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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 1741 p4p, 3250 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 221 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a head kick. Mac Airt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Mac Airt connects with a single shot there.
Cormac Mac Airt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Airt missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mac Airt connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Mac Airt moves away and avoids it.
Mac Airt misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mac Airt lands a right hook to the body.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Mac Airt slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Mac Airt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Mac Airt misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Mac Airt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee clinches.
Lee tries to circle away but Mac Airt has him pinned against the cage.
Mac Airt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mac Airt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mac Airt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mac Airt misses with some punches.
Mac Airt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mac Airt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Mac Airt has him pressed against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Airt is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mac Airt throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mac Airt misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Mac Airt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Mac Airt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mac Airt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee throws a body punch but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Mac Airt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee with the counter takedown but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Mac Airt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Mac Airt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt avoids the head kick by Lee.
Mac Airt avoids the body shot from Lee.
Mac Airt clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Mac Airt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee thuds a left hand into Mac Airt's body.
Mac Airt dodges the punch combination from Lee.
It looked like Mac Airt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mac Airt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mac Airt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Airt lands a head shot.
Mac Airt scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Mac Airt.
Mac Airt listening to his corner there, landing a nice 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!
Mac Airt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mac Airt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mac Airt avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt misses with a left hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Mac Airt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mac Airt takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Mac Airt defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Mac Airt misses with a hook to the body
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Mac Airt.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mac Airt doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac Airt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Mac Airt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee slips under a jab from Mac Airt.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Mac Airt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee tries to clinch but Mac Airt is having none of it.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Mac Airt ducks down to avoid it.
Mac Airt connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Mac Airt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mac Airt scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mac Airt looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Cormac Mac Airt is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mac Airt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee misses with a right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Mac Airt catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Mac Airt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Mac Airt throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Mac Airt moves away and avoids it.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mac Airt's head backwards.
Mac Airt lands a right hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Mac Airt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Airt. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mac Airt lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee tries to clinch but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Mac Airt lands with a nice body punch.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Mac Airt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mac Airt.
Sloppy strikes from Mac Airt. Those never looked like landing.
Mac Airt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mac Airt moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Mac Airt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Airt. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mac Airt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a hook.
Mac Airt throws a shot to the body.
Mac Airt misses with a wild body shot.
Lee tries to clinch there but Mac Airt circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mac Airt is looking to counter punch.
Mac Airt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A lazy left from Mac Airt finds it's target.
Mac Airt's corner calls for a 1-2. Mac Airt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac Airt was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee slips under a jab from Mac Airt.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Mac Airt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mac Airt misses the shot to the body.
Mac Airt has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac Airt throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mac Airt.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee moves away from the strike by Mac Airt.
A big left from Mac Airt misses.
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Mac Airt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac Airt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mac Airt lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee thuds a left hand into Mac Airt's body.
Lee tries to clinch but Mac Airt is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Mac Airt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mac Airt connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Mac Airt misses with a straight left.
Mac Airt looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a series of punches but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mac Airt!
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mac Airt lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheers as Mac Airt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Mac Airt tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mac Airt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mac Airt to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee looks to land a combination but Mac Airt avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Mac Airt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mac Airt digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Mac Airt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Airt.
Lee avoids the body shot from Mac Airt.
Lee thuds his right hand into Mac Airt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cormac Mac Airt's cut is getting worse.
Lee tries to clinch but Mac Airt is having none of it.
It looked like Mac Airt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mac Airt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac Airt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Mac Airt ducks down to avoid it.
Mac Airt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Mac Airt.
A big left from Lee misses.
Mac Airt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mac Airt scores with a jab.
 Lee is rocked!
Mac Airt connects with a jab.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac Airt finish him?
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Mac Airt has the dominant position.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Mac Airt has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries to break free but Mac Airt pushes him back against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Mac Airt has him pressed against the cage.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mac Airt with a hook.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Mac Airt ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Mac Airt misses
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Mac Airt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac Airt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mac Airt does no damage.
Mac Airt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Mac Airt had a free shot at his head there.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee moves out of range as Mac Airt strikes.
Mac Airt dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Cormac Mac Airt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mac Airt throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee drives through and clinches with Mac Airt against the cage.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Airt is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Mac Airt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mac Airt 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Mac Airt!
Cormac Mac Airt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Motshan Bogachev (ranked 1116 p4p, 1834 weight class) and Stepan Grachev (ranked 148 p4p, 233 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Motshan Bogachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogachev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grachev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bogachev's head.
Bogachev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Devil’s Playground in the buildup to the fight.
Grachev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bogachev throws a big shot that misses.
Grachev throws a series of strikes that have Bogachev backpedaling.
Grachev lands a head kick!
Bogachev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good 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!
Bogachev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grachev's head.
Bogachev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Bogachev does no damage.
Bogachev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogachev throws a lazy uppercut
and Grachev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grachev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grachev throws a jab when Bogachev was well out of range.
Bogachev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grachev checks it well.
Grachev motions for Bogachev to come forward. Grachev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bogachev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grachev has time to react.
No joy there for Bogachev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grachev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogachev misses with a looping left.
Grachev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bogachev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grachev moves in looking to clinch but Bogachev pushes him off.
Bogachev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grachev throws a series of strikes that have Bogachev backpedaling.
Grachev loads up on a big right hand but Bogachev slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Grachev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogachev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grachev scores with a jab.
Bogachev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grachev counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogachev slips a straight right by Grachev.
Grachev clinches up against the cage.
Grachev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bogachev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grachev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogachev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grachev backwards.
Grachev working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Bogachev.
Grachev is working Bogachev over against the cage.
Bogachev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grachev backwards.
Bogachev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grachev blocks it with crossed arms.
Bogachev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grachev tries a head kick but it misses.
Grachev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grachev lands the left hand.
Bogachev fails to land with a series of punches.
Bogachev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grachev throws out the jab.
Grachev misses with a wild body shot.
Bogachev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bogachev throws a sloppy head kick and Grachev moves out of range easily.
Bogachev misses with a straight left.
Grachev throws a front kick that sends Bogachev stumbling back into the cage.
Bogachev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grachev! But no joy.
Grachev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bogachev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grachev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bogachev misses with a wild body shot.
Grachev throws a head kick that misses.
Bogachev throws a counter high kick but Grachev was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grachev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bogachev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grachev.
Grachev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bogachev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grachev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grachev lands a nice hook to Bogachev's body. Bogachev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bogachev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grachev clinches.
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!
Grachev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grachev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bogachev has a couple of punches blocked by Grachev.
Grachev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bogachev's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grachev checks a leg kick.
Grachev moves away from the strike by Bogachev.
Grachev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grachev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grachev avoids the head kick by Bogachev.
Bogachev walks into a left hand.
Grachev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grachev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bogachev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Grachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogachev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bogachev misses with a leg kick
and Grachev counters by clinching up.
Bogachev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bogachev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogachev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
Bogachev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bogachev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grachev.
Bogachev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bogachev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bogachev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Grachev.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bogachev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grachev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grachev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bogachev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bogachev misses with an uppercut. Grachev saw that one coming.
Grachev throws out a counter right but Bogachev avoids it with no problem.
Grachev lands a leg kick that knocks Bogachev off balance momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Bogachev there.
Grachev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogachev lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bogachev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Grachev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Motshan Bogachev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bogachev throws a sloppy head kick and Grachev moves out of range easily.
Grachev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Bogachev lands but Grachev takes it in his stride.
Bogachev throws a sloppy head kick and Grachev moves out of range easily.
Grachev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogachev circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachev moves into the clinch.
Grachev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Grachev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grachev trying to control the position but instead, Bogachev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grachev into the cage.
Grachev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bogachev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grachev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grachev lands a jab to the nose.
Bogachev looks to throw the jab but Grachev is out of range.
Bogachev connects with a high kick.
Grachev throws a body punch but Bogachev moves out of range.
Stepan Grachev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bogachev misses with a straight right.
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogachev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grachev misses with a body kick.
Grachev doesn't manage to clinch there - Bogachev circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grachev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogachev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grachev.
Grachev misses with an uppercut.
Bogachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bogachev walks into a straight right hand from Grachev.
Bogachev throws out a loose jab but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grachev defending well as Bogachev loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grachev.
Grachev scores with a punch to the head.
Grachev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bogachev throws a body shot but no joy.
Grachev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bogachev misses the shot to the body.
Grachev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bogachev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogachev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grachev.
Grachev throws out a counter right but Bogachev avoids it with no problem.
Bogachev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bogachev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bogachev throws a head kick but Grachev moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Grachev.
Grachev looks to land a combination. Bogachev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grachev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bogachev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grachev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bogachev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bogachev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grachev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Bogachev.
Bogachev throws a lazy right hand but Grachev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bogachev throws a lazy uppercut
and Grachev counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Bogachev - just one landing.
Grachev motions for Bogachev to come forward. Grachev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grachev tries to clinch there but Bogachev circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bogachev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grachev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grachev lands a nice looking body kick.
Bogachev misses with a series of wild punches.
Bogachev swats away the attempt to clinch by Grachev.
Bogachev takes one to the side of the head.
Grachev defending well as Bogachev loads up on a big left hand.
Grachev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grachev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Grachev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogachev throws a head kick that misses.
Bogachev throws a head kick that misses
and Grachev counters with a three punch combo that has Bogachev backing up. Bogachev nods at Grachev to acknowledge the strikes.
Bogachev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grachev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bogachev's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bogachev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bogachev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Grachev.
Bogachev throws a lazy head kick
and Grachev counters with a right hand to the body.
Grachev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grachev is looking to clinch.
Grachev scores with a leg kick.
Grachev throws a good cross that connects.
Bogachev throws a lazy right hand but Grachev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Grachev as he connects with a hook.
Grachev scores with a shot to the body.
Bogachev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bogachev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bogachev looks to score with a jab to the body but Grachev is just out of range.
Grachev moves into range and clinches up with Bogachev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogachev has had enough of the clinch but Grachev keeps him there for the moment.
Grachev looking to slow down the pace here.
Grachev lands a right hand.
Grachev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogachev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grachev lands with a hook. Bogachev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Bogachev.
Grachev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grachev lands with a good body shot.
Grachev ducks under a wild hook from Bogachev.
Bogachev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grachev.
Grachev throws out a counter right but Bogachev avoids it with no problem.
Bogachev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grachev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grachev digs a good hook to Bogachev's body.
Grachev checks a low kick from Bogachev.
Grachev throws out a powerful jab.
Grachev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bogachev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Grachev does it's job there.
Grachev scores with a hook to the body. Bogachev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grachev lands with a hook. Bogachev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Motshan Bogachev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev throws an off balance right hand
letting Grachev counter with a right hand.
Grachev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Grachev as he connects with a hook.
Bogachev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grachev back to the cage. Bogachev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bogachev connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bogachev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogachev. Grachev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bogachev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grachev scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Bogachev.
Bogachev blocks a head kick by Grachev.
Grachev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bogachev misses with a punch on the inside.
Stepan Grachev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grachev lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogachev backwards.
Grachev has Bogachev pressed against the cage, preventing Bogachev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stepan Grachev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bogachev manages to break the clinch.
Grachev with a jab.
Grachev tries a head kick but it misses.
Grachev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bogachev to counter with a crisp jab.
Grachev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice cross by Grachev.
Bogachev swings for the body but Grachev moves out of range.
Grachev throws a leg kick but Bogachev sees it coming and moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grachev.
Grachev looks to land a right hand but Bogachev moved out of range.
Grachev staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Grachev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bogachev misses with a straight left.
Grachev avoids the head kick by Bogachev.
Bogachev throws a head kick that misses.
Grachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bogachev moves out of range as Grachev strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Bogachev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grachev avoids the head kick by Bogachev.
Grachev only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bogachev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grachev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grachev connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogachev takes a swing at Grachev's ribcage but misses.
Bogachev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grachev tries to clinch but Bogachev moves out of range.
Bogachev feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bogachev throws an overhand right that lands on Grachev's shoulder, as Grachev tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stepan Grachev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grachev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stepan Grachev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 2422 p4p, 1846 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 340 p4p, 273 weight class). Lucas McCain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brock Hardman's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by McCain there.
Hardman looks to land a right hand but McCain moved out of range.
Hardman throws a looping overhand right but McCain ducks down to avoid it.
Hardman misses with a shot to the body
and McCain counters with a nice uppercut.
McCain misses with a low kick.
McCain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Hardman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardman tests McCain 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardman throws out a counter right but McCain avoids it with no problem.
McCain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardman.
McCain slips under a jab.
McCain loads up on a big right hand but Hardman slips the punch.
McCain scores with a hook to the body. Hardman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardman unleashes a big counter combination but McCain bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hardman avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hardman to the canvas! Hardman doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - McCain keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas McCain !
Lucas McCain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tico Tico (ranked 816 p4p, 1126 weight class) and Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 59 p4p, 79 weight class). Tico comes to the cage accompanied by Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico . Aslanbek Akhtankhanov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Tico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tico keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tico takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tico drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Akhtankhanov takes a swing at Tico's ribcage but misses.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tico throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tico.
Tico swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akhtankhanov counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Tico misses
and Akhtankhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Akhtankhanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tico takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Tico has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hidden in the buildup to the fight.
Akhtankhanov throws a big shot that misses.
Tico swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tico fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akhtankhanov checks it well.
Tico throws a front kick aimed at Akhtankhanov's knee but Akhtankhanov avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Akhtankhanov misses.
Tico is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a front kick aimed at Tico's knee but Tico avoids it well.
Tico has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tico throws a shot from downtown. Akhtankhanov moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Akhtankhanov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tico moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
Tico tried to score with a low kick but Akhtankhanov checks it.
Tico with a nice calf kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tico swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov connects with a body shot that sends Tico's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tico scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Akhtankhanov misses
and Tico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tico takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Akhtankhanov tries a low kick but Tico avoids it.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook.
Akhtankhanov connects with a crisp jab.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight right.
Tico appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tico with a hook.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Akhtankhanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Akhtankhanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tico walks into a straight right hand from Akhtankhanov.
Tico takes one on the button.
Tico looks to land a left hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akhtankhanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akhtankhanov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tico motions for Akhtankhanov to come forward. Tico throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akhtankhanov dips to his left and cracks Tico with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Akhtankhanov misses its intended target.
Akhtankhanov lands a head shot.
Tico's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akhtankhanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tico scrambles back to his feet.
Akhtankhanov is looking to slow Tico down with leg kicks.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick as Tico jumps back.
Tico looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhtankhanov is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akhtankhanov throws out a powerful jab.
Akhtankhanov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tico had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Akhtankhanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tico throws a hook but Akhtankhanov avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tico has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tico there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akhtankhanov slips a jab from Tico.
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tico.
Tico swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov misses with a two punch combination.
Akhtankhanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akhtankhanov cracks Tico with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tico misses the shot to the body.
Tico on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akhtankhanov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tico takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhtankhanov feints a jab promting Tico to slip. Akhtankhanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tico slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tico throws a predictable looking body shot
and Akhtankhanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tico throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akhtankhanov slips a jab from Tico.
Akhtankhanov lands a really nice looking cross but Tico seems unphased.
Tico misses the jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot from downtown. Tico moves away and avoids it.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tico connects with a crisp jab.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch
and Tico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Tico's head but Tico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Tico misses its target.
Tico drops his hands momentarily and Akhtankhanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akhtankhanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tico's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tico might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
Tico misses with a kick to the body
and Akhtankhanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tico looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Tico misses.
Akhtankhanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico connects with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov connects with a single shot there.
Akhtankhanov wants to land a leg kick but Tico is out of range.
Akhtankhanov throws a big shot that misses.
Tico looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhtankhanov is just out of range.
Tico missing with a left hand there. Akhtankhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akhtankhanov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Tico finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
Tico has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Tico.
Tico takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Akhtankhanov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akhtankhanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akhtankhanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Akhtankhanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Tico misses with a body shot.
Tico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tico lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akhtankhanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Akhtankhanov.
Tico throws a right hand that Akhtankhanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Akhtankhanov also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Tico checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tico was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tico takes one to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Akhtankhanov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akhtankhanov.
Tico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico looks to throw the jab but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Akhtankhanov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tico looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akhtankhanov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akhtankhanov.
Tico avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a double jab.
It looked like Tico wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tico connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akhtankhanov's hands.
Akhtankhanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akhtankhanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tico has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tico and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Akhtankhanov misses
enabling Tico to counter with a crisp jab.
Tico misses with the body kick
and Akhtankhanov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick, looking for Tico's leg but Tico calmly moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhtankhanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tico lands a jab.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Akhtankhanov misses its intended target.
Tico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tico moves out of range of the strikes.
Tico throwing a counter right hand but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
Tico misses with a left hand
and Akhtankhanov counters with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tico moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tico motions for Akhtankhanov to come forward. Tico throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tico has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tico there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the body from Akhtankhanov misses
and Akhtankhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tico throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Akhtankhanov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tico's knee momentarily.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tico.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Tico misses with a hook. Akhtankhanov ducked under it nicely.
Tico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tico fakes the leg kick and cracks Akhtankhanov in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Tico misses the target.
A jab from Akhtankhanov does it's job there.
Akhtankhanov lands with a cross.
Tico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov stuns Tico with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tico wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tico dodges the punch combination from Akhtankhanov.
Tico throws a front kick aimed at Akhtankhanov's knee but Akhtankhanov avoids it well.
Akhtankhanov with a nice calf kick.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akhtankhanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tico circles away quickly and effectively.
Tico appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tico slips a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Tico swings widly with a right hand
enabling Akhtankhanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Tico Tico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tico is looking to counter punch.
Tico connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tico throws a hook but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
Tico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov throws a solid leg kick but Tico takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akhtankhanov.
Tico takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Akhtankhanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tico throws a body punch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov is looking for the big counter here.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a leg kick but Tico saw it coming and moves away.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but Tico avoids it.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tico misses with a double jab.
Akhtankhanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tico connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akhtankhanov scrambles back to his feet.
Tico misses with a right hand
and Tico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tico misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Akhtankhanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akhtankhanov staying out of range there.
Akhtankhanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab-cross combination.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick as Tico jumps back.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akhtankhanov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tico under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Akhtankhanov. That snapped Tico's head back.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Tico's head but Tico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akhtankhanov connects with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tico misses with a straight right.
Tico throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tico throws a shot from downtown. Akhtankhanov moves away and avoids it.
Tico lands a right hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Tico avoids it easily.
It looked like Tico was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tico feints and then cracks Akhtankhanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akhtankhanov down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aslanbek Akhtankhanov.
Well Akhtankhanov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
Our winner, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 1040 p4p, 2166 weight class) and Jake Rodrigues (ranked 74 p4p, 150 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Stepdad- Eminem. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene misses with a few strikes there.
Rodrigues let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodrigues tries to land a leg kick but Greene saw it coming and moves away.
Rodrigues throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greene on the side of the head.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick as Greene jumps back.
Rodrigues stuffs the takedown.
Greene lands a nice hook to Rodrigues's body. Rodrigues takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Greene 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.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick
and Greene counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Greene wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Greene is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Greene pushes down on Rodrigues's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a kimura here.
Greene is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodrigues is just riding it out for now. Greene eventually gives up the hold.
Greene controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greene is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigues is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greene controlling the pace.
Greene is trying to control. Rodrigues wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Greene is really struggling to control Rodrigues but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Greene is working for a kimura but Rodrigues is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodrigues is defending against the submission attempts here by Greene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a kimura here.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Greene is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodrigues is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greene looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Greene wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Greene is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodrigues is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Greene dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodrigues throws a good cross that connects.
Greene takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that misses
and Greene counters with a single leg into guard. Rodrigues didn't expect that.
Greene slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Greene looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greene controls the position.
Greene tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Greene trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Greene tries for a kimura but Rodrigues is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rodrigues is not content to let Greene control the position.
Rodrigues is looking to regain half guard here but Greene keeps moving and retains side control.
Greene is working to tighten his grip on Rodrigues's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rodrigues has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Greene is really squeezing tight and eventually Rodrigues passes out! Greene breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricky Greene!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ekelund (ranked 2074 p4p, 1667 weight class) and Bobby Mercer (ranked 177 p4p, 149 weight class). Mercer has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR as his entrance music. Dick Ekelund has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer swats away the attempt to clinch by Ekelund.
Mercer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ekelund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekelund misses with a wild combination.
Ekelund with a hook.
Ekelund lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Mercer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ekelund is defending well for now.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekelund uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercer tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Mercer.
A short right from Ekelund.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekelund landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund prevents a body shot from Mercer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mercer.
Mercer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ekelund is defending well for now.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekelund's elbow.
Ekelund is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mercer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ekelund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mercer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Ekelund unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mercer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Mercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekelund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ekelund.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Mercer tries a body shot but Ekelund blocks it.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Mercer.
Mercer lands with a right to the head.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ekelund lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
A shot in the inside from Mercer.
Ekelund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercers head.
Mercer with a knee to the head.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Ekelund blocks an uppercut.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Mercer lands with a right to the head.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Mercer presses Ekelund against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercer lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercers head.
Ekelund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercer is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ekelund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mercer.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekelund blocks a body shot from Mercer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Mercer lands a knee to the head.
Ekelund lands with a right to the head.
Ekelund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercer.
Mercer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ekelund avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Mercer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ekelund slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Ekelund closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer pushes Ekelund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Bobby Mercer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekelund's elbow.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekelund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Mercer tries a body shot but Ekelund blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Ekelund missing with knees to the body.
Mercer misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekelund takes a shot to the head.
Ekelund blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekelunds head.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Mercer tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Mercer on the inside.
Mercer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekelund blocks it with crossed arms.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Mercer as the two fighters clinch.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mercer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ekelund's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekelund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer digs a right hand into Ekelund's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ekelund's gas tank.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Mercer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercer throws an elbow that misses.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Ekelund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercer misses with some punches.
Ekelund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercer is defending well for now.
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ekelund.
Ekelund is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Mercer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ekelund.
Mercer tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekelund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercer lands a hook that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Mercer missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Mercer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Mercer landing knees to the body.
Mercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
Ekelund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercer scores with a shot to the side of Ekelund's head.
Mercer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Mercer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ekelund's face.
Mercer managing to block the knees to the body from Ekelund.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekelund.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer avoiding damage as Ekelund throws knees to the body.
Mercer working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Ekelund. Those never looked like landing.
Ekelund has closed the distance and engaged Mercer in a clinch.
Mercer working aggressively here.
Mercer misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Mercer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
Mercer lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund avoiding damage as Mercer throws knees to the body.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mercer misses with a knee strike.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mercer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Mercer.
Nice body punch from Mercer.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Mercer lands a right hand.
Mercer blocking some punches.
Mercer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ekelund or not.
Mercer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ekelund's face.
Mercer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ekelund unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mercer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ekelund tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercer avoids the damage to the body.
Dick Ekelund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
A short left from Ekelund.
Mercer scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekelund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
Ekelund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekelund takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer avoiding damage as Ekelund throws knees to the body.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Mercer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund takes a shot to the head.
Ekelund avoiding damage as Mercer throws knees to the body.
Mercer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekelund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercer is defending well for now.
Mercer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer is leaning against Ekelund and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Mercer.
Mercer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekelund controls his hands.
Mercer gets through Ekelund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ekelund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercers head.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ekelund won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Mercer.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekelunds head.
 Ekelund is rocked!
Mercer lands a right hand.
Oh Ekelund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekelund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ekelund blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer looking to throw knees to the head but Ekelund is blocking nicely.
Ekelund seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Ekelund lands a knee to the body.
Mercer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Mercer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mercer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Mercer!
Bobby Mercer made sure to mention his sponsor, Bondi MMA 🏝️ in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adeboye Temidare (ranked 1191 p4p, 1796 weight class) and Vern Vurris (ranked 134 p4p, 211 weight class). Adeboye Temidare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Vurris!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temidare throws a sloppy head kick and Vurris moves out of range easily.
Vurris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temidare.
Temidare takes a swing at Vurris's ribcage but misses.
Vurris looks for a takedown but Temidare sprawls well.
Temidare throws a head kick but Vurris moves out of range.
Temidare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Temidare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vurris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Temidare.
Vurris blocks a head kick by Temidare.
Temidare swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vurris counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temidare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurris moves away.
Vurris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Temidare throws a hook but Vurris blocks it.
Vurris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Temidare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vurris takes one to the chin there.
Temidare instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temidare tries a body shot but Vurris blocks it.
Vurris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Temidare blocks it with crossed arms.
Vurris has a couple of punches blocked by Temidare.
Vurris looking to throw knees to the head but Temidare is blocking nicely.
Temidare gets underhooks to prevent Vurris's takedown attempt.
Vurris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Temidare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Temidare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Temidare working aggressively here.
Temidare connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vern Vurris has been cut.
Vurris avoids the elbow strike from Temidare, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temidare is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vurris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Temidare.
Vurris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Temidare fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adeboye Temidare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vern Vurris.
Vurris avoids the head kick by Temidare.
Adeboye Temidare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Vurris.
Temidare swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vurris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temidare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vurris.
Vurris avoids the elbow strike from Temidare, against the cage.
Temidare throws an elbow but it misses.
Temidare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vurris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temidare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Temidare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vurris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Temidare is defending well.
Temidare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vurriss head.
Temidare looking to throw knees to the head but Vurris is blocking nicely.
Temidare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Temidare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vurris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Temidare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Temidare working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris misses with the head strike.
Temidare lands a shoulder strike.
Temidare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vurris blocks a body shot from Temidare.
Temidare misses with some punches.
Vurris looking to slow down the pace here.
Vurris is trying to stall.
Vurris is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Temidare unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vurris breaks from the clinch.
Temidare lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adeboye Temidare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vern Vurris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Temidare scores with a jab.
Temidare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vurris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Temidare lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Temidare throws a head kick but Vurris moves out of range.
Temidare lands a body shot.
Temidare misses with a wild body shot.
Adeboye Temidare is winning the standup battle so far.
Vurris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Temidare, pushing him back against the cage.
Temidare lands an uppercut.
Vurris tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Temidare.
Vurris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temidare working Vurris over with knees to the body.
Vurris is breathing heavily.
Temidare lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Temidare.
Temidare lands a right hand.
Temidare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vurris's elbow.
Temidare lands with a light punch inside.
Vurris can't get the takedown.
Adeboye Temidare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vern Vurris.
Vurris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Temidare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vurris avoids a wild elbow strike from Temidare.
Temidare has a couple of punches blocked by Vurris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Temidare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vurris's brow.
Vurris dodges an elbow strike from Temidare.
Temidare tries to land knees in the clinch but Vurris avoids the damage to the body.
Temidare utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Temidare unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vurris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temidare can't find room to land a body shot as Vurris controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Temidare.
Temidare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vurris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temidare moves into the clinch successfully.
Temidare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Temidare working aggressively here.
Temidare misses with an elbow over the top.
Temidare misses with a body punch.
Temidare pushes off an throws an elbow but Vurris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Temidare throws an elbow but it misses.
Temidare lands with a right to the head.
Temidare using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Temidare scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Temidare.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temidare landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vurris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Temidare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temidare drops Vurris with a big knee straight up the middle! Vurris is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Vurris is rocked!
Temidare tries to clinch but Vurris moves out of range.
Vurris is still on wobbly legs! Can Temidare finish him?
Adeboye Temidare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Temidare is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vurris! But no joy.
Vurris seems to have recovered his senses.
Temidare misses with a body shot.
Temidare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurris can do to turn this around?
Temidare moves into range and clinches up with Vurris.
Vurris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Temidare throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Temidare with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adeboye Temidare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vern Vurris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Temidare has Vurris up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Temidare throws an elbow but misses.
Vurris is trying to break the clinch but Temidare is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Temidare.
Temidare stops a takedown attempt from Vurris.
Vurris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vurris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temidare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurris.
Vurris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temidare.
Temidare tries to clinch up.
Vurris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temidare closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Temidare tries to clinch up but Vurris circles away and keeps his distance.
Temidare fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vurris, pushing him back against the cage.
Temidare misses with an elbow over the top.
Vurris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Temidare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Temidare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vurris's elbow.
Temidare tries a knee to the head but Vurris blocks it.
Temidare misses with the head strike.
Temidare struggles to land a body shot inside as Vurris controls his hands.
Vurris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vern Vurris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temidare scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Temidare trying to land knees to the body.
Temidare with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adeboye Temidare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vurris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vurris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Temidare gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vurris.
Temidare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Temidare working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vurris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Temidare avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adeboye Temidare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vern Vurris.
Vurris tries to land a knee to the head but Temidare blocks with his arms.
Vurris tries to break the clinch but Temidare is controlling the position.
Vurris is trying to push Temidare away but Temidare has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Temidare misses with an elbow over the top.
Temidare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Temidare tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vurris misses with an elbow over the top.
Temidare blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vurris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Temidare is defending well for now.
Vurris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adeboye Temidare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Temidare 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adeboye Temidare!
After the fight, Adeboye Temidare was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Kwong (ranked 501 p4p, 515 weight class) and Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 75 p4p, 79 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwasi Kwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwong misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Kwong.
Oosthuizen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oosthuizen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kwong misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Kwong's head but Kwong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kwong moves into the clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a light punch inside.
Oosthuizen tries to stall but Kwong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kwong avoids it.
Oosthuizen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Oosthuizen .
Kwong digs a right hand underneath Oosthuizen 's ribcage. Oosthuizen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kwong misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwong is trying to stall.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwong lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen missing with knees to the body.
Oosthuizen taking a breather.
Kwong lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kwong.
Kwong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oosthuizen wants to stall.
Kwong lands a body punch.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kwong avoids it.
Kwong swings wildly with an uppercut but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kwong taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwong.
Kwong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kwong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Kwong ducks down to avoid it.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwong is looking to counter with a body kick.
A big left from Oosthuizen misses.
Kwong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oosthuizen moves away.
Kwong connects with a body shot that sends Oosthuizen 's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen gets tackled into the cage by Kwong. Kwong maintains the clinch.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwong.
Kwong throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Kwong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwong breaks from the clinch.
Oosthuizen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kwong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kwong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oosthuizen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kwong tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Kwong back against the cage.
Oosthuizen missing with knees to the body.
Oosthuizen gets through Kwong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Kwong.
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kwong backwards.
Kwong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kwong scores with a shoulder strike.
Oosthuizen pushes Kwong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen stalling in the clinch but Kwong improves position.
Kwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kwong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kwong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oosthuizen backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kwong.
Kwong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kwong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oosthuizen 's elbow.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwong gets through Oosthuizen 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oosthuizen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwong blocks it with crossed arms.
Kwong lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kwong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Kwong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kwong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kwong scores with a shoulder strike.
Kwong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oosthuizen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oosthuizen slips a straight right by Kwong.
Oosthuizen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kwong misses with a series of wild punches.
Kwong cracks Oosthuizen with a good jab.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwong was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen .
Kwong circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kwong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kwong backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oosthuizen with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kwasi Kwong has been cut.
Kwong struggles to land a body shot inside as Oosthuizen controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwasi Kwong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwasi Kwong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kwong lands with a cross.
Kwong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oosthuizen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwong swinging wildly here.
Donk. Kwong catches Oosthuizen right on the button with a cross.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Kwong ducks down to avoid it.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Kwong misses.
Oosthuizen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kwong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kwasi Kwong is winning the standup battle so far.
Kwong misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oosthuizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looks like Kwong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kwong, as that shot connected.
Kwong works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen misses with a two punch combination.
Kwong throwing a counter right hand but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kwong fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen can't find room to land a body shot as Kwong controls the action.
Kwong misses with a body punch.
Kwong misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oosthuizen .
Kwong blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen blocks a body shot from Kwong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kwong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kwong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kwong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kwong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kwong lands a shot to the body.
Kwong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kwong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwong managing to block the knees to the body from Oosthuizen .
Kwong working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kwong avoids the damage to the body.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oosthuizen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kwong.
Kwong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the head but Kwong blocks with his arms.
Kwong lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kwong.
Kwong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kwong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Kwong tries a body shot but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Kwasi Kwong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Kwong.
Oosthuizen lands with a light punch inside.
Kwong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong lands with a short shot to the head.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwong controls his hands.
Oosthuizen prevents a body shot from Kwong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong tries to throw a body punch but Oosthuizen avoids it by throwing Kwong back against the cage.
Oosthuizen being controlled against the cage.
Kwong breaks the clinch.
Kwong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kwong cracks Oosthuizen with an open hand slap.
Oosthuizen misses with a double jab.
A big right from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen moves away from the strike by Kwong.
Oosthuizen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kwong throws a hook but Oosthuizen avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kwong throws a shot from downtown. Oosthuizen moves away and avoids it.
Oosthuizen throws out a counter right but Kwong avoids it with no problem.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Kwong avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut. Kwong saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kwong throws a body shot but no joy.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwong off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kwong to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwong misses with a right hand
and Kwong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook
and Kwong counters with a left and a right that stings Oosthuizen .
A slow jab from Oosthuizen misses its intended target.
Kwong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Kwong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwong looks to throw the jab but Oosthuizen is out of range.
Oosthuizen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kwong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oosthuizen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kwong defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but Kwong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwong misses with a double jab.
Kwong misses with a looping left.
Kwong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kwong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kwong circles away quickly and effectively.
Kwong darts in and clinches Oosthuizen up against the cage.
Kwong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oosthuizen can do to turn this around?
Oosthuizen trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kwong scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwasi Kwong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kwasi Kwong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oosthuizen moves in looking to clinch but Kwong pushes him off.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Francis Oosthuizen has been cut.
Kwong connects with a crisp jab.
Kwong throws a jab when Oosthuizen was well out of range.
Oosthuizen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kwong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oosthuizen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kwong blocks a jab.
It looked like Kwong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Kwong moved out of range nicely.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Kwong lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Oosthuizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwong takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Kwong lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwong off the cage and back into range.
Kwong throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Oosthuizen counter with a right hand.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Kwong counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a hook
and Oosthuizen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwong misses with an uppercut.
Kwong missing with a left hand there. Oosthuizen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Kwong.
Kwong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Oosthuizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwong misses with a looping right.
Kwong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oosthuizen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwong manages to avoid it.
Kwong scores with a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Kwong moves away
and Kwong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Kwong misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Kwong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen swings for the body but Kwong moves out of range.
Kwong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oosthuizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwong.
Oosthuizen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kwong throws a lazy right hand but Oosthuizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwong is just out of range.
Oosthuizen slips under a jab.
Oosthuizen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwong.
Kwong moves away from the strike by Oosthuizen .
A big left from Kwong misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oosthuizen ! But no joy.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Kwong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping right.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab.
Oosthuizen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Oosthuizen finds it's way through Kwong's defenses.
Kwong throws the left hand but Oosthuizen avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Kwong is out of range.
Kwong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oosthuizen is rocked!
Oosthuizen cracks Kwong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oosthuizen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kwong finish him?
Oosthuizen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kwong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Kwong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oosthuizen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kwong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kwong lands with a good body shot.
Oosthuizen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwong.
Kwong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oosthuizen 's head backwards.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Kwong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Kwong.
A nice side step and Oosthuizen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Kwong misses.
Kwong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kwong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwong works Oosthuizen 's body with a nice hook.
Kwong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Oosthuizen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kwong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kwong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oosthuizen slips under a jab from Kwong.
It seemed like Oosthuizen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kwong looks to land a right hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range.
Oosthuizen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kwong throws a hook to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but Oosthuizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kwong loads up on a big right hand but Oosthuizen slips the punch.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Kwong.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Kwong avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oosthuizen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francis Oosthuizen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwong.
Oosthuizen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwong moves away.
Kwong throwing a counter right hand but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwasi Kwong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kwong 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwasi Kwong!
After winning the bout, Kwasi Kwong 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Menezes (ranked 170 p4p, 607 weight class) and Marcus Alexander (ranked 20 p4p, 84 weight class). Marcus Alexander has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexander defends it nicely.
Menezes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Menezes. Menezes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alexander has managed to clinch.
Menezes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alexander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menezes backwards.
Menezes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menezes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Menezes misses with a straight left.
Menezes throws a body shot but no joy.
Menezes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alexander's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menezes looking to sit in guard and control but Alexander gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Menezes working for a triangle but Alexander defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes is looking for a triangle but Alexander pushes his legs off easily.
Menezes trying to control the position.
Alexander got a little sloppy there for a moment and Menezes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alexander has managed to get both his arms back between Menezes's legs - danger averted.
Alexander passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Menezes has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Alexander. Oh but Menezes has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Alexander goes limp - he's gone! Menezes jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arthur Menezes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Kersikov (ranked 64 p4p, 103 weight class) and John Fisher (ranked 6 p4p, 10 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Builder - Her Voice (Headhunterz Remix). Dmitri Kersikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov scores with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Fisher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Fisher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KFA in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Fisher misses.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fisher doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Fisher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Fisher like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Fisher from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitri Kersikov!
Dmitri Kersikov retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Dmitri Kersikov 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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