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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiso Kisei (ranked 1129 p4p, 1412 weight class) and Tory Hopkins (ranked 163 p4p, 206 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kiso Kisei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisei looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kisei swinging wildly here.
Hopkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kisei is looking to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Kisei's body.
Kisei throws a good cross that connects.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
Kisei swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kisei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Hopkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kisei misses with a looping left.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
Kisei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
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!
Hopkins throws a body punch but Kisei moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hopkins, as that shot connected.
 It looks like Kiso Kisei has been cut.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kisei slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Kisei wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kisei lands a jab.
Hopkins 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.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins unleashes a big counter combination but Kisei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kisei.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kisei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Kisei slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kisei throws out the jab.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Decent striking displayed by Kisei there.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
Kisei throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kisei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kisei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kisei.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Kisei slips the punch.
We've been told by Kisei's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kisei cracks Hopkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kisei loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins flicks out a counter leg kick but Kisei steps away.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Kisei ducked under it nicely.
Kisei lands a nice shot to the body.
Kisei misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kisei looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Kisei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kisei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kisei throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Kisei.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hopkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kisei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Kisei throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kisei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kisei throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisei lands a nice shot to the body.
Kisei throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Kisei tries to counter by clinching up but Hopkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Kisei misses with a hook.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Kisei's shoulder, as Kisei tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins swings for the body but Kisei moves out of range.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
A swing and a miss from Kisei.
Kisei looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kisei throws out the jab.
Kisei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Kisei is looking to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch.
Hopkins takes a swing at Kisei's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Kisei throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kisei misses the target.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kisei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins misses with a low kick as Kisei jumps back.
Kisei misses with a straight left.
Kisei loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Kisei cracks Hopkins with an open hand slap.
Kisei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiso Kisei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Kisei.
Kisei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kisei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hopkins cracks Kisei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kisei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Kisei misses the target.
Hopkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kisei jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 Kiso Kisei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kiso Kisei's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Kisei misses.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Kisei looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Kisei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kisei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kisei loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Kisei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Kisei ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins throws a jab when Kisei was well out of range.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but Kisei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kisei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kisei takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kisei looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
Kisei throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Kisei.
Kisei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kisei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Kisei. Beautiful body shot.
Kisei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kisei misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kisei.
Kisei lands with a good body shot.
Kiso Kisei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kisei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kisei.
Kisei misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Kisei just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins throws a low kick but Kisei moves out of range easily.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
Kisei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kisei. That snapped Hopkins's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Hopkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Kisei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopkins. Hopkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kisei misses with a straight left.
Kisei throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Kisei lands a head shot.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Kisei throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kisei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kisei connects with a nice looking jab.
Kisei tries to land a leg kick but Hopkins saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Kisei.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Kisei throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kisei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Kisei throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kisei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Kisei.
Kisei throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Kisei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kisei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopkins. Hopkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kisei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hopkins counters with a body kick.
Kisei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kisei lands a nice shot that snaps Hopkins's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kisei connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick.
Kisei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Kisei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopkins misses with a kick to the body.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Kisei lands the left hand.
Jab from Kisei.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hopkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kisei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Hopkins does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Kisei throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiso Kisei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kiso Kisei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Kisei avoids it with no problem.
Kisei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins with a nice calf kick.
Kisei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Kisei.
Kisei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Kisei throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Kisei throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Kisei lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kisei throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body punch from Kisei.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Kisei misses.
Hopkins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kisei blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kisei. That snapped Hopkins's head back.
Kisei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kisei misses with a body shot
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Kisei is rocked!
Hopkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
Oh Kisei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Kisei seems to have got his legs back now.
Kisei checks a leg kick nicely.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kisei throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but Kisei moves his leg out of the way.
Kisei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kisei.
Hopkins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kisei blocks it well.
Kisei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiso Kisei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Kisei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Kisei moved out of range nicely.
Kisei lands with a good body shot.
Kisei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Kisei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kisei jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Kisei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kisei.
Hopkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Kisei misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kisei misses the jab.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Kisei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kisei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kisei misses with a straight left.
Kisei misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kisei scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopkins should have avoided that one.
Kisei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kisei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Hopkins with the inside leg kick.
Tory Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kisei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kisei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kisei 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.
Kisei misses with a hook
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Kisei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kisei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kisei scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Kisei checks it.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Kisei is just out of range.
Kisei scores with a jab. Hopkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that drops Kisei like a sack of potatoes! Hopkins dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tory Hopkins!
Tory Hopkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 992 p4p, 1105 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 141 p4p, 158 weight class). Hallbjornsson comes to the cage accompanied by Herr Mannelig. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adils Hallbjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallbjornsson lands a nice shot that snaps Bautista's head back.
Hallbjornsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bautista just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallbjornsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hallbjornsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Hallbjornsson looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
Hallbjornsson scores with a hook to the body. Bautista takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hallbjornsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hallbjornsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bautista's head backwards.
Hallbjornsson throws a right hand that misses
and Bautista counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hallbjornsson throws a body kick that misses.
Hallbjornsson throws an off balance right hand
and Hallbjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallbjornsson tries to clinch there but Bautista circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bautista misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hallbjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bautista has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hallbjornsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Bautista's head.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bautista to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista with the inside leg kick.
Hallbjornsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heartless Team in the buildup to the fight.
Hallbjornsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bautista throws out a counter right but Hallbjornsson avoids it with no problem.
Hallbjornsson catches Bautista with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hallbjornsson scores with a nice strike.
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the side of Bautista's head but Bautista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hallbjornsson misses with a right hand
and Bautista counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hallbjornsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hallbjornsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Hallbjornsson coming out on top.
Bautista checks a low kick from Hallbjornsson.
Bautista takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hallbjornsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the side of Bautista's head but Bautista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Hallbjornsson finds it's way through Bautista's defenses.
Hallbjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hallbjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bautista counters with a good, hard body kick but Hallbjornsson shrugs it off.
Hallbjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Bautista steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hallbjornsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.
Hallbjornsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Bautista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hallbjornsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Bautista slams his shin into Hallbjornsson's torso.
Hallbjornsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bautista counters with a two punch combo.
Hallbjornsson cracks a nice hook into Bautista's ribs.
Hallbjornsson connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallbjornsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hallbjornsson digs a good hook to Bautista's body.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hallbjornsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bautista drops his hands momentarily and Hallbjornsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hallbjornsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bautista momentarily.
Hallbjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallbjornsson.
Bautista looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hallbjornsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.
Bautista takes a swing at Hallbjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Adils Hallbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hallbjornsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bautista under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adils Hallbjornsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bautista is looking to land body kicks.
Hallbjornsson misses the jab.
Bautista avoids a kick to the body.
Bautista takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hallbjornsson misses with a body shot.
Hallbjornsson misses the body punch
letting Bautista counter with a right hand.
Hallbjornsson lands a head shot.
Bautista on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hallbjornsson. Hallbjornsson obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Bautista takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hallbjornsson connects with a right hand. Bautista shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista jabs Hallbjornsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bautista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hallbjornsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bautista.
Hallbjornsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bautista.
Bautista slips a straight right by Hallbjornsson.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bautista stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallbjornsson.
Bautista misses with a left hand
letting Hallbjornsson counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick from Hallbjornsson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautista connects with a leg kick.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Bautista lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bautista.
Adils Hallbjornsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallbjornsson lands a slapping body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bautista might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hallbjornsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Hallbjornsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bautista.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Hallbjornsson moves away and avoids it.
Hallbjornsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bautista can do to turn this around?
Bautista's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hallbjornsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bautista scrambles back to his feet.
Hallbjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hallbjornsson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hallbjornsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Bautista releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hallbjornsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hallbjornsson misses the jab.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson wants to clinch but Bautista slips to the side
and Hallbjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallbjornsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hallbjornsson misses with a kick to the body.
Bautista tries a quick counter leg kick but Hallbjornsson is wise to it.
Hallbjornsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hallbjornsson misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson throws a body punch but Bautista moves out of range.
Hallbjornsson throws a wild body kick that Bautista sees coming a mile off.
Bautista lands a big right hand that sends Hallbjornsson crashing to the mat! Bautista stays standing though and waves Hallbjornsson back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallbjornsson manages to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson punishes Bautista's body with a nice straight punch.
Bautista slips under a jab from Hallbjornsson.
It seemed like Bautista was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hallbjornsson looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
Hallbjornsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hallbjornsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
A big left from Bautista misses.
Hallbjornsson scores with a push kick.
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 Adils Hallbjornsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy right hand but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Bautista responds with a good body kick, but Hallbjornsson manages to step out the way in time.
Bautista misses with a right hand
letting Hallbjornsson counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hallbjornsson.
Bautista takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bautista pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bautista pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hallbjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Hallbjornsson is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hallbjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.
Hallbjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Bautista counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Hallbjornsson misses its intended target.
Bautista steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hallbjornsson misses with a kick to the body.
Bautista looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hallbjornsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bautista checks a leg kick.
Bautista looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hallbjornsson throws a right hand that misses
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bautista takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hallbjornsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hallbjornsson is rocked!
Bautista throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses with a straight left.
Bautista has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hallbjornsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drax Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
Hallbjornsson rushes Bautista and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Hallbjornsson fails to land.
Hallbjornsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bautista tries to circle away but Hallbjornsson has him pinned against the cage.
Bautista digs a right hand into Hallbjornsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hallbjornsson's gas tank.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Hallbjornsson is controlling him.
Hallbjornsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallbjornsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hallbjornsson digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
Bautista tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallbjornsson's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hallbjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Bautista breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries to move into range but Hallbjornsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallbjornsson.
Bautista looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hallbjornsson keeps Bautista at a distance using the push kick.
Hallbjornsson lands with an overhand left.
Hallbjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Hallbjornsson swings for the body but Bautista moves out of range.
And Bautista responds with a good body kick, but Hallbjornsson manages to step out the way in time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hallbjornsson.
Bautista scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Hallbjornsson scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the side of Bautista's head but Bautista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Bautista on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hallbjornsson lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Hallbjornsson lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautista takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bautista looks to land a right hand but Hallbjornsson moved out of range.
Hallbjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bautista is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.
Bautista with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hallbjornsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bautista gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hallbjornsson blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adils Hallbjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hallbjornsson 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adils Hallbjornsson!
Our winner, Adils Hallbjornsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 475 p4p, 857 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 43 p4p, 82 weight class). Six Nine comes into the arena with KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28 - 13 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Six Nine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Six Nine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grandis.
Six Nine 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.
A low kick from Six Nine is predictable there
letting Grandis counter with a right hand.
Grandis takes a swing at Six Nine 's ribcage but misses.
Grandis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Tekashi Six Nine has been cut.
Grandis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Six Nine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grandis moves into the clinch.
Six Nine lands a body punch.
Six Nine cracks Grandis with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Six Nine .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Six Nine lands a body punch.
Grandis looks winded!
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grandis working hard to break the clinch.
Six Nine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Six Nine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Grandis avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Six Nine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grandis backwards.
Six Nine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Six Nine throws a nice looking combination but Grandis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grandis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Six Nine connects with a looping right hand.
Grandis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Grandis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Six Nine lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick from Six Nine , right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Six Nine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grandis on the side of the head.
Grandis misses with a body punch
and Six Nine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grandis misses with a hook. Six Nine ducked under it nicely.
Grandis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Six Nine to score with a decent uppercut.
Grandis lands a nice shot that snaps Six Nine 's head back.
Six Nine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grandis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Six Nine tried to counter with a leg kick but Grandis avoided it.
Six Nine lands a leg kick that knocks Grandis off balance momentarily.
Six Nine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grandis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Grandis counter with a right hand.
Grandis moves out of range of the strikes.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Six Nine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grandis's head backwards.
A good leg kick by Six Nine .
Six Nine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grandis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Six Nine connects with a body shot.
Six Nine scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
Six Nine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Six Nine closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grandis tries to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling the position.
Six Nine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Six Nine pushes off an throws an elbow but Grandis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Six Nine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Six Nine lands a nice elbow.
Grandis is looking to break free of the clinch but Six Nine has double underhooks.
Six Nine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grandis is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
Grandis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Six Nine . That's going to slow Grandis down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
That's time! Six Nine 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Six Nine does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Six Nine .
Six Nine has closed the distance and engaged Grandis in a clinch.
Six Nine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grandis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Six Nine lands with a light punch inside.
Grandis avoids the elbow strike from Six Nine , against the cage.
Six Nine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tekashi Six Nine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Six Nine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grandis.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis is trying to break free.
Six Nine tries to work over Grandis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grandis blocks an uppercut.
Grandis breaks the clinch.
Six Nine lands with an overhand left.
Six Nine pushes Grandis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine tries to work over Grandis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Six Nine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Six Nine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Six Nine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grandis can do to turn this around?
Grandis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grandis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grandis is trying to break the clinch but Six Nine is controlling him.
Six Nine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Six Nine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grandis wants to get back to striking at distance but Six Nine won't allow it.
Six Nine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grandis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grandis manages to break the clinch.
Grandis is looking to clinch but Six Nine is avoiding it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Six Nine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grandis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Six Nine .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Six Nine scores with a punch to the head.
Six Nine takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine throws an overhand right that lands on Grandis's shoulder, as Grandis tries to avoid the shot.
Grandis throws a lazy right hand but Six Nine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Six Nine misses its target.
Six Nine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grandis if he has to take too many more of those.
Six Nine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grandis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine lands with a right hand.
Grandis misses with a jab to the body
and Six Nine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grandis moves in looking to clinch but Six Nine pushes him off.
Six Nine half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Six Nine , right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grandis moves in looking to clinch but Six Nine pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Grandis.
Six Nine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tekashi Six Nine is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Six Nine 's shoulder, as Six Nine tries to avoid the shot.
Six Nine throwing a counter right hand but Grandis manages to avoid it.
Six Nine moves out of range of the body kick from Grandis.
Six Nine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Six Nine .
Six Nine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grandis lands a really nice looking cross but Six Nine seems unphased.
Donk. Six Nine catches Grandis right on the button with a cross.
Grandis throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Six Nine to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
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!
Grandis throws a sloppy body shot
and Six Nine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robert Grandis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Six Nine lands a nice looking body shot.
Grandis throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine counters with a right hand to the body.
Grandis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Six Nine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grandis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Six Nine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Six Nine misses with a looping left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Six Nine . Grandis shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Six Nine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grandis punishes Six Nine 's body with a nice straight punch.
Grandis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Six Nine counters with a right hand to the body.
Six Nine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Six Nine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grandis throws a poor cross that misses
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Six Nine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Six Nine .
A looping hook to the body misses from Six Nine . Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine clobbers Grandis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Six Nine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grandis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grandis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Six Nine scores with a hook to the body. Grandis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grandis's sensitive parts.
Grandis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Six Nine lands a really nice looking cross but Grandis seems unphased.
A clash of legs there as Six Nine blocks the low kick.
Six Nine fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grandis just manages to avoid it.
Jab from Six Nine .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Grandis.
A low kick from Grandis misses
and Six Nine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grandis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick.
Tekashi Six Nine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Six Nine blocks a jab.
Six Nine clinches up against the cage.
Grandis breaks the clinch.
Six Nine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grandis misses with a body punch
and Six Nine counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Six Nine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Six Nine moves away.
Six Nine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Six Nine misses with a wild body shot.
Grandis misses with an uppercut
and Six Nine counters with an outside leg kick.
Grandis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine lands with a right hand.
Grandis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Six Nine . Six Nine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Six Nine lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tekashi Six Nine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Six Nine 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tekashi Six Nine !
Our winner, Tekashi Six Nine , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Tribute (ranked 495 p4p, 666 weight class) and Sean Dickinson (ranked 69 p4p, 96 weight class). Tribute comes to the cage accompanied by tank abbot tribute. Dickinson has chosen Resurrection - Chris Travis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute misses with the body kick
and Dickinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tribute has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tribute there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tribute swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Tribute fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tribute looks to throw a body kick
letting Dickinson counter with a right hand.
Dickinson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Tribute wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Dickinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tribute misses with the body kick
and Dickinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Tribute misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice side step and Dickinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tribute goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tribute fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tribute throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dickinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tribute with a jab.
Tribute throws a lazy body kick
letting Dickinson counter with a right hand.
Tribute throws a lazy body kick
and Dickinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tribute throws a series of punches but Dickinson avoids them all with ease.
Dickinson tries a quick counter leg kick but Tribute is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute with a nice calf kick.
Tribute 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.
Tribute throws a wild body kick that Dickinson sees coming a mile off.
Dickinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tribute 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Tribute.
Dickinson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tribute counters with a nice body kick.
Tribute throws a push kick but Dickinson slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Dickinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tribute rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickinson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dickinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
Dickinson blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickinson off the cage and back into range.
Nice uppercut there from Dickinson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dickinson checks a leg kick.
Dickinson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tribute misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickinson stuns Tribute with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tribute throws an off balance right hand
and Dickinson counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for Tribute.
Tank Tribute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tribute walks into a stiff left hand from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a hook but Tribute blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson moves out of range as Tribute throws a body kick.
Dickinson lands a leg kick that knocks Tribute off balance momentarily.
Tribute walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dickinson.
Dickinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tribute moves out of range as Dickinson strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Dickinson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dickinson throws a hook but Tribute blocks it.
Dickinson misses with a body shot.
Dickinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dickinson misses the shot to the body.
Tribute misses with a body kick.
Sean Dickinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tribute with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dickinson to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tribute throws a lazy body kick
and Dickinson counters with a thumping low kick.
Dickinson connects with a body shot.
Dickinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Tank Tribute has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute looks to land a body kick but Dickinson moved away.
Dickinson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tribute swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickinson thuds his right hand into Tribute's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tribute is looking to land body kicks.
Tribute misses with a looping left.
Dickinson lands with a shot to the body.
Tribute swings widly with a right hand
and Dickinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tribute fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
Dickinson tries a quick counter leg kick but Tribute is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickinson.
Dickinson moves away from the strike by Tribute.
Tribute rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tribute on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickinson. Dickinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Tribute misses with a shot to the body
letting Dickinson counter with a right hand.
Tribute throws a sloppy head kick
and Dickinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Tribute throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tribute gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dickinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tribute takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dickinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Dickinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
It seemed like Dickinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tribute throws a wild body kick that Dickinson sees coming a mile off.
Dickinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickinson blocks a jab.
Dickinson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tribute doesn't seem bothered though.
Dickinson swings for the body but Tribute moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tribute might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dickinson misses with a body kick.
Tribute goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Sean Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson avoids the body shot from Tribute.
Dickinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tribute swings widly with a right hand
and Dickinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tribute thinking.
Tribute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickinson.
Tribute throwing a counter right hand but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Dickinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tribute.
Tank Tribute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Tribute misses the target.
Tribute throws a wild body kick that Dickinson sees coming a mile off.
Tribute backing away here, and Dickinson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tribute misses with an uppercut
and Dickinson counters with a low kick, right behind Tribute 's knee.
Tribute smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dickinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson misses with a straight left.
Dickinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
Dickinson connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Dickinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dickinson connects with a leg kick.
Tribute takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dickinson misses with a low kick as Tribute jumps back.
Tribute with a nice cross.
Tribute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickinson.
Dickinson scores with a nice body kick.
Tribute jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a head kick.
Dickinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tribute.
Tribute takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dickinson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson sizes up Tribute with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tribute is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Dickinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dickinson.
Dickinson cracks Tribute with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tribute uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dickinson.
Tribute misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tribute 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 Dickinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dickinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dickinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dickinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tribute.
A little jabbing left from Dickinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tribute misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dickinson! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Dickinson.
Dickinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tribute was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickinson.
A quick step to the side and Tribute tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dickinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tribute takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dickinson wants to land a leg kick but Tribute is out of range.
Tribute throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dickinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dickinson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tribute swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Tribute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickinson moves away.
Dickinson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tribute with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Dickinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dickinson 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dickinson!
Sean Dickinson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Steve (ranked 431 p4p, 445 weight class) and Tor KillsInWater (ranked 62 p4p, 63 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tor KillsInWater was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tor KillsInWater!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from KillsInWater lands but Steve takes it in his stride.
KillsInWater connects with a body shot.
Steve scores with a punch to the head.
Steve gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by KillsInWater. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of KillsInWater.
A head kick misses from KillsInWater.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
KillsInWater drives through and clinches with Steve against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on KillsInWater's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
KillsInWater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As KillsInWater backs away, Steve returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
KillsInWater cracks Steve with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
KillsInWater swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steve.
KillsInWater clobbers Steve with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
KillsInWater looks to land a combination but Steve avoids it well.
KillsInWater scores with a hook.
KillsInWater misses with a wild body shot.
Steve looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Steve misses.
KillsInWater misses with a head kick.
KillsInWater has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
KillsInWater scores with a jab to the jaw.
KillsInWater just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - KillsInWater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
KillsInWater blocks a jab.
KillsInWater scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
KillsInWater misses with a combination
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve lands the left hand.
KillsInWater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve throws the left hand but KillsInWater avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by KillsInWater misses
and Steve counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steve scores with a nice strike.
KillsInWater staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
KillsInWater tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
KillsInWater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
KillsInWater looks winded!
KillsInWater misses with a head kick.
KillsInWater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
KillsInWater is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
KillsInWater moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
KillsInWater throws a lazy head kick
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steve cracks KillsInWater with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Steve has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning KillsInWater to stand back up!
 KillsInWater is rocked!
It looks like Tor KillsInWater has been cut.
Steve throws a pinpoint strike between KillsInWater's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends KillsInWater crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Steve scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yago Steve!
Our winner, Yago Steve, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 359 p4p, 440 weight class) and Oliver Lancaster (ranked 50 p4p, 63 weight class). Oliver Lancaster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Holden Gracie's chin.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster instigates a clinch.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Lancaster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to Gracie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lancaster missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Lancaster on the inside.
Lancaster pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Lancaster has the dominant position.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Lancaster lands an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie sizes up Lancaster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lancaster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lancaster 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.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster.
Lancaster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Lancaster slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie darts in and clinches Lancaster up against the cage.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie wants to break free but Lancaster has control.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster's elbow.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Lancaster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands an uppercut.
Lancaster lands a shot to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Lancaster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lancaster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Lancaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four 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!
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lancaster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie tries to circle away but Lancaster has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Lancaster has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a knee to the body.
Lancaster gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside.
Lancaster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lancaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Lancaster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lancaster closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie gets through Lancaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Lancaster blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Lancaster clinches.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
Lancaster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lancaster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Lancaster lands a knee to the body.
Lancaster is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Lancaster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster trying to land knees to the body.
Lancaster trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster.
Gracie tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Lancaster won't allow it.
Gracie wants to break free but Lancaster has control.
Lancaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliver Lancaster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Lancaster.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lancaster obliges.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lancaster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Lancaster as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lancaster crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Lancaster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lancaster lands a body punch.
Lancaster cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Lancaster working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Lancaster.
Knees to the body from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lancaster in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster missing with knees to the body.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
Lancaster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lancaster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lancaster tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster missing with knees to the body.
Lancaster lands with a short shot to the head.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Lancaster is controlling him.
Lancaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Lancaster lands a big uppercut and Gracie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gracie looks OK. Lancaster waves Gracie back to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
Lancaster works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Lancaster comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Gracie falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Gracie was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Lancaster!
An out of breath Oliver Lancaster 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juki Allu (ranked 304 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Super Meat Boy (ranked 41 p4p, 143 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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285
33 - 22 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juki Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Super Meat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allu rushes Meat Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Meat Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allu swings wildly with an uppercut but Meat Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meat Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Allu tries to work over Meat Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meat Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Meat Boy misses with a punch to the body.
Meat Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as Allu controls his hands.
Allu digs a right hand into Meat Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meat Boy's gas tank.
Meat Boy blocks a body shot from Allu.
A nice left hand lands by Allu.
Allu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Super Meat Boy has been cut.
Allu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meat Boy takes a shot to the head.
Allu has a couple of punches blocked by Meat Boy.
Allu gets through Meat Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meat Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Allu.
Allu misses with a punch on the inside.
Allu lands a nice shot to the body.
Allu gets through Meat Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meat Boy looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Allu.
Allu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meat Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meat Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Allu circles away.
Meat Boy throws a wild body kick that Allu sees coming a mile off.
Meat Boy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That has opened up Super Meat Boy's cut even more.
Allu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meat Boy looks up at the clock. Bad move! Allu lands a right hand from hell, dropping Meat Boy. Allu pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juki Allu!
In his post fight interview, Juki Allu 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Rader (ranked 466 p4p, 581 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 65 p4p, 72 weight class). Bjornsson has chosen Ultimate - Denzel Curry as his entrance music. Dennis Rader could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Bjornsson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Rader throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornsson feints the counter takedown.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Rader.
Bjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rader.
Rader moves out of range of the strikes.
Rader defending well as Bjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Rader tenderised Bjornsson's leg. Bjornsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bjornsson moves out of range as Rader strikes.
Rader looks to land a left hand but Bjornsson moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson wants to counter with a clinch but Rader pushes him away.
Dennis Rader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Rader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rader lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rader.
Rader looks to land a right hand but Bjornsson moved out of range.
Rader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Bjornsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Rader pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bjornsson moves forwards but Rader connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Eddie Bjornsson's cut even more.
Rader's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rader duly obliges.
Rader misses with a hook
letting Bjornsson counter with a right hand.
Bjornsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rader just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bjornsson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bjornsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rader throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
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!
A shot to the body from Rader misses
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsson defending well as Rader loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Rader.
An inside leg kick lands from Rader.
Rader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Rader.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rader.
The cut above Eddie Bjornsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rader throws a looping overhand right but Bjornsson ducks down to avoid it.
Rader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bjornsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rader's guard.
Rader has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bjornsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rader will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bjornsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bjornsson works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rader down.
Rader manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rader actively working from the bottom here.
Bjornsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rader is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bjornsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rader wants to improve his position but Bjornsson is controlling well.
Rader really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bjornsson working over Rader with some ground and pound. Rader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rader trying to control here.
Bjornsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bjornsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rader is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is thwarting Rader's attempts to control the position.
Bjornsson seems to be working for a kimura but Rader defends the submission attempt.
Rader is looking to control Bjornsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rader avoid being mounted?
Bjornsson is just content to waste time from the top position. Rader takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bjornsson works over Rader with some ground and pound from guard.
Bjornsson is in close to Rader's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Rader keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Rader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rader.
Rader misses with a two punch combination.
Rader lunges at Bjornsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bjornsson's hand.
A leg kick checked by Bjornsson.
Rader takes a swing at Bjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Rader throws a jab when Bjornsson was well out of range.
Dennis Rader is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Rader.
Rader loads up on a big right hand but Bjornsson slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rader.
Rader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bjornsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bjornsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bjornsson. Bjornsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rader scores with a three punch combo!
Eddie Bjornsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bjornsson drives through with a takedown into Rader's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bjornsson lands a couple of elbows.
Rader looking for a guillotine here but Bjornsson defends easily.
Rader has an active guard here but Bjornsson has managed to pass into half guard.
Rader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bjornsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rader keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader is in trouble now - Bjornsson has advanced to mount!
Rader is trying to escape the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Rader working to try and regain half guard.
Bjornsson wants to finish this one by submission but Rader is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bjornsson passes into side control, despite Rader's attempt to control the position.
Rader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjornsson can do to turn this around?
Bjornsson scoring with punches from side control.
Bjornsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rader keeps working.
Rader can't do much from the bottom here.
Bjornsson working the body and head with strikes.
Bjornsson lands a few punches from side control.
Rader regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bjornsson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rader has hold of Bjornsson's hands but Bjornsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson working Rader over with strikes.
Bjornsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bjornsson wants to stand but Rader has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bjornsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rader knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bjornsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bjornsson working the head and body with strikes.
Bjornsson is looking to advance position but Rader won't allow it.
Bjornsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Rader is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eddie Bjornsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bjornsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rader looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Rader scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Rader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rader scores with a nice right hand.
Rader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Bjornsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dennis Rader!
A victorious Dennis Rader 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 Abdul Keji (ranked 139 p4p, 185 weight class) and Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 19 p4p, 26 weight class). Maximilian Bonaparte 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Keji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte slips under a jab from Keji.
Some wild striking there from Keji.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonaparte! But no joy.
Bonaparte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keji.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Keji throws a lazy right hand but Bonaparte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keji swings widly with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonaparte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from Keji.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonaparte! But no joy.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonaparte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Maximilian Bonaparte has been cut.
Bonaparte moves away from the strike by Keji.
Keji lands a jab to the nose.
Keji missing with a left hand there. Bonaparte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Bonaparte responds with a good body kick, but Keji manages to step out the way in time.
Bonaparte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keji swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonaparte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Keji wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keji avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Keji.
Keji was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a lazy uppercut
and Keji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonaparte is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Bonaparte misses.
Abdul Keji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keji stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keji throws a shot from downtown. Bonaparte moves away and avoids it.
Keji cracks Bonaparte with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Keji has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bonaparte to stand back up!
Keji is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte blocks a jab.
And Bonaparte responds with a good body kick, but Keji manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keji moves out of range of the body kick from Bonaparte.
A little feinted left hand from Keji on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keji misses with a straight left.
Bonaparte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Keji.
Bonaparte throws a counter combo.
Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keji.
A swing and a miss from Keji.
Keji throws a right hand that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte works Keji's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Keji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximilian Bonaparte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keji looks to land a left hand but Bonaparte moved out of range nicely.
Bonaparte misses the jab.
Keji throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonaparte can do to turn this around?
Keji looks to throw the jab but Bonaparte is out of range.
Bonaparte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keji.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keji throws a hook but Bonaparte blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonaparte! But no joy.
Keji throws a hook to the side of Bonaparte's head but Bonaparte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonaparte replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Keji blocks it well.
Bonaparte lands a big head kick that sends Keji tumbling to the mat! Bonaparte takes a step backwards and waves Keji back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Keji is rocked!
It looks like Abdul Keji has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keji sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Keji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonaparte steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Abdul Keji is winning the standup battle so far.
Keji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonaparte was well out of range. Poor timing from Keji.
Keji seems to have got his legs back now.
Keji loads up on a big right hand but Bonaparte slips the punch.
Keji throws a hook to the side of Bonaparte's head but Bonaparte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonaparte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonaparte takes a swing at Keji's ribcage but misses.
Keji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte defending well as Keji loads up on a big left hand.
Bonaparte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keji throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bonaparte counter with a right hand.
A big right from Keji misses.
Bonaparte scores with a kick to the body.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from Keji.
A nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keji moves out of range as Bonaparte throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a big right hand that sends Keji crashing to the mat! Bonaparte stays standing though and waves Keji back to his feet!
Bonaparte ducks under a wild hook from Keji.
Keji throws a looping overhand right but Bonaparte ducks down to avoid it.
Bonaparte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keji with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonaparte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keji.
Keji swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bonaparte misses with an uppercut. Keji saw that one coming.
Keji throws a shot from downtown. Bonaparte moves away and avoids it.
Bonaparte throws out a counter right but Keji avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Keji misses.
Keji misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keji throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keji ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonaparte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Bonaparte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bonaparte connects with a right hand. Keji shakes it off.
Bonaparte throws a push kick but Keji slaps the foot to one side.
Keji misses with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonaparte looks to land a left hand but Keji moved out of range nicely.
Bonaparte defending well as Keji loads up on a big left hand.
Bonaparte feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Keji right on the button. Keji goes down! Bonaparte follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bonaparte gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Au Revoir Bitch - now my next fight must be Jimmy Granite. I took him lightly last time so he is due. '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 36 p4p, 169 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 7 p4p, 16 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 36 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo wants to slow Corassa down by chopping away at his legs.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollo throws out the jab.
Corassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Apollo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corassa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Apollo keeps the fight on the outside.
Apollo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Apollo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Corassa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Apollo lands a body shot.
Apollo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corassa scores with a hook to the body. Apollo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corassa lands a slapping body shot.
Apollo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa clobbers Apollo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corassa tries to score with a low kick but Apollo moves his leg out of the way.
Corassa wants to slow Apollo down by chopping away at his legs.
Apollo throws out a counter right but Corassa avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that Apollo 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.
A jab from Apollo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apollo.
Corassa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Apollo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Corassa slips under a jab from Apollo.
Corassa cracks Apollo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Apollo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Corassa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Apollo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Apollo scores with a punch to the head.
Apollo moves into range and clinches up with Corassa.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corassa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apollos head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.
Corassa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Apollo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corassa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apollo throws a punch but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Corassa.
Corassa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Corassa.
Corassa blocking some punches.
Apollo jumps guard and drags Corassa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Corassa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Corassa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Apollo's guard.
Corassa controlling the pace.
Apollo is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Corassa seems content to control.
Apollo wants to get back to full guard.
Apollo keeps trying to improve his position.
Apollo trying to hold on to Corassa's head to control him but Corassa postures up.
Apollo moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Apollo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Corassa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Corassa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Corassa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Corassa preventing the sweep.
Corassa trying to control but Apollo is working from the bottom.
Corassa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Apollo's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Corassa clinches up with Apollo and pushes him back against the cage.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Corassa uses from the top position.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Corassa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Apollo.
Apollo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Apollo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corassa.
An attempted straight right counter from Corassa misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Corassa.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Apollo with a nice calf kick.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Apollo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Apollo throws a series of punches but Corassa moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Corassa.
Apollo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Apollo misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corassa.
Apollo lands a glancing blow to the side of Corassa's head.
Corassa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apollo momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa misses with a leg kick.
That kick from Corassa tenderised Apollo's leg. Apollo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corassa works over Apollo's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Apollo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corassa misses with a looping right.
Corassa drops his hands momentarily and Apollo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Corassa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corassa sets himself, and Apollo steps forward looking for the clinch! Corassa avoids it this time.
Apollo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Apollo scores with a spinning back kick!
Apollo ducks right into an uppercut from Corassa.
Corassa tries to clinch but Apollo is having none of it.
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apollo.
Apollo misses with an uppercut
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apollo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corassa checks it well.
Corassa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Apollo. Apollo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Apollo catches Corassa right on the button with a cross.
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!
Corassa digs a good hook to Apollo's body.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Corassa tenderised Apollo's leg. Apollo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Apollo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corassa throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
Corassa tries to clinch but Apollo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.
Corassa lands a glancing blow to the side of Apollo's head.
Apollo tries to land a front kick but Corassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Apollo lands a jab.
Apollo throws a lazy right hand but Corassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corassa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Corassa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Apollo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corassa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Corassa.
Corassa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Apollo. Apollo obviously looking to wear him down.
Apollo checks a leg kick.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Apollo walks into a stiff left hand from Corassa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corassa.
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Corassa throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Corassa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Apollo doesn't seem phased though.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Corassa checks a leg kick.
Apollo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Apollo moves out of range of the strikes.
Apollo misses with a hook. Corassa ducked under it nicely.
Apollo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corassa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apollo momentarily.
Corassa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa avoids a kick to the body.
Corassa takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Corassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corassa.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eduardo Corassa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corassa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Corassa avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Apollo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Corassa digs a right hand into Apollo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Apollo's gas tank.
Corassa tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Apollo controls the action.
Apollo lands a right hand.
Apollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corassa throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Apollo works Corassa's body with a nice hook.
Corassa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apollo momentarily.
Corassa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Corassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Apollo can do to turn this around?
Corassa misses with a looping right.
A big right from Apollo misses.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Apollo throws a counter combo.
Apollo throws a leg kick
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Corassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corassa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Apollo's sensitive parts.
Corassa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Corassa.
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!
Apollo thuds his shin into the meat of Corassa's side.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corassa.
Apollo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Corassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Corassa misses.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corassa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Corassa misses.
Corassa is looking to clinch but Apollo is avoiding it.
Apollo feints and then cracks Corassa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corassa down.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Corassa throws an overhand right that lands on Apollo's shoulder, as Apollo tries to avoid the shot.
Corassa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Apollo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Corassa forces Apollo back against the cage and clinches.
Corassa misses with some punches.
Corassa throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Corassa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Corassa avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A hook to the body from Corassa.
Apollo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corassas head.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Apollo controls the action.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.
Apollo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Apollo lands with a short shot to the head.
Corassa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apollo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Apollo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo jumps guard but Corassa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Apollo lands an uppercut.
Corassa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Nice body punch from Corassa - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Corassa.
Corassa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Apollo lands with a left to the head.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa working aggressively here.
Corassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo lands with a left to the head.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corassa tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Apollo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corassa backwards.
Apollo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo prevents a body shot from Corassa.
Apollo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corassa backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Corassa.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Corassa on the inside.
Corassa blocking some punches.
Corassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corassa working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Apollo.
Apollo misses with some punches.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but Corassa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Eduardo Corassa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Corassa scores with a jab. Apollo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corassa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Apollo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Corassa misses.
Apollo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Apollo moves out of range as Corassa throws a body kick.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollo throws out the jab.
Corassa is looking to counter punch.
Apollo throws the kick towards the body but Corassa avoids it.
Apollo lands with an uppercut that bounces Corassa off the cage and back into range.
Apollo misses with a kick to the body.
Apollo cracks Corassa with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa connects with a solid leg kick.
Corassa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corassa tries to work over Apollo's front leg with a kick but Apollo checks it.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Apollo is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Apollo - just one landing.
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Apollo lands with a shot to the body.
Apollo is looking to slow Corassa down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Apollo misses the target.
Corassa wants to land a leg kick but Apollo is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Apollo misses.
Corassa tries a low kick but Apollo avoids it.
Corassa moves into range and clinches up with Apollo.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Corassa avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Corassa throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corassas head.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Apollo controls the action.
Apollo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corassa digs a right hand into Apollo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Apollo's gas tank.
Corassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
Apollo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corassa backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Apollo lands with a right to the head.
Apollo has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Apollo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corassa.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Apollo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corassa prevents a body shot from Apollo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corassa.
Corassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apollos head.
Corassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corassa tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Apollo.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but Corassa has him pressed against the cage.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo manages to break the clinch.
Apollo connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corassa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Apollo.
Corassa slips under a jab from Apollo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Apollo connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses.
Apollo lands a lovely overhand right.
Corassa swings for the body but Apollo moves out of range.
Apollo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apollo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corassa misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Apollo gets tackled into the cage by Corassa. Corassa maintains the clinch.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apollo.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Corassa.
Apollo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corassa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lindsay Apollo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Apollo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Apollo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corassa.
Apollo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corassa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Apollo misses.
Corassa misses with a looping left.
Apollo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Apollo misses with a hook.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corassa.
Apollo jabs Corassa right on the nose. Corassa blinks but takes it well.
Corassa misses with a low kick as Apollo jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo takes one to the side of the head.
Corassa lands a nice looking body shot.
Corassa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Apollo.
Apollo throws a chopping leg kick but Corassa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Apollo defending well as Corassa loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo tries a quick counter leg kick but Corassa is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Apollo tries a low kick but Corassa avoids it.
Apollo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corassa on the side of the head.
Corassa tries to clinch but Apollo moves away
and Apollo counters with a thumping low kick.
Corassa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Apollo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corassa takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Corassa there.
Apollo throws a body kick that misses
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apollo staying out of range there.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Corassa tried to score with a low kick but Apollo checks it.
Corassa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Apollo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Apollo scores with the left hand. Corassa knows he should have avoided that one.
Apollo motions for Corassa to come forward. Apollo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corassa throws a head kick but Apollo moves out of range.
Lindsay Apollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Apollo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apollo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apollo blocks the body kick.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Apollo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Apollo, as that shot connected.
Apollo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo scores with a sloppy right hand. Corassa should have avoided that one.
Corassa staying out of range there.
Corassa connects with a solid leg kick.
Corassa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apollo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corassa misses with a kick to the body.
Apollo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apollo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corassa's hands.
Corassa fakes the leg kick and cracks Apollo in the body.
Corassa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corassa 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.
Corassa clinches up with Apollo and pushes him back against the cage.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Corassa just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Apollo.
Apollo presses Corassa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Apollo lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Apollo can't find room to land a body shot as Corassa controls the action.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eduardo Corassa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lindsay Apollo.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apollo has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eduardo Corassa.
I think Corassa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Eduardo Corassa 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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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
73% |
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