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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Marcus (ranked 1668 p4p, 2051 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 150 p4p, 187 weight class). Gomez has chosen Hotel California (Spanish Mix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Marcus counters with a straight right hand.
Marcus misses with a left hand
and Gomez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Marcus's head coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marcus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcus is looking to counter with a body kick.
Philip Marcus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcus is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marcus scores with a decent looking hook.
Marcus cracks Gomez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marcus clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus misses with the head strike.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
A short left from Marcus.
Marcus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
Marcus throws a head punch that misses.
Marcus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gomez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcus lands a left hand.
Marcus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Marcus can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Marcus.
Marcus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marcus working aggressively here.
Marcus prevents a body shot from Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez tries to work over Marcus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gomez is keeping busy.
Marcus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcus tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Marcus avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
Gomez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomez tries to work over Marcus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcus.
Gomez is working Marcus over against the cage.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
Marcus lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcus.
A head punch on the inside from Marcus fails to land.
Marcus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez scores with a shoulder strike.
Gomez cracks Marcus with a nice body shot.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Marcus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus misses with a body punch.
Marcus scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Marcus.
Marcus looking to stall.
Marcus misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez scores with a shot to the side of Marcus's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Marcus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marcus lands an uppercut.
Marcus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Marcus.
Marcus looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcus.
Gomez lands a shot to the body.
Marcus trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
A head punch on the inside from Marcus fails to land.
Gomez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Marcus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcus working aggressively here.
Marcus struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
A short right from Marcus.
Marcus working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez is working Marcus over against the cage.
Marcus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus is trying to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Marcus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Marcus is predictable there
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Gomez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marcus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marcus.
Marcus doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gomez tries to move into range but Marcus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus throws a lazy body kick
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Marcus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Marcus throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus lands a right hook to the body.
Marcus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus throws a push kick but Gomez slaps the foot to one side.
Gomez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A low kick from Marcus misses
enabling Gomez to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Marcus misses
and Gomez counters with a huge left! Marcus is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gomez isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Marcus from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gomez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Gomez!
A victorious Pedro Gomez 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Slice (ranked 3473 p4p, 1858 weight class) and Miyata San (ranked 284 p4p, 169 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Miyata San!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from San.
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slice misses with a head kick.
Slice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with San but San pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slice has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
San with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slice to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Slice - just one landing.
San shoots in but no luck this time.
A left lands for Slice.
San takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slice lands a jab to the nose.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice lands a really nice looking cross but San seems unphased.
Slice scores with a sloppy right hand. San should have avoided that one.
Slice tries to sprawl but San drives through with a takedown into half guard.
San thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slice's head.
San seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is trying to stand back up but San is controlling him
Slice manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from San. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Slice enables San to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Slice manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San won't allow Slice to get back to his feet.
Slice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slice is looking to stand back up but San counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Slice.
Slice is trying to stand up here but San is controlling him well.
San thows a huge punch but Slice dodges it nicely.
San missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
San is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slice is trying to maintain the position but San is very close to passing his half guard.
San lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slice is trying to control but can't.
Slice on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
San 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San is thwarting Slice's attempts to control the position.
San stalling away here and it's allowed Slice to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San slips nicely into half guard.
San is working for a kimura but Slice is defending it quite comfortably.
San is working for a submission of some sort.
Slice taking some punishment here, with San in his half guard.
San takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San lands with a punch from half guard.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.
San working Slice over with strikes.
 Slice is rocked!
San looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Slice is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slice is trying to stand up here but San is controlling him well.
Slice seems to have got his legs back now.
San working Slice over with strikes.
Slice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
San makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
San sitting in guard here, content to control.
San wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miyata San will probably get the nod.
That's time! Slice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slice missing with a left hand there. San was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San fails with the takedown.
Bartholomew Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San ducks right into an uppercut from Slice.
Slice wants to clinch up but San keeps it at a distance.
San darts in looking for a takedown but Slice gets double underhooks and turns San into the cage.
San scores with a takedown into Slice's guard.
Slice manages to escape and get back to his feet.
San ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
San blocks a jab.
Slice lands a nice hook to San's body. San takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice scores with a jab.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Slice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by San.
Slice gets caught napping as San dives in and scores a takedown. Slice manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is looking to stand up but San isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slice pushes San off and scrambles back to his feet.
San tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slice swivels and escapes.
Bartholomew Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyata San.
Nice defenses there by San.
San looks for a takedown but Slice sprawls well.
Slice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that San can do to turn this around?
Slice cracks San with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
San scores with a takedown into Slice's guard.
San with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slice is looking to stand up but San isn't so interested in that idea.
San postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
San slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slice trying to keep a closed guard but San is proving a slippery customer.
San stopping the sweep attempt from Slice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from San.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as San sprawls well. San wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slice gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
San misses with an uppercut. Slice saw that one coming.
Slice misses with a hook. San ducked under it nicely.
San uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slice.
San shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
San closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
San misses with the ground and pound.
San has control of an arm but Slice manages to advance to San's back!
Slice looking for the RNC.
Slice misses with a punch to the head.
San avoids the strikes from Slice.
San trying to control the position but Slice manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San is really stuck here.
Slice not allowing San to control his hands.
Slice doesn't have the hooks in and San manages to turn into his guard.
San throwing strikes from guard but Slice blocks nicely.
San with a nice head shot there.
Slice 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.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Slice manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
San blocks a body shot from Slice.
San ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. San no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
San has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slice postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! San is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Slice, into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Slice dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
San misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
San fails to land the takedown.
Slice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with San but San pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slice misses with a body kick.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but San ducks down to avoid it.
San shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slice sprawls well. Slice wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. San gets slowly back to his feet.
Bartholomew Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyata San.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Slice coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. San manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slice connects with a looping right hand.
Slice jabs at San's body.
Good leg kick by Slice.
Slice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slice jabs San right on the nose. San blinks but takes it well.
Slice slaps away a takedown attempt from San, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slice cracks San with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
San moves out of range as Slice strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from San.
San takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
San takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slice shoots in and drives through. San sprawls well.
Slice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but San paws at him with a jab and circles away.
San shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slice but Slice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slice slaps away a takedown attempt from San, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
San feints the counter takedown.
Slice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slice lands a jab-cross combination.
Slice lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but San shows good takedown defense.
Slice lands a head kick!
San takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slice clinches up against the cage.
San prevents Slice from breaking the clinch.
Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten San somewhat.
San fails to land the takedown.
Slice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent San stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bartholomew Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Slice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
San ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
San changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Slice. No joy for San on that attempt.
Good exchange - Slice coming out on top.
Slice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slice, as that shot connected.
San on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from San. No joy for Slice on that attempt.
San fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by San.
Slice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between San's hands.
San keeps the fight on the outside.
And San tries to counter it with a takedown but Slice pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Slice throws a big shot that misses.
San with the counter takedown but Slice avoids it easily.
San shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slice but Slice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomew Slice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomew Slice!
Bartholomew Slice was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Harinck (ranked 857 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Kotaro Asakura (ranked 55 p4p, 65 weight class). Tommy Harinck had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kotaro Asakura!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harinck. Asakura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asakura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harinck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harinck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Asakura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harinck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Asakura did well to prevent Harinck getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harinck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Asakura has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harinck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Asakura is looking to control Harinck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asakura avoid being mounted?
Harinck is looking to advance position but Asakura won't allow it.
Asakura is looking to improve his position.
Harinck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck controlling the action here.
Harinck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Asakura is trying to control but can't.
Harinck is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Harinck is trying to control. Asakura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harinck passes the guard and advances to mount!
Harinck is working for a guillotine from mount but Asakura frees his head quite easily.
Harinck trying to control but Asakura is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Asakura can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is working to get back to half guard.
Asakura tries to lock up and control but Harinck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harinck working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Asakura looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Harinck! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommy Harinck!
In his post fight interview, Tommy Harinck started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerman Christ (ranked 1226 p4p, 834 weight class) and Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 194 p4p, 128 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerman Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skurwysynowski misses with a right hand
and Christ counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skurwysynowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Skurwysynowski drops Christ with a beautiful combination! Christ stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Skurwysynowski is looking for the KO!
Christ is rocked!
 It looks like Jerman Christ has been cut.
Skurwysynowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skurwysynowski fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Christ square on the jaw! Damn, Christ is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
Vladimir Skurwysynowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ike James (ranked 426 p4p, 893 weight class) and Thomas Quessy (ranked 53 p4p, 124 weight class). Quessy has chosen NTM - Ma Benz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Thomas Quessy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Quessy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quessy gets caught flat footed, as James shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Quessy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as James controls the pace.
James forces his way into half guard.
James is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
James is trying to work for a kimura but Quessy is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quessy trying to control but James postures up.
James wants to pass the guard but Quessy is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Quessy is just riding it out for now. James eventually gives up the hold.
James is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quessy moves into full guard.
James is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
James looking to pass the guard.
James looking to sit in guard and control but Quessy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James is trying to keep Quessy in close.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James controls Quessy momentarily but Quessy frees himself.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quessy.
Quessy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
James is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Quessy frees his head nicely. Oh but James has switched to an armbar! Quessy is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ike James!
During a confident post fight interview, Ike James 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bethania Valverde (ranked 187 p4p, 987 weight class) and Jefferson Christ (ranked 10 p4p, 63 weight class). Valverde kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LLAMAME YA. Bethania Valverde had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Christ!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Valverde misses the target.
Valverde throws a poor cross that misses
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ throws a hook to the side of Valverde's head but Valverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christ throws a right and a left that Valverde avoids nicely.
Christ misses with a hook.
Christ throws a hook to the side of Valverde's head but Valverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christ takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Christ 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Christ jabs Valverde right on the nose. Valverde blinks but takes it well.
Valverde misses with a looping left.
Christ on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valverde scores with a leg kick.
Valverde staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Valverde. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Christ 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Jefferson Christ has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Valverde looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valverde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valverde misses with a body shot
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valverde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Valverde - just one landing.
Valverde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Valverde swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valverde uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christ has time to react.
 Christ is rocked!
Valverde lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Christ falls backwards - clearly groggy! Valverde dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bethania Valverde!
Bethania Valverde retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Bethania Valverde thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oke Swahn (ranked 437 p4p, 1114 weight class) and Alexander Korolev (ranked 66 p4p, 157 weight class). Korolev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Human Science Experiment kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Korolev!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korolev throws a poor cross that misses
and Swahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Korolev misses with a looping left.
Korolev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Korolev.
Korolev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swahn manages to avoid it.
Swahn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Korolev just manages to avoid it.
Korolev throws a right hand that misses
and Swahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Korolev swings for the body but Swahn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korolev lands a jab to Swahn's midsection.
Korolev looks for the body kick but Swahn saw that one coming.
As Korolev backs away, Swahn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Korolev.
Korolev wants to counter the offense by Swahn and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev throws a shot from downtown. Swahn moves away and avoids it.
Swahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korolev misses with a lunging right hand
and Swahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Korolev tests Swahn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Korolev takes a swing at Swahn's ribcage but misses.
Korolev throws a series of punches but Swahn avoids them all with ease.
Swahn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Korolev closes the distance but Swahn moves to the side
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Korolev is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korolev jabs at Swahn's body.
Korolev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Korolev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korolev scores with a sloppy right hand. Swahn should have avoided that one.
Korolev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swahn moves away.
Swahn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Korolev misses the body punch
and Swahn counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Alexander Korolev's cut even more.
Korolev throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Swahn misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korolev. Swahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korolev throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev just misses with a punch to the body.
Swahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Korolev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Korolev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Korolev misses with a jab to the body
enabling Swahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Korolev lands a body shot.
Swahn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Korolev lands a right hook to the body.
Swahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Swahn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Korolev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Korolev.
It looks like Oke Swahn has been cut.
Korolev looks to throw the jab but Swahn is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Swahn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swahn defending well as Korolev loads up on a big left hand.
Swahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Korolev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Korolev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Alexander Korolev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Swahn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swahn throws the left hand but Korolev avoids the punch easily.
Korolev wants to counter with a clinch but Swahn pushes him away.
Swahn walks into a jab.
Korolev lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Korolev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Swahn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Korolev tries to land knees in the clinch but Swahn avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korolev.
Korolev stalling in the clinch but Swahn improves position.
Korolev throws a punch but it's blocked by Swahn.
Swahn lands an uppercut.
Swahn lands with a light punch inside.
Korolev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korolev misses with a body shot
enabling Swahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Korolev staying out of range there.
Alexander Korolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korolev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korolev was well out of range. Poor timing from Swahn.
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korolev has Swahn up against the cage in a clinch.
Korolev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swahn backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Korolev.
Swahn taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korolev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swahn.
Korolev crunches a lovely knee into Swahn's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korolev scores with a shot to the side of Swahn's head.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev blocks a body shot from Swahn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swahn.
Korolev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Swahn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Korolev can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korolev.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Korolev misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Swahn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Swahn on the inside.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Korolev fails to land.
Korolev misses with a punch to the body.
Korolev misses with some punches.
Alexander Korolev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Swahn.
Korolev lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swahn.
Korolev working aggressively here.
Swahn has had enough of the clinch but Korolev keeps him there for the moment.
Swahn is trying to force a seperation but Korolev has the dominant position.
Korolev lands a nice uppercut.
Korolev tries to throw a body punch but Swahn avoids it by throwing Korolev back against the cage.
Korolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swahn pushes Korolev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Korolev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Swahn.
Korolev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Korolev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swahn misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swahn.
Korolev working aggressively here.
Korolev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Korolev landing knees to the head.
Korolev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korolev's elbow.
Korolev throws a punch but it's blocked by Swahn.
Swahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Korolev.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korolev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Korolev backwards.
Swahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Korolev.
Swahn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swahn misses with some punches.
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Swahn fails to land.
A short right from Swahn.
Alexander Korolev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swahn.
Swahn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Korolev lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swahn.
Swahn blocks an uppercut.
Swahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Korolev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Korolev misses with a right hand
and Swahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Korolev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oke Swahn!
After winning the bout, Oke Swahn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 799 p4p, 906 weight class) and Jan Raczynski (ranked 116 p4p, 127 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jan Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Romero 's head coaches at Finch Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Raczynski misses the target.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Raczynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Raczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Romero misses the jab.
Raczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raczynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jan Raczynski has been cut.
Raczynski gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Romero gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Raczynski is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Romero !
An out of breath Rock Romero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 510 p4p, 418 weight class) and Pate Mfer (ranked 74 p4p, 61 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer connects with a nice looking jab.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
Mfer checks a low kick from Khanna.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Khanna seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanna delivers a nice body kick.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
Khanna lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khanna wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna throws a leg kick that misses.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Mfer throws a low kick, looking for Khanna's leg but Khanna calmly moves out of range.
Khanna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a body shot.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mfer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khanna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khanna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice jab there from Khanna.
That kick from Khanna tenderised Mfer's leg. Mfer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Khanna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanna.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Pate Mfer has been cut.
Khanna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Khanna tries to counter by clinching up but Mfer breaks away and moves out of range.
Mfer stuns Khanna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Mfer slips a jab from Khanna.
Khanna lands a head kick!
Khanna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mfer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Mfer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khanna doesn't seem phased though.
Khanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Khanna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mfer scores with a jab. Khanna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer throws a hook but Khanna blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mfer.
Khanna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Khanna slips the punch.
Mfer misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Mfer.
Khanna throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Khanna is looking to counter with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Khanna 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khanna scores with a kick to the body.
Khanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanna.
Mfer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khanna had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khanna. Mfer shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut lands for Mfer. That snapped Khanna's head back.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna throws a front kick that sends Mfer stumbling back into the cage.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Khanna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanna.
Khanna fakes the leg kick and cracks Mfer in the body.
Khanna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mfer, pushing him back against the cage.
Khanna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Khanna.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Khanna.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Khanna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mfer walks away with a smile on his face. Khanna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mfer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khanna's head.
Khanna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khanna takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Khanna's shoulder, as Khanna tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanna throws a push kick but Mfer slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Mfer throws a low kick but Khanna moves out of range easily.
Mfer connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pate Mfer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanna throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Khanna is looking to land body kicks.
Mfer connects with a body shot.
Khanna misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanna looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khanna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mfer defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Pate Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna tries to close the distance and clinch but Mfer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanna.
Mfer misses with an uppercut
and Khanna counters with a nice body shot.
Mfer throws a sloppy body shot
and Khanna counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna digs a good body shot into Mfer's ribs.
Khanna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer throws a head kick but Khanna moves out of range.
Mfer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khanna.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Mfer swings for the body but Khanna moves out of range.
A lazy left from Khanna finds it's target.
Khanna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mfer finds it's way round the side to connect with Khanna's head.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khanna has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Khanna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khanna slips a jab from Mfer.
Khanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pate Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanna instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer looking to slow down the pace here.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna fails to pull guard.
Mfer wants to break free but Khanna has control.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Khanna avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Khanna prevents Mfer from breaking the clinch.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Mfer won't allow it.
Khanna misses with some punches.
Khanna pulls guard effortlessly.
Khanna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mfer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khanna is looking for a triangle here but Mfer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Mfer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Khanna is trying to get back to half guard.
Mfer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Khanna will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mfer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
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.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Khanna slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Mfer.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Khanna tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mfer manages to circle out of the way.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanna tried to score with a low kick but Mfer checks it.
Mfer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Khanna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanna lands a head shot.
Raja Khanna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khanna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khanna throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Khanna.
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 Raja Khanna will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khanna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Khanna is out of range.
Khanna is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khanna loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mfer throws the left hand but Khanna avoids the punch easily.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Khanna does it's job there.
Khanna feints and then cracks Mfer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mfer down.
Mfer with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mfer to score with a decent uppercut.
Khanna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khanna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mfer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mfer throws out a counter right but Khanna avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khanna circles away quickly and effectively.
Khanna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Khanna tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Mfer.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Khanna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khanna slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanna scores with a jab to the head.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Khanna slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Khanna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanna just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Khanna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Khanna lands a nice looking body shot.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Khanna is out of range.
As Mfer tries to get set, Khanna tries to push him back and clinch up but Mfer manages to avoid the attempt.
Khanna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Khanna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanna.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Khanna throws a jab but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mfer throws a jab when Khanna was well out of range.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khanna under the eye.
Khanna swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Khanna is looking to counter with a body kick.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanna thumps Mfer with a low kick.
Mfer throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna throws out a loose jab but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Khanna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mfer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khanna scrambles back to his feet.
Mfer connects with a crisp jab.
Khanna is looking to wear down Mfer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khanna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mfer on the side of the head.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanna.
Mfer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mfer defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pate Mfer.
I think Mfer 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 289 p4p, 802 weight class) and Ichioka Kaori (ranked 45 p4p, 125 weight class). Kaori comes into a darkened arena with his song building. GOZEN kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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194 cm
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210
13 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Iso Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichioka Kaori!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa closes the distance and clinches up with Kaori, looking for a takedown. Paa pushes Kaori against the cage but Kaori circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Kaori misses.
Paa works Kaori's body with a nice hook.
Paa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paa closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Paa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaori's efforts to push away.
Paa tries to pull guard but Kaori won't allow it.
Kaori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaori looks for the body kick but Paa saw that one coming.
Kaori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paa.
Paa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Paa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kaori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaori slips a jab from Paa.
Kaori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paa on the side of the head.
Kaori misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Paa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Paa.
Kaori with a nice cross.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaori moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
A short uppercut from Paa.
Paa keeps control of Kaori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paa tries to stall but Kaori uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Kaori.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paa.
Kaori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa jumps guard but Kaori turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Paa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaori scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
Kaori swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaori breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Paa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaori doesn't seem phased though.
Paa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paa with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa looks to land a combination but Kaori avoids it well.
Paa throws a combination. Kaori tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kaori throws an overhand right that lands on Paa's shoulder, as Paa tries to avoid the shot.
Paa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaori is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaori misses the jab.
Kaori misses with a body shot.
Paa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paa throws out the jab.
Paa gets a double leg takedown into Kaori's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa trying to control but Kaori is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaori is on top in guard.
Paa is looking for a triangle but Kaori pushes his legs off easily.
Paa is trying to control the position but Kaori postures up.
Paa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaori doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaori manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaori preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaori stands up and waves to Paa to follow him.
Kaori misses the shot to the body.
Kaori moves into the clinch successfully.
Paa tries to score a body lock takedown but Kaori shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaori.
Kaori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kaori walks away with a smile on his face. Paa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Iso Paa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaori displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paa.
Kaori moves out of range of the body kick.
Paa fails with the takedown.
Kaori moves away from the strike by Paa.
Kaori only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kaori digs a good hook to Paa's body.
Paa is breathing heavily.
Kaori missing with a left hand there. Paa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Iso Paa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paa.
Paa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaori.
Paa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paa takes the fight into the clinch.
Paa wants to stall.
Kaori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaori walks into a stiff left hand from Paa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaori has managed to clinch.
Kaori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paa blocking some punches.
Paa lands with a left to the head.
Ichioka Kaori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaori backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaori.
Kaori misses with the head strike.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa stalling in the clinch but Kaori improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paa.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
Paa prevents a body shot from Kaori.
Kaori misses with a body punch.
Kaori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Paa.
Iso Paa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaori walks into a left hand.
Paa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kaori to the ground. Paa is now in Kaori's guard.
Kaori uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa throws a shot to the body.
Kaori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paa digs a good body shot into Kaori's ribs.
Paa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paa connects with a crisp jab.
Paa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaori! But no joy.
Kaori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.
Paa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paa thuds his right hand into Kaori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kaori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paa dives in and grabs Kaori's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaori pushes down on Paa's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paa lands an overhand right.
A big left from Paa misses.
A slow jab from Kaori misses its intended target.
Paa connects with a right hand. Kaori shakes it off.
Kaori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paa with a nice calf kick.
Paa throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa slips under a jab from Kaori.
Kaori misses with a hook.
Paa scores with a jab to the body.
Paa is looking to slow Kaori down with leg kicks.
Paa is looking to chop away at Kaori's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa checks a low kick from Kaori.
Paa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaori.
Paa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Paa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paa closes the distance but Kaori moves to the side
and Kaori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaori swats away the attempt to clinch by Paa.
Kaori gets tackled into the cage by Paa. Paa maintains the clinch.
Paa stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaori.
Paa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaori is defending well.
Kaori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paa scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Paa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaori.
Paa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Paa is looking to clinch.
A jab from Paa finds it's way through Kaori's defenses.
Nice straight punches there by Paa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paa.
Paa swings for the body but Kaori moves out of range.
Kaori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Paa avoids the body shot from Kaori.
A low kick lands for Paa.
Paa stuns Kaori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa scores with a hook.
Ichioka Kaori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kaori looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kaori is pushing Paa's head away, looking to escape. Paa manages to hold on to the position though.
Paa trying to control the action but Kaori is working from the bottom.
Kaori is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Paa is controlling him well.
Paa wants to control but Kaori is keeping him busy.
Ichioka Kaori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the body from Paa misses
and Kaori counters with a right hand to the body.
Paa lands with a cross.
Paa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kaori sprawls well initially but Paa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaori is trying to stand back up but Paa is controlling him
Paa is trying to work for a kimura but Kaori is defending well.
Paa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kaori defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa seems to be looking for submissions.
Kaori is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paa is working for a submission of some sort.
Kaori is trying to stand.
Paa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kaori has managed to free his arm - good work.
Paa trying to control the action but Kaori is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Iso Paa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kaori is in trouble now - Paa has advanced to mount!
Paa has control of Kaori's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kaori regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kaori is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaori flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Paa goes for an armbar but Kaori turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kaori.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Paa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paa, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Paa!
A determined Iso Paa 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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