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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry C Distacio (ranked 2490 p4p, 2468 weight class) and Haakon Cabrera (ranked 301 p4p, 298 weight class). Distacio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gravity Lies - Red. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry C Distacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haakon Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Distacio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cabrera just manages to avoid it.
Cabrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabrera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Distacio defends it well.
Cabrera connects with a looping right hand.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Distacio is looking for a counter combo.
Distacio throws a leg kick that is checked
so Cabrera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Distacio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera postures up in Distacio's guard and throws a big left but Distacio blocks it.
Cabrera tries to free his leg and advance position but Distacio is retaining full guard.
Distacio keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera passes Distacio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Distacio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cabrera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Distacio's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to control. Distacio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cabrera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Distacio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cabrera.
Cabrera throwing shots but Distacio is blocking nicely.
Distacio is looking to control Cabrera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Distacio avoid being mounted?
Cabrera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cabrera misses with a head shot. Distacio uses the momentum to regain guard.
Distacio pulls Cabrera in close to prevent any damage.
Cabrera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Distacio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabrera postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Distacio is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cabrera, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera working for a triangle but Distacio defends it easily.
Cabrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cabrera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Distacio manages to get himself to full guard.
Distacio keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
Cabrera looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Distacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Cabrera throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera throws a big right hand that misses.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Distacio is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cabrera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cabrera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cabrera trying to control but Distacio is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cabrera throws a big elbow that misses.
Cabrera throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haakon Cabrera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cabrera lands a head shot.
Distacio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Distacio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
Cabrera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Distacio checks it well.
Distacio jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Distacio avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Distacio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Distacio's legs.
Cabrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabrera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cabrera.
Cabrera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cabrera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Distacio parries the strikes from Cabrera easily there. Cabrera is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Distacio to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cabrera is working Distacio over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cabrera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Distacio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Distacio is trying to control Cabrera's posture but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Distacio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Cabrera crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Distacio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cabrera is looking to stall here but Distacio recovers full guard.
Distacio wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Distacio keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cabrera throwing strikes but missing.
Haakon Cabrera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cabrera throws a strike but Distacio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Distacio advances position into side control!
Cabrera is not content to let Distacio control the position.
Cabrera regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cabrera.
Cabrera wants to sweep but no luck.
Cabrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cabrera has control of Distacio's left arm, preventing Distacio from doing any damage.
Cabrera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Distacio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cabrera is trying to keep Distacio in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cabrera is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haakon Cabrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cabrera misses with a right hand
and Distacio counters with a nice leg kick.
Distacio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Cabrera is predictable there
and Distacio counters with a low kick, right behind Cabrera 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Distacio avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Distacio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Distacio takes one to the chin there.
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick from Distacio.
Cabrera throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Distacio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook.
Cabrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Distacio is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio blocks a leg kick.
Distacio looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cabrera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Distacio!
Cabrera is trying to ground and pound but Distacio uses the momentary lack of control by Cabrera to regain half guard.
Cabrera is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Distacio is just riding it out for now. Cabrera eventually gives up the hold.
Cabrera is working for a submission of some sort.
Harry C Distacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio wants to control but Cabrera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Distacio is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Cabrera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cabrera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cabrera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Distacio is looking to escape.
Cabrera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is pressing down on Distacio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Distacio is holding on for now.
Cabrera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Distacio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cabrera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Distacio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Distacio's hands.
Distacio blocks a jab.
Cabrera closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Distacio's guard.
Cabrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio controlling the position.
Cabrera throwing strikes but missing.
Cabrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Distacio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Distacio keeps moving.
Cabrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Distacio keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cabrera drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haakon Cabrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cabrera 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haakon Cabrera!
Haakon Cabrera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Norman (ranked 2128 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 176 p4p, 165 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton scores with a shot to the body.
Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Norman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton scores with a jab to the body.
Walton cracks Norman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walton digs a good body shot into Norman's ribs.
Norman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Norman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Norman takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like Mark Norman has been cut.
Walton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton lands a glancing blow to the side of Norman's head.
Walton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 Norman is rocked!
Jim Bob Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walton scores with the left hand. Norman knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh Norman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Walton counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Norman! He's just covering up as Walton starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Bob Walton!
After the big win, Jim Bob Walton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kittisak Khemkhaeng (ranked 1631 p4p, 1785 weight class) and Adrian Oyelowo (ranked 220 p4p, 234 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kittisak Khemkhaeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Oyelowo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khemkhaeng swings for the body but Oyelowo moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Oyelowo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Oyelowo misses with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng saw that one coming.
Oyelowo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oyelowo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Khemkhaeng wants to stand and escape but Oyelowo is having none of it.
Oyelowo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oyelowo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khemkhaeng wants to get back to his feet but Oyelowo passes into half guard.
Khemkhaeng tries to kick Oyelowo off but Oyelowo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Oyelowo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khemkhaeng avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oyelowo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khemkhaeng is doing well to control the position and prevent Oyelowo from advancing to side control.
Oyelowo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyelowo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng sees it coming and defends easily.
Khemkhaeng moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyelowo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khemkhaeng is trying to control the position but Oyelowo postures up.
Khemkhaeng wants to get back to his feet but Oyelowo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oyelowo postures up and lands a big shot to Khemkhaeng's brow.
Oyelowo prevents Khemkhaeng from getting back to his feet.
Oyelowo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oyelowo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oyelowo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khemkhaeng's guard.
Oyelowo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oyelowo is trying to work for a kimura but Khemkhaeng is defending well.
Oyelowo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oyelowo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng sees it coming and defends easily.
Oyelowo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khemkhaeng does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oyelowo seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyelowo is looking for a kimura here.
Khemkhaeng is staying active underneath Oyelowo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khemkhaeng is trying to control but can't.
Khemkhaeng is staying active underneath Oyelowo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khemkhaeng looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khemkhaeng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oyelowo.
Oyelowo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng sees it coming and defends easily.
Khemkhaeng is refusing to be controlled, as Oyelowo sits in half guard.
Khemkhaeng is looking to control Oyelowo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khemkhaeng avoid being mounted?
Khemkhaeng wants to get back to his feet.
Oyelowo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oyelowo seems to be working for a kimura but Khemkhaeng defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyelowo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oyelowo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oyelowo avoids the attempt from Khemkhaeng to control.
Khemkhaeng is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khemkhaeng prevents Oyelowo from taking his back.
Oyelowo looking to ground and pound but Khemkhaeng is blocking nicely.
Khemkhaeng sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oyelowo wants to work for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khemkhaeng looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khemkhaeng avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oyelowo.
Khemkhaeng is defending against the submission attempts here by Oyelowo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng gets back to full guard.
Oyelowo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khemkhaeng wants to sweep but no luck.
Khemkhaeng is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Oyelowo tries to free his leg and advance position but Khemkhaeng is retaining full guard.
Oyelowo wants to control from the top but Khemkhaeng keeps moving.
Oyelowo looking to pass the guard.
Oyelowo stops Khemkhaeng from standing up.
Oyelowo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oyelowo passes into half guard.
Khemkhaeng keeping hold of Oyelowo's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khemkhaeng is trying to get back to full guard.
Khemkhaeng is trying to stand up here but Oyelowo is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Oyelowo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oyelowo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oyelowo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khemkhaeng throws out the jab.
Khemkhaeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oyelowo.
Khemkhaeng gets caught flat footed, as Oyelowo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khemkhaeng is on top in guard.
Oyelowo keeping moving, preventing Khemkhaeng from controlling successfully.
Khemkhaeng is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Khemkhaeng wants to stand but Oyelowo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Khemkhaeng trying to control the position from guard on top but Oyelowo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khemkhaeng being controlled here momentarily.
Oyelowo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khemkhaeng gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyelowo just misses with a punch to the body.
Oyelowo misses with a wild body shot.
Oyelowo throws a low kick but Khemkhaeng avoids it.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khemkhaeng throws an overhand right that lands on Oyelowo's shoulder, as Oyelowo tries to avoid the shot.
Oyelowo gets a double leg takedown into Khemkhaeng's guard.
Khemkhaeng is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oyelowo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oyelowo lands a couple of elbows.
Khemkhaeng has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Oyelowo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Oyelowo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oyelowo is working for takedown but Khemkhaeng is calmly controlling the position for now.
Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Oyelowo.
Khemkhaeng pushes Oyelowo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oyelowo working aggressively here.
Oyelowo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oyelowo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oyelowo misses with a body punch.
A short left from Oyelowo.
Oyelowo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Oyelowo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice uppercut.
Oyelowo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oyelowo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Oyelowo jumps guard but Khemkhaeng stands there with Oyelowo around his waist. Oyelowo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Oyelowo.
Oyelowo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oyelowo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oyelowo looking for a takedown.
Oyelowo working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oyelowo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow.
Khemkhaeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Oyelowo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Oyelowo fails to land.
Oyelowo is trying to pull guard but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage.
Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oyelowo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khemkhaeng after a bit of a struggle.
Oyelowo is trying to break free.
Oyelowo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oyelowo.
Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oyelowo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oyelowo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oyelowo misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Oyelowo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Khemkhaeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oyelowo misses with some punches.
Oyelowo working aggressively here.
Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oyelowo wants to take the fight to the mat but Khemkhaeng manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oyelowo is working for takedown but Khemkhaeng is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oyelowo misses with the head strike.
Oyelowo has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oyelowo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Oyelowo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khemkhaeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oyelowo backwards.
Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oyelowo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oyelowo fails to land.
Oyelowo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Oyelowo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oyelowo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oyelowo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khemkhaeng defends well and Oyelowo ends up having to push Khemkhaeng into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khemkhaeng defending well as Oyelowo loads up on a big left hand.
Oyelowo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khemkhaeng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oyelowo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khemkhaeng works the jab nicely.
Oyelowo moves forwards but Khemkhaeng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oyelowo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khemkhaeng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oyelowo throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oyelowo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khemkhaeng throws a jab when Oyelowo was well out of range.
Oyelowo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khemkhaeng throws the left hand but Oyelowo avoids the punch easily.
Oyelowo shoots in but no luck this time.
Khemkhaeng stuffs the takedown attempt from Oyelowo. Oyelowo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Oyelowo.
Oyelowo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyelowo slips a jab from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khemkhaeng ducks under a wild hook from Oyelowo.
Khemkhaeng was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up but Oyelowo circles away and keeps his distance.
Oyelowo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oyelowo misses with a body shot.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oyelowo slips under a jab.
Khemkhaeng misses the shot to the body.
Khemkhaeng stuffs the takedown attempt from Oyelowo. Oyelowo gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oyelowo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khemkhaeng moves out of range of the leg kick from Oyelowo.
Oyelowo moves into the clinch.
Oyelowo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khemkhaeng is defending well.
Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Oyelowo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oyelowo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyelowo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khemkhaeng pushes Oyelowo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oyelowo tries for a takedown but Khemkhaeng manages to get underhooks.
Oyelowo misses with a body punch.
Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Oyelowo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Oyelowo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oyelowo tries to pull guard but Khemkhaeng won't allow it.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oyelowo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khemkhaeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oyelowo.
Oyelowo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyelowo can't find room to land a body shot as Khemkhaeng controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oyelowo.
Oyelowo is trying to pull guard but Khemkhaeng turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oyelowo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oyelowo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oyelowo misses with some punches.
Oyelowo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oyelowo's elbow.
Oyelowo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng.
Oyelowo scores with a hook to the body.
Oyelowo working aggressively here.
Oyelowo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khemkhaeng to keep the fight standing.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyelowo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oyelowo stalling the fight.
Oyelowo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng digs a right hand underneath Oyelowo's ribcage. Oyelowo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khemkhaeng prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oyelowo misses with a punch to the body.
Adrian Oyelowo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside.
Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oyelowo blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Oyelowo breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kittisak Khemkhaeng.
I think Oyelowo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrian Oyelowo!
Adrian Oyelowo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 2405 p4p, 1442 weight class) and Kulma Rauta (ranked 315 p4p, 201 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rauta feints a counter leg kick.
Rauta misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ilmarinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Rauta.
Ilmarinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ilmarinen lands with a right hand.
Ilmarinen rushes Rauta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Ilmarinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ilmarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rauta wants to control but Ilmarinen is keeping busy.
Ilmarinen is looking to take a break and control but Rauta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen controlling the action here.
Ilmarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ilmarinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ilmarinen slips a nice elbow through Rauta's hands, connecting with Rauta's forehead.
Ilmarinen trying to mount his opponent but Rauta defends it.
Rauta manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rauta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ilmarinen controls the pace.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes from guard but Rauta blocks nicely.
Rauta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes from guard but Rauta blocks nicely.
Rauta is looking to stand up but Ilmarinen isn't so interested in that idea.
Rauta is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen working some strikes from top position.
Rauta is trying to control the position but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ilmarinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ilmarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rauta keeps working.
Ilmarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rauta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilmarinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Rauta is keeping him busy.
Rauta controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ilmarinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rauta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen thows a huge punch but Rauta dodges it nicely.
Ilmarinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ilmarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rauta defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen controlling the action here.
Ilmarinen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rauta!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jalo Ilmarinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ilmarinen is looking to clinch.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rauta can do to turn this around?
Ilmarinen misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Rauta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ilmarinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Rauta is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta pulls Ilmarinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Ilmarinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rauta controls Ilmarinen momentarily but Ilmarinen frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rauta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rauta looking to control but Ilmarinen passes into half guard.
Rauta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilmarinen.
Rauta is not content to let Ilmarinen control the position.
Rauta is pressing down on Ilmarinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ilmarinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rauta managing to control the position.
Ilmarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rauta being controlled here, momentarily.
Rauta working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rauta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Rauta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ilmarinen scores with a body shot.
Ilmarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Rauta thinks about the counter body kick.
Ilmarinen swings for the body but Rauta moves out of range.
It seemed like Rauta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ilmarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rauta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rauta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ilmarinen.
Rauta dodges the punch combination from Ilmarinen.
Rauta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ilmarinen swings widly with a right hand
letting Rauta counter with a right hand.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Rauta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ilmarinen jabs Rauta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rauta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rauta doesn't seem bothered though.
Ilmarinen throws a looping overhand right but Rauta ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jalo Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ilmarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilmarinen backing away here, and Rauta unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rauta is just out of range.
Rauta unleashes a big counter combination but Ilmarinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ilmarinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ilmarinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Ilmarinen.
Donk. Ilmarinen catches Rauta right on the button with a cross.
Ilmarinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ilmarinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ilmarinen tries to work over Rauta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ilmarinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rauta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ilmarinen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen thuds a left hand into Rauta's body.
Ilmarinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice side step and Rauta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rauta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Ilmarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rauta feints a counter leg kick.
Rauta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ilmarinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Rauta's head.
Ilmarinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rauta pinned against the cage. Rauta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalo Ilmarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ilmarinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rauta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ilmarinen tries to clinch but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ilmarinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen digs a good hook to Rauta's body.
Rauta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rauta feints a counter leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ilmarinen. Rauta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rauta replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ilmarinen blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rauta is just out of range.
Ilmarinen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rauta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulma Rauta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ilmarinen misses with a body shot.
Ilmarinen blocks the body kick.
Rauta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ilmarinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Rauta's head.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Rauta counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ilmarinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rauta under the eye.
Jalo Ilmarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rauta tries to work over Ilmarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jalo Ilmarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ilmarinen.
Rauta lands a nice shot to the body.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rauta's elbow.
Rauta struggles to land a body shot inside as Ilmarinen controls his hands.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
Kulma Rauta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ilmarinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jalo Ilmarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ilmarinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jalo Ilmarinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Manu (ranked 1209 p4p, 1999 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 163 p4p, 256 weight class). Manu's entrance music is Welcome to the Opera - Anyma & Grimes. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicky Manu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White drops his hands momentarily and Manu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manu's hands.
Manu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Manu throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Manu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That kick from White tenderised Manu's leg. Manu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manu misses with a series of wild punches.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manu lands a jab-cross combination.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Manu circles away.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manu defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Manu throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White thows a leg kick but Manu checks it
and Manu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manu leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manu blocks a jab.
Manu misses with a double jab.
Manu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manu blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manu's head.
White seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White throws a strike but Manu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White controlling from the top position.
Manu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White lands a couple of elbows.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Manu defends it well.
White slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is nestled in close to Manu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
White frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
White punching from mount but Manu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
White is in the full mount, landing strikes.
White thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White prevents Manu from getting the reversal.
White connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
White with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
White pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
That's time! Manu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White tries a low kick but Manu avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Manu counters with a stiff right hand.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Manu's shoulder, as Manu tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Manu.
No joy there for Manu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws a hook but Manu avoids it easily.
Nicky Manu is winning the standup battle so far.
Manu misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manu blocks a low kick nicely.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manu sprawls well. Manu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manu is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manu's waist but Manu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
Nice defenses there by White.
Nicky Manu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manu doesn't seem phased though.
Manu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Manu fails to land with a series of punches.
White connects with a leg kick.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manu avoids it really well and circles away.
Nicky Manu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
Manu swinging wildly here.
Manu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a right hand.
Manu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from White finds it's way through Manu's defenses.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manu lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
White lands an overhand right.
White shoots in for a takedown but Manu shows good takedown defense.
White looks to land a left hand but Manu moved out of range nicely.
Manu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manu.
White misses with a hook. Manu ducked under it nicely.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Manu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White throws a leg kick
and Manu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manu looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White goes for a double leg but Manu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Manu continues to drive forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manu throws a right and a left that both miss.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Manu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Manu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Manu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White avoids the head kick by Manu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manu swivels and escapes.
White with a poor takedown
and Manu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a low kick.
Manu throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manu tries a head kick but it misses.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manu appears to be looking for a big counter.
White avoids the head kick by Manu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Manu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Manu's head back.
Manu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White scores with a punch to the head.
White clinches.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manu can't break the clinch.
White has Manu pressed against the cage.
Manu is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Manu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White trying to control the position but instead, Manu has worked for underhooks and has pushed White into the cage.
White manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White pulls Manu in close to his closed guard and prevents Manu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Walter White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that White has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
White is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Manu rolls with it to try and escape but White cranks on the arm and Manu is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Walter White!
A victorious Walter White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pikey Chav Jr. (ranked 1543 p4p, 1411 weight class) and Tyson Hargrave (ranked 204 p4p, 190 weight class). Chav Jr. kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don’t Stop Me Now (Eurobeat). Hargrave has chosen Mastodon - High Road as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pikey Chav Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Hargrave!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chav Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hargrave was well out of range. Poor timing from Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chav Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Hargrave slips the punch.
Hargrave takes one to the side of the head.
Hargrave lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chav Jr. throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hargrave counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hargrave lands a body shot.
Nice shot by Hargrave.
Chav Jr. swinging wildly here.
Chav Jr. misses with a straight left.
Hargrave uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chav Jr..
Hargrave is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chav Jr. with a body shot.
Chav Jr. takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chav Jr. tries a head kick but it misses.
Chav Jr. throws a leg kick but Hargrave checks it.
Hargrave lands a nice hook to Chav Jr.'s body. Chav Jr. takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chav Jr. moves away from the strike by Hargrave.
A slow jab from Chav Jr. misses its intended target.
Hargrave fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hargrave misses with a right hand
and Chav Jr. counters with a stiff right hand.
Chav Jr. tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hargrave smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hargrave throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hargrave uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hargrave.
Chav Jr. scores with a leg kick.
Hargrave throws a big shot that misses.
Hargrave is looking to clinch but Chav Jr. is avoiding it.
Chav Jr. fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hargrave just manages to avoid it.
Hargrave checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hargrave doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chav Jr. swinging wildly here.
Chav Jr. scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chav Jr. misses with an uppercut
and Hargrave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chav Jr. bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hargrave tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chav Jr. scores with a body shot.
Chav Jr. throws a leg kick
and Hargrave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chav Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Hargrave scores with a shot to the body.
Hargrave bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chav Jr. throws a sloppy head kick and Hargrave moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Hargrave on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chav Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
Hargrave avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chav Jr. takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chav Jr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chav Jr. misses the body punch
enabling Hargrave to counter with a crisp jab.
Hargrave checks the leg kick.
Hargrave clinches.
Chav Jr. fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hargrave gets control of Chav Jr.'s arms and successfully pulls guard. Hargrave will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hargrave is looking for a triangle here but Chav Jr. uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chav Jr. cracks Hargrave with a big right hand but Hargrave just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chav Jr. lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hargrave prevents Chav Jr. from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chav Jr. lands a few punches from side control.
Hargrave is trying to get back to half guard.
Chav Jr. landing strikes.
Hargrave manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chav Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Chav Jr. looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Hargrave will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chav Jr. swings widly with a right hand
and Hargrave makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hargrave has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hargrave takes a shot to the head.
Chav Jr. tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chav Jr. manages to break the clinch.
Hargrave lands with a nice body punch.
Chav Jr. attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chav Jr. needs to keep his hands up - Hargrave had a free shot at his head there.
Chav Jr. throws a low kick but Hargrave moves out of range easily.
Chav Jr. throws a body punch but Hargrave moves out of range.
Chav Jr. throws a leg kick but Hargrave checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hargrave misses with a hook to the body
and Chav Jr. counters with a nice body shot.
Hargrave's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chav Jr. connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hargrave scrambles back to his feet.
Chav Jr. throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hargrave slips a jab from Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave tries to clinch but Chav Jr. is having none of it.
Hargrave thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson Hargrave seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hargrave misses the shot to the body.
Hargrave checks a leg kick nicely.
Hargrave appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Hargrave misses.
Chav Jr. swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hargrave cracks Chav Jr. with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chav Jr. moves forwards but Hargrave connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chav Jr. lands a front kick.
Chav Jr. misses with a low kick.
Chav Jr. takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hargrave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Chav Jr. counters with a quick kick to the body but Hargrave blocks it.
Hargrave lands a jab to Chav Jr.'s midsection.
Hargrave throws a hook to the side of Chav Jr.'s head but Chav Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave throws a body shot but no joy.
Hargrave jabs Chav Jr. to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hargrave chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chav Jr. can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hargrave throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chav Jr. on the side of the head.
Hargrave throws a looping overhand right but Chav Jr. ducks down to avoid it.
Hargrave just misses with a punch to the body.
Chav Jr. tries to work over Hargrave's front leg with a kick but Hargrave checks it.
Nice defenses there by Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. misses with a leg kick
and Hargrave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hargrave connects with a looping right hand.
Chav Jr. attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chav Jr. moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hargrave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Hargrave - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chav Jr. doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chav Jr. tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hargrave is able to avoid easily.
Chav Jr. takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good leg kick by Chav Jr..
Hargrave checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hargrave looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hargrave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chav Jr. manages to avoid it.
Chav Jr. avoids the body shot from Hargrave.
Chav Jr. dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hargrave. That did some damage!
Chav Jr. misses with an uppercut.
Chav Jr. misses with an uppercut
and Hargrave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hargrave lands a nice looking body shot.
Chav Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chav Jr. connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chav Jr. scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hargrave in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hargrave closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave is trying to stall.
Hargrave tries to work over Chav Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chav Jr. misses with some punches.
Chav Jr. takes a shot to the head.
Chav Jr. has a couple of punches blocked by Hargrave.
Chav Jr. lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hargrave backwards.
Chav Jr. pulls guard successfully.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Hargrave has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hargrave controlling from the top position.
Hargrave wants to control from the top but Chav Jr. keeps moving.
Hargrave looking to sit in guard and control but Chav Jr. gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hargrave has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chav Jr. can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Hargrave 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chav Jr. attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pikey Chav Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. with the inside leg kick.
Chav Jr. throws an overhand right that lands on Hargrave's shoulder, as Hargrave tries to avoid the shot.
Chav Jr. lands with a shot to the body.
Chav Jr. tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hargrave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chav Jr..
Hargrave takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hargrave throws a right hand that misses
and Chav Jr. counters with a stiff right hand.
Hargrave throws a hook but Chav Jr. avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Hargrave checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hargrave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chav Jr. manages to avoid it.
Chav Jr. throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Hargrave to counter with a crisp jab.
Chav Jr. with a jab.
Chav Jr. shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave scores with a nice strike.
Chav Jr. scores with a nice head shot.
Chav Jr. throws a leg kick
and Hargrave counters with a nice uppercut.
Chav Jr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hargrave.
Hargrave has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hargrave swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chav Jr..
Hargrave misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Hargrave as he connects with a hook.
Chav Jr. uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hargrave.
Hargrave keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chav Jr..
Hargrave misses with a hook
and Chav Jr. counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chav Jr. misses with a low kick.
Hargrave tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chav Jr. jabs Hargrave right on the nose. Hargrave blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hargrave throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chav Jr. throws a one two combo.
Hargrave checks a leg kick.
Hargrave throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hargrave scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Chav Jr. misses
and Hargrave counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chav Jr. ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hargrave throws a jab but it's blocked by Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chav Jr. walks into a stiff left hand from Hargrave.
Chav Jr. misses with a leg kick.
Hargrave looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. 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.
Hargrave checks a leg kick.
Chav Jr. throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hargrave.
Nice cross by Hargrave.
Chav Jr. tried to score with a low kick but Hargrave checks it.
Hargrave scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chav Jr. throws a leg kick
enabling Hargrave to counter with a crisp jab.
Chav Jr. avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hargrave.
Hargrave on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chav Jr. will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Hargrave does it's job there.
Chav Jr. throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hargrave wants to clinch up but Chav Jr. keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hargrave misses with a hook.
Hargrave's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hargrave moves out of range of the leg kick from Chav Jr..
Hargrave lands with a right hand.
Hargrave blocks a leg kick.
Hargrave lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick from Chav Jr., right into the meat of the thigh.
Hargrave throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson Hargrave is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chav Jr. misses with a body kick.
Hargrave thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chav Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hargrave was well out of range. Poor timing from Chav Jr..
Chav Jr. looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Chav Jr. misses
and Chav Jr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chav Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hargrave lands a nice hook to Chav Jr.'s body. Chav Jr. takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyson Hargrave.
I've got Hargrave 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Hargrave!
Tyson Hargrave spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Hale (ranked 1117 p4p, 1370 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 92 p4p, 122 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Lone Wolf - Tenggar Cavalry. George Hale has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, George Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale misses with a hook
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hale lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Hale throws a body shot but no joy.
Hale throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
George Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hale rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hale cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Hale working aggressively here.
Hale digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Hale connects with a jab.
We've been told by Hale's head coaches at The Forge 👊 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Hale.
Sloppy strikes from Hale. Those never looked like landing.
Hale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hale tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Hale lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Hale misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Hale clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Hale shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Hale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Hale avoids nicely.
Hale clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Hale misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hale lands a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hale.
Hale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hale slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like James Johnson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
A big left from Hale misses.
Hale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hale misses with a left hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Hale has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Hale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hale throws out the jab.
Hale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hale.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hale tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale scores with a three punch combo!
Hale cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Hale throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George Hale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Hale colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Johnson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Hale is left battered and dazed whilst Johnson and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, James Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
George Hale was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iov Kuzmin (ranked 1502 p4p, 1204 weight class) and Thomas Mahi Ai (ranked 235 p4p, 189 weight class). Kuzmin's entrance music is La Caution - Thé à la Menthe. A fine choice. Mahi Ai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slaughterhouse - Powermad. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iov Kuzmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Mahi Ai!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahi Ai lands a right hook to the body.
Mahi Ai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuzmin at a distance.
Mahi Ai 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.
Kuzmin shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahi Ai tries to sprawl out of it but Kuzmin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahi Ai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuzmin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Mahi Ai catches Kuzmin right on the button with a cross.
Kuzmin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuzmin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuzmin shoots in for a takedown but Mahi Ai shows good takedown defense.
Mahi Ai misses with a hook.
Kuzmin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iov Kuzmin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuzmin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuzmin throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuzmin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mahi Ai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mahi Ai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuzmin tries to get to full guard but Mahi Ai has control of the leg.
Mahi Ai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuzmin keeps working.
Kuzmin wants to control but Mahi Ai is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin is looking for a sweep. Mahi Ai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuzmin keeping control of the position.
Mahi Ai is looking to advance position but Kuzmin won't allow it.
Mahi Ai stalling.
Mahi Ai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuzmin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuzmin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuzmin is keeping the position for now.
Mahi Ai trying to control but Kuzmin is working from the bottom.
Kuzmin managing to control the position.
Mahi Ai won't allow Kuzmin to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuzmin pulls Mahi Ai in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kuzmin drives through with a takedown into Mahi Ai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mahi Ai looking for a sweep. Not yet Mahi Ai, not yet.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mahi Ai working a defensive guard here.
Kuzmin stands up over Mahi Ai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kuzmin working some strikes from top position.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mahi Ai lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mahi Ai content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuzmin keeping moving, preventing Mahi Ai from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Mahi Ai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kuzmin is defended easily by Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai misses with a looping left.
Mahi Ai works the jab nicely.
Kuzmin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mahi Ai's waist but Mahi Ai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuzmin off to one side.
Kuzmin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahi Ai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuzmin is just out of range.
Mahi Ai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuzmin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mahi Ai tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iov Kuzmin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahi Ai leaves Kuzmin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mahi Ai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kuzmin tries to keep at a distance but Mahi Ai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mahi Ai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahi Ai prevents it.
Mahi Ai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahi Ai misses with the head strike.
Kuzmin managing to block the knees to the body from Mahi Ai.
A head punch on the inside from Mahi Ai fails to land.
Mahi Ai stops a takedown attempt from Kuzmin.
A head punch on the inside from Mahi Ai fails to land.
Mahi Ai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahi Ai misses with an elbow strike.
Mahi Ai crunches a lovely knee into Kuzmin's ribcage.
Kuzmin wants to take the fight to the mat but Mahi Ai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kuzmin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mahi Ai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mahi Ai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mahi Ai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mahi Ai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mahi Ai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuzmin's head backwards.
Mahi Ai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahi Ai tries to sprawl but Kuzmin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Mahi Ai wants to control but Kuzmin is keeping busy.
Kuzmin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahi Ai's head.
Mahi Ai moves into full guard.
Mahi Ai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mahi Ai lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kuzmin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin is trying to keep Mahi Ai in close.
Kuzmin controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuzmin is on top in guard.
Mahi Ai looking for a sweep. Not yet Mahi Ai, not yet.
Kuzmin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kuzmin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuzmin is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahi Ai has wrist control.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mahi Ai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuzmin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuzmin stopping the sweep attempt from Mahi Ai.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin landing some decent shots from guard.
Mahi Ai wants to get back to his feet but Kuzmin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuzmin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuzmin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iov Kuzmin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuzmin postures up and lands a big shot to Mahi Ai's brow.
Kuzmin stands up over Mahi Ai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kuzmin throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuzmin postures up and lands a big shot to Mahi Ai's brow.
Kuzmin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mahi Ai has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
Mahi Ai pulls Kuzmin in close to prevent any damage.
Kuzmin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Mahi Ai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mahi Ai scores with a decent looking hook.
No luck for Kuzmin with that takedown attempt.
Kuzmin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mahi Ai throws a low kick but Kuzmin avoids it.
Kuzmin shoots for a takedown but Mahi Ai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iov Kuzmin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Mahi Ai as Kuzmin shoots in.
Mahi Ai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuzmin. Kuzmin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Mahi Ai catches Kuzmin right on the button with a cross.
Thomas Mahi Ai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahi Ai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuzmin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuzmin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mahi Ai tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahi Ai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuzmin is just out of range.
Kuzmin tries to counter with a takedown but Mahi Ai is quick to defend against it.
Mahi Ai clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahi Ai is defending well.
Kuzmin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahi Ai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuzmin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahi Ai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mahi Ai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai can't find room to land a body shot as Kuzmin controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai scores with a shot to the side of Kuzmin's head.
Mahi Ai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mahi Ai scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahi Ai.
Kuzmin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahi Ai prevents it.
Mahi Ai pushes Kuzmin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuzmin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahi Ai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mahi Ai works on Kuzmin's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahi Ai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahi Ai stops a takedown attempt from Kuzmin.
Thomas Mahi Ai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuzmin blocks a body shot from Mahi Ai.
Kuzmin avoids a wild elbow strike from Mahi Ai.
Kuzmin blocks an elbow strike from Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai lands with a right to the head.
Kuzmin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahi Ai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mahi Ai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahi Ai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzmin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuzmin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzmin.
Kuzmin goes for a takedown attempt but Mahi Ai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kuzmin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahi Ai is fending him off so far but Kuzmin persists. Nope, Mahi Ai circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahi Ai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kuzmin.
A low kick from Mahi Ai misses
so Kuzmin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mahi Ai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuzmin chips away with some ground and pound.
Kuzmin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kuzmin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mahi Ai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuzmin throws a strike but Mahi Ai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thomas Mahi Ai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuzmin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mahi Ai seems keen to control Kuzmin's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuzmin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mahi Ai controlling the position.
Kuzmin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mahi Ai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuzmin is one step ahead there.
Mahi Ai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuzmin throws a big elbow that misses.
Mahi Ai has momentary wrist control but Kuzmin slips an elbow through the middle.
Mahi Ai looking to control.
Kuzmin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mahi Ai trying to control the position.
Mahi Ai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Mahi Ai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mahi Ai 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Mahi Ai!
An out of breath Thomas Mahi Ai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Hinkle (ranked 984 p4p, 1032 weight class) and Kenzo Kulmunki (ranked 156 p4p, 168 weight class). Hinkle comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Hour Tour. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Hinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenzo Kulmunki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulmunki misses the jab.
Hinkle goes for a double leg but Kulmunki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kulmunki continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kulmunki! But no joy.
Hinkle has Kulmunki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kulmunki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hinkle is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Hinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulmunki is pressed up against the cage. Hinkle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kulmunki down to the mat. Kulmunki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kulmunki misses with an uppercut
and Hinkle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hinkle with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulmunki keeping moving, preventing Hinkle from controlling successfully.
Kulmunki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hinkle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinkle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kulmunki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hinkle passes Kulmunki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle stalling.
Hinkle trying to control from Kulmunki's half guard. Kulmunki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hinkle throws a big elbow that misses.
Hinkle wants to control from the top but Kulmunki keeps moving.
Hinkle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hinkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulmunki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kulmunki controlling Hinkle's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hinkle trying to control but Kulmunki is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hinkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hinkle misses with a double jab.
Kulmunki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hinkle fails to land the takedown.
Hinkle fails with a takedown attempt.
Kulmunki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kulmunki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hinkle somewhat.
Hinkle blocks a head kick by Kulmunki.
Hinkle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hinkle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hinkle with the ground and pound but Kulmunki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hinkle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hinkle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hinkle controlling from the top position.
Hinkle trying to move into half guard but instead Kulmunki has managed to sweep!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Hinkle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hinkle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kulmunki avoids it really well and circles away.
Kulmunki throws out a counter right but Hinkle avoids it with no problem.
Hinkle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kulmunki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hinkle misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kulmunki to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Roy Hinkle has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Hinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hinkle has a takedown stuffed.
Kulmunki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulmunki scores with a jab to the body.
Hinkle misses with a takedown attempt - Kulmunki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle fails with the takedown.
Kulmunki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulmunki stuffs the takedown attempt from Hinkle. Hinkle gets slowly back to his feet.
Kulmunki throws out a counter right but Hinkle avoids it with no problem.
Kulmunki stuffs the takedown.
Hinkle avoids the head kick by Kulmunki.
Nice uppercut there from Kulmunki.
Hinkle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kulmunki counters with a crisp one two that drops Hinkle! Kulmunki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hinkle to his feet! Hinkle is in big trouble!
Hinkle is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Kulmunki swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenzo Kulmunki!
Kenzo Kulmunki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elim Garak (ranked 855 p4p, 602 weight class) and Hiroshi Yamasaki (ranked 69 p4p, 46 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
145
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142
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elim Garak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yamasaki is defended easily by Garak.
Garak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garak misses with a right hand
and Yamasaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garak's guard.
Yamasaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garak is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garak has escaped and now he's on top!
Yamasaki looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garak is working Yamasaki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki is looking for a triangle here but Garak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garak looks up at the clock and then as Yamasaki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garak smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Garak lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yamasaki is trying to control Garak's posture but Garak avoids it.
We've been hearing that Garak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Yamasaki gets back to half guard.
Garak slips a nice elbow through Yamasaki's hands, connecting with Yamasaki's forehead.
Yamasaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamasaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garak pulls his head out easily.
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garak is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Yamasaki has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Garak escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Garak!
Yamasaki is looking to reverse the position.
Garak scoring with punches from side control.
Yamasaki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garak's best efforts.
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garak content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garak is trying to control the action in half guard but Yamasaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is looking for a sweep. Garak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yamasaki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yamasaki trying to keep a closed guard but Garak is proving a slippery customer.
Garak trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
Garak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garak landing some decent shots from guard.
Yamasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garak wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak is really struggling to control Yamasaki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yamasaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamasaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yamasaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Garak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki taking some punishment here, with Garak in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Garak seems content to control.
Yamasaki has hold of Garak's hands but Garak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elim Garak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yamasaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garak sprawls well initially but Yamasaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yamasaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamasaki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garak regains half guard.
Yamasaki is trying to work for a kimura but Garak is defending well.
Garak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yamasaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yamasaki has his hands clasped together but Garak extends and breaks Yamasaki's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Garak.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elim Garak!
After the fight, Elim Garak 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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