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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shun Cao (ranked 24572 p4p, 24428 weight class) and Koba Takanori (ranked 626 p4p, 594 weight class). Cao 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Save Point - Run The Jewels. Koba Takanori is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shun Cao !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koba Takanori!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanori tries to land a leg kick but Cao saw it coming and moves away.
Cao dives in and grabs Takanori's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takanori pushes down on Cao 's head and hops out.
Takanori lands a body shot.
Cao doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takanori counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Shun Cao has been cut.
Cao tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Takanori defends well and Cao ends up having to push Takanori into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Takanori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shun Cao . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cao misses with a body punch.
Takanori throws a head punch that misses.
Cao breaks from the clinch.
Takanori stuffs the takedown attempt from Cao . Cao gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cao defending well as Takanori loads up on a big left hand.
Takanori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takanori connects with a body shot that sends Cao 's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Takanori. No joy for Cao on that attempt.
Takanori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takanori.
Takanori connects with a single shot there.
 Cao is rocked!
Takanori has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Takanori lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Cao crumples to the floor! Takanori milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Koba Takanori!
A very excited looking Koba Takanori made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtola (ranked 2416 p4p, 4141 weight class) and Gene Wonder (ranked 351 p4p, 526 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Lehtola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene Wonder!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wonder's head backwards.
Lehtola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonder moves out of range as Lehtola strikes.
Wonder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lehtola looks to land a right hand but Wonder moved out of range.
Lehtola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jari Lehtola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wonder defending well as Lehtola loads up on a big left hand.
Wonder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wonder takes one on the button.
Lehtola misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola jabs Wonder right on the nose. Wonder blinks but takes it well.
Wonder slips a straight right by Lehtola.
Lehtola digs a good hook to Wonder's body.
Lehtola looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonder is just out of range.
Wonder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonder is just out of range.
Wonder thinks about the counter body kick.
Lehtola with a hook.
Wonder ducks under a wild hook from Lehtola.
A little jabbing left from Wonder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehtola swings for the body but Wonder moves out of range.
Jari Lehtola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lehtola misses with a straight left.
Lehtola throws out a loose jab but Wonder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lehtola misses the jab.
Wonder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lehtola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lehtola throws a lazy right hand but Wonder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehtola misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wonder. Wonder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lehtola throws a jab but it's blocked by Wonder.
Wonder let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lehtola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wonder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lehtola 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.
Lehtola throws a hook to the side of Wonder's head but Wonder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wonder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Lehtola misses.
Wonder lands a nice shot to the body.
Wonder missing with a left hand there. Lehtola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehtola has managed to clinch.
Wonder is trying to break free.
Lehtola lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder looking to throw knees to the head but Lehtola is blocking nicely.
Lehtola lands with a short shot to the head.
Wonder has hold of one of Lehtola's legs. Lehtola is fighting the takedown attempt but Wonder gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lehtola wants to sweep here but Wonder controlling him for the moment.
Lehtola keeping full guard, as Wonder tries to pass.
Wonder throws a strike but Lehtola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wonder is trying to keep Lehtola in close.
Lehtola sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wonder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder managing to control the position.
Wonder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lehtola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lehtola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wonder controlling Lehtola's posture.
Wonder is trying to control the position but Lehtola postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonder might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lehtola haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lehtola showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wonder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lehtola defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtola dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wonder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lehtola throws an off balance right hand
and Wonder counters with a two punch combo.
Wonder loads up on a big right hand but Lehtola slips the punch.
Lehtola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lehtola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wonder moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Wonder's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wonder's hands.
Lehtola throws a poor cross that misses
and Wonder counters with a nice uppercut.
Wonder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola misses the shot to the body.
Wonder shoots for a takedown but Lehtola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wonder avoids the body shot from Lehtola.
Wonder throws out a counter right but Lehtola avoids it with no problem.
Wonder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lehtola.
Wonder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wonder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wonder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Lehtola.
Jari Lehtola is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Lehtola misses.
Lehtola looks to land a left hand but Wonder moved out of range nicely.
Lehtola clinches up with Wonder and pushes him back against the cage.
Wonder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lehtola smiles and moves away.
Wonder misses with a kick to the body.
Lehtola wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lehtola.
Lehtola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonder.
Lehtola throws a lazy uppercut
and Wonder counters with a series of strikes. Lehtola will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lehtola lands a head shot.
Lehtola connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wonder staying out of range there.
A combination from Lehtola does no damage.
Wonder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lehtola is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wonder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lehtola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wonder can do to turn this around?
Wonder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lehtola is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lehtola throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Wonder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lehtola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wonder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Wonder.
Wonder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehtola misses with a body shot.
Wonder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wonder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehtola throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Lehtola.
Wonder throws a counter combo.
Lehtola throws a hook to the side of Wonder's head but Wonder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wonder! But no joy.
Lehtola throws a lazy right hand but Wonder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wonder.
Lehtola misses with an uppercut.
And Wonder tries to counter it with a takedown but Lehtola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lehtola misses with a hook
and Wonder counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonder wants to pass the guard but Lehtola is keeping the position.
Wonder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wonder content to stall in guard here.
Wonder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtola dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wonder digs a good hook to Lehtola's body.
Wonder moves out of range of the strikes.
Lehtola scores with a body shot.
Lehtola swings widly with a right hand
and Wonder counters with a straight right hand.
Lehtola moves into the clinch successfully.
Lehtola lands a hook that snaps the head of Wonder backwards.
Wonder is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lehtola to keep the fight standing.
Lehtola lands a hook that snaps the head of Wonder backwards.
Lehtola prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehtola gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wonder.
Jari Lehtola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Wonder.
Wonder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lehtola fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola throws a lazy right hand but Wonder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehtola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Wonder's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lehtola throws out a loose jab but Wonder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtola lands with a hook. Wonder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lehtola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wonders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wonder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Lehtola.
A jab from Lehtola misses.
Lehtola lands a jab to Wonder's midsection.
Lehtola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtola. Wonder does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Wonder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehtola jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lehtola checks the leg kick.
Lehtola misses with a hook
and Wonder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wonder blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wonder misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Lehtola.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehtola misses the target.
A nice side step and Wonder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lehtola scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lehtola misses.
Lehtola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lehtola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Lehtola misses.
Wonder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Lehtola.
Wonder avoids the body shot from Lehtola.
Wonder missing with a left hand there. Lehtola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jari Lehtola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wonder slips a straight right by Lehtola.
As Lehtola backs off Wonder throws a huge counter combo but Lehtola manages to avoid it all.
Lehtola scores with a nice strike.
Lehtola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wonder throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola throws an overhand right that lands on Wonder's shoulder, as Wonder tries to avoid the shot.
Wonder lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lehtola lands a right hook to the body.
Lehtola with a jab.
Lehtola scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lehtola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wonder.
Wonder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Lehtola misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtola looks to land a combination but Wonder avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Wonder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehtola connects with a jab.
Gene Wonder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lehtola throws a jab but it's blocked by Wonder.
Wonder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Lehtola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lehtola, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Lehtola!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Dickons (ranked 1710 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Klayton King (ranked 258 p4p, 309 weight class). Dickons's entrance music is Sidung. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klayton King!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Dickons misses with a wild body shot.
Dickons lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Dickons.
King misses with a double jab.
King lands a jab to Dickons's midsection.
Dickons slips under a jab from King.
Dickons misses the shot to the body.
King steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dickons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dickons off to one side.
A left and a right from Dickons both land. Nice combination.
Dickons walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickons shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. King manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dickons thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King pulls Dickons in close to his closed guard and prevents Dickons from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dickons controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dickons tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Dickons controlling from the top position.
Dickons trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dickons works the jab nicely.
Dickons has been working on his balance at The Hidden, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by King.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Dickons. Dickons gets slowly back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dickons walks into a left hand.
Dickons slips a straight right by King.
Dickons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickons.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jovan Dickons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
A big right from King misses.
Dickons is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King ducks under a wild hook from Dickons.
Dickons looks to throw a body kick
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from King misses.
A big left from King misses.
Dickons lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King misses with an uppercut. Dickons saw that one coming.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickons counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dickons.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Dickons is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickons trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Dickons postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! King is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dickons, into his guard.
Dickons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Dickons's closed guard. He's half up but Dickons has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Dickons pivots and extends the arm, King falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Dickons! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jovan Dickons!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 1325 p4p, 3039 weight class) and Horus Egyptian (ranked 185 p4p, 362 weight class). Horus Egyptian has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horus Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian scores with a head kick.
Jiang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jiang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Egyptian doesn't seem bothered though.
Egyptian lunges at Jiang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jiang's hand.
Egyptian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jiang misses with a hook
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
Egyptian slips a jab from Jiang.
Egyptian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Egyptian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang misses with a jab to the body
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
Jiang connects with a high kick.
Egyptian misses with a hook. Jiang ducked under it nicely.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Jiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Egyptian counters with a right hand to the body.
Egyptian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jiang checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jiang.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Egyptian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Egyptian looks to move away, Jiang throws a big counter combo but Egyptian just gets out of the way.
Egyptian connects with an inside leg kick.
Jiang is looking to wear down Egyptian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jiang misses with a looping left.
Egyptian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jiang lands a really nice looking cross but Egyptian seems unphased.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch but Jiang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Egyptian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Egyptian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.
Egyptian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Egyptian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jiang scores with a body shot.
Jiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A cross from Jiang lands.
Egyptian's corner calls for a 1-2. Egyptian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Egyptian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Jiang misses the target.
Jiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Egyptian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jiang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Egyptian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Egyptian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Jab by Egyptian.
Jab, jab by Egyptian - just one landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Egyptian, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang misses with an uppercut.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Jiang swats away the attempt to clinch by Egyptian.
Jiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egyptian connects with a looping right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jiang swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jiang checks it well.
Jiang half committed to a counter leg kick.
Egyptian throws a low kick, looking for Jiang's leg but Jiang calmly moves out of range.
Jiang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jiang lands a nice looking body shot.
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Egyptian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Egyptian moves forwards but Jiang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Egyptian is looking to chop away at Jiang's legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Jiang misses its target.
Jiang throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Jiang blocks the leg kick.
A low kick lands for Egyptian.
Jiang throws a leg kick but Egyptian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Egyptian connects with a right hand. Jiang shakes it off.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Jiang is looking to counter punch.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Jiang.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses.
Jiang jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Egyptian throws a body kick that misses.
Egyptian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Egyptian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jiang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jiang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egyptian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jiang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jiang jabs Egyptian right on the nose. Egyptian blinks but takes it well.
Egyptian moves out of range of the strikes.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Egyptian flicks out a counter leg kick but Jiang steps away.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Egyptian tenderised Jiang's leg. Jiang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian walks into a jab.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow Jiang down.
Jiang checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body punch from Jiang.
Jiang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Egyptian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jiang scrambles back to his feet.
Jiang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian throws a front kick aimed at Jiang's knee but Jiang avoids it well.
Egyptian tries to work over Jiang's front leg with a kick but Jiang checks it.
Egyptian tries a low kick but Jiang avoids it.
Jiang misses with a hook.
Egyptian moves forwards but Jiang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian moves out of range as Jiang strikes.
Egyptian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jiang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Egyptian moves into the clinch.
Jiang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Egyptian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Horus Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jiang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Egyptian is predictable there
and Jiang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Egyptian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jiang works Egyptian's body with a nice hook.
Jiang lands a glancing blow to the side of Egyptian's head.
Jiang throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Jiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jiang throws out a leg kick but Egyptian moves out of range and Jiang only half commits.
Egyptian throws a wild body kick that Jiang sees coming a mile off.
Jiang is looking to counter punch.
Egyptian throws a leg kick
and Jiang counters with an outside leg kick.
Egyptian throws a solid leg kick but Jiang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egyptian.
Jiang throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian tries to score with a low kick but Jiang moves his leg out of the way.
Jiang needs to keep his hands up - Egyptian had a free shot at his head there.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Egyptian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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!
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jiang tries to land a front kick but Egyptian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Jiang connects with a looping right hand.
Egyptian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Egyptian slips a jab and a cross from Jiang.
An inside leg kick from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian looks to land a body kick but Jiang moved away.
Da Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Egyptian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Egyptian drives through and clinches with Jiang against the cage.
Egyptian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egyptian.
Egyptian can't break the clinch.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian misses with the head strike.
Egyptian scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Egyptian as Jiang tries to tie him up.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Egyptian is breathing heavily.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jiang.
Egyptian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang looks to land a combination but Egyptian avoids it well.
Egyptian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.
Egyptian ducks right into an uppercut from Jiang.
Egyptian throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
Egyptian throws a chopping leg kick but Jiang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jiang throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Jiang takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Egyptian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Egyptian 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.
Jiang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jiang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
Jiang lands with a light punch inside.
Egyptian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Egyptian can't break the clinch.
Jiang has Egyptian pushed against the cage.
Jiang blocks a body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Egyptian back against the cage.
Jiang crunches a lovely knee into Egyptian's ribcage.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Egyptian avoids the damage to the body.
Horus Egyptian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Egyptian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jiang blocks a body shot from Egyptian.
Jiang scores with a shot to the side of Egyptian's head.
Egyptian lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang keeps control of Egyptian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jiang blocks a body shot from Egyptian.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jiang.
Egyptian has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Jiang lands a body punch.
Jiang blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Jiang gets through Egyptian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jiang has Egyptian pressed against the cage.
Egyptian tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
A short right from Jiang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian tries to land a knee to the head but Jiang blocks with his arms.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Egyptian avoids the damage to the body.
Egyptian looking to stall.
Egyptian throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Egyptian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jiang misses with a hook.
Jiang digs a good hook to Egyptian's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiang misses the target.
Donk. Jiang catches Egyptian right on the button with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Egyptian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jiang - the referee stops the clock and Egyptian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jiang. Egyptian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egyptian. Egyptian obviously looking to wear him down.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian moves out of range of the body kick.
Egyptian misses with a low kick as Jiang jumps back.
Jiang cracks Egyptian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jiang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jiang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Jiang looks for the body kick but Egyptian saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang slips a jab from Egyptian.
Egyptian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang scores with a hook.
Egyptian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Egyptian clinches up with Jiang and pushes him back against the cage.
Jiang tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian tries to land a knee to the head but Jiang blocks with his arms.
Jiang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egyptian can pounce on him.
Jiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Jiang.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Jiang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Egyptian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jiang cracks Egyptian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Jiang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Egyptian's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
Egyptian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Jiang moves out of range easily.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jiang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Egyptian scores with a jab. Jiang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egyptian can do to turn this around?
Jiang misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jiang 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 Egyptian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egyptian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jiang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Egyptian misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Jiang.
A swing and a miss from Egyptian.
Jiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jiang lands with a shot to the body.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian is trying to counter with his kicks.
A leg kick checked by Jiang.
Egyptian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jiang throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Jiang is looking to chop away at Egyptian's legs.
Egyptian looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Egyptian misses.
A big right from Jiang misses.
Egyptian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Egyptian misses the target.
Jiang blocks a leg kick.
Egyptian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jiang on the side of the head.
Jiang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Jiang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jiang throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian walks into a stiff left hand from Jiang.
Jiang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Egyptian misses with a looping left.
Egyptian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Egyptian throws out a leg kick but Jiang moves out of range and Egyptian only half commits.
Egyptian scoring well with a low kick there.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Jiang moved out of range.
Jiang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range and Jiang settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang jabs Egyptian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jiang throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
Jiang throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Jiang.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jiang 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Jiang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Homer Greatrix (ranked 1635 p4p, 3279 weight class) and Amarillo Brillo (ranked 224 p4p, 415 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Homer Greatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brillo avoids the head kick by Greatrix.
Brillo connects with a jab.
Greatrix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greatrix prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brillo is trying to trip Greatrix. He has hold of a leg but Greatrix is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brillo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Greatrix pulls Brillo in close to prevent any damage.
Brillo postures up in Greatrix's guard and throws a big left but Greatrix blocks it.
Brillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greatrix seems keen to control Brillo's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brillo scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greatrix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brillo is one step ahead there.
Brillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greatrix seems keen to control Brillo's posture.
Greatrix continues to stall.
Brillo is working Greatrix over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greatrix pulls Brillo in to control the position.
Brillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greatrix controlling the position.
Greatrix bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brillo's guard.
Greatrix tries to free his leg and advance position but Brillo is retaining full guard.
Brillo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Greatrix controls the pace.
Brillo has a closed guard, preventing Greatrix from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greatrix is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brillo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Greatrix manages to get himself to full guard.
Greatrix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brillo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greatrix is pulling down on Brillo's head to control his posture.
Brillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Brillo is in close to Greatrix's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Greatrix controlling the position.
Brillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Greatrix's head.
Greatrix is adopting a defensive guard.
Brillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greatrix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greatrix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greatrix pulls Brillo in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greatrix wants to sweep but no luck.
Greatrix is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Greatrix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brillo.
Greatrix is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brillo landing small, sideways elbows.
Greatrix stalling.
Brillo wants to improve his position but Greatrix is controlling well.
Greatrix controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brillo is looking to improve his position.
Brillo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amarillo Brillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greatrix.
Brillo moves into the clinch.
Greatrix swings wildly with an uppercut but Brillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brillo wants a takedown.
Greatrix is leaning against Brillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Greatrix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brillo.
Brillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greatrix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greatrix misses with the head strike.
Greatrix prevents a body shot from Brillo.
Greatrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greatrix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greatrix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brillo backwards.
Greatrix tries to work over Brillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greatrix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brillo.
Homer Greatrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amarillo Brillo.
Greatrix lands with a right to the head.
Greatrix tries to throw a body punch but Brillo avoids it by throwing Greatrix back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo tries for a takedown but Greatrix manages to get underhooks.
Brillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Greatrix prevents it.
Brillo looking for a takedown.
Brillo is breathing heavily.
Greatrix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brillo backwards.
Greatrix lands a hook that snaps the head of Brillo backwards.
Brillo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Greatrix lands with a left to the head.
Brillo is trying to drag Greatrix to the mat but Greatrix just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greatrix.
Greatrix stops a takedown attempt from Brillo.
Brillo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brillo tries to throw a body punch but Greatrix avoids it by throwing Brillo back against the cage.
Greatrix stops a takedown attempt from Brillo.
Greatrix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Greatrix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Greatrix.
A right hand to the body from Greatrix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greatrix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greatrix scores with a shoulder strike.
Greatrix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brillo's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Greatrix.
Greatrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brillo can do to turn this around?
A short right from Greatrix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greatrix.
Greatrix throws a punch but it's blocked by Brillo.
A short uppercut from Greatrix.
Greatrix lands a hook that snaps the head of Brillo backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Greatrix.
Greatrix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brillo backwards.
Greatrix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Greatrix lands with a right to the head.
Greatrix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brillo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Greatrix seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brillo can turn it around.
Greatrix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brillos head.
Greatrix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Greatrix.
Greatrix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brillos head.
Greatrix lands with a short shot to the head.
 Brillo is rocked!
Greatrix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brillo is still on wobbly legs! Can Greatrix finish him?
Brillo wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Greatrix.
Still in the clinch, Greatrix scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greatrix scores with a shoulder strike.
Greatrix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greatrix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Greatrix lands a big right hand that drops Brillo! The killer instinct kicks in and Greatrix finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Greatrix!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Homer Greatrix!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Bandolero (ranked 3185 p4p, 2401 weight class) and Rafael Soto (ranked 176 p4p, 145 weight class). Bandolero comes into the arena with Bandolero blaring out of the sound system. Soto has chosen Parkway Drive - Wild Eyes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giacomo Bandolero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Soto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandolero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soto.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soto 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.
Bandolero throws a series of punches but Soto moves out of range.
Bandolero lands a jab to the nose.
Bandolero misses with a few strikes there.
Bandolero fails to land the takedown.
Bandolero works over Soto's head and body with a nice combination.
Soto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bandolero.
Soto moves into the clinch.
Soto jumps into guard, dragging Bandolero to the mat.
Bandolero wants to pass the guard but Soto is keeping the position.
Soto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandolero is posturing up here but Soto has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bandolero tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bandolero has to tap! Slick submission there by Soto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Soto!
A very excited looking Rafael Soto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Luciano (ranked 2145 p4p, 1465 weight class) and Jehu Christ (ranked 288 p4p, 193 weight class). Jehu Christ is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jehu Christ!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ drops Luciano with a beautiful combination! Luciano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Christ is looking for the KO!
Luciano is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Luciano has been cut.
Christ lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Luciano falls backwards - clearly groggy! Christ dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jehu Christ!
Jehu Christ 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 1448 p4p, 399 weight class) and Darius Ghetea (ranked 197 p4p, 48 weight class). Darius Ghetea is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cejka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Cejka. That snapped Ghetea's head back.
Ghetea darts in and clinches Cejka up against the cage.
Ghetea misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ghetea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cejka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghetea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghetea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.
Cejka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghetea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ghetea.
Cejka stalling against the cage.
Cejka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ghetea fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghetea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghetea tries a body shot but Cejka blocks it.
Ghetea holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cejka fails to land.
Ghetea misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka blocks an uppercut.
Ghetea lands with a right to the head.
Ghetea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghetea struggles to land a body shot inside as Cejka controls his hands.
Ghetea blocking some punches.
Ghetea digs a right hand into Cejka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cejka's gas tank.
Ghetea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cejka misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Ghetea as the two fighters clinch.
Ghetea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ghetea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghetea can't find room to land a body shot as Cejka controls the action.
Ghetea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ghetea as the two fighters clinch.
Cejka can't find room to land a body shot as Ghetea controls the action.
Ghetea is working for takedown but Cejka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ghetea lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cejka is breathing heavily.
Ghetea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ghetea lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetea lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cejka is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea dips a shoulder and cracks Cejka with a mighty uppercut! Cejka falls back against the cage and Ghetea unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cejka is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ghetea screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Ghetea!
Our winner, Darius Ghetea, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasko Madzarov (ranked 649 p4p, 1138 weight class) and Patrick Sto (ranked 73 p4p, 130 weight class). Madzarov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is UNDER THE BRIDGE. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Sto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sto misses.
Madzarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Madzarov's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madzarov counters with a good low kick that Sto was not able to check.
Sto throws an off balance right hand
and Madzarov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sto. Those never looked like landing.
Sto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madzarov counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Patrick Sto has been cut.
Madzarov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sto misses with a left hand
and Madzarov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madzarov staying out of range there.
Madzarov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sto misses with an uppercut. Madzarov saw that one coming.
Sto misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madzarov counters with a low kick, right behind Sto 's knee.
Sto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madzarov throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Sto misses.
A quick step to the side and Madzarov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madzarov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Madzarov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sto is able to avoid easily.
Madzarov moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sto.
Sto lands a right hand.
Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sto presses Madzarov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Madzarov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sto controls his hands.
Madzarov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madzarov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Madzarov's ribcage. Madzarov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Madzarov is breathing heavily.
Sto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Madzarov or not.
Still in the clinch, Sto scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madzarov working aggressively here.
Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Madzarov pushes Sto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madzarov prevents a body shot from Sto.
Nice body punch from Sto.
Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
Sto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sto.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Madzarov controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sto tries a body shot but Madzarov blocks it.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madzarov blocks a body shot from Sto.
Sto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madzarov blocks a body shot from Sto.
Sto lands a right hand.
Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madzarov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sto.
Sto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madzarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sto.
Sto tries to throw a body punch but Madzarov avoids it by throwing Sto back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Madzarov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madzarov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
Sto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madzarov backwards.
Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sto lands a right hand.
Sto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madzarov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sto.
Sto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sto lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Sto.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Madzarov's ribcage. Madzarov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Madzarov prevents a body shot from Sto.
Madzarov prevents a body shot from Sto.
Madzarov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sto is defending well for now.
Sto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sto lands with a left to the head.
Sto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Madzarov controls the action.
Sto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sto.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Madzarov's ribcage. Madzarov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Sto.
Sto misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sto.
Madzarov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Sto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Sto'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.
Sto scores with a sloppy right hand. Madzarov should have avoided that one.
Sto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madzarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sto.
Madzarov tried to counter with a leg kick but Sto avoided it.
Sto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sto swinging wildly here.
Patrick Sto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sto scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sto swinging wildly here.
Madzarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Sto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Madzarov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sto's knee momentarily.
Sto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madzarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Madzarov looks for the body kick but Sto saw that one coming.
Sto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Madzarov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Madzarov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madzarov.
Sto scores with a hook.
Patrick Sto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Madzarov on the side of the head.
Sto digs a good body shot into Madzarov's ribs.
Sto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madzarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sto.
Madzarov is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov blocks a jab.
Sto misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Sto misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sto looks to score with a jab to the body but Madzarov is just out of range.
Sto throws a looping overhand right but Madzarov ducks down to avoid it.
Sto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madzarov.
And Madzarov counters with a quick kick to the body but Sto blocks it.
Sto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sto throws a shot to the body.
Sto scores with a hook to the body. Madzarov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madzarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sto scores with a nice head shot.
Sto looks to score with a jab to the body but Madzarov is just out of range.
Madzarov slips a jab from Sto.
Sto misses with a straight left.
Madzarov ducks under a wild hook from Sto.
Sto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sto throws a body punch but Madzarov moves out of range.
As Sto backs away, Madzarov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sto misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Madzarov. Those never looked like landing.
Sto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sto misses with a few strikes there.
Sto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sto throws a body shot but no joy.
Madzarov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sto just manages to avoid it.
Sto looks to land a right hand but Madzarov moved out of range.
Madzarov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madzarov manages to avoid it.
Sto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madzarov.
Sto swings widly with a right hand
and Madzarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sto looks to land a right hand but Madzarov moved out of range.
Sto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Madzarov counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Sto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Madzarov tries to land a front kick but Sto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sto misses with a left hand
and Madzarov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madzarov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sto looks to land a combination. Madzarov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sto throws the left hand but Madzarov avoids the punch easily.
Madzarov tries to clinch
and Sto counters with a stiff right hand.
Sto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Madzarov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto stuns Madzarov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madzarov manages to avoid it.
A combination from Sto does no damage.
Madzarov throwing a counter right hand but Sto manages to avoid it.
Madzarov slips under a jab from Sto.
Madzarov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Sto misses.
Sto looks to score with a jab to the body but Madzarov is just out of range.
Sto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sto misses with a few strikes there.
Madzarov throwing a counter right hand but Sto manages to avoid it.
Sto misses the jab.
Sto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vasko Madzarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madzarov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Madzarov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sto throws a hook but Madzarov avoids it easily.
As Sto backs away, Madzarov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sto counters with a right hand to the body.
Sto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madzarov.
Madzarov thows a body kick. Sto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madzarov slips under a jab.
Madzarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sto thuds a left hand into Madzarov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sto throws a body shot but no joy.
Sto misses the shot to the body.
Sto throws an overhand right that lands on Madzarov's shoulder, as Madzarov tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Sto.
Sto lands a nice shot to the body.
Sto misses with a body shot.
Madzarov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Donk. Sto catches Madzarov right on the button with a cross.
Sto scores with a body shot.
Sto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sto looks to score with a jab to the body but Madzarov is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madzarov dodges the punch combination from Sto.
Madzarov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sto.
Sto misses with the combination.
As Sto backs away, Madzarov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sto cracks Madzarov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Madzarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madzarov avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Sto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sto 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Sto!
Patrick Sto 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 35 p4p, 524 weight class) and Darrell Newsome (ranked 4 p4p, 67 weight class). Kamara comes to the cage accompanied by BLIND SPOTS. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Newsome!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamara ducks right into an uppercut from Newsome.
It looks like Tagnarach Kamara has been cut.
Newsome connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kamara momentarily.
Kamara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newsomes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Darrell Newsome has been cut.
Newsome looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Newsome.
Newsome throws an off balance right hand
and Kamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Kamara's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darrell Newsome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newsome takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newsome.
Newsome tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Newsome is out of range.
Newsome fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kamara, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome lands a hook that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Kamara working Newsome over with knees to the body.
Newsome goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newsome misses with the head strike.
Kamara lands a body punch.
Newsome tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newsome avoids it.
Kamara landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kamara.
Newsome takes a knee to the side of the body.
Newsome looks winded!
Kamara cracks Newsome with a nice body shot.
Kamara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kamara lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Kamara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kamara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamara blocks a body shot from Newsome.
Kamara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newsome.
Newsome managing to block the knees to the body from Kamara.
Kamara trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newsome tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamara's elbow.
Newsome blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Newsome fails to land.
Kamara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newsome lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newsome stalling in the clinch but Kamara improves position.
Newsome doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamara blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamara.
A short right from Kamara.
Kamara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newsome in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Newsome's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newsome blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamara.
A right handed body shot lands from Kamara.
Kamara lands an uppercut.
Newsome managing to block the knees to the body from Kamara.
Kamara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newsomes head.
Nice body punch from Kamara - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara scores a nice knee to the body.
Kamara lands an uppercut.
Newsome takes a shot to the head.
Kamara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamara cracks Newsome with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kamara has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Newsome to stand back up!
Newsome is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newsome swings widly with a right hand
and Kamara counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tagnarach Kamara!
Tagnarach Kamara retains his welterweight title!
Tagnarach Kamara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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