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C244: Marciano vs Perkele PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jane Malley (ranked 1154 p4p, 642 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 159 p4p, 86 weight class). Malley comes into the arena with Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jane Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malley misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Malley was well out of range.
Malley slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malley is out of range.
Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malley is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Malley misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination but Malley avoids it well.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Malley.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Malley with the inside leg kick.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Malley gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Malley fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but instead, Malley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sitsongrit into the cage.
Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malley lands a nice uppercut.
Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malley tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Malley.
Malley throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Malley.
Malley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Malley.
Malley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Malley avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Malley circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Malley avoids it easily.
Malley closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the cage.
Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Malley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Malley.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Malley struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malley as Sitsongrit tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Malley backwards.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malley looking to slow down the pace here.
Malley tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Malley back against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Malley breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Malley avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tests Malley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Malley misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Malley slips a jab and a cross from Sitsongrit.
Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Malley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Malley.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Malley.
Malley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malley moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Malley lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Malley's shoulder, as Malley tries to avoid the shot.
Malley misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Sitsongrit does no damage.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malley.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Malley's head back.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Malley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Malley saw that one coming.
Malley throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Malley only half commits.
Malley tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malley doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Malley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Malley quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Malley moves away and avoids it.
Malley scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malley cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malley wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Malley is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Malley as he connects with a hook.
Donk. Malley catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Malley swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A slow jab from Malley misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malley is able to avoid easily.
Jane Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Nice jab there from Malley.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Malley saw that one coming.
Malley throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Malley misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Malley.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Malley.
Malley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malley.
Sitsongrit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sitsongrit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Malley up against the cage.
Malley being controlled against the cage.
Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jane Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Malley moves out of range.
It appears Malley was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Malley.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Malley checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Malley moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malley is out of range.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Malley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malley scores with a shot to the body.
Malley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Malley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Malley rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Malley can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malley as Sitsongrit tries to tie him up.
Malley misses with the head strike.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malley breaks from the clinch.
Malley moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Malley tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malley.
Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malley wants to clinch.
Malley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malley takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Malley lands a body shot.
Malley takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Malley looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malley has time to react.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malley.
Malley tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit taking a breather.
Malley misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Malley.
Malley takes a shot to the head.
Jane Malley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malley tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Malley.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Malley's head.
Nice body punch from Malley - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit looking to slow down the pace here.
Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jane Malley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malley tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Malley's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
Malley avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Jab by Malley.
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malley slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Malley was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley scores with a shot to the body.
Malley throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Malley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malley lands a nice looking body shot.
Malley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Malley tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit tests Malley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Sitsongrit does no damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malley connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Malley.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Malley slips the punch.
Malley misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malley doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Malley moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley rushes Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malley is keeping busy.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Malley fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Malley blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Malley.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Malley manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Malley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malley lands a nice looking body kick.
Malley swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Malley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Malley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malley tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Sitsongrit's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Malley misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Malley throws a combination. Sitsongrit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Malley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Malley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Malley slips the punch.
Malley scores with a leg kick.
Malley blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malley under the eye.
Malley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malley avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Malley fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Malley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Malley is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malley tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Malley swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Malley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Jane Malley.
Well Malley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jane Malley!
After winning the bout, Jane Malley 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Laguera (ranked 821 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Darren Dixon (ranked 64 p4p, 111 weight class). Darren Dixon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alejandro Laguera's chin.
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Laguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laguera avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Laguera tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laguera.
Laguera throws a sloppy head kick and Dixon moves out of range easily.
Laguera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Laguera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laguera works Dixon's body with a nice hook.
Laguera throws a hook but Dixon avoids it easily.
Dixon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dixon fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Laguera counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon avoids the head kick by Laguera.
Laguera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dixon.
Dixon is looking for the big counter here.
Laguera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laguera throws a right hand that misses
and Dixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dixon.
Dixon lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Dixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguera lands with a hook. Dixon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Laguera.
Laguera throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laguera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laguera avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Dixon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dixon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dixon throws a big shot that misses.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Laguera avoids nicely.
Dixon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dixon throws a body punch but Laguera moves out of range.
Laguera throws a big counter combination but Dixon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Laguera thows a leg kick but Dixon checks it
and Dixon counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Laguera is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at California Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Laguera tries to bench press Dixon off him but Dixon keeps the position.
Dixon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon gets to mount! Laguera was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Laguera is looking to get to half guard.
Dixon trying to control but Laguera is having none of it.
Dixon prevents Laguera from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguera gets back to half guard.
Laguera actively working from the bottom here.
Laguera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laguera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dixon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laguera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dixon pulls his head out easily.
Laguera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dixon pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon tries to stand but can't do so whilst Laguera controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon wants to take a breather but Laguera is having none of it.
Dixon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dixon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laguera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laguera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darren Dixon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Laguera.
Dixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laguera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
An attempted straight right counter from Laguera misses the target.
Dixon takes a swing at Laguera's ribcage but misses.
Dixon misses with a shot to the body
and Laguera counters with a straight right hand.
Dixon staying out of range there.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laguera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laguera dips to his left and cracks Dixon with an uppercut!
Laguera throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Laguera throws a hook to the side of Dixon's head but Dixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Laguera misses.
Dixon swings for the body but Laguera moves out of range.
Laguera works Dixon's body with a nice hook.
Alejandro Laguera is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laguera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Laguera.
Laguera lands with a nice combination. Dixon backs away looking to recover.
Laguera misses with a straight right.
Laguera missing with a left hand there. Dixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dixon looks to land a combination but Laguera avoids it well.
Laguera throws a shot from downtown. Dixon moves away and avoids it.
Laguera misses with a straight right.
Laguera throws the left hand but Dixon avoids the punch easily.
And Dixon tries to counter it with a takedown but Laguera pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laguera throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
A left lands for Dixon.
Laguera just misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguera is just out of range.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Laguera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dixon doesn't seem phased though.
Dixon misses with a hook to the body
and Laguera counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laguera rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laguera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dixon in his tracks.
Dixon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laguera throws a body punch but Dixon moves out of range.
Laguera throws an off balance right hand
and Dixon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Dixon does it's job there.
Dixon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laguera counters with a stiff right hand.
Dixon digs a good hook to Laguera's body.
Dixon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Dixon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dixon dips to his left and cracks Laguera with an uppercut!
Dixon avoids the body shot from Laguera.
A big left from Laguera misses.
Dixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laguera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Dixon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Laguera finds it's way through Dixon's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguera walks into a stiff left hand from Dixon.
Nice defenses there by Laguera.
Dixon slips under a jab.
Dixon blocks a jab.
Laguera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laguera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dixon throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Dixon. Beautiful body shot.
Laguera misses with a looping right.
Dixon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Laguera is rocked!
Dixon blocks a head kick by Laguera.
Oh Laguera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Laguera throws a right hand that misses
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dixon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dixon throws out a powerful jab.
Dixon looks to land a right hand but Laguera moved out of range.
Laguera slips under a jab from Dixon.
Laguera seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the liver by Laguera. Beautiful body shot.
Laguera misses with a hook.
Dixon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laguera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laguera is looking for a counter combo.
Laguera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Nice defenses there by Dixon.
Dixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laguera scores with a jab to the body.
Laguera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Alejandro Laguera will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Laguera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Laguera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Laguera throws a right and a left that Dixon avoids nicely.
Dixon digs a good body shot into Laguera's ribs.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Laguera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laguera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laguera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Laguera tries a head kick but it misses.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laguera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laguera misses with a low kick.
Laguera ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Laguera with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Laguera counter with a right hand.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Laguera misses with a looping right.
Laguera misses with a looping left.
Laguera misses with a head kick.
Laguera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dixon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Laguera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dixon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Laguera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dixon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Laguera tries to roll over but Dixon keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Laguera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dixon pulls his head out easily.
Laguera moves into full guard.
Dixon throwing strikes but missing.
Laguera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laguera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dixon uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Laguera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Laguera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laguera parries the strikes from Dixon easily there. Dixon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Laguera to escape.
Dixon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Laguera has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Dixon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laguera is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dixon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Laguera slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Laguera looking for submissions off his back.
Laguera looking for submissions off his back.
Dixon throwing shots but Laguera is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dixon is trying to control. Laguera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laguera looking for submissions off his back.
Dixon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Laguera!
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Dixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dixon 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Dixon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Aalto (ranked 769 p4p, 879 weight class) and Renoa Gracie (ranked 59 p4p, 71 weight class). Gracie has chosen Apaga Mas Não Bate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renoa Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Aalto's head back.
Aalto throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Aalto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aalto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Aalto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Aalto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Aalto is tightening it up a little... Gracie has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gracie reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gracie taps out! Nice BJJ there by Aalto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Michael Aalto!
Michael Aalto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Jesus Karter (ranked 640 p4p, 426 weight class) and Hunter Broderick (ranked 82 p4p, 58 weight class). Broderick has chosen Mind by Savanah as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Jesus Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Broderick !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Broderick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karter misses the jab.
Karter moves out of range of the body kick from Broderick .
Broderick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Broderick throws a right hand that Karter ducks under and follows up with a left that Karter also avoids with ease.
As Broderick backs away, Karter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Red Jesus Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
and Broderick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broderick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Broderick avoids it.
A big right from Karter misses.
Karter throws the kick towards the body but Broderick avoids it.
Karter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Broderick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Broderick throws a looping overhand right but Karter ducks down to avoid it.
Karter thinks about countering with a body kick.
Karter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karter loads up on a big right hand but Broderick slips the punch.
Broderick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karter takes a step back to recover.
Karter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Broderick to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
Karter misses the jab.
Broderick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter misses with a kick to the body.
Karter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broderick .
Broderick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Broderick jabs at Karter's body.
Nice body kick from Broderick .
Karter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karter misses with a hook
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Karter throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Broderick as he checks the leg kick.
Broderick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Broderick scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broderick slips a straight right by Karter.
Karter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Broderick counters with a stiff right hand.
Karter is rocked!
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
Broderick cracks Karter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Broderick has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Karter to stand back up!
Oh Karter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick lands an uppercut, right on the button! Karter tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Broderick !
During a confident post fight interview, Hunter Broderick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Red Jesus Karter was interviewed post fight and said 'Go fuck yourselves '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hull (ranked 524 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Bryce Helix (ranked 47 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Helix as Hull shoots in.
Hull fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Helix sprawls well initially but Hull persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hull wants to control but Helix is keeping him busy.
Hull is controlling the pace.
Helix is controlling Hull's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hull works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hull wants to control the pace but Helix is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull wants to finish this one by submission but Helix is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hull.
Hull wants to control the pace but Helix is squirming around nicely.
Hull takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hull moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Helix has worked his arm free - good work by Helix!
Hull working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hull tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hull staying calm.
Hull laying and praying for a moment but Helix takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hull seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Helix does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Helix felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull wants to free his trapped foot but Helix is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hull wants to advance to full mount but Helix doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Helix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helix is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Helix keeping moving, preventing Hull from controlling successfully.
Hull passes into half guard.
Hull wants to pass the guard but Helix is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Helix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hull is working away from the top position though.
Hull is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hull wants to take a breather but Helix is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helix trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Helix jabs Hull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Helix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helix misses the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hull.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hull has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Helix finds it's way round the side to connect with Hull's head.
Hull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Helix misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Hull dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Helix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hull somewhat.
Hull takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Helix takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Helix.
Helix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hulls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Helix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hull dives in for a single leg takedown but Helix sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hull pulls Helix into guard.
Hull looking for subs off his back but Helix has passed one foot through into half guard.
Helix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hull is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull is working hard here to advance position.
Jamie Hull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hull works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hull has his foot on Helix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Helix works his way back into a safe position though.
Helix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hull is keeping the position for now.
Helix wants to control from the top but Hull keeps moving.
Helix might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hull haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Helix is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Helix wants to control from the top but Hull keeps moving.
Hull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Helix defends it easily.
Hull is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Helix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hull's head.
Helix wants to control from the top but Hull keeps moving.
Helix avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Helix tries to free his leg and advance position but Hull is retaining full guard.
Helix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix postures up.
Helix must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hull is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Helix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hull's head.
Hull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Helix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hull has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Helix has managed to get both his arms back between Hull's legs - danger averted.
Hull not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Helix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hull's head.
Helix is in close to Hull's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hull is looking for a triangle but Helix pushes his legs off easily.
Helix trying to control but Hull is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helix avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bryce Helix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Helix lands a front kick.
Hull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Helix. That one must have hurt.
Helix shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hull misses with a looping right.
Helix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hull was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Hull is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Helix lands with an overhand left.
Helix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Helix but Helix pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck for Hull with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix lands a glancing blow to the side of Hull's head.
Hull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Helix tries to avoid it but Hull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Helix to the ground. Helix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hull misses with a takedown
and Helix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Helix fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hull fails with the takedown.
Bryce Helix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hull.
Helix lands the left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hull is defended easily by Helix.
Helix tests Hull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bryce Helix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix slips under a jab from Hull.
Helix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A low kick lands for Helix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helix moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hull dives in and grabs Helix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Helix pushes down on Hull's head and hops out.
Helix stuffs the takedown.
Helix scores with a jab.
Hull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Helix scores with a punch to the head.
Helix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helix.
Hull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Helix jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helix.
Helix lands a nice hook to Hull's body. Hull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Helix - just one landing.
Helix with a hook.
Helix thuds his right hand into Hull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hull. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hull walks into a left hand.
Hull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Helix lands a jab-cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Helix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hull has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Helix.
Helix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Helix 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.
Helix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Helix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Hull misses the target.
Hull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Helix avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix connects with a single shot there.
Helix lands a jab.
Hull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Helix lands with a kick to the ribs.
Helix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hull doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Helix counter with a right hand.
Hull walks into a stiff left hand from Helix.
Hull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Helix swivels and escapes.
Hull shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice side step and Helix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hull shoots in for a takedown but Helix shows good takedown defense.
Hull fails with the takedown
and Helix counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce Helix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helix 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryce Helix!
A very excited looking Bryce Helix made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 364 p4p, 694 weight class) and Spider Monkey (ranked 50 p4p, 98 weight class). Spider Monkey has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Monkey looks to throw a body kick
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monkey slips a straight right by Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wright blocks it well.
Monkey thows a leg kick but Wright checks it
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Monkey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monkey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wright. That one must have hurt.
Monkey throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Monkey throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright scores with a counter punch that sends Monkey to the canvas! Wright smells blood - he's punishing Monkey with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Monkey has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Wright!
After winning the bout, Carter Wright thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 264 p4p, 251 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 36 p4p, 33 weight class). Nakagawa comes to the cage accompanied by Koto - CloZee. Gurizuri Nakamura told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakagawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Nakamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nakagawa defends it well.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Nakagawa tries to counter with a takedown but Nakamura is quick to defend against it.
Nakamura misses with a looping left.
Nakagawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamura swings for the body but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Nakagawa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nakamura manages to circle out of the way.
Nakamura connects with a body shot.
Nakamura misses with a hook. Nakagawa ducked under it nicely.
Nakagawa feinted with a counter takedown.
Nakagawa clinches with his opponent.
Nakagawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa scores with a shot to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nakagawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura has Nakagawa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nakamura pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nakagawa tumbling to the mat - Nakamura dives into Nakagawa's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakagawa is on top in guard.
Nakamura is looking to sweep but instead, Nakagawa has passed into half guard.
Nakamura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nakagawa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa is pushing down on Nakamura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nakamura is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakagawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nakagawa seems to be looking for submissions.
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Nakagawa has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura gets full guard.
Nakamura has momentary wrist control but Nakagawa slips an elbow through the middle.
Nakagawa postures up and lands a big shot to Nakamura's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Nakamura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakagawa is one step ahead there.
Nakagawa advances position into side control!
Nakagawa trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
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.
Nakamura tries to improve position but can't.
Nakamura is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nakamura tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakagawa is working for a kimura but Nakamura is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakagawa is looking to take a break and control but Nakamura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakamura scores with a jab.
Nakamura swings for the body but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Nakagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nakamura misses with a hook. Nakagawa ducked under it nicely.
Nakagawa avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a jab to Nakagawa's midsection.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakagawa is just out of range.
Nakamura swings for the body but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Nakagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura takes a swing at Nakagawa's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
Nakagawa moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa prevents a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura breaks the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakagawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakagawa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nakamura sprawls and moves away.
Nakamura fails with the takedown.
Nakagawa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura jabs Nakagawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nakagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
As Nakamura tries to get set, Nakagawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Nakamura manages to avoid the attempt.
Nakamura misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakagawa counters with a takedown into side control.
Nakagawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakamura keeps working.
Nakamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakagawa working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura tries to improve position but can't.
Nakagawa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nakamura's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nakagawa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to bench press Nakagawa off him but Nakagawa keeps the position.
Nakagawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nakamura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nakamura is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Nakamura manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nakagawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakamura trying to control from Nakagawa's half guard. Nakagawa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakagawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakagawa, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Nakagawa blocks nicely.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurizuri Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nakamura misses with a left hand
and Nakagawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nakagawa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nakagawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nakamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nakamura, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nakamura some visible discomfort.
Nakamura is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nakagawa is nestled in close to Nakamura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nakagawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nakamura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to strike from the bottom.
Nakagawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakagawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakagawa 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.
Nakagawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakamura looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nakagawa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nakamura sees it coming and defends easily.
Nakagawa prevents Nakamura from improving his position.
Nakagawa tries to pass to full mount but Nakamura defends it.
Nakamura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nakamura looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nakagawa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakagawa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nakamura gets full guard.
Nakagawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura is striking from the bottom but Nakagawa uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Nakagawa is looking to stall here but Nakamura recovers full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakagawa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
A relieved looking Shinnosuke Nakagawa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 135 p4p, 142 weight class) and Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 8 p4p, 10 weight class). Ferkingstad's entrance music is Try That In A Small Town. A fine choice. Jean Baptiste has chosen Born on the Bayou as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Jean Baptiste - just one landing.
Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range nicely.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook
and Jean Baptiste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferkingstad wants to land a leg kick but Jean Baptiste is out of range.
Jean Baptiste works the jab nicely.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Jean Baptiste takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jean Baptiste looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jean Baptiste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferkingstad.
An inside leg kick from Jean Baptiste misses.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Jean Baptiste avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean Baptiste thows a body kick. Ferkingstad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jean Baptiste dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Ferkingstad.
 It looks like Brady Jean Baptiste has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferkingstad ducks right into an uppercut from Jean Baptiste.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste cracks Ferkingstad with an open hand slap.
Ferkingstad clinches with his opponent.
Jean Baptiste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Ferkingstad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferkingstad misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste blocking some punches.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste is leaning against Ferkingstad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jean Baptiste gets through Ferkingstad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jean Baptiste has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad fails to pull guard.
Ferkingstad lands a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jean Baptiste tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Ferkingstad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ferkingstad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jean Baptiste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jean Baptiste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferkingstad effectively controlling the action here.
Jean Baptiste presses Ferkingstad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ferkingstad misses with some punches.
Jean Baptiste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferkingstad lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
A short left from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad is trying to maintain a safe position but Jean Baptiste gets an underhook and turns Ferkingstad into the cage.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferkingstad blocks an uppercut.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body punch.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jean Baptiste softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
Ferkingstad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jean Baptistes head.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Jean Baptiste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
A short uppercut from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with some punches.
Ferkingstad lands with a left to the head.
Jean Baptiste avoiding damage as Ferkingstad throws knees to the body.
Ferkingstad leaning his opponent against the cage.
I was talking to Ferkingstad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jean Baptiste tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jean Baptiste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferkingstad lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad is trying to pull guard but Jean Baptiste turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferkingstad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferkingstad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jean Baptiste misses with some punches.
Jean Baptiste lands with a light punch inside.
Ferkingstad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Ferkingstad on the inside.
Ferkingstad misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
Jean Baptiste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jean Baptiste lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jean Baptiste has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Jean Baptiste.
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 Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ferkingstad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ferkingstad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ferkingstad gets a clinch.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jean Baptiste tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jean Baptiste fails to land.
Jean Baptiste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jean Baptiste's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste scores with a shot to the side of Ferkingstad's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ferkingstad as Jean Baptiste tries to tie him up.
Ferkingstad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Jean Baptiste controls the action.
Ferkingstad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jean Baptiste works on Ferkingstad's body with a couple of short punches.
Jean Baptiste lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad struggles to land a body shot inside as Jean Baptiste controls his hands.
Ferkingstad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferkingstad slowing the pace effectively.
Ferkingstad scores with a shoulder strike.
Jean Baptiste tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand.
Ferkingstad tries to pull guard but Jean Baptiste forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jean Baptiste lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jean Baptiste misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferkingstad scores with a shot to the side of Jean Baptiste's head.
Jean Baptiste tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad misses with a body punch.
Jean Baptiste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferkingstad's elbow.
Ferkingstad breaks the clinch.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook to the body
letting Jean Baptiste counter with a right hand.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Jean Baptiste misses the target.
Jean Baptiste tried to score with a low kick but Ferkingstad checks it.
Jean Baptiste misses with a low kick.
Ferkingstad is looking to counter punch.
Jean Baptiste misses with a looping right.
Jean Baptiste with a nice calf kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad blocks an uppercut.
Ferkingstad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jean Baptiste misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste tries to circle away but Ferkingstad has him pinned against the cage.
Jean Baptiste blocks a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jean Baptiste's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jean Baptiste misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferkingstad tries to pull guard but Jean Baptiste forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Jean Baptiste controls the action.
Jean Baptiste gets through Ferkingstad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jean Baptiste misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste blocks an uppercut.
Jean Baptiste tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferkingstad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste misses with some punches.
Jean Baptiste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferkingstad misses with a body punch.
Jean Baptiste throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Jean Baptiste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jean Baptiste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferkingstad digs a right hand underneath Jean Baptiste's ribcage. Jean Baptiste let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Jean Baptiste fails to land.
Jean Baptiste tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Ferkingstad.
Jean Baptiste takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands an uppercut.
Jean Baptiste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Ferkingstad - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jean Baptiste.
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 Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jean Baptiste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferkingstad avoids the body shot from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad is looking to counter punch.
Ferkingstad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jean Baptiste.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferkingstad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jean Baptiste stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferkingstad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean Baptiste tries to bum rush Ferkingstad with a series of wild strikes but Ferkingstad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jean Baptiste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jean Baptiste dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferkingstad. That did some damage!
Jean Baptiste missing with a left hand there. Ferkingstad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste misses with an uppercut
and Ferkingstad counters with an inside leg kick.
Jean Baptiste takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jean Baptiste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice strike.
Jean Baptiste connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut
and Jean Baptiste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jean Baptiste throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jean Baptiste takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jean Baptiste thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferkingstad if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Jean Baptiste blocks it.
Ferkingstad throws a solid leg kick but Jean Baptiste takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ferkingstad.
Brady Jean Baptiste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Baptiste fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferkingstad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jean Baptiste fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferkingstad throws a body punch but Jean Baptiste moves out of range.
Ferkingstad backing away here, and Jean Baptiste unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ferkingstad cracks Jean Baptiste with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferkingstad throws a body shot but no joy.
Jean Baptiste looks to throw the jab but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Ferkingstad half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jean Baptiste.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot.
Jean Baptiste walks into a jab.
Jean Baptiste scores with a jab to the body.
Jean Baptiste tries a head kick but it misses.
Jean Baptiste checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Jean Baptiste responds with a good body kick, but Ferkingstad manages to step out the way in time.
Ferkingstad misses with a right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jean Baptiste throws a low kick, looking for Ferkingstad's leg but Ferkingstad calmly moves out of range.
Jean Baptiste dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferkingstad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Jean Baptiste.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jean Baptiste misses.
Ferkingstad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jean Baptiste.
A low kick from Jean Baptiste is predictable there
letting Ferkingstad counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick which misses Jean Baptiste's front leg but catches the back leg as Jean Baptiste tries to avoid it.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range of the body kick from Ferkingstad.
A big right from Ferkingstad misses.
Ferkingstad checks a low kick from Jean Baptiste.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Jean Baptiste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferkingstad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
During a confident post fight interview, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad 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 Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 34 p4p, 53 weight class) and Charon Lehto (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). Charon Lehto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giro Inhanamoto's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giro Inhanamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Lehto throws out a counter right but Inhanamoto avoids it with no problem.
Inhanamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto misses with a left hand
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Giro Inhanamoto has been cut.
Lehto moves out of range as Inhanamoto throws a body kick.
Lehto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inhanamoto lands with a straight right. Lehto didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lehto under the eye.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lehto to counter with a crisp jab.
Inhanamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Lehto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lehto.
Inhanamoto throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inhanamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giro Inhanamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inhanamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lehto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lehto there.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehto lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Lehto does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inhanamoto misses with an uppercut
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Lehto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Lehto just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromInhanamoto.
A clash of legs there as Lehto blocks the low kick.
Inhanamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lehto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooh!!! Lehto has knocked Inhanamoto down with a huge combo! Lehto steps away and waves a wobbly Inhanamoto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Inhanamoto is rocked!
Lehto slips under a jab from Inhanamoto.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Inhanamoto misses with a straight right.
Inhanamoto slips a jab from Lehto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the body
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Inhanamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lehto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Inhanamoto looks to throw the jab but Lehto is out of range.
Lehto wants to clinch up but Inhanamoto keeps it at a distance.
Inhanamoto thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lehto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giro Inhanamoto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Inhanamoto sizes up Lehto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Charon Lehto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inhanamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Lehto is looking to score with low kicks.
Inhanamoto scores with a nice strike.
Inhanamoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Inhanamoto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lehto.
Inhanamoto throws a counter high kick but Lehto was just alert enough to avoid it.
Inhanamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Inhanamoto's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lehto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by Lehto misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inhanamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Inhanamoto with a body shot.
Inhanamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Inhanamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inhanamoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a combination that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inhanamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto.
The fighters circling - Inhanamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Lehto avoids it easily.
Lehto unleashes a big counter combination but Inhanamoto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Inhanamoto misses the shot to the body.
Inhanamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Inhanamoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto works over Inhanamoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Inhanamoto throws a shot from downtown. Lehto moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Lehto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Inhanamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lehto scores with a shot to the body.
Lehto stuns Inhanamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Inhanamoto looks to throw a body kick
and Lehto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook
and Lehto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inhanamoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lehto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Giro Inhanamoto's cut is getting worse.
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!
Lehto lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lehto.
Good shot there by Lehto.
Inhanamoto looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lehto lands a right hand from hell, dropping Inhanamoto. Lehto pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto is the new heavyweight champion!
Charon Lehto spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Marciano (ranked 8 p4p, 63 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 1 p4p, 8 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele looks for the body kick but Marciano saw that one coming.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Perkele moves out of range easily.
Marciano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Perkele avoids them all with ease.
Perkele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
It looked like Marciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele scores with a body shot.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marciano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps Perkele's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Marciano misses the target.
Perkele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Perkele.
Marciano throws a right hand that Perkele ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkele also avoids with ease.
Perkele throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.
Marciano tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to land a body kick
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano tries to clinch up but Perkele circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perkele swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marciano's hands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkele 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 Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Marciano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marciano is out of range and Perkele settles back down.
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marciano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Marciano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with a two punch combo.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Marciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marciano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano wants to clinch.
Marciano lands a nice hook to Perkele's body. Perkele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Perkele throws a body kick that misses.
Perkele misses with a kick to the body.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marciano lands a nice hook to Perkele's body. Perkele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele misses with a hook to the body
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Marciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marciano scores with a head kick. Perkele tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marciano throws a good cross that connects.
Perkele misses with a hook to the body
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses the jab.
Perkele moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Perkele thinks about the counter body kick.
Perkele misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Marciano throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele misses the jab.
Perkele is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Perkele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perkele!
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Perkele.
It looked like Marciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkele misses with a body punch
and Marciano counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Ispa Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano sizes up Perkele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Perkele circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
It looked like Marciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with a leg kick.
Perkele connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a head kick. Perkele tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick from Marciano is predictable there
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele misses with a hook.
Perkele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice body kick.
Marciano throws a chopping leg kick but Perkele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
A little feinted left hand from Marciano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick lands for Perkele.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Marciano misses with a leg kick.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marciano slips a straight right by Perkele.
Marciano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele throws a sloppy body shot
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano tries to land a front kick but Perkele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Perkele throws a sloppy body shot
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
It appears Marciano was looking to counter with a kick there.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
It looked like Marciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele misses with a kick to the body.
Perkele misses with a hook.
Perkele throws a body kick that misses.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Perkele misses the jab.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele misses the body punch
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkele.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkele has time to react.
Perkele moves out of range of the leg kick from Marciano.
Marciano's corner calls for a 1-2. Marciano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele throws a low kick, looking for Marciano's leg but Marciano calmly moves out of range.
Perkele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marciano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkele tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Marciano with a hook.
Perkele lands an overhand right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marciano. Perkele shrugs it off though.
Perkele misses with a body punch
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marciano 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 Perkele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a nice leg kick.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Marciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perkele.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano connects with a right hand. Perkele shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mikey Marciano did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Marciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Marciano looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
Marciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
It appears Marciano was looking to counter with a kick there.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Marciano connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perkele's head backwards.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
Perkele tries to keep at a distance but Marciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Marciano.
A short body shot lands from Marciano as the two fighters clinch.
Perkele is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Marciano improves position.
Perkele takes a shot to the head.
Marciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Marciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Marciano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marciano pushes Perkele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Marciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Perkele looking to slow down the pace here.
Marciano blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano presses Perkele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Mikey Marciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano lands with a right to the head.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marciano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perkele can turn it around.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Marciano lands with a light punch inside.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele misses with a body punch.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkele can't break the clinch.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Perkele avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
Marciano lands with a light punch inside.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Marciano on the inside.
Marciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Perkele - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Perkele stalling the fight.
Perkele continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Perkele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano had his way with Ispa Perkele in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Marciano staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Marciano misses the target.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perkele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marciano lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele feints and then cracks Marciano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marciano down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Marciano looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
A big left from Perkele misses.
Marciano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkele cracks a nice hook into Marciano's ribs.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perkele thuds his right hand into Marciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marciano clinches up with Perkele and pushes him back against the cage.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele lands a right hand.
Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkele.
Perkele is leaning against Marciano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele misses with an elbow strike.
Perkele works on Marciano's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkele breaks the clinch.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele misses with a hook to the body
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marciano scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Perkele misses with a left hand
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Perkele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marciano.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Marciano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano appears to be looking for a big counter.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano is looking to counter punch.
Marciano blocks a jab.
Perkele throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Perkele takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Perkele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Perkele throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.
Marciano slips a jab from Perkele.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Perkele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perkele 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Ispa Perkele made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Mikey Marciano had this to say: 'Rob these nuts.'.
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