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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Grandis (ranked 1727 p4p, 2932 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 153 p4p, 231 weight class). Robert Grandis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Grandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grandis lands an uppercut.
Grandis is trying to pull guard but Case has him pressed against the cage.
Case has a couple of punches blocked by Grandis.
A short left from Case.
Grandis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Case.
Grandis letting Case take a breather here.
Grandis pushes Case back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Case is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grandis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cases head.
Case is trying to stall.
Grandis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Case fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Case misses with a punch on the inside.
Case manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Justin Case.
Grandis misses with a looping left.
Jab from Grandis.
Grandis throws a good cross that connects.
Case takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. Case moves away and avoids it.
Grandis lands a nice looking body shot.
Grandis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Case swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
That kick from Case tenderised Grandis's leg. Grandis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grandis blocks a low kick nicely.
Grandis tries to clinch there but Case circles away.
Case 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grandis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Robert Grandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Case steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grandis.
A jab from Grandis does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Case uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Case gets tackled into the cage by Grandis. Grandis maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Case on the inside.
Case stalling in the clinch but Grandis improves position.
Grandis leaning against his opponent.
Case manages to break the clinch.
Grandis takes the fight into the clinch.
Grandis tries to pull guard but Case holds him up against the cage and eventually Grandis drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Grandis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grandis scores with a shot to the side of Case's head.
Case leaning against his opponent.
Case blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Case throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandiss head.
Case lands a left hand.
Case lands a nice shot to the body.
Grandis misses with a body punch.
Case has Grandis pressed against the cage.
Case has a couple of punches blocked by Grandis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grandis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Case's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grandis takes a shot to the head.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Case slowing the pace effectively.
Case misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Case as Grandis tries to tie him up.
Grandis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Case can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
Case trying to stall but Grandis improves his position.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Case.
Grandis lands with a left to the head.
Grandis lands with a right to the head.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Case leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis blocks a body shot from Case.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Grandis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Case blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Case.
Grandis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Case smiles and moves away.
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis thuds a left hand into Case's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Case tries to score with a low kick but Grandis moves his leg out of the way.
Grandis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Case stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Case lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grandis scores with a leg kick.
Grandis looks to throw the jab but Case is out of range.
Grandis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Case back to the cage. Grandis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice cross by Grandis.
Case throws a right hand that Grandis ducks under and follows up with a left that Grandis also avoids with ease.
Grandis wants to clinch up but Case keeps it at a distance.
Case slips under a jab from Grandis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis dominated that round.
That's time! Grandis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grandis takes one on the button.
Case circles away from the clinch attempt.
Case was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grandis feints and then cracks Case's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Case down.
Grandis rushes Case and presses him up against the cage.
Case scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Case.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Grandis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Case is keeping busy.
Grandis has a couple of punches blocked by Case.
Case misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Case dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Case.
Case misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis has a couple of punches blocked by Case.
Grandis trying to control the position but instead, Case has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grandis into the cage.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case pushes Grandis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grandis keeps control of Case as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grandis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Case is trying to maintain a safe position but Grandis gets an underhook and turns Case into the cage.
Grandis prevents a body shot from Case.
Case working aggressively here.
Grandis is pushing Case up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Case's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grandis moves away from the strike by Case.
Robert Grandis is winning the standup battle so far.
Case staying out of range there.
Grandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grandis clinches.
Case digs a right hand into Grandis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grandis's gas tank.
Justin Case seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Case effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Case backwards.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Case looking to stall.
Grandis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Case breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Case will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grandis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Case swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Case avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandis doesn't manage to clinch there - Case circles away.
Case looks to land a left hand but Grandis moved out of range nicely.
Case throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
Case checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Grandis. That's going to slow Case down.
Grandis cracks Case with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis connects with a solid leg kick.
Grandis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Case misses with a straight left.
Case on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grandis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis misses with a straight right.
Case takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandis misses with a leg kick.
Case looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
Case avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Case pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grandis is out of range and Case settles back down.
Case walks into a stiff left hand from Grandis.
Case on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grandis. Grandis obviously looking to wear him down.
Case stuns Grandis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Case avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grandis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Case.
Case scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grandis lands a nice hook to Case's body. Case takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Case ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
Case's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Case uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Case takes a jab right on the kisser.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grandis checks a leg kick.
Case swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Case takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grandis checks a leg kick.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Case moves away.
Case throws a big shot that misses.
Grandis misses with a shot to the body
and Case counters with a stiff right hand.
Case getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Case has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grandis.
Grandis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandis throws a push kick but Case slaps the foot to one side.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Case was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grandis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Case.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Case does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Case's shoulder, as Case tries to avoid the shot.
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 Robert Grandis 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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Grandis.
Case looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Grandis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Case doesn't seem phased though.
Grandis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Grandis. That snapped Case's head back.
Case throws a hook but Grandis avoids it easily.
Jab by Grandis.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Case does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Case.
Grandis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Case jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Grandis.
Grandis connects with a right hand. Case shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Case bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grandis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grandis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looks like Grandis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis moves out of range of the leg kick from Case.
Case gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Case tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grandis is able to avoid easily.
Grandis scores with a decent looking hook.
Grandis wants to land a leg kick but Case is out of range.
Grandis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grandis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grandis throws a big shot that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grandis taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Case takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grandis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cases head.
Grandis working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Case is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis taking a breather.
Grandis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Case can do to turn this around?
Case lands a left hand.
Grandis trying to control the position but instead, Case has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grandis into the cage.
Case misses with some punches.
A short right from Grandis on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Case lands with a short shot to the head.
Grandis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Case lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Case.
Case slows down the pace here.
Case swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
Case lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grandis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Case effectively controlling the action here.
Grandis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Case lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justin Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robert Grandis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Case scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Case stalling the fight.
Case just leaning against Grandis, taking a breather.
Case misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Case.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Case tries to work over Grandis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Grandis on the inside.
Case effectively controlling the action here.
Case's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Case misses with the head strike.
A short right from Case.
Case is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Case lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 Robert Grandis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grandis, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
Robert Grandis 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Adderley (ranked 1463 p4p, 2247 weight class) and Bobby Brawler (ranked 190 p4p, 296 weight class). Adderley comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis. 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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adderley takes the fight into the clinch.
Brawler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adderley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adderley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brawler dodges an elbow strike from Adderley.
Adderley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adderley can't break the clinch.
Adderley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adderley cracks Brawler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brawler feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley wants to clinch up but Brawler keeps it at a distance.
Brawler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brawler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Adderley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adderley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adderley is looking to chop away at Brawler's legs.
Brawler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adderley with a body shot.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brawler slips a straight right by Adderley.
Brawler feints a counter leg kick.
Adderley lands with an overhand left.
Adderley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brawler counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley works the jab nicely.
Adderley scoring well with a low kick there.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adderley throws a lazy head kick
and Brawler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Brawler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adderley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Adderley throws a leg kick but Brawler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brawler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adderley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brawler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley rushes Brawler and presses him up against the cage.
Adderley misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Brawler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adderley throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adderley.
Brawler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adderley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adderley blocking some punches.
Brawler takes an elbow to the temple.
Brawler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adderley tries to break free but Brawler pushes him back against the cage.
Brawler avoids a wild elbow strike from Adderley.
Brawler pushes Adderley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brawler takes an elbow to the temple.
Brawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adderley's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brawler lands a right hand.
Brawler has a couple of punches blocked by Adderley.
Brawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brawler stalls.
Brawler has Adderley pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Brawler's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brawler has a couple of punches blocked by Adderley.
Adderley breaks the clinch.
Adderley gets a clinch.
Adderley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brawler's defenses.
 It looks like Bobby Brawler has been cut.
Adderley has had enough of the clinch but Brawler keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brawler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adderley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Adderley finds it's way through Brawler's defenses.
Adderley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adderley catches Brawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brawler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler takes one on the button.
Adderley lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
Brawler shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Adderley throws the left hand but Brawler avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Adderley.
Adderley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adderley swings widly with a right hand
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adderley fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brawler! But no joy.
Adderley lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Adderley.
Adderley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brawler checks the leg kick.
Adderley tries to clinch there but Brawler circles away.
Brawler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adderley with a body shot.
Adderley moves into the clinch.
Brawler misses with a punch on the inside.
Adderley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Adderley.
Brawler lands with a short shot to the head.
Brawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adderley.
Still in the clinch, Brawler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adderley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adderley is trying to push Brawler away but Brawler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brawler has a couple of punches blocked by Adderley.
Brawler can't find room to land a body shot as Adderley controls the action.
Adderley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brawler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brawler misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Brawler.
Adderley tries to break free but Brawler pushes him back against the cage.
Brawler has Adderley pushed against the cage.
Adderley breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adderley throws an off balance right hand
and Brawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adderley thinking.
No joy there for Adderley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brawler flicks out a counter leg kick but Adderley steps away.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Brawler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hakeem Adderley is winning the standup battle so far.
Adderley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Adderley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brawler doesn't seem phased though.
Adderley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Adderley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brawler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brawler moves forwards but Adderley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adderley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adderley scores with a nice strike.
Adderley scores with a leg kick.
Brawler blocks a head kick by Adderley.
Adderley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Adderley.
Brawler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brawler blocks a head kick by Adderley.
Brawler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brawler keeps the fight on the outside.
Brawler is trying to counter with his kicks.
Adderley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adderley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brawler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Brawler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A left lands for Adderley.
Adderley thuds his right hand into Brawler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bobby Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brawler is trying to counter with his kicks.
Adderley swings widly with a right hand
and Brawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brawler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brawler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adderley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Brawler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adderley.
Brawler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adderley gets a clinch.
Brawler blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler presses Adderley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adderley lands a jab.
Adderley misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Brawler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adderley with a body shot.
Adderley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brawler counters with a left to the body.
Adderley lands a really nice looking cross but Brawler seems unphased.
Brawler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adderley rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Adderley.
Brawler tries to move into range but Adderley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Adderley.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley wants to clinch but Brawler slips to the side
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler avoids the head kick by Adderley.
And Brawler responds with a good body kick, but Adderley manages to step out the way in time.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adderley, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Adderley!
A victorious Hakeem Adderley 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 669 p4p, 721 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 94 p4p, 108 weight class). Malley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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15 - 10 - 0 |
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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a good cross that connects.
Arroyo sends Malley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Arroyo is motioning to the referee to let Malley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Malley is rocked!
Malley is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Arroyo doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Malley crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Malley's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Roko Matijevic (ranked 1053 p4p, 3028 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 96 p4p, 120 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matijevic scores with a jab.
Matijevic throws a head kick that misses.
Matijevic jabs Bandicoot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bandicoot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matijevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandicoot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandicoot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matijevic avoids it really well and circles away.
Bandicoot shoots in looking for a takedown but Matijevic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bandicoot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roko Matijevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crush Bandicoot.
Bandicoot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matijevic counters with a straight right hand.
Bandicoot walks into a left hand.
Crush Bandicoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandicoot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matijevic as he jumps to the side.
Matijevic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matijevic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matijevic lands a nice hook to Bandicoot's body. Bandicoot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bandicoot doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matijevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandicoot looks winded!
Bandicoot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Matijevic.
We've been told by Matijevic's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Matijevic scores with a hook.
Bandicoot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bandicoot just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMatijevic.
Bandicoot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matijevic.
Matijevic fakes the leg kick and cracks Bandicoot in the body.
Bandicoot fails with a takedown attempt.
Matijevic with a nice cross.
Bandicoot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bandicoot is rocked!
Bandicoot dodges the punch combination from Matijevic.
Bandicoot is still on wobbly legs! Can Matijevic finish him?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matijevic!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandicoot shoots and misses
and Bandicoot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bandicoot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bandicoot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Matijevic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bandicoot seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandicoot goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Matijevic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bandicoot's guard! Nice work there by Matijevic!
Bandicoot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matijevic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bandicoot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matijevic defends well.
Bandicoot has his foot on Matijevic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matijevic works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Matijevic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bandicoot looking for a guillotine here but Matijevic defends easily.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bandicoot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bandicoot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matijevic controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bandicoot is looking for a triangle but Matijevic pushes his legs off easily.
Bandicoot is looking for a triangle but Matijevic pushes his legs off easily.
Matijevic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matijevic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bandicoot looking for subs off his back but Matijevic has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matijevic trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Matijevic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matijevic sizes up Bandicoot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body punch from Matijevic.
Bandicoot shoots in and drives through. Matijevic sprawls well.
A jab from Matijevic finds it's way through Bandicoot's defenses.
Matijevic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bandicoot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bandicoot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matijevic throws a head kick but Bandicoot moves out of range.
Matijevic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matijevic scores with a body shot.
Matijevic stuffs the takedown attempt from Bandicoot. Bandicoot gets slowly back to his feet.
As Bandicoot looks to move away, Matijevic throws a big counter combo but Bandicoot just gets out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandicoot tries for a takedown but Matijevic circles away easily
and Matijevic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roko Matijevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crush Bandicoot.
Bandicoot tries to move into range but Matijevic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matijevic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bandicoot is breathing heavily.
Matijevic gets in close and tags Bandicoot with a short punch that almost sends Bandicoot to the mat! Oh Bandicoot is in big trouble! He turns his back on Matijevic, trying to create some distance but Matijevic rushes him, striking wildly and Bandicoot goes down! The referee tackles Matijevic into the cage to end the fight! Matijevic is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roko Matijevic!
A relieved looking Roko Matijevic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 731 p4p, 719 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 110 p4p, 108 weight class). Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace Hood - Undefeated kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! AJ Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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31
213
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
St. Gough misses with some punches.
St. Gough misses with a punch to the body.
St. Gough lands a shot to the body.
Brown misses with some punches.
St. Gough blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Brown 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.
St. Gough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Brown.
St. Gough tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
A short left from Brown.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Gough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Gough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Gough misses with the head strike.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Gough looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown slips a straight right by St. Gough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St. Gough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
St. Gough works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown throws the left hand but St. Gough avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by St. Gough. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Brown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St. Gough clinches up against the cage.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of St. Gough's head.
A right handed body shot lands from St. Gough.
St. Gough tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing St. Gough back against the cage.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries a body shot but St. Gough blocks it.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a hook but St. Gough avoids it easily.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Gough misses with a looping left.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
St. Gough throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St. Gough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown flicks out a counter leg kick but St. Gough steps away.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at St. Gough's knee but St. Gough avoids it well.
St. Gough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown slips under a jab from St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
St. Gough misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
St. Gough with a hook.
St. Gough stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but St. Gough has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown blocks a body shot from St. Gough.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Gough.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Gough works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Gough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Brown.
St. Gough lands a right hand.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Gough.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Gough tries to clinch up.
St. Gough has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
St. Gough pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough scores with a hook to the body.
St. Gough taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
A shot in the inside from St. Gough.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown tries a body shot but St. Gough blocks it.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St. Gough working aggressively here.
St. Gough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Gough misses with a straight left.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St. Gough swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but St. Gough has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Gough misses with a punch to the body.
St. Gough misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown tries to work over St. Gough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Gough.
St. Gough is working Brown over against the cage.
St. Gough blocks an uppercut.
St. Gough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St. Gough breaks the clinch.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
St. Gough ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St. Gough lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
St. Gough tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a front kick that sends St. Gough stumbling back into the cage.
St. Gough doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
St. Gough forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by St. Gough.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan St. Gough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St. Gough misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
St. Gough takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Gough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St. Gough moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
St. Gough rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tristan St. Gough has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St. Gough lands with a right to the head.
St. Gough pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown blocks a body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
St. Gough throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but St. Gough avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
St. Gough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St. Gough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
Brown blocking some punches.
St. Gough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Gough tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing St. Gough back against the cage.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Gough scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Gough tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
St. Gough cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St. Gough.
Brown is breathing heavily.
St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown digs a right hand into St. Gough's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St. Gough's gas tank.
St. Gough gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St. Gough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
St. Gough breaks from the clinch.
St. Gough lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Gough throws a big shot that misses.
St. Gough connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Gough in his tracks.
St. Gough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
St. Gough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St. Gough tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Gough cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown avoids the body shot from St. Gough.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with a hook.
Tristan St. Gough is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown missing with a left hand there. St. Gough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Gough moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but St. Gough checks it.
St. Gough ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St. Gough instigates a clinch.
Brown blocks a body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
St. Gough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Gough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough misses with a wild body shot.
Brown is looking to slow St. Gough down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
St. Gough throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St. Gough moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Gough looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St. Gough tries to clinch up.
St. Gough misses with a wild body shot.
St. Gough tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
A swing and a miss from St. Gough.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St. Gough doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Gough jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St. Gough on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Gough misses the target.
St. Gough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands a jab to St. Gough's midsection.
St. Gough's corner calls for a 1-2. St. Gough obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St. Gough closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St. Gough fails to land.
Brown misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by St. Gough.
St. Gough works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Gough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Gough digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
St. Gough lands a body shot in the clinch.
St. Gough lands a right hand.
St. Gough tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan St. Gough dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St. Gough instigates a clinch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown tries to work over St. Gough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Gough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of St. Gough's head.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Gough misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Gough is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St. Gough lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from St. Gough.
St. Gough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Gough struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Gough lands with a left to the head.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Gough controls his hands.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Gough backwards.
Brown misses with some punches.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Gough lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing St. Gough back against the cage.
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Brown.
St. Gough misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Gough is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Gough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Gough.
Brown is rocked!
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Gough finish him?
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Gough.
St. Gough pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
St. Gough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
AJ Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Brown with a big uppercut! Brown tries to clinch up but St. Gough pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Brown to the mat! Brown covers up and St. Gough unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tristan St. Gough!
In his post fight interview, Tristan St. Gough 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Morrison (ranked 300 p4p, 569 weight class) and Don Crenshaw (ranked 18 p4p, 39 weight class). Crenshaw has chosen Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145
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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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crenshaw scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Richard Morrison has been cut.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Crenshaw is just out of range.
We've been informed that Crenshaw 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.
Crenshaw lands a big head kick that sends Morrison to the canvas! Crenshaw follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Crenshaw!
A victorious Don Crenshaw 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Kahn (ranked 61 p4p, 346 weight class) and Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 9 p4p, 49 weight class). Kahn comes to the cage accompanied by كارتل مدان. Hallbjornsson has chosen Herr Mannelig as his entrance music. Mohammed Kahn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 32 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adils Hallbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallbjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Hallbjornsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hallbjornsson works the jab nicely.
Kahn moves out of range of the leg kick from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Hallbjornsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kahn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kahn misses with a looping left.
Kahn slips a straight right by Hallbjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hallbjornsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kahn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hallbjornsson misses with a right hand
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hallbjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Hallbjornsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahn.
As Hallbjornsson backs away, Kahn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hallbjornsson 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.
Kahn with a jab.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Adils Hallbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallbjornsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hallbjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallbjornsson is rocked!
Kahn throws a lazy body kick
and Hallbjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallbjornsson throws out the jab.
Kahn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kahn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Kahn blocks it.
Hallbjornsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahn's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hallbjornsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kahn slips a jab from Hallbjornsson.
Kahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hallbjornsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Hallbjornsson manages to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hallbjornsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hallbjornsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kahn.
Kahn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hallbjornsson is able to avoid easily.
Hallbjornsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kahn swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Hallbjornsson counter with a right hand.
Hallbjornsson throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn defending well as Hallbjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy body kick from Kahn
and Hallbjornsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Hallbjornsson misses its intended target.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hallbjornsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hallbjornsson connects with a jab.
Kahn works the jab nicely.
Hallbjornsson misses the jab.
Kahn scores with a nice right hand.
Hallbjornsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kahn. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Hallbjornsson.
Kahn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kahn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hallbjornsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kahn checks a leg kick.
Kahn misses with a body shot
and Hallbjornsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hallbjornsson connects with a jab.
Kahn defending well as Hallbjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
Kahn misses with an uppercut
and Hallbjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adils Hallbjornsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hallbjornsson misses with an uppercut. Kahn saw that one coming.
Kahn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kahn tests Hallbjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hallbjornsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hallbjornsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson throws an off balance right hand
and Kahn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hallbjornsson! Kahn lets Hallbjornsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hallbjornsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahn finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn lands a right hook to the body.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Hallbjornsson.
It looked like Kahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn counters with a nice body kick.
Hallbjornsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Kahn knocks out Hallbjornsson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kahn before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kahn picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohammed Kahn!
Mohammed Kahn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Granite (ranked 231 p4p, 326 weight class) and Juki Allu (ranked 35 p4p, 52 weight class). Granite comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle . 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Granite !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juki Allu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Granite at a distance.
Granite swings widly with a right hand
and Allu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Granite holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Allu lands a nice uppercut.
Granite manages to break the clinch.
Allu 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.
Allu pushes Granite up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Granite has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short uppercut from Granite .
It looks like Juki Allu has been cut.
Granite fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Granite scores with a hook to the body.
Granite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Allu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Granite - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Granite .
Allu looks winded!
Granite working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Granite .
Granite scores with a hook to the body.
Granite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Granite lands a nice knee to the body.
Granite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Granite thows a body kick. Allu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Granite finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Granite throws a body kick that misses.
Allu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Granite stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granite was well out of range. Poor timing from Allu.
Granite thinks about countering with a body kick.
Allu throws a low kick, looking for Granite 's leg but Granite calmly moves out of range.
Granite lands a really nice looking cross but Allu seems unphased.
Allu misses with a hook to the body
and Granite counters with a nice body kick.
Granite drops Allu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Allu looks back up at him and smiles so Granite waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Allu is rocked!
That has opened up Juki Allu's cut even more.
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!
Allu gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmy Granite !
A very excited looking Jimmy Granite 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gothic Line (ranked 91 p4p, 138 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 15 p4p, 26 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line sizes up Haggar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haggar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Line. Line circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haggar with a poor takedown
letting Line counter with a right hand.
Line slaps away a takedown attempt from Haggar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haggar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Line throwing a counter right hand but Haggar manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Haggar 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.
Gothic Line has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Haggar as he connects with a hook.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Line missing with a left hand there. Haggar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Line defends it well.
Haggar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Line is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Line swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
A counter left hand to the body from Line misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar with a hook.
Line gets caught napping as Haggar dives in and scores a takedown. Line manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar throws a strike but Line rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Line controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Line from controlling successfully.
Line is stalling in the full guard.
Line won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar looking for a guillotine here but Line defends easily.
Haggar looking for a guillotine here but Line defends easily.
Haggar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Line controls the pace.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Line controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Haggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Line's guard.
Line wants to sweep here but Haggar controlling him for the moment.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Line uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Line!
Haggar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haggar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Line has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Line is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Line trying to control the position from guard on top but Haggar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line is stalling in the full guard.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Line controlling him for the moment.
Line slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Line's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Line stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Line throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Haggar defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Line sprawls well initially but Haggar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Line's head.
Haggar trying to mount his opponent but Line defends it.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Line is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haggar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haggar's back!
Haggar is really stuck here.
Haggar trying to get back to his feet but Line is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Line is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Haggar has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Haggar is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar is still trying to improve position.
Haggar breaks Line's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Line is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Line has Haggar pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar distracts Line with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar distracts Line with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Line wants to sweep here but Haggar controlling him for the moment.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Line has wrist control.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Line has his hands on Haggar's head, controlling the position.
Line looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line pulls Haggar in close to his closed guard and prevents Haggar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Haggar won't allow Line to sweep him here.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Line has wrist control.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Line is keeping the position.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Line has wrist control.
Haggar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haggar throws a strike but Line rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haggar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Line sitting in guard here, content to control.
Line prevents Haggar from getting back to his feet.
Line won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Line connects with a body shot that sends Haggar's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Line 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haggar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Line looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Line parries the strikes from Haggar easily there. Haggar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Line to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Haggar working the ground and pound but Line is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Line's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haggar in side control, throwing shots but Line defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throwing strikes but Line manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar is trying to improve his position.
Gothic Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Line keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Line prevents Haggar from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haggar moves into full guard.
Haggar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Line manages to get himself to full guard.
Line seems keen to control Haggar's posture.
Haggar forces his way into half guard.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Line's hands, connecting with Line's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line gets full guard.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Line swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Line is controlling Haggar's posture.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Line working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar throws a strike but Line rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar striking off his back but it's not causing Line any problems.
Line throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Line is one step ahead there.
Haggar wants to stand but Line is controlling the position.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haggar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haggar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 27 p4p, 73 weight class) and Principo Adam (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Nakagawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Koto - CloZee. The crowd seem to be enjoying Adam's choice of entrance music: Dona Eis Requiem. Shinnosuke Nakagawa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Nakagawa.
We've been hearing reports that Nakagawa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nakagawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adam getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adam misses with a looping left.
Nakagawa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakagawa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nakagawa is looking to take a break and control but Adam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adam is trying to improve his position.
Adam felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nakagawa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakagawa working the ground and pound.
Nakagawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakagawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa lands a few punches from side control.
Adam is looking to reverse the position.
Adam seems a little lost for a moment, as Nakagawa dominates the positioning.
Adam manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Adam is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakagawa defends it well.
Nakagawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nakagawa gets full guard.
Adam preventing the sweep.
Adam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakagawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakagawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adam is one step ahead there.
Nakagawa looking for a guillotine here but Adam defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakagawa is keeping the position for now.
Adam postures up in Nakagawa's guard and throws a big left but Nakagawa blocks it.
Adam landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakagawa keeping full guard, as Adam tries to pass.
Adam is working Nakagawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakagawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakagawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adam stopping the sweep attempt from Nakagawa.
Adam tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakagawa is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakagawa has wrist control.
Adam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakagawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Adam's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adam is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adam scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakagawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakagawa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adam defends well.
Adam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adam postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nakagawa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Adam, into his guard.
Nakagawa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adam looking for a guillotine here but Nakagawa defends easily.
Adam is looking to sweep but instead, Nakagawa has passed into half guard.
Nakagawa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nakagawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Adam moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Adam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakagawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adam looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nakagawa passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adam throws an off balance right hand
and Nakagawa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adam's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adam is on top in guard.
Nakagawa looking to control.
Adam looking to pass the guard.
Nakagawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakagawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adam landing some decent shots from guard.
Nakagawa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam pushing down on Nakagawa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adam lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakagawa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakagawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Adam landing some decent shots from guard.
Nakagawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nakagawa working the head and body with strikes.
Adam moves into full guard.
Nakagawa stands and throws Adam's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam is looking to reverse the position.
Nakagawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakagawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Adam tries to bench press Nakagawa off him but Nakagawa keeps the position.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nakagawa wants to control but Adam is keeping him busy.
Adam is looking to regain half guard here but Nakagawa keeps moving and retains side control.
Adam is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nakagawa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Adam is pressing down on Nakagawa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Adam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakagawa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adam tries to roll over but Nakagawa keeps him under control.
Adam wants to get back to full guard but Nakagawa has passed into side control.
Adam gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nakagawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nakagawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakagawa is pressing down on Adam's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adam is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam gets full guard.
Adam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adam looking for subs off his back but Nakagawa has passed one foot through into half guard.
Adam looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adam tries to get to full guard but Nakagawa has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adam is looking to improve his position.
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 Shinnosuke Nakagawa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adam loads up on a big right hand but Nakagawa slips the punch.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Adam lands a glancing blow to the side of Nakagawa's head.
Adam missing with a left hand there. Nakagawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adam throws a looping overhand right but Nakagawa ducks down to avoid it.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Adam fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakagawa misses with a straight right.
Adam is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nakagawa with a body shot.
A jab from Nakagawa misses.
Nakagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adam.
Nakagawa staying out of range there.
Nakagawa misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adam but Adam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nakagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adam.
Adam scores with a sloppy right hand. Nakagawa should have avoided that one.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Nakagawa moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adam might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nakagawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adam tries to avoid it but Nakagawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adam to the ground. Adam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Principo Adam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakagawa.
Adam throws out a loose jab but Nakagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nakagawa's head backwards.
Nakagawa defending well as Adam loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Nakagawa misses.
Adam misses with a straight right.
Nakagawa slips a jab from Adam.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Adam scores with a sloppy right hand. Nakagawa should have avoided that one.
Adam throws an off balance right hand
and Nakagawa counters with a shoot takedown. Adam fights it but they end up in guard.
Nakagawa wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Nakagawa is pushing down on Adam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adam is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakagawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to improve his position but Nakagawa is controlling well.
Nakagawa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakagawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakagawa with a couple of short strikes.
Adam gets back to half guard.
Adam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adam gets back to full guard.
Adam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakagawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakagawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nakagawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Adam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakagawa working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nakagawa off and has taken his back!
Adam controlling well, preventing Nakagawa from escaping the position.
Adam scores with punches to the body.
Adam looking for the choke but no joy.
Adam has the hooks in. Nakagawa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Adam has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Nakagawa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Adam winds up and cracks Nakagawa with a swinging punch to the side of 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!
Nakagawa manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakagawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut lands for Adam. That snapped Nakagawa's head back.
Nakagawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nakagawa checks a low kick from Adam.
Nakagawa feinted with a counter takedown.
Adam misses with a hook
and Nakagawa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nakagawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adam keeps working.
Adam is looking for a sweep. Nakagawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakagawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa prevents Adam from improving his position.
Nakagawa winds up and cracks Adam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nakagawa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakagawa won't allow Adam to sweep him here.
Adam keeping moving, preventing Nakagawa from controlling successfully.
Nakagawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakagawa has managed to get both his arms back between Adam's legs - danger averted.
Adam has his foot on Nakagawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakagawa works his way back into a safe position though.
Adam is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nakagawa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nakagawa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adam keeps working.
Adam manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nakagawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakagawa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Adam is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nakagawa prevents Adam from improving his position.
Adam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakagawa pulls his head out easily.
Nakagawa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Adam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakagawa is trying to work for a kimura but Adam is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa is keen to just control but Adam is a slippery customer.
Adam is trying to get back to full guard.
Adam with the active half guard here but Nakagawa passes nicely into side control.
Nakagawa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Adam tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakagawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adam gets back to half guard.
Nakagawa wants to control but Adam is keeping him busy.
Nakagawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Adam looking for submissions off his back.
Adam is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa had his way with Principo Adam in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakagawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakagawa walks into a left hand.
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Adam misses.
Adam with a nice cross.
Adam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakagawa.
Principo Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakagawa closes the distance and clinches up with Adam, looking for a takedown. Nakagawa pushes Adam against the cage but Adam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nakagawa just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Adam misses.
Adam misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Adam as he connects with a hook.
Adam throws a lazy right hand but Nakagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa has closed the distance and engaged Adam in a clinch.
Adam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakagawa backwards.
Adam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakagawa's elbow.
Adam tries to pull guard but Nakagawa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nakagawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adam's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakagawa.
Adam lands an uppercut.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakagawa misses with a body punch.
Adam lands a body shot.
Nakagawa jumps guard but Adam stands there with Nakagawa around his waist. Nakagawa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch on the inside from Nakagawa fails to land.
Nakagawa prevents a body shot from Adam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa wants to take the fight to the mat but Adam manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam misses with a body punch.
Nakagawa manages to pull guard.
Adam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakagawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adam is one step ahead there.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Nakagawa is keeping the position.
Principo Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakagawa has his foot on Adam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adam works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam looking to pass the guard.
Adam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakagawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adam wants to get back to full guard.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adam tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Adam tries to roll over but Nakagawa keeps him under control.
Nakagawa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakagawa pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nakagawa in particular looking to stall.
Nakagawa wants to take a breather but Adam is having none of it.
Adam looking for submissions off his back.
Adam looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adam wants to get back to full guard but Nakagawa has mounted him!
And that's the end of the fight!
Principo Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakagawa 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa retains his middleweight title!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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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
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