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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 2003 p4p, 2408 weight class) and Eli Vieira (ranked 317 p4p, 374 weight class). Struja Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Eli Vieira has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludko Struja Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struja Jr slips under a jab from Vieira.
Struja Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vieira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Struja Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira fails with the takedown.
Vieira misses with a wild body shot.
Vieira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Struja Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vieira jabs at Struja Jr's body.
Struja Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Vieira misses.
Struja Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Struja Jr.
Vieira dives in for a single leg takedown but Struja Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Eli Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Struja Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Struja Jr scores with a hook to the body. Vieira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Struja Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Struja Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struja Jr misses with a double jab.
Vieira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Struja Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Struja Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Struja Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Struja Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Struja Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Vieira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vieira.
Ludko Struja Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Vieira.
Struja Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vieira throws out the jab.
Struja Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vieira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vieira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Struja Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Struja Jr moves out of range.
Struja Jr misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira looks to land a combination but Struja Jr avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struja Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struja Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Struja Jr throws a body punch but Vieira moves out of range.
Vieira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Struja Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vieira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Struja Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Vieira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Struja Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira with the counter takedown but Struja Jr avoids it easily.
Vieira misses with a body shot
and Struja Jr counters with a series of strikes. Vieira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Struja Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Struja Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Struja Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira drives through with a takedown into Struja Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Struja Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Struja Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Struja Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Struja Jr throws an elbow that misses. Vieira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Struja Jr's guard. Nice move by Vieira!
Struja Jr managing to control the position.
Struja Jr 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.
Vieira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Struja Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Struja Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Struja Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Struja Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vieira is trying to keep Struja Jr in close.
Struja Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Struja Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Struja Jr from controlling successfully.
Vieira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Struja Jr is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vieira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Struja Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown but Struja Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vieira throws a poor cross that misses
and Struja Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
 Vieira is rocked!
 It looks like Eli Vieira has been cut.
Struja Jr bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Vieira! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Vieira is still in real trouble! Can Struja Jr finish him?
Struja Jr loads up on a big left hand. Vieira felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Struja Jr looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Vieira can't hide his disappointment, as Struja Jr celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludko Struja Jr!
An out of breath Ludko Struja Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 1687 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 230 p4p, 205 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bronco might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Bronco.
Bronco avoids the body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Egyptian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bronco doesn't seem phased though.
We've been informed that Egyptian 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.
Bronco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronco staying out of range there.
Bronco clinches.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bronco lands a shot to the body.
Bronco tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronco lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronco tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronco lands with a light punch inside.
Egyptian misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but Egyptian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Egyptian trying to land knees to the body.
Egyptian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronco uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian is trying to maintain a safe position but Bronco gets an underhook and turns Egyptian into the cage.
Bronco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Egyptian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bronco avoids it.
Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
Bronco just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bronco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Egyptian - the referee stops the clock and Bronco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Egyptian. Bronco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Egyptian but Egyptian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bronco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egyptian thuds a left hand into Bronco's body.
Bronco misses with a hook.
Bronco blocks a low kick nicely.
Egyptian leaves Bronco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Egyptian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian throws a shot from downtown. Bronco moves away and avoids it.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Bronco moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bronco wants to work for an arm triangle but Egyptian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Egyptian wants to get back to his feet.
Bronco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Bronco seems content to control.
Egyptian slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronco passes into half guard.
Bronco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Egyptian doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bronco.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bronco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Egyptian has one foot on Bronco's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bronco looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Egyptian digs a good hook to Bronco's body.
Bronco tries to clinch but Egyptian is having none of it.
Egyptian is looking to score with low kicks.
Egyptian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bronco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egyptian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronco misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian counters with a nice body shot.
Egyptian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bronco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronco.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Bronco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Egyptian dominated that round.
That's time! Bronco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Egyptian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Egyptian lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Bronco.
Egyptian slips under a jab from Bronco.
Egyptian scores with a shot to the body.
Egyptian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Egyptian walks into a left hand.
Bronco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Egyptians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Egyptian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bronco takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian lands with a good body shot.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronco was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
Bronco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronco rushes Egyptian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronco.
Bronco lands a nice uppercut.
Bronco decides to pull guard.
Egyptian tries to stand but Bronco is controlling from the bottom.
Bronco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Egyptian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bronco, up you get!
Bronco checks a leg kick nicely.
Egyptian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good work by Bronco as he checks the leg kick.
Egyptian swings for the body but Bronco moves out of range.
Bronco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bronco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bronco working the strikes but Egyptian uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is trying to maintain the position but Bronco is very close to passing his half guard.
Bronco tries to pass to full mount but Egyptian defends it.
Egyptian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bronco working the head and body with strikes.
Bronco working over Egyptian with some ground and pound. Egyptian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bronco trying to control the action but Egyptian is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bronco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bronco looks to land a strike but Egyptian avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bronco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bronco cracks Egyptian with a solid left hand.
Bronco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Bronco from controlling successfully.
Egyptian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronco 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.
Egyptian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bronco distracts Egyptian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bronco wants to control from the top but Egyptian keeps moving.
Bronco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Egyptian pulls Bronco in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Egyptian connects with a crisp jab.
Egyptian gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bronco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bronco looking to pass the guard.
Egyptian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronco.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Egyptian throws a good cross that connects.
Egyptian lands a jab to Bronco's midsection.
Bronco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bronco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bronco closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Bronco swings wildly with an uppercut but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but Egyptian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Egyptian tries to stall but Bronco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Bronco.
Egyptian scores with a shoulder strike.
Egyptian is trying to break the clinch but Bronco has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Bronco.
Bronco tries to pull guard but Egyptian holds him up against the cage and eventually Bronco drops back down to his feet.
Bronco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Bronco tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing Bronco back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Egyptian stalling the fight.
Bronco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronco struggles to land a body shot inside as Egyptian controls his hands.
Egyptian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronco blocks an elbow strike from Egyptian.
Egyptian lands an elbow inside that Bronco shrugs off.
Bronco lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egyptian misses with an elbow over the top.
Bronco tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing Bronco back against the cage.
Johnny Bronco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Egyptian has a couple of punches blocked by Bronco.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bronco tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egyptian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco lands with a right to the head.
Egyptian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronco lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronco lands a body shot.
Egyptian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bronco managing to block the knees to the body from Egyptian.
Bronco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronco lands a left hand.
Bronco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Egyptian or not.
Bronco tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronco gets control of Egyptian's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bronco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Egyptian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bronco is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Egyptian frees his head nicely. Oh but Bronco has switched to an armbar! Egyptian is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Johnny Bronco!
A victorious Johnny Bronco 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 2711 p4p, 1006 weight class) and Jan Sokol (ranked 164 p4p, 72 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lalla might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ЛЮБИ. Jan Sokol is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 35 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol clobbers Lalla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sokol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 Lalla is rocked!
 It looks like Jaro Lalla has been cut.
Sokol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Lalla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sokol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lalla takes one to the chin there.
Sokol with a hook.
Sokol fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lalla to the ground. Sokol is now in Lalla's guard.
Lalla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokol lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sokol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lalla seems to have got his legs back now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sokol working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lalla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sokol wants to control from the top but Lalla keeps moving.
Lalla looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sokol has picked Lalla up and slammed him! Lalla can't keep hold of the triangle and Sokol manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sokol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lalla keeps working.
Lalla taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lalla manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sokol working the head and body with strikes.
Lalla looking for submissions off his back.
Sokol working over Lalla with some ground and pound. Lalla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lalla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sokol is nestled in close to Lalla, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lalla is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Sokol is tapping! Great win for Lalla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaro Lalla!
An out of breath Jaro Lalla thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 986 p4p, 821 weight class) and Michel Pereira (ranked 141 p4p, 112 weight class). Michel Pereira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios connects with a leg kick.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rios scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pereira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira connects with a high kick.
It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
Rios misses with a body shot.
Rios connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Pereira takes one to the chin there.
Rios blocks the body kick.
Pereira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rios throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pereira throws a leg kick that misses.
Pereira cracks a nice hook into Rios's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws the kick towards the body but Rios avoids it.
Rios lands a slapping body shot.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Rios moves out of range.
Rios works over Pereira's head and body with a nice combination.
Rios takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pereira checks a leg kick nicely.
Pereira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira cracks Rios with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rios.
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Rios checks it
and Rios counters with a one-two to the body.
Rios lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws the kick towards the body but Rios avoids it.
Rios seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rios has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pereira finds it's way round the side to connect with Rios's head.
Diego Rios's cut is getting worse.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
Rios on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pereira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pereira throws a one two combo.
Rios connects with a body shot.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Rios. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Rios saw that one coming.
Rios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pereira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rios throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It looks like Rios has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios avoids a kick to the body.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rios dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pereira. That did some damage!
Pereira throws a leg kick but Rios checks it.
Rios avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Rios went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rios drops his hands momentarily and Pereira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios cracks Pereira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Rios throws a solid leg kick but Pereira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rios.
Rios throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Rios lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Rios feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
Pereira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rios rather than just go for the knockout.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rios punishes Pereira's body with a nice straight punch.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Rios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rios misses with a low kick as Pereira jumps back.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Rios avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Rios slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Rios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios works the jab nicely.
A jab from Rios finds it's way through Pereira's defenses.
Pereira tries to land a front kick but Rios steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rios connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Rios will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios'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.
Rios takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rios.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
and Rios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rios scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Rios tries to work over Pereira's front leg with a kick but Pereira checks it.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rios circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira throws a sloppy body shot
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rios scores with a leg kick.
Pereira throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
Pereira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Rios.
Good standup being displayed there by Rios as he connects with a hook.
Rios misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rios throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Rios blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pereira throws a hook to the side of Rios's head but Rios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rios moves out of range of the body kick.
Rios throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rios scores with a jab. Pereira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rios avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a nice right hand.
Rios throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rios tries a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Pereira tries to land a front kick but Rios steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rios.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pereira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rios has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rios.
Pereira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Pereira walks into a straight right hand from Rios.
Rios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira misses with a left hand
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios lands with a nice body punch.
Rios thuds his right hand into Pereira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Rios scores with a decent looking hook.
Rios lands with a cross.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
Rios takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Rios connects with a solid leg kick.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Rios was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios looks to land a combination but Pereira avoids it well.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira misses with a shot to the body
and Rios counters with a series of strikes. Pereira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pereira slips a jab from Rios.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
Diego Rios's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy body kick from Pereira
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pereira scores with a three punch combo!
Rios lands a glancing blow to the side of Pereira's head.
Rios throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios throws a combination. Pereira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rios ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rios checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Rios blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Rios was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rios.
Diego Rios is winning the standup battle so far.
Rios slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Rios lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pereira throws the left hand but Rios avoids the punch easily.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios lands a head shot.
Rios connects with a body shot that sends Pereira's belly button to the back.
Rios throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Rios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rios dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Rios went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rios comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rios dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rios scores with a three punch combo!
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Rios off balance momentarily.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Rios lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rios clobbers Pereira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira misses with a double jab
and Rios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Rios is out of range.
Rios checks a leg kick.
Pereira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pereira misses with a shot to the body
and Rios counters with a leg kick.
Pereira is looking to chop away at Rios's legs.
Rios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira moves out of range of the body kick.
Pereira looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios checks a low kick from Pereira.
Rios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pereira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pereira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rios cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rios. Rios obviously looking to wear him down.
Rios throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
As Pereira looks to move away, Rios throws a big counter combo but Pereira just gets out of the way.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira walks into a stiff left hand from Rios.
Pereira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rios's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Rios blocks the leg kick.
Pereira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rios pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rios lands a jab-cross combination.
Rios lands with an uppercut that bounces Pereira off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rios tests Pereira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rios goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rios misses with a series of wild punches.
Rios dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Rios connects with a single shot there.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rios cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira lands a head kick!
Pereira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rios lands a two punch combo.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rios lands a two punch combo.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rios lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Pereira.
Rios blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a hook.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rios lands a jab to Pereira's midsection.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
It looked like Rios was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rios moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Rios avoids it well.
Rios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rios fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pereira throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
Rios is working the combinations to good effect here.
Good leg kick by Rios.
Pereira throws a right hand that misses
and Rios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pereira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rios is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Rios saw that one coming.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Rios had a free shot at his head there.
Diego Rios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rios has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rios!
Diego Rios spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banana Republic (ranked 1061 p4p, 1371 weight class) and Dan Donovan (ranked 59 p4p, 74 weight class). Banana Republic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Donovan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Republic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Republic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donovan takes a shot to the head.
Donovan takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Dan Donovan has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Republic.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Banana Republic has been cut.
Republic misses with a punch on the inside.
Donovan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Republic scores with a knee to the head.
Republic lands a left hand.
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!
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Donovan wants to stall.
Republic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Republic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Republic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Republic.
Donovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan can't get the takedown.
Republic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donovan is trying to push Republic away but Republic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Donovan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Republic misses with a body punch.
Donovan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Republic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Republic. Donovan shrugs it off though.
Republic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donovan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Republic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donovan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Republic closes the distance and pushes Donovan back into the cage.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Republic has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
A head punch on the inside from Republic fails to land.
Republic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Republic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Republic lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan tries a body shot but Republic blocks it.
Republic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan looks winded!
Republic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Republic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Republic.
Donovan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Republic.
Republic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Republic scores with a shoulder strike.
Republic lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Republic - that landed with a thud.
Republic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Republic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donovan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Republic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donovan is rocked!
That has opened up Dan Donovan's cut even more.
Republic takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Donovan is off balance and as he stumbles, Republic throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Donovan's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Banana Republic!
Banana Republic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Storm (ranked 487 p4p, 948 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 42 p4p, 89 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 41 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm tests Ohchooto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Storm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ohchooto is able to avoid easily.
Ohchooto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ohchooto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ohchooto defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Storm throws a body punch but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto with the counter takedown but Storm avoids it easily.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Storm works the jab nicely.
Storm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Ohchooto ducks down to avoid it.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohchooto.
And Ohchooto tries to counter it with a takedown but Storm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Storm swings for the body but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Storm.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm is looking to wear down Ohchooto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Storm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ohchooto checks it well.
Storm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Storm misses.
Lincoln Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm cracks Ohchooto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Storm throws a solid leg kick but Ohchooto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Storm.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Storm tests Ohchooto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ohchooto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ohchooto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Storm.
Storm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Storm takes a swing at Ohchooto's ribcage but misses.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ohchooto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm throws a low kick but Ohchooto avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Storm misses.
Storm takes a swing at Ohchooto's ribcage but misses.
And Ohchooto tries to counter it with a takedown but Storm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good work by Ohchooto as he checks the leg kick.
Ohchooto defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Ohchooto with the counter takedown but Storm avoids it easily.
Storm throws a front kick aimed at Ohchooto's knee but Ohchooto avoids it well.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Ohchooto moves his leg out of the way.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Ohchooto feints the counter takedown.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Ohchooto with the counter takedown but Storm avoids it easily.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ohchooto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Storm defends it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ohchooto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Storm - the referee stops the clock and Ohchooto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Storm. Ohchooto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Storm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Storm dips to his left and cracks Ohchooto with an uppercut!
Some bone on bone action there as Ohchooto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ohchooto with the counter takedown but Storm avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Storm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ohchooto manages to avoid it.
Ohchooto checks the leg kick.
Ohchooto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ohchooto blocks a leg kick.
Moses Ohchooto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm thuds a left hand into Ohchooto's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohchooto is just out of range.
Storm is looking to score with low kicks.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohchooto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm lands a nice looking body shot.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm connects with a nice looking jab.
Ohchooto walks into a stiff left hand from Storm.
Ohchooto takes one on the button.
Ohchooto avoids the body shot from Storm.
Ohchooto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Storm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Ohchooto tries to counter it with a takedown but Storm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Storm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto avoids the body shot from Storm.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohchooto.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohchooto is just out of range.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Ohchooto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Storm defends it well.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Ohchooto moves away and avoids it.
Storm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Ohchooto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohchooto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a chopping leg kick but Ohchooto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Storm throws a leg kick but Ohchooto checks it.
Ohchooto feints the counter takedown.
Storm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ohchooto with the counter takedown but Storm avoids it easily.
Storm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ohchooto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ohchooto can do to turn this around?
Ohchooto checks a leg kick.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Storm scores with a body shot.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Ohchooto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Storm misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a hook.
Ohchooto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ohchooto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ohchooto checks a leg kick nicely.
Ohchooto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Storm lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Storm tries to work over Ohchooto's front leg with a kick but Ohchooto checks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ohchooto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Storm has got the better of the exchanges.
Storm moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Storm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Storm lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Storm misses with a hook.
Ohchooto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ohchooto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Storm is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ohchooto.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Ohchooto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ohchooto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands with a straight right. Ohchooto didn't see that one coming.
Ohchooto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ohchooto circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Ohchooto tries to counter it with a takedown but Storm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ohchooto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ohchooto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohchooto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Storm throws out a leg kick but Ohchooto moves out of range and Storm only half commits.
Ohchooto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Storm throws a low kick but Ohchooto avoids it.
Ohchooto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ohchooto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Ohchooto feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to land a leg kick but Ohchooto is out of range.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto feints the counter takedown.
Storm tried to score with a low kick but Ohchooto checks it.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohchooto moves away.
Ohchooto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Storm defends it well.
Ohchooto moves away from the strike by Storm.
And Ohchooto tries to counter it with a takedown but Storm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A punch lands to the side of Ohchooto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lincoln Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Storm.
Storm is looking to score with low kicks.
Ohchooto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Storm is looking to score with low kicks.
Ohchooto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Storm connects with a crisp jab.
Storm swings for the body but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Storm throws a hook but Ohchooto avoids it easily.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohchooto moves away.
Storm throws a solid leg kick but Ohchooto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Storm.
Storm throws a low kick but Ohchooto avoids it.
Ohchooto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice leg kick from Storm, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to land a leg kick but Ohchooto is out of range.
And Ohchooto tries to counter it with a takedown but Storm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Storm throws a shot to the body.
Ohchooto moves out of range of the strikes.
Storm jabs Ohchooto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lincoln Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Storm throws a leg kick but Ohchooto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ohchooto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Storm cracks a nice hook into Ohchooto's ribs.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Ohchooto moves out of range easily.
Ohchooto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Storm defends it well.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohchooto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Storm!
Lincoln Storm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Plusnin (ranked 816 p4p, 838 weight class) and Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 100 p4p, 105 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Plusnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plusnin misses with a body shot.
Gustafsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Plusnin misses with an uppercut
and Gustafsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Plusnin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Plusnin looks to throw the jab but Gustafsson is out of range.
Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plusnin.
Plusnin misses with a series of wild punches.
Plusnin clobbers Gustafsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Plusnin with a poor takedown
and Gustafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plusnin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gustafsson counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Plusnin.
Plusnin shoots in and bounces Gustafsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plusnin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plusnin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustafsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plusnin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Plusnin pushing down on Gustafsson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gustafsson wants to get back to full guard.
Plusnin is working for a submission of some sort.
Gustafsson controlling the position for now.
Plusnin is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plusnin prevents Gustafsson from improving his position.
Plusnin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Plusnin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gustafsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gustafsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Plusnin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Plusnin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Plusnin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Plusnin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gustafsson defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plusnin is keen to just control but Gustafsson is a slippery customer.
Plusnin 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.
Gustafsson gets full guard.
Plusnin tries to free his leg and advance position but Gustafsson is retaining full guard.
Gustafsson keeping moving, preventing Plusnin from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustafsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Plusnin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gustafsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Plusnin misses its intended target.
Gustafsson throws out a counter right but Plusnin avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plusnin swings widly with a right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustafsson walks into a stiff left hand from Plusnin.
Gustafsson slips under a jab.
Plusnin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Plusnin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Plusnin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plusnin scores with a nice head shot.
Plusnin throws a hook but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
Plusnin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vladimir Plusnin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plusnin throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Gustafsson unleashes a big counter combination but Plusnin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Plusnin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Plusnin misses with an uppercut.
Gustafsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plusnin was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustafsson.
Plusnin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gustafsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gustafsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vladimir Plusnin is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustafsson lands with a nice combination. Plusnin backs away looking to recover.
Plusnin misses with a takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Plusnin! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Gustafsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Gustafsson!
After winning the bout, Oscar Gustafsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 134 p4p, 612 weight class) and Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 9 p4p, 45 weight class). Big Mouth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bigmouth Strikes Again. Lennart Hohenthal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yasha Big Mouth's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal scores with a jab.
Hohenthal lands with a good body shot.
Hohenthal throws a hook to the side of Big Mouth's head but Big Mouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hohenthal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Big Mouth slips a jab from Hohenthal.
A counter left hand to the body from Big Mouth misses its target.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Hohenthal closes the distance but Big Mouth moves to the side
and Big Mouth counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Big Mouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hohenthal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Mouth taking some punishment here, with Hohenthal in his half guard.
Hohenthal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Big Mouth defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big Mouth is trying to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hohenthal working his ground and pound in the gym.
Hohenthal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Big Mouth defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Mouth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal wants to pass the guard but Big Mouth is defending well.
Big Mouth keeping control of the position.
Big Mouth's coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Big Mouth is staying active underneath Hohenthal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hohenthal thows a huge punch but Big Mouth dodges it nicely.
Hohenthal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Big Mouth is controlling Hohenthal's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hohenthal content to control rather than advance.
Hohenthal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hohenthal is looking to take a break and control but Big Mouth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Big Mouth has his hands clasped together around Hohenthal's back. He's all about the action.
Big Mouth is not content to let Hohenthal control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hohenthal works the jab nicely.
Hohenthal throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Mouth throws a jab when Hohenthal was well out of range.
Hohenthal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Big Mouth misses the shot to the body.
Hohenthal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hohenthal lands a nice looking body shot.
Hohenthal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Big Mouth throws a lazy uppercut
and Hohenthal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Big Mouth keeping moving, preventing Hohenthal from controlling successfully.
Hohenthal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hohenthal throws a strike but Big Mouth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hohenthal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Big Mouth looking to pass the guard.
Hohenthal trying to control the position.
Hohenthal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Big Mouth's guard.
Hohenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Big Mouth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hohenthal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hohenthal digs a good body shot into Big Mouth's ribs.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Big Mouth napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Big Mouth bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hohenthal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Big Mouth defends it nicely.
Big Mouth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hohenthal works Big Mouth's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Mouth misses with a combination
enabling Hohenthal to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hohenthal finds it's way through Big Mouth's defenses.
Big Mouth swats away the attempt to clinch by Hohenthal.
Big Mouth throwing a counter right hand but Hohenthal manages to avoid it.
Big Mouth loads up on a big right hand but Hohenthal slips the punch.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot
and Hohenthal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yasha Big Mouth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hohenthal throws a hook but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
Big Mouth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the side of Hohenthal's head but Hohenthal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Big Mouth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hohenthal.
Nice sprawl there from Big Mouth as Hohenthal shoots in.
Big Mouth misses with a hook.
Hohenthal throws out a counter right but Big Mouth avoids it with no problem.
Hohenthal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth scores with a punch to the head.
Big Mouth misses the shot to the body.
Hohenthal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hohenthal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hohenthal is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Big Mouth scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Big Mouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hohenthal blocks an elbow strike.
Big Mouth tries to work over Hohenthal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Big Mouth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hohenthal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hohenthal checks a low kick from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth throws a shot from downtown. Hohenthal moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hohenthal.
Yasha Big Mouth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Hohenthal.
A head kick misses from Big Mouth.
A shot to the liver by Hohenthal. Beautiful body shot.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hohenthal misses with a looping right.
Hohenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Hohenthal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hohenthal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Big Mouth counters with a body kick that stops Hohenthal in his tracks momentarily.
Hohenthal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hohenthal throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Big Mouth.
Hohenthal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Big Mouth is rocked!
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohenthal throws a looping overhand right but Big Mouth ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Big Mouth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Big Mouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hohenthal circles away quickly and effectively.
Hohenthal rushes Big Mouth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Big Mouth tries to work over Hohenthal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hohenthal stalling.
Big Mouth seems to have got his legs back now.
Big Mouth misses with the head strike.
Hohenthal blocks a body shot from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Big Mouth can't find room to land a body shot as Hohenthal controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lennart Hohenthal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Big Mouth's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Hohenthal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hohenthal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Big Mouth.
Hohenthal lands a nice shot that snaps Big Mouth's head back.
Big Mouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Big Mouth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hohenthal fails with the takedown
and Big Mouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Big Mouth.
Nice sprawl there from Big Mouth as Hohenthal shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal slips under a jab from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hohenthal avoids the head kick by Big Mouth.
Hohenthal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hohenthal with a nice cross.
Big Mouth slips a jab from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot.
Hohenthal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Big Mouth throws a jab when Hohenthal was well out of range.
Big Mouth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Hohenthal and Big Mouth goes tumbling to the canvas! Hohenthal follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big Mouth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal slips a nice elbow through Big Mouth's hands, connecting with Big Mouth's forehead.
Big Mouth tries to get to full guard but Hohenthal has control of the leg.
Big Mouth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Big Mouth.
Hohenthal trying to control but Big Mouth is working from the bottom.
Hohenthal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hohenthal is looking to advance position but Big Mouth has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hohenthal tries to hold on but Big Mouth pushes him away.
Hohenthal is working to get back to half guard.
Big Mouth avoids the attempt from Hohenthal to control.
Hohenthal is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Big Mouth is staying active.
Hohenthal is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Big Mouth avoids the attempt from Hohenthal to control.
Hohenthal is looking to improve his position but Big Mouth isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's time! Big Mouth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hohenthal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Big Mouth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Big Mouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hohenthal counters with a stiff right hand.
Big Mouth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hohenthal.
Hohenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Hohenthal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hohenthal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Big Mouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hohenthal eats them both and turns towards Big Mouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hohenthal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Big Mouth misses with a body punch
and Big Mouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hohenthal finds it's target.
Big Mouth takes a swing at Hohenthal's ribcage but misses.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Big Mouth as he jumps to the side.
Hohenthal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Big Mouths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hohenthal lands with a hook. Big Mouth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hohenthal takes the fight into the clinch.
Big Mouth prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth has a couple of punches blocked by Hohenthal.
Big Mouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Hohenthal looking to slow down the pace here.
Big Mouth lands a nice uppercut.
Big Mouth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hohenthal working hard to break the clinch.
Hohenthal tries a body shot but Big Mouth blocks it.
Big Mouth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hohenthal.
Yasha Big Mouth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Hohenthal.
Big Mouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Big Mouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hohenthal lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohenthal blocking some punches.
Hohenthal stalling in the clinch.
Hohenthal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Big Mouth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Big Mouth misses with a punch to the body.
Hohenthal misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal blocks a body shot from Big Mouth.
Hohenthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big Mouth. Hohenthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hohenthal looks to land a left hand but Big Mouth moved out of range nicely.
Hohenthal cracks Big Mouth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Big Mouth with a jab.
Hohenthal throws a right and a left that Big Mouth avoids nicely.
Big Mouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hohenthal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Big Mouth lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal jabs at Big Mouth's body.
Hohenthal darts in looking for a takedown but Big Mouth gets double underhooks and turns Hohenthal into the cage.
Hohenthal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hohenthal throws a lazy uppercut
and Big Mouth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hohenthal's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hohenthal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Big Mouth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hohenthal throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
A little feinted left hand from Big Mouth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hohenthal lands a nice shot that snaps Big Mouth's head back.
Hohenthal walks into a left hand.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hohenthal.
Big Mouth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lennart Hohenthal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hohenthal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Big Mouth counters with a low kick, right behind Hohenthal 's knee.
Big Mouth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Big Mouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hohenthal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal wants to clinch
and Big Mouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hohenthal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Big Mouth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Big Mouth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Big Mouth drops his hands momentarily and Hohenthal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hohenthal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Big Mouth's guard.
Hohenthal stopping the sweep attempt from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hohenthal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Big Mouth's head.
Yasha Big Mouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal trying to control but Big Mouth is working from the bottom.
Hohenthal throwing strikes but missing.
Hohenthal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Big Mouth keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hohenthal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hohenthal misses with a hook. Big Mouth ducked under it nicely.
Hohenthal misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hohenthal moves away.
Hohenthal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Big Mouth.
Hohenthal connects with a crisp jab.
Big Mouth staying out of range there.
Hohenthal shoots in and drives through. Big Mouth sprawls well.
Big Mouth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Big Mouth slaps away a takedown attempt from Hohenthal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hohenthal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hohenthal connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal connects with a right hand. Big Mouth shakes it off.
Big Mouth looks to score with a jab to the body but Hohenthal is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hohenthal misses the target.
Hohenthal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Big Mouth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lennart Hohenthal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hohenthal cracks Big Mouth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Big Mouth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Big Mouth misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Hohenthal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohenthal goes for a double leg but Big Mouth avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Big Mouth continues to drive forward.
Yasha Big Mouth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Hohenthal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Hohenthal coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lennart Hohenthal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hohenthal 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lennart Hohenthal!
Lennart Hohenthal is the new bantamweight champion!
Lennart Hohenthal 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haise Sasaki (ranked 280 p4p, 507 weight class) and Galileo Galilei (ranked 18 p4p, 29 weight class). Galileo Galilei has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haise Sasaki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Galileo Galilei!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sasaki throws a shot from downtown. Galilei moves away and avoids it.
Sasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Galilei is just out of range.
Galilei is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sasaki with a body shot.
Sasaki throws out a loose jab but Galilei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Sasaki moves in looking to clinch but Galilei pushes him off.
Sasaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galilei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galilei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sasaki throws a leg kick
and Galilei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
A good leg kick by Sasaki .
Sasaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Galilei is out of range.
Galilei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sasaki .
Galilei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Galilei avoids the body shot from Sasaki .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galilei! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei takes a swing at Sasaki 's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Galilei both land. Nice combination.
Sasaki blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Sasaki - just one landing.
Sasaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sasaki wants to clinch but Galilei slips to the side
and Galilei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Galilei looks to land a right hand but Sasaki moved out of range.
Sasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Galilei circles away.
Sasaki clinches.
Galilei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sasaki or not.
A nice left hand lands by Galilei.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galilei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Galilei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galilei content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sasaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galilei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galilei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galilei or not.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sasaki fails to land.
Galilei misses with the head strike.
Sasaki throws an elbow that misses.
Sasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Galilei controls his hands.
Sasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Galilei.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Galilei swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galilei has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sasaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Galilei can turn it around.
Sasaki has Galilei pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Galilei.
Galilei trying to stall but Sasaki improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galilei lands a left hand.
Galilei lands a shoulder strike.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.
Sasaki lands an elbow just above Galilei 's eye.
It looks like Galileo Galilei has been cut.
Galilei tries a body shot but Sasaki blocks it.
Sasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galilei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Sasaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sasaki .
Galilei tries to throw a body punch but Sasaki avoids it by throwing Galilei back against the cage.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galilei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Galilei is trying to stall.
Galilei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Galilei manages to break the clinch.
Sasaki throws a head kick that misses.
Galilei defending well as Sasaki loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sasaki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sasaki wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki blocks the body kick.
Galilei misses with a wild body shot.
Sasaki checks a low kick from Galilei.
Sasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galilei moves away.
Sasaki throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Galilei counter with a right hand.
Haise Sasaki 's cut is getting worse.
Galilei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Galilei misses with a head kick.
Sasaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Galilei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Galileo Galilei will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Galilei scores with a jab to the body.
Galilei staying out of range there.
Galilei throws a hook to the side of Sasaki 's head but Sasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sasaki has closed the distance and engaged Galilei in a clinch.
Galilei content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Galilei on the inside.
Galilei is trying to break the clinch but Sasaki is controlling him.
Galilei can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
Galilei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sasaki as Galilei tries to tie him up.
Galilei lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galilei scores with a hook to the body.
Sasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Galilei scores with a shoulder strike.
Galilei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sasaki working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galileis head.
Galileo Galilei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Galilei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galilei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galilei clobbers Sasaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Galilei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasaki manages to avoid it.
Sasaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sasaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sasaki throws a front kick aimed at Galilei's knee but Galilei avoids it well.
Galilei cracks Sasaki with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Galilei has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sasaki to stand back up!
Sasaki is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Galilei misses the target.
It looked like Sasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sasaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Galilei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sasaki .
Galilei slips a jab from Sasaki .
Sasaki throws a series of punches but Galilei avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Galilei misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki works the jab nicely.
Sasaki avoids the body shot from Galilei.
Sasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Galilei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasaki takes one to the side of the head.
Haise Sasaki 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick misses from Sasaki .
A low kick from Sasaki is predictable there
and Galilei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sasaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Galilei. That did some damage!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab lands there for Sasaki .
A slow jab from Sasaki misses its intended target.
Sasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Galilei now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sasaki 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Galilei under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galilei throws a hook but Sasaki avoids it easily.
Galilei lands with a nice body punch.
Galilei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Galilei circles away.
Sasaki pushes Galilei up against the cage in a clinch.
Galilei struggles to land a body shot inside as Sasaki controls his hands.
Sasaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sasaki lands an elbow that stopped Galilei in his tracks for a moment.
Galilei is trying to maintain a safe position but Sasaki gets an underhook and turns Galilei into the cage.
Galilei has had enough of the clinch but Sasaki keeps him there for the moment.
Galilei misses with a punch on the inside.
Galilei throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasaki .
Sasaki lands a nice elbow.
Sasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sasaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki working aggressively here.
Galilei stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sasaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Galilei is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Galilei gets an underhook and turns Sasaki into the cage.
Galilei can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
Galilei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sasaki misses with a body punch.
Galilei scores with a hook to the body.
Galilei controlling the action here for a moment.
Sasaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galilei backwards.
Galilei struggles to land a body shot inside as Sasaki controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galilei.
Galilei takes an elbow to the temple.
Galilei lands a right hand.
Sasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasaki has Galilei pressed against the cage, preventing Galilei from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galilei misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Galileo Galilei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Galilei ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki .
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasaki .
Haise Sasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galilei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galilei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Galilei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Sasaki .
Sasaki scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Sasaki does it's job there.
Sasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galilei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Galilei finds it's target.
Sasaki avoids a kick to the body.
Sasaki throws a looping overhand right but Galilei ducks down to avoid it.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Galilei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki is looking to clinch but Galilei is avoiding it.
Sasaki throws a hook to the side of Galilei's head but Galilei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Galilei, pushing him back against the cage.
Galilei avoids the elbow strike from Sasaki , against the cage.
Sasaki being controlled against the cage.
Galilei is leaning against Sasaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Galilei.
Galilei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galilei backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galilei.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Galilei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Galilei misses with the head strike.
Sasaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galilei backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galilei.
Jeez, Haise Sasaki 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki blocks a body shot from Galilei.
Sasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Galilei.
Sasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Galilei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sasaki .
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!
Galilei misses with a body punch.
Galilei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sasaki tries to work over Galilei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sasaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Galilei's brow.
Galilei avoids a wild elbow strike from Sasaki .
Sasaki lands an uppercut.
Haise Sasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sasaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sasaki blocks a body shot from Galilei.
Sasaki blocks a body shot from Galilei.
Galilei avoids a wild elbow strike from Sasaki .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galilei.
Galilei working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Sasaki to work.
Sasaki gets through Galilei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galilei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Galilei prevents a body shot from Sasaki .
Galilei tries to throw a body punch but Sasaki avoids it by throwing Galilei back against the cage.
Sasaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Sasaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Galilei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galilei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasaki 's elbow.
Sasaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Galilei gets through Sasaki 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galilei blocking some punches.
Galilei misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galilei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Galilei or not.
Sasaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Sasaki lands a right hand.
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sasaki is leaning against Galilei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Sasaki on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sasaki .
Galilei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Galilei is rocked!
Sasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Galilei is still on wobbly legs! Can Sasaki finish him?
Sasaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Galilei up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sasaki .
Sasaki lands a nice uppercut.
Sasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Galileo Galilei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Galilei takes a shot to the head.
Sasaki digs a right hand into Galilei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galilei's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haise Sasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Galilei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Galileo Galilei!
A very excited looking Galileo Galilei 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rukter Demenok (ranked 92 p4p, 162 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 11 p4p, 17 weight class). Demenok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Moby Dick Speech. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demenok throws a lazy uppercut
and Tosen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Demenok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tosen doesn't seem phased though.
Tosen moves forwards but Demenok connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Demenok scores with a push kick.
Tosen slips under a jab.
Demenok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tosen.
A little jabbing left from Tosen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok throws a jab but it's blocked by Tosen.
Tosen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demenok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tosen avoids a kick to the body.
Rukter Demenok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok scores with a push kick.
Tosen 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.
Demenok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tosen. That did some damage!
Demenok moves into range and clinches up with Tosen.
Tosen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tosen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demenok swings wildly with an uppercut but Tosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok misses with some punches.
Demenok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tosen or not.
Demenok pushes Tosen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tosen tries to pull guard but Demenok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Demenok - that landed with a thud.
Demenok has a couple of punches blocked by Tosen.
Tosen tries to land knees in the clinch but Demenok avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Demenok.
Demenok tries to throw a body punch but Tosen avoids it by throwing Demenok back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tosen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demenok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Demenok.
Demenok misses with a punch on the inside.
Demenok throws a punch but it's blocked by Tosen.
Tosen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tosen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tosen pulls Demenok into guard.
Tosen looking to control.
Tosen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Demenok wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
Demenok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tosen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tosen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Demenok has managed to get both his arms back between Tosen's legs - danger averted.
Tosen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Demenok controls from within his opponent's guard.
Demenok passes into half guard.
Tosen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Demenok pulls his head out easily.
Tosen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Demenok content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tosen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Demenok pulls his head out easily.
Tosen is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Demenok scores with a punch to the head.
Demenok throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Tosen to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Rukter Demenok has been cut.
Tosen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tosen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That kick from Demenok tenderised Tosen's leg. Tosen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rukter Demenok is winning the standup battle so far.
Tosen moves out of range of the body kick from Demenok.
Tosen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Demenok misses with a straight left.
Tosen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tosen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tosen will feel that in the morning.
Demenok throws a jab when Tosen was well out of range.
Tosen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Demenok throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Demenok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demenok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Demenok dips to his left and cracks Tosen with an uppercut!
Tosen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Demenok wants to clinch
and Tosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
Tosen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Demenok throws a jab when Tosen was well out of range.
It seemed like Tosen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demenok slips a straight right by Tosen.
Demenok connects with a right hand. Tosen shakes it off.
Demenok scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demenok.
Demenok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tosen can do to turn this around?
Demenok throws an overhand right that lands on Tosen's shoulder, as Tosen tries to avoid the shot.
Demenok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tosen.
A little jabbing left from Tosen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Demenok, as that shot connected.
Tosen misses with an uppercut
and Demenok counters with a low kick, right behind Tosen 's knee.
Demenok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tosen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Demenok misses with a kick to the body.
Tosen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Demenok misses with a body shot.
Demenok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Demenok lands a really nice looking cross but Tosen seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen slips a jab and a cross from Demenok.
Tosen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demenok doesn't manage to clinch there - Tosen circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tosen! But no joy.
Tosen needs to keep his hands up - Demenok had a free shot at his head there.
Demenok throws a leg kick which misses Tosen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tosen tries to avoid it.
Tosen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Demenok with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demenok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Tosen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Demenok defending well as Tosen loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rukter Demenok's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demenok lands a jab to Tosen's midsection.
Demenok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demenok misses with a hook. Tosen ducked under it nicely.
Tosen tries a quick counter leg kick but Demenok is wise to it.
Demenok throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demenok.
Nice uppercut lands for Demenok. That snapped Tosen's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Tosen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demenok delivers a nice body kick.
Demenok keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Demenok clinches with his opponent.
Demenok trying to control the position but instead, Tosen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Demenok into the cage.
Tosen lands a nice shot to the body.
Demenok misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tosen.
Demenok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rukter Demenok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Demenok prevents a body shot from Tosen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demenok blocks it with crossed arms.
Tosen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tosen.
Demenok misses with a punch on the inside.
Demenok tries a body shot but Tosen blocks it.
Tosen pulls guard.
Tosen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Demenok is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tosen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demenok is looking to take a break and control but Tosen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tosen struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok trying to control the action but Tosen is working from the bottom.
Demenok knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tosen on the ground.
Demenok has control of an arm but Tosen manages to advance to Demenok's back!
Tosen looking to break Demenok's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Demenok remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tosen will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Demenok rolls, trying to escape but Tosen keeps control of the position.
Tosen is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Demenok won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Tosen off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mama Tosen!
Mama Tosen is the new featherweight champion!
Mama Tosen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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