
Kay darts in looking for a takedown but Merel gets double underhooks and turns Kay into the cage.
Merel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Merel throws a poor cross that misses
and Kay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kay staying out of range there.
A big right from Kay misses.
Merel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kay moves out of range as Merel strikes.
Merel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kay.
Merel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kay throws out the jab.
Kay staying out of range there.
Kay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel throws an overhand right that lands on Kay's shoulder, as Kay tries to avoid the shot.
Merel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lars Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merel sizes up Kay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Kay misses its intended target.
Merel takes a swing at Kay's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel looks to land a left hand but Kay moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Kay does it's job there.
Kay missing with a left hand there. Merel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Merel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Merel.
Merel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Merel misses with a hook.
Merel misses with a straight right.
Merel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kay throws a sloppy body shot
letting Merel counter with a right hand.
Merel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Merel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kay.
Merel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kay with the counter takedown but Merel avoids it easily.
Merel misses with a body shot.
Kay throws a jab but it's blocked by Merel.
Kay throws a lazy uppercut
and Merel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Kay. Beautiful body shot.
Merel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Merel ducks under a wild hook from Kay.
Merel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Merel looks to land a left hand but Kay moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Merel misses its intended target.
Merel lands with a good body shot.
Merel thuds a left hand into Kay's body.
Merel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kay with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Merel counter with a right hand.
Kay swings widly with a right hand
and Merel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kay thinking.
Kay with a poor takedown
and Merel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anthony Merel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kay.
Merel staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Merel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Merel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
Kay looks to land a right hand but Merel moved out of range.
Merel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kay.
Merel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Merel misses with a straight left.
Merel throws a hook but Kay avoids it easily.
Merel swings for the body but Kay moves out of range.
Merel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Merel throws a big shot that misses.
Merel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kay moves away.
Kay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Merel misses.
Kay cracks Merel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Merel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kay doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Merel.
Kay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kay.
Merel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kay misses with a wild body shot.
Merel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Merel misses with a straight left.
Kay feints the counter takedown.
Kay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merel moves away.
Merel throws a shot from downtown. Kay moves away and avoids it.
Merel misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merel moves away from the strike by Kay.
Merel walks into a left hand.
A shot to the body from Kay misses
letting Merel counter with a right hand.
Kay lands a nice shot that snaps Merel's head back.
Merel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kay counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Merel misses.
Merel moves away from the strike by Kay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Merel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merel.
A countering left hand to the body from Kay misses.
Kay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merel.
Merel misses with a straight right.
Kay misses with a shot to the body
and Merel counters with a stiff right hand.
Kay connects with a right hand. Merel shakes it off.
Merel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Merel takes one to the side of the head.
Kay lands with a shot to the body.
Merel slips a jab from Kay.
Merel slips a straight right by Kay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay lands with a straight right. Merel didn't see that one coming.
Kay misses with a hook.
Merel moves out of range as Kay strikes.
Kay throws an off balance right hand
and Merel counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kay ducks under a wild hook from Merel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel misses with a straight left.
Kay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Merel at a distance.
Kay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Merel.
Kay shoots in and bounces Merel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merel wants to sweep here but Kay controlling him for the moment.
Merel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kay manages to get himself to full guard.
Kay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Merel wants to control from the top but Kay keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay working for a triangle but Merel defends it easily.
Merel postures up.
Kay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Merel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kay is keeping the position for now.
Kay looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Merel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Merel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kay is in trouble now - Merel has advanced to mount!
Merel breaks from Kay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kay is bucking up trying to escape but Merel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kay 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.
Kay is looking to improve his position but Merel isn't that keen on the idea.
Merel cracks Kay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kay is in a horrible position here. Merel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Merel avoids the attempt from Kay to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Merel dominated that second round.
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!
Donk. Merel catches Kay right on the button with a cross.
Merel defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
Merel misses with a lunging right hand
and Kay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Merel moves out of range of the strikes.
Kay avoids the body shot from Merel.
Kay feints the counter takedown.
Kay misses with a left hand
and Kay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Merel slips under a jab from Kay.
Merel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Merel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Merel moves away from the strike by Kay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kay.
Kay slips a jab from Merel.
A swing and a miss from Kay.
Merel misses the jab.
Anthony Merel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel throws a hook to the side of Kay's head but Kay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merel avoids the body shot from Kay.
Merel throwing a counter right hand but Kay manages to avoid it.
Kay shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Merel's guard.
Kay distracts Merel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Merel's head.
Kay preventing the sweep.
Kay looking to sit in guard and control but Merel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Merel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Merel wants to control from the top but Kay keeps moving.
Lars Kay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay is trying to keep Merel in close.
Kay keeping moving, preventing Merel from controlling successfully.
Kay is looking for a triangle but Merel pushes his legs off easily.
Merel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kay is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Merel, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Merel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Merel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kay wants to get back to full guard.
Merel working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kay wants to get back to full guard.
Merel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kay is just riding it out for now. Merel eventually gives up the hold.
Kay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kay is looking to improve his position.
Anthony Merel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Merel blocks the strikes from Kay.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lars Kay.
Well Merel 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Merel!
A victorious Anthony Merel 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haise Sasaki (ranked 96 p4p, 75 weight class) and Vincent Lomax (ranked 15 p4p, 13 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haise Sasaki !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sasaki misses with a hook. Lomax ducked under it nicely.
Lomax tries to counter with a clinch but Sasaki shakes him off and moves away.
Sasaki moves away from the strike by Lomax.
Sasaki throws a hook but Lomax avoids it easily.
Lomax looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
Sasaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Sasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
Sasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sasaki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lomax - the referee stops the clock and Sasaki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lomax. Sasaki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sasaki 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 Lomax has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lomax and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Lomax was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lomax looks to land a left hand but Sasaki moved out of range nicely.
Crunch! Lomax slams his shin into Sasaki 's torso.
Sasaki closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Lomax controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sasaki 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.
Lomax missing with knees to the body.
Lomax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lomax scores with a shot to the side of Sasaki 's head.
Lomax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Lomax throws a body punch but Sasaki moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sasaki .
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasaki . Lomax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sasaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lomax throws a head kick but Sasaki moves out of range.
Lomax defending well as Sasaki loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Lomax was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lomax has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax connects with a body shot that sends Sasaki 's belly button to the back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lomax checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomax dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sasaki takes one on the button.
Sasaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sasaki walks into a stiff left hand from Lomax.
Sasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Sasaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sasaki scores with a jab.
Sasaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Lomax off the cage and back into range.
Sasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax throws a shot to the body.
Sasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lomax swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haise Sasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sasaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lomax checks a low kick from Sasaki .
Lomax scores with a decent looking hook.
Lomax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lomax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Sasaki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lomax.
Lomax looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
Sasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lomax was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasaki .
Lomax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomax throws a leg kick that misses.
Sasaki misses with a body shot.
Sasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sasaki .
Sasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sasaki .
Lomax looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lomax takes one to the side of the head.
Sasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lomax counters with a straight right hand.
Lomax cracks Sasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sasaki is looking to clinch but Lomax is avoiding it.
That kick from Sasaki tenderised Lomax's leg. Lomax is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sasaki misses with a two punch combination.
Sasaki misses the shot to the body.
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 Haise Sasaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Haise Sasaki 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lomax moves out of range of the strikes.
Sasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lomax.
Lomax prevents a body shot from Sasaki .
A hook to the body from Lomax.
Lomax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sasaki managing to block the knees to the body from Lomax.
Lomax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sasaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lomax lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lomax tries to throw a body punch but Sasaki avoids it by throwing Lomax back against the cage.
Sasaki misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lomax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax working Sasaki over with knees to the body.
Lomax scores with a shot to the side of Sasaki 's head.
Lomax scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lomax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lomax manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lomax throws a jab but it's blocked by Sasaki .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sasaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lomax cracks a nice hook into Sasaki 's ribs.
Lomax scores with a nice right hand.
Haise Sasaki 's cut is getting worse.
Lomax drops Sasaki with a huge uppercut! Sasaki drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lomax is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax is the new heavyweight champion!
Vincent Lomax decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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