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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 2651 p4p, 2886 weight class) and Johnny Puma (ranked 359 p4p, 377 weight class). Mark Antony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Puma!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antony swings widly with a right hand
and Puma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Antony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Antony.
Antony takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Puma.
Puma shoots in but no luck this time.
Puma shoots in for a takedown but Antony shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Antony.
Antony throws a big shot that misses.
Puma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puma fails with the takedown
and Antony counters with a nice uppercut.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Puma.
Puma throws a hook but Antony avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Puma misses its intended target.
It looked like Antony wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Puma with that takedown attempt.
Puma misses with a takedown attempt
and Antony counters with a nice right hand that sends Puma toppling to the canvas! Puma scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Antony finish him?!
 Puma is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antony.
Antony misses with an uppercut. Puma saw that one coming.
Antony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Antony rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antony walks into a straight right hand from Puma.
Puma fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Antony avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Antony.
Puma gets a double leg takedown into Antony's guard.
Antony wants to stand but Puma is controlling the position.
Antony keeping full guard, as Puma tries to pass.
Antony wants to stand but Puma is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma gets to his feet - Antony follows without any prompting.
Antony thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puma if he has to take too many more of those.
Puma looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antony throws a shot from downtown. Puma moves away and avoids it.
Antony misses with a wild body shot.
Puma throws a jab when Antony was well out of range.
Antony tries a head kick but it misses.
Antony misses with a hook. Puma ducked under it nicely.
Puma misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Puma.
Puma moves away from the strike by Antony.
Antony throws a hook to the side of Puma's head but Puma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Antony in his tracks.
Antony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puma moves away.
Puma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Antony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Antony misses the target.
Puma goes for a double leg but Antony avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Antony continues to drive forward.
Puma moves away from the strike by Antony.
Nice sprawl there from Antony as Puma shoots in.
Puma misses with an uppercut. Antony saw that one coming.
Antony scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body kick there by Antony.
Antony lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Antony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puma, as that shot connected.
Puma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Antony with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antony takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antony manages to avoid it.
Antony throws an overhand right that has Puma reeling! Antony follows up with more punches and Puma is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Antony!
A very excited looking Mark Antony made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Decimal (ranked 1543 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Alex Barnes (ranked 110 p4p, 179 weight class). Decimal comes to the cage accompanied by The Dewey Decimal Rap. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
13 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dewey Decimal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes dives in for a single leg takedown but Decimal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Decimal misses with a low kick.
Decimal scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes punishes Decimal's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes stuns Decimal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decimal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Decimal is out of range.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Decimal is looking to counter with a body kick.
Decimal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've been informed that Barnes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Decimal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decimal blocks a jab.
Decimal scores with a hook.
Decimal connects with a looping right hand.
Decimal with the inside leg kick.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Decimal.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
Dewey Decimal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimal misses the jab.
Decimal works the jab nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Decimal as he connects with a hook.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Decimal.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Decimal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decimal scores with a leg kick.
Decimal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decimal misses with a low kick.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Decimal throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decimal staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Decimal misses the shot to the body.
Decimal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decimal throws a head kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Decimal misses the shot to the body.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Decimal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decimal throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Decimal. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decimal misses with a hook.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Decimal was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Decimal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
A jab from Decimal misses.
Decimal loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Decimal scores with a nice strike.
Decimal misses with a looping right.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Decimal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Decimal sprawls well.
Decimal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Decimal misses its intended target.
Decimal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes with the counter takedown but Decimal avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimal misses the target.
Decimal throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Decimal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Decimal.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decimal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decimal scores with a shot to the body.
Decimal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Decimal back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Decimal with a nice calf kick.
Barnes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Decimal connects with an inside leg kick.
Decimal scores with a jab to the head.
Decimal throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimal tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Decimal. Decimal obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes slips under a jab from Decimal.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dewey Decimal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decimal slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Decimal misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Decimal scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes tries a low kick but Decimal avoids it.
Decimal misses with a body shot.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Decimal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dewey Decimal is winning the standup battle so far.
Decimal throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Decimal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Decimal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Decimal moved away.
Decimal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Decimal's guard.
Decimal wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Decimal is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Decimal pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Decimal's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes prevents Decimal from standing back up.
Decimal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes working over Decimal with some ground and pound. Decimal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Decimal pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Decimal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Decimal's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes stops Decimal from getting back to his feet.
Decimal taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Decimal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Decimal is trying to stand back up but Barnes is controlling him
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like Dewey Decimal has been cut.
Decimal is trying to stand up here but Barnes is controlling him well.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Decimal's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Decimal's hands, connecting with Decimal's forehead.
Barnes prevents Decimal from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes 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.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Decimal defends it.
Decimal taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.
Barnes stops Decimal from getting back to his feet.
Barnes working Decimal over with strikes.
Decimal pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Alex Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Decimal's temple.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Decimal's hands, connecting with Decimal's forehead.
 Decimal is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal tries to kick Barnes off but Barnes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barnes is pressing down on Decimal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Decimal is holding on for now.
Barnes moves into full mount! Decimal won't be happy about that!
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barnes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Decimal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barnes postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Decimal badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Barnes around the waist but Barnes pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Barnes is the winner by TKO! Barnes jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Barnes!
A very excited looking Alex Barnes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Leader (ranked 1562 p4p, 2825 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 217 p4p, 367 weight class). Leader's entrance music is Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…). A fine choice. Jako is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Catch a Fire. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Leader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jako buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leader has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jako. Leader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jako digs a good body shot into Leader's ribs.
Leader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jako moves away.
A big left from Leader misses.
Jako fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jako lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leader blocks a head kick by Jako.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick and Leader moves out of range easily.
A cross from Jako lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leader lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako misses with a body shot
enabling Leader to counter with a crisp jab.
Jako wants to slow Leader down by chopping away at his legs.
Leader throws a jab but it's blocked by Jako.
Jako misses with a hook to the body
and Leader counters with a nice uppercut.
Leader throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leader moves away.
A low kick lands for Jako.
A low kick from Jako is predictable there
and Leader counters with a nice uppercut.
Leader throws a jab when Jako was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Leader.
Leader is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jako tried to score with a low kick but Leader checks it.
Jako lands with a kick to the temple. Leader shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako misses with a hook. Leader ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jako was well out of range. Poor timing from Leader.
Jako replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Leader blocks it well.
Leader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jako.
Jako throws a sloppy body shot
and Leader counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Jako.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leader.
Danga de danga de dang - Jako scores with a four punch combination!
Jako throws a poor cross that misses
and Leader counters with a straight right hand.
Leader blocks a low kick nicely.
Leader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Jako is predictable there
and Leader counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jako swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leader cracks Jako with an open hand slap.
Leader swings for the body but Jako moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Jako
and Leader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jako throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leader throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leader moves away.
Leader getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jako swings for the body but Leader moves out of range.
Leader takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jako misses the body punch
and Leader counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jako does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako tests Leader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leader blocks the body kick.
A head kick by Jako misses
and Leader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jako is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice cross by Jako.
Jako swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jako throws a head kick that misses
and Jako takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jako throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jako throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jako misses with a shot to the body
enabling Leader to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Master Leader will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jako throws the kick towards the body but Leader avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Leader on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leader connects with a body shot.
Jako thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jako misses with a hook. Leader ducked under it nicely.
Jako throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Leader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leader takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jako tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Jako. That snapped Leader's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leader looks to score with a jab to the body but Jako is just out of range.
Jako misses with the body kick
and Leader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leader moves out of range as Jako strikes.
Jako stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leader connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Master Leader is winning the standup battle so far.
Leader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jako.
Leader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jako jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Leader on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jako throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jako throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leader throws a nice looking combination but Jako bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jako throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leader checks the leg kick.
Jako lands with a nice body punch.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick
and Leader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jako is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leader rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jako connects with a leg kick.
Jako bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jako lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jako looks for the body kick but Leader saw that one coming.
Leader thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jako scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jako moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick from Jako lands but Leader takes it in his stride.
Jako tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jako looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leader misses with a wild body shot.
Jako gets a clinch.
Leader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jako misses with a jab to the body
and Leader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jako tries to clinch up but Leader circles away and keeps his distance.
Leader takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leader scores with a shot to the body.
Jako misses with a jab to the body
enabling Leader to counter with a crisp jab.
Leader misses with a hook.
Jako 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Jako misses with a combination
and Leader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jako throws a sloppy head kick
and Leader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jako misses with a head kick.
It looked like Leader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jako is breathing heavily.
Leader sends Jako crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Leader is motioning to the referee to let Jako up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jako is rocked!
Leader misses with the combination.
Jako is still on wobbly legs! Can Leader finish him?
Jako tries to get into range but Leader steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Jako! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Leader scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Master Leader!
During a confident post fight interview, Master Leader thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Darawan (ranked 925 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Frankie Mir (ranked 89 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petcharon Darawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Mir!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan connects with a leg kick.
Darawan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Darawan shows good takedown defense.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Darawan shows good takedown defense.
Mir walks into a left hand.
Darawan scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darawan is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Darawan circles away and we're back to standing.
Darawan throws a quick counter head kick but Mir was just out of range.
Petcharon Darawan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Mir.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Darawan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darawan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darawan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darawan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Darawan throws a right hand that misses
and Mir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Darawan has wrist control.
Mir content to stall in guard here.
Darawan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mir throws a strike but Darawan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Darawan defends well.
Darawan controlling from the top position.
Darawan wants to stand but Mir is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir is striking from the bottom but Darawan uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mir is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Darawan jumps into side control!
Darawan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mir to his feet.
A low kick from Darawan misses
and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darawan defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mir lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darawan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to free his trapped foot but Darawan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mir wants to take a breather but Darawan is having none of it.
Mir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darawan's head.
Mir prevents Darawan from improving his position.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darawan defending well though.
Mir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mir looks to land a strike but Darawan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darawan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mir controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darawan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mir controls the pace.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
Mir trying to control but Darawan is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darawan tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darawan to the ground. Darawan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darawan misses with a body punch
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir avoids the body shot from Darawan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petcharon Darawan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mir slips a straight right by Darawan.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Darawan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mir drops back, looking for a kneebar! Darawan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Darawan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Darawan!
Mir is looking to get back to his feet here but Darawan is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mir's back.
Darawan is trying to stick to Mir's back but Mir is turning into Darawan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Darawan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mir.
Mir throws a strike but Darawan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Darawan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir slips nicely into half guard.
Darawan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darawan defending well though.
Mir is trying to control. Darawan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir with the ground and pound but Darawan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mir cracks Darawan with a solid left hand.
Mir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mir slips nicely into half guard.
Mir is just content to waste time from the top position. Darawan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darawan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mir trying to control but Darawan is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control but Darawan is working from the bottom.
Mir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Darawan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Mir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Darawan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir tries to clinch up but Darawan circles away and keeps his distance.
Darawan dips to his left and cracks Mir with an uppercut!
Darawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petcharon Darawan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petcharon Darawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petcharon Darawan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Mir.
Some wild striking there from Darawan.
Mir tries to counter with a clinch but Darawan shakes him off and moves away.
Darawan loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown but Darawan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darawan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darawan takes the fight into the clinch.
Darawan misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Petcharon Darawan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Darawan gets caught napping as Mir dives in and scores a takedown. Darawan manages to retain guard.
Mir controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darawan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mir wants to control from the top but Darawan keeps moving.
Mir throwing strikes from guard but Darawan blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darawan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mir.
Darawan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darawan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir shoots in and drives through. Darawan sprawls well.
Mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Darawan!
Mir sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Darawan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mir landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mir lands a nice forearm strike.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but Darawan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mir fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Petcharon Darawan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Darawan to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Darawan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mir is working Darawan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mir scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mir lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mir misses with the ground and pound.
Darawan defending against the ground and pound.
Mir is trying to get an arm triangle but Darawan is defending well.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darawan keeps working.
Mir throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Darawan is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mir connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Darawan some visible discomfort.
Frankie Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darawan is looking for a sweep.
Mir looks up at the clock and then as Darawan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mir smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mir working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darawan keeps working.
Darawan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mir.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mir has hold of Darawan's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Darawan tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mir cranks the arm and Darawan screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Darawan, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Frankie Mir!
An out of breath Frankie Mir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Petcharon Darawan had this to say: 'I have nothing to say.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Lima (ranked 1385 p4p, 1599 weight class) and Hero Primo (ranked 75 p4p, 86 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hero Primo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lima wants it to stay on the feet.
Lima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Primo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Primo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lima counters with a left to the body.
Lima lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Hero Primo has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lima enables Primo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lima manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Primo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Primo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lima is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Primo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Primo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Primo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo lands a couple of elbows.
Primo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lima wants to sweep here but Primo controlling him for the moment.
Primo chips away with some ground and pound.
Primo postures up and lands a big shot to Lima's brow.
It looks like Tiago Lima has been cut.
Primo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lima trying to control the position here.
Primo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Primo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Primo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lima on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lima tries to get out of the position.
Primo slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Primo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Lima wants to improve his position but Primo is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Primo.
Primo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Primo throws a strike but Lima avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Primo won't allow Lima to get back to his feet.
Primo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Primo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Primo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
Primo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Primo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lima trying to keep a closed guard but Primo is proving a slippery customer.
Primo throwing strikes from guard but Lima blocks nicely.
Lima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Primo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lima is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Primo is concentrating on defense, preventing Lima from advancing position.
Lima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Primo is controlling Lima's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Primo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Primo is on top in guard.
Primo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Primo wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Primo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Primo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lima's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lima controls Primo momentarily but Primo frees himself.
Primo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Primo scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Primo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Primo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lima.
A jab from Lima misses.
Lima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Lima misses the target.
Lima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Primo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Primo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Primo throws a leg kick
and Lima counters with a nice right hand that sends Primo toppling to the canvas! Primo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lima finish him?!
Primo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Primo gets the takedown into side control.
Primo is still in real trouble! Can Lima finish him?
Hero Primo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Primo.
Primo seems to have recovered his senses.
Primo lands an elbow.
Primo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lima will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Primo is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima wants to control but Primo postures up.
Primo is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Primo staying calm.
Lima is looking to reverse the position.
Lima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Primo on the ground.
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.
Primo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lima struggling a bit here.
Primo tries to score with some ground and pound. Lima controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Lima is trying to control Primo's posture but Primo avoids it.
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Primo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Primo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Primo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lima to see if he's OK.
Lima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Primo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Primo scoring with punches from side control.
Primo lands a few punches from side control.
Primo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
Primo tries to move to mount but Lima blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo scoring with punches and elbows.
Primo grinds an elbow into Lima's temple.
Primo is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Primo gets to mount! Lima was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lima wants to control but Primo is having none of it.
BOOM! Primo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Primo looking to control but Lima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Primo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Primo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Primo is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Primo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lima is rocked!
Tiago Lima's cut is getting worse.
Primo lands a big elbow - Lima is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Primo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hero Primo!
During a confident post fight interview, Hero Primo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kearney (ranked 1311 p4p, 1597 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 155 p4p, 190 weight class). Never Hurry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Kearney's chin.
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30
265
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurry moves into the clinch successfully.
Kearney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hurry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kearney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Kearney's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, jab by Kearney - just one landing.
It looks like Never Hurry has been cut.
Kearney clobbers Hurry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hurry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kearney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kearney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hurry finds it's way round the side to connect with Kearney's head.
Kearney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurry at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kearney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hurry.
Hurry throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kearney throwing a counter right hand but Hurry manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry throws a right and a left that Kearney avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kearney misses the target.
Kearney moves into range and clinches up with Hurry.
Hurry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Hurry is looking for the big counter here.
Kearney slips a jab and a cross from Hurry.
Kearney lands a body shot.
Hurry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kearney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hurry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurry throws a head kick but Kearney moves out of range.
It looked like Kearney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kearney misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hurry to counter with a crisp jab.
Hurry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kearney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hurry thinking.
Kearney scores with a jab. Hurry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kearney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurry manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kearney avoids the head kick by Hurry.
An attempted straight right counter from Kearney misses the target.
Hurry throws a big shot that misses.
Kearney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kearney jabs at Hurry's body.
Hurry misses with the combination.
Kearney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kearney.
Kearney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kearney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kearney throws a shot to the body.
Hurry throws a sloppy head kick
and Kearney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hurry tries to clinch but Kearney moves away
and Kearney counters with a crisp right that sends Hurry to the canvas! Kearney follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Kearney!
After winning the bout, Patrick Kearney thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 758 p4p, 761 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 102 p4p, 103 weight class). Terrance Graves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peterson cracks Graves with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson scores with a nice strike.
Peterson scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves with a jab.
It looks like Dylan Peterson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Graves feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Peterson lands with a shot to the body.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Graves throws a quick counter kick to the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peterson dives in and grabs Graves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graves pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Graves needs to keep his hands up - Peterson had a free shot at his head there.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peterson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Graves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peterson lands an elbow.
Peterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Graves is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Graves is looking for a sweep.
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peterson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is being controlled here.
Graves regains half guard there - taking advantage of Peterson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson prevents Graves from improving his position.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graves holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Peterson misses with a head shot. Graves uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
Peterson postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Peterson's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graves's waist but Graves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peterson off to one side.
Dylan Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Graves napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Peterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Graves tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Graves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
Peterson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peterson misses with the ground and pound.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Graves down.
Peterson throws an elbow but Graves slips to the side and avoids it well.
Peterson wants to control for a moment but Graves uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Graves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.
Peterson throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graves with a nice head shot there.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves throws an elbow that misses. Peterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Graves's guard. Nice move by Peterson!
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson looking to sit in guard and control but Graves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graves chips away with some ground and pound.
Graves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Graves is fighting to break Peterson's control of his arms but Peterson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Graves has passed into side control.
Peterson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graves lands an elbow.
Peterson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peterson wants to control but Graves postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves is chipping away with strikes.
Peterson regains half guard.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terrance Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dylan Peterson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Peterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Graves counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterson's knee momentarily.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Peterson. That snapped Graves's head back.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Graves circles away.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson misses with a left hand
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graves avoids it really well and circles away.
Terrance Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
Peterson goes for a double leg but Graves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Graves continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses the jab.
Graves throws a quick counter kick to the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
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!
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson lands a body shot.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Terrance Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves keeps Peterson at a distance using the push kick.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a huge left! Peterson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Graves isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Peterson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Graves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Graves!
Terrance Graves 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 410 p4p, 502 weight class) and Sone Fujimaro (ranked 60 p4p, 71 weight class). Lincoln comes to the cage accompanied by Sgt MacKenzie. Fujimaro has chosen 焔 (Flame) + 暁ノ糸 (Thread of Dawn) by Wagakki Band as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sone Fujimaro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Lincoln .
We've been told by Lincoln 's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lincoln wants to slow Fujimaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Fujimaro tries a quick counter leg kick but Lincoln is wise to it.
Lincoln 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.
Fujimaro misses with a looping left.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Fujimaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lincoln looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujimaro is just out of range.
We've been informed that Fujimaro has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lincoln scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fujimaro fakes the leg kick and cracks Lincoln in the body.
Fujimaro checks the leg kick.
Lincoln swings for the body but Fujimaro moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Fujimaro.
The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fujimaro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fujimaro lands a head kick. Lincoln smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimaro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lincoln .
Lincoln paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lincoln uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fujimaro.
Lincoln throws out a loose jab but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro moves away from the strike by Lincoln .
It seemed like Fujimaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lincoln lands a jab to the head.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lincoln tests Fujimaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fujimaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Fujimaro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lincoln scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lincoln swings for the body but Fujimaro moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Fujimaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln with a nice cross.
Lincoln connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fujimaro's hands.
Fujimaro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fujimaro lands a leg kick that knocks Lincoln off balance momentarily.
Lincoln fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fujimaro.
Lincoln scores with a hook to the body. Fujimaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln throws a shot from downtown. Fujimaro moves away and avoids it.
Fujimaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lincoln manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lincoln 's sensitive parts.
Fujimaro closes the distance and pushes Lincoln back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Fujimaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Fujimaro lands a right hand.
Fujimaro presses Lincoln against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lincoln throws a jab when Fujimaro was well out of range.
Lincoln buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fujimaro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lincoln scrambles back to his feet.
Fujimaro moves away from the strike by Lincoln .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fujimaro.
Lincoln misses with a body shot.
Fujimaro lands a jab to the head.
Lincoln throws a right hand that Fujimaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Fujimaro also avoids with ease.
Fujimaro throws out a counter right but Lincoln avoids it with no problem.
Fujimaro closes the distance and pushes Lincoln back into the cage.
Fujimaro lands a left hand.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fujimaro.
Fujimaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lincoln tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Lincoln tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln lands with a light punch inside.
Fujimaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Fujimaro tries to move into range but Lincoln moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fujimaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fujimaro.
Lincoln works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro slips a straight right by Lincoln .
A little jabbing left from Fujimaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fujimaro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lincoln stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lincoln is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lincoln throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fujimaro just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Lincoln .
Fujimaro moves out of range as Lincoln strikes.
Fujimaro ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a low kick but Fujimaro avoids it.
It seemed like Fujimaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lincoln takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fujimaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fujimaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fujimaro throws a head kick but Lincoln moves out of range.
Fujimaro moves out of range as Lincoln strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
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 Alexander Lincoln will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lincoln 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Fujimaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lincoln .
Lincoln looks to land a body kick but Fujimaro moved away.
A swing and a miss from Lincoln .
Lincoln takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fujimaro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Fujimaro saw that one coming.
Fujimaro thumps Lincoln with a low kick.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but Lincoln is having none of it.
Fujimaro is looking to clinch but Lincoln is avoiding it.
Lincoln throws out a loose jab but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lincoln misses with a left hand
and Fujimaro counters with an outside leg kick.
Fujimaro darts in and clinches Lincoln up against the cage.
Fujimaro takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lincoln creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fujimaro lands an uppercut.
Lincoln is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujimaro keeps control of Lincoln as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Fujimaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lincoln is looking to break free of the clinch but Fujimaro has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lincoln .
Lincoln gets through Fujimaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fujimaro tries to work over Lincoln 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lincoln lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujimaro backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujimaro throws a sloppy head kick and Lincoln moves out of range easily.
Fujimaro lands with a straight right. Lincoln didn't see that one coming.
Fujimaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujimaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fujimaro follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fujimaro staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fujimaro lands with a straight right. Lincoln didn't see that one coming.
Fujimaro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Lincoln 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lincoln has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimaro.
Lincoln misses with a punch on the inside.
Lincoln is trying to push Fujimaro away but Fujimaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fujimaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fujimaro.
Lincoln has had enough of the clinch but Fujimaro keeps him there for the moment.
Fujimaro misses with the head strike.
A short right from Lincoln on the inside.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lincoln moves out of range of the strikes.
Fujimaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lincoln can pounce on him.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Lincoln .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut.
Fujimaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Lincoln connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lincoln throws a hook but Fujimaro avoids it easily.
Fujimaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but Fujimaro is out of range.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Fujimaro.
Lincoln uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fujimaro tries to clinch up but Lincoln circles away and keeps his distance.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Fujimaro saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Lincoln .
Fujimaro blocks a jab.
Lincoln bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujimaro misses with a looping left.
Lincoln loads up on a big right hand but Fujimaro slips the punch.
Fujimaro throws a nice looking combination but Lincoln bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lincoln stuns Fujimaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln blocks a jab.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln misses with a jab to the body
and Fujimaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Fujimaro.
Lincoln misses with a left hand
and Fujimaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lincoln misses with a low kick as Fujimaro jumps back.
Fujimaro rushes Lincoln and presses him up against the cage.
Lincoln lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Lincoln .
Lincoln prevents a body shot from Fujimaro.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro blocking some punches.
Fujimaro working aggressively here.
Fujimaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujimaro throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fujimaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Lincoln will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lincoln avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lincoln is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sone Fujimaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujimaro tries to clinch up but Lincoln circles away and keeps his distance.
Lincoln tried to counter with a leg kick but Fujimaro avoided it.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Fujimaro avoids the punch easily.
Fujimaro lands a jab.
Fujimaro gets a clinch.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Fujimaro blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lincoln .
Lincoln wants to get back to striking at distance but Fujimaro won't allow it.
Fujimaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lincoln scores with a leg kick.
Lincoln looks to land a right hand but Fujimaro moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alexander Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujimaro takes the fight into the clinch.
Fujimaro lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujimaro moves out of range of the leg kick from Lincoln .
Fujimaro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
A left lands for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro staying out of range there.
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Fujimaro moves out of range.
Lincoln takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fujimaro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lincoln connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexander Lincoln is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a jab.
The crowd cheers as Lincoln lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujimaro doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro throws a looping overhand right but Lincoln ducks down to avoid it.
Lincoln moves away from the strike by Fujimaro.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln .
Lincoln swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fujimaro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lincoln has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lincoln and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fujimaro moves away from the strike by Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a looping left.
Lincoln is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimaro.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Fujimaro's head but Fujimaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujimaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lincoln misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Fujimaro avoids the punch easily.
Lincoln swings widly with a right hand
letting Fujimaro counter with a right hand.
Lincoln lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fujimaro tries to clinch up.
A jab from Fujimaro misses.
Decent striking displayed by Fujimaro there.
Fujimaro tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lincoln .
Fujimaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lincoln takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lincoln throws a front kick aimed at Fujimaro's knee but Fujimaro avoids it well.
Fujimaro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lincoln in his tracks.
Fujimaro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fujimaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lincoln .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action.
Lincoln lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujimaro backwards.
Fujimaro prevents a body shot from Lincoln .
Fujimaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fujimaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujimaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimaro misses with a body punch.
Fujimaro misses with a body punch.
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 Alexander Lincoln .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lincoln , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lincoln !
A relieved looking Alexander Lincoln thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Sone Fujimaro spoke after the fight, saying 'So you DO fight like a coward! A disgrace on your family!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 322 p4p, 342 weight class) and Ilari Rahamies (ranked 33 p4p, 34 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rahamies on the side of the head.
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rahamies is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Rahamies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rahamies scores with a leg kick.
Grant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rahamies.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rahamies.
Ilari Rahamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahamies misses with a looping right.
Rahamies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rahamies lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rahamies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Rahamies has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Rahamies misses.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Rahamies connects with a body shot that sends Grant's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant wants to clinch up but Rahamies keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Grant finds it's way through Rahamies's defenses.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahamies.
Rahamies scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rahamies's corner calls for a 1-2. Rahamies obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rahamies is out of range.
Grant lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Rahamies moved out of range.
Rahamies feints a counter leg kick.
Rahamies misses with a body punch
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahamies.
Grant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant misses with a body kick.
A cross from Rahamies lands.
Rahamies listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rahamies misses with a looping left.
Grant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rahamies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grant delivers a nice body kick.
Grant staying out of range there.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahamies connects with a single shot there.
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Rahamies's shoulder, as Rahamies tries to avoid the shot.
Rahamies takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to slow Rahamies down by chopping away at his legs.
Grant takes a swing at Rahamies's ribcage but misses.
Rahamies scores with a hook.
Grant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rahamies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Rahamies throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Rahamies swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rahamies looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Rahamies misses.
Rahamies lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grant slips under a jab.
Grant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rahamies.
A big left from Rahamies misses.
Rahamies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
Grant slips a straight right by Rahamies.
Rahamies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grant misses the jab.
Grant scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Rahamies's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rahamies duly obliges.
Grant lunges at Rahamies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rahamies's hand.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant throws a hook but Rahamies blocks it.
Grant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with a straight left.
Rahamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rahamies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rahamies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Rahamies looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
A jab lands there for Grant.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant misses with an uppercut. Rahamies saw that one coming.
Rahamies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rahamies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
Grant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies slips under a jab from Grant.
Good leg kick by Rahamies.
Good work by Grant as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Rahamies takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rahamies lands a head kick. Grant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rahamies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahamies jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grant avoids the body shot from Rahamies.
Rahamies looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Rahamies throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Grant throws a poor cross that misses
and Rahamies counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grant thinking.
Grant cracks Rahamies with a good jab.
Rahamies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rahamies is looking for the big counter here.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
A clash of legs there as Rahamies blocks the low kick.
Rahamies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Rahamies looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ilari Rahamies will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rahamies lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Rahamies does it's job there.
Rahamies checks a leg kick.
Rahamies scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grant tries to land a front kick but Rahamies steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rahamies listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rahamies.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Rahamies's head but Rahamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grant checks a low kick from Rahamies.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant throws a push kick but Rahamies slaps the foot to one side.
Rahamies now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut.
Grant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rahamies misses with a wild body shot.
Grant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rahamies will feel that in the morning.
Grant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rahamies under the eye.
Rahamies slips under a jab.
Rahamies works Grant's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rahamies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Rahamies's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rahamies scrambles back to his feet.
Grant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant slips a straight right by Rahamies.
And Grant counters with a quick kick to the body but Rahamies blocks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grant!
Rahamies with a nice calf kick.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rahamies lands with a hook. Grant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Rahamies throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Rahamies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant moves out of range as Rahamies strikes.
Grant scores with a hook.
Rahamies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahamies.
Rahamies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a jab when Rahamies was well out of range.
Rahamies missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahamies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Rahamies misses with a series of wild punches.
Rahamies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Grant.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Rahamies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahamies connects with a crisp jab.
Rahamies throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grant tests Rahamies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rahamies misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Grant misses the target.
Grant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rahamies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahamies misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Rahamies misses with a hook.
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rahamies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies misses the jab.
Rahamies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
A nice side step and Rahamies releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rahamies throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rahamies takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Grant lands a nice shot that snaps Rahamies's head back.
Rahamies throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Grant misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Grant might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Grant connects with a nice looking jab.
Rahamies misses with a wild body shot.
Grant avoids the head kick by Rahamies.
Grant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rahamies connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grant scrambles back to his feet.
Rahamies looks to land a combination but Grant avoids it well.
Nice shot by Grant.
Grant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rahamies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Rahamies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rahamies moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahamies misses with a leg kick.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant sizes up Rahamies with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rahamies misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grant throws a body punch but Rahamies moves out of range.
Grant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grant throws a hook but Rahamies blocks it.
Grant 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Grant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rahamies's hands.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant tried to score with a low kick but Rahamies checks it.
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant lands a nice looking body kick.
Grant catches Rahamies with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rahamies misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies slips under a jab from Grant.
Rahamies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ilari Rahamies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Rahamies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rahamies was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ilari Rahamies will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
Rahamies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant misses with a hook. Rahamies ducked under it nicely.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Rahamies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rahamies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahamies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rahamies lands a jab.
Rahamies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grant cracks a nice hook into Rahamies's ribs.
Rahamies with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rahamies throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant with a hook.
Rahamies takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Grant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahamies misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahamies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Rahamies throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Grant scoring well with a low kick there.
Rahamies misses with a leg kick
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Rahamies throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rahamies loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Grant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rahamies throws a big shot that misses.
Grant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rahamies.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Rahamies.
Grant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
A little feinted left hand from Grant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rahamies avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant throws a leg kick but Rahamies checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Rahamies tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rahamies jabs Grant right on the nose. Grant blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rahamies avoids the head kick by Grant.
Rahamies lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rahamies defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Rahamies listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grant moves away from the strike by Rahamies.
Rahamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rahamies looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant throws a lazy body kick
and Rahamies counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Grant.
Rahamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rahamies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant connects with a nice looking jab.
Rahamies throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rahamies slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
Grant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rahamies lands a lovely overhand right.
Rahamies misses with a low kick.
Grant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant throws a chopping leg kick but Rahamies manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rahamies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rahamies checks a low kick from Grant.
Grant drops his hands momentarily and Rahamies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rahamies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Rahamies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grant lands a jab to the head.
Rahamies slips under a jab.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Rahamies moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahamies blocks a jab.
Rahamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rahamies.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahamies.
Rahamies connects with a crisp jab.
Rahamies lands a nice looking body shot.
Rahamies thumps Grant with a low kick.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahamies.
Grant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grant throws a low kick but Rahamies avoids it.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rahamies.
Grant cracks Rahamies with an open hand slap.
Grant clinches up with Rahamies and pushes him back against the cage.
Rahamies tries to break free but Grant pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Rahamies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Rahamies tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rahamies tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aubrey Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rahamies misses the shot to the body.
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 Aubrey Grant.
I think Rahamies 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ilari Rahamies!
Ilari Rahamies thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between KT Panda (ranked 456 p4p, 687 weight class) and Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 27 p4p, 45 weight class). Kuomanen has chosen HonestKey - One Shot as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda moves out of range of the strikes.
Panda is looking to counter punch.
Kuomanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Panda wants to clinch
and Kuomanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuomanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Panda swivels and escapes.
Kuomanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuomanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuomanen moves away from the strike by Panda.
Kuomanen digs a good body shot into Panda's ribs.
Kuomanen throws a hook to the side of Panda's head but Panda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen throws a body punch but Panda moves out of range.
Kuomanen checks a leg kick.
Panda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Panda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuomanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuomanen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Panda misses the target.
And Kuomanen tries to counter it with a takedown but Panda pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuomanen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Panda defends it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Panda.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuomanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuomanen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuomanen misses with a straight right.
A combination from Kuomanen does no damage.
Kuomanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Panda tenderised Kuomanen's leg. Kuomanen is trying to keep his angry face on.
KT Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda swings for the body but Kuomanen moves out of range.
Panda throws a right hand that Kuomanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuomanen also avoids with ease.
Panda closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen prevents a body shot from Panda.
Panda has a couple of punches blocked by Kuomanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kuomanen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuomanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuomanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Panda is breathing heavily.
Kuomanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuomanen pulls guard effortlessly.
Panda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Panda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuomanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Panda has managed to get both his arms back between Kuomanen's legs - danger averted.
Kuomanen looking for a guillotine here but Panda defends easily.
Kuomanen is trying to control the position but Panda postures up.
Panda trying to control but Kuomanen is working from the bottom.
Kuomanen is trying to control the position but Panda postures up.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
Kuomanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Panda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kuomanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Panda trying to control but Kuomanen is working from the bottom.
Kuomanen trying to control the position.
Kuomanen 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! Panda rolls with it to try and escape but Kuomanen cranks on the arm and Panda is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahjo Kuomanen!
During a confident post fight interview, Ahjo Kuomanen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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