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C254: Obaminator vs Machado II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi Joseph (ranked 722 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 59 p4p, 92 weight class). Demenok has chosen The Moby Dick Speech as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Demenok takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Joseph misses
and Demenok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joseph scores with a push kick.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Demenok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demenok slips under a jab.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demenok with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joseph to score with a decent uppercut.
Demenok throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Demenok 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.
Good exchange - Joseph coming out on top.
Joseph tries to clinch but Demenok is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joseph darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demenok misses with a leg kick.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Demenok throws out the jab.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demenok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Demenok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Demenok swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demenok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Demenok moves out of range.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joseph throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Demenok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demenok blocks a leg kick.
Joseph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joseph jabs Demenok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Demenok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demenok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Demenok.
Joseph tries to bum rush Demenok with a series of wild strikes but Demenok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demenok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joseph works Demenok's body with a nice hook.
Joseph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph throws a combination that misses
and Demenok counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick from Demenok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Demenok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.
Demenok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demenok 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.
Demenok throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joseph lands with a nice body punch.
Joseph is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demenok.
Joseph throws a nice looking combination but Demenok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Joseph. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joseph.
Joseph tries to clinch there but Demenok circles away.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Joseph - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Demenok off balance momentarily.
Joseph tries to clinch up but Demenok circles away and keeps his distance.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Demenok has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Demenok throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Joseph is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Demenok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joseph connects with the punch.
Joseph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Demenok throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Demenok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joseph doesn't seem bothered though.
Joseph scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok slips a jab from Joseph.
Joseph lands a right hook to the body.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demenok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a hook but Demenok blocks it.
Joseph throws a right and a left that Demenok avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demenok avoids the body shot from Joseph.
It seemed like Demenok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demenok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Demenok.
Joseph misses with a double jab.
Joseph clobbers Demenok with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joseph throws a body punch but Demenok moves out of range.
Joseph closes the distance looking to clinch
and Demenok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
Demenok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Demenok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Demenok.
Joseph scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joseph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Demenok takes a shot to the head.
Demenok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph lands a left hand.
Demenok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph taking a breather.
Demenok lands with a short shot to the head.
Joseph lands a left hand.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demenok.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demenok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demenok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demenok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joseph has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.
Demenok misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Demenok misses with the head strike.
Demenok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.
Demenok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demenok.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demenok throws a leg kick but Joseph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Demenok tries to get set, Joseph tries to push him back and clinch up but Demenok manages to avoid the attempt.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demenok can do to turn this around?
Demenok throws a nice looking combination but Joseph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Joseph misses
and Joseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demenok misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
Joseph scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Joseph fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Demenok, pushing him back against the cage.
Demenok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Joseph.
A short uppercut from Demenok.
Joseph scores with a shoulder strike.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jihadi Joseph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Demenok.
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demenok backwards.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demenok swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Joseph as the two fighters clinch.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demenok blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demenok misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jihadi Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph catches Demenok with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Joseph as he checks the leg kick.
Joseph misses with a double jab.
Joseph swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Joseph lets loose with a powerful body kick. Demenok will feel that in the morning.
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Demenok off balance momentarily.
Joseph with a jab.
Joseph throws a right hand that Demenok ducks under and follows up with a left that Demenok also avoids with ease.
Joseph swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joseph swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demenok! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joseph clinches up with Demenok and pushes him back against the cage.
Demenok lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demenok.
Demenok has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Joseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph moves to clinch but Demenok breaks away
and Demenok counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Demenok shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Demenok walks into a straight right hand from Joseph.
Demenok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph throws a left and a right that both miss
and Demenok counters with a nice body shot.
Joseph lands with a shot to the body.
Joseph takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Joseph misses with a hook to the body
and Demenok counters with a straight right hand.
Joseph throws a shot to the body.
Joseph closes the distance and pushes Demenok back into the cage.
Demenok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demenok blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demenok's elbow.
Demenok works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Demenok.
A short right from Joseph.
Joseph tries to work over Demenok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demenok can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
Joseph working aggressively here.
Demenok misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demenok backwards.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Demenok presses Joseph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demenok misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Demenok fails to land.
Demenok lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Demenok fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Demenok lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demenok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demenok.
Still in the clinch, Demenok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Demenok blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Demenok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Demenok controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Demenok.
Demenok swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Joseph.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demenok throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Demenok.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demenok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Demenok lands a shoulder strike.
Demenok tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Demenok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Demenok's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Demenok lands a left hand.
Joseph manages to break the clinch.
Demenok drops his hands momentarily and Joseph takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joseph misses with a body punch
and Demenok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph throws a combination. Demenok tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joseph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jihadi Joseph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a punch to the head.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Demenok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joseph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rukter Demenok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
Joseph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joseph scores with a jab. Demenok acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joseph throws a right and a left that Demenok avoids nicely.
Joseph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.
It seemed like Demenok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demenok checks a low kick from Joseph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
Joseph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demenok at a distance.
Demenok connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demenok misses with a looping right.
Demenok checks a leg kick.
Demenok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Joseph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Demenok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph drives through and clinches with Demenok against the cage.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph lands with a right to the head.
Demenok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihadi Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joseph 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi Joseph!
A very excited looking Jihadi Joseph made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Aalto (ranked 896 p4p, 1329 weight class) and Roko Matijevic (ranked 70 p4p, 106 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matijevic gets caught napping as Aalto dives in and scores a takedown. Matijevic manages to retain guard.
Aalto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matijevic keeping full guard, as Aalto tries to pass.
Aalto drops back looking for a leg! Matijevic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matijevic manages to kick Aalto off! Aalto jumps back into Matijevic's guard.
Aalto is working Matijevic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aalto is fighting to break Matijevic's control of his arms but Matijevic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aalto drops back looking for a leg! Matijevic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matijevic manages to kick Aalto off! Aalto jumps back into Matijevic's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto trying to control the position from guard on top but Matijevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aalto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aalto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aalto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aalto advances to half guard.
Matijevic is not content to let Aalto control the position.
Aalto looks to land a strike but Matijevic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Aalto looking to pass the guard.
Aalto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic keeping full guard, as Aalto tries to pass.
Aalto throwing strikes from guard but Matijevic blocks nicely.
Aalto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matijevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aalto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matijevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matijevic pulls Aalto in close to prevent any damage.
Aalto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aalto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aalto drops back looking for a leg! Matijevic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matijevic manages to kick Aalto off! Aalto jumps back into Matijevic's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aalto advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto working the head with strikes.
Aalto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Matijevic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aalto is trying to get an arm triangle but Matijevic is defending well.
Aalto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Matijevic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aalto is trying to get an arm triangle but Matijevic is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Aalto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aalto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Matijevic is trying to control Aalto's posture but Aalto avoids it.
Aalto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aalto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Matijevic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Aalto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aalto throws a sloppy body shot
and Aalto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aalto shoots for a takedown but Matijevic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aalto with a poor takedown
and Matijevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aalto shoots for a double leg takedown but Matijevic sprawls well. He's pushed Aalto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matijevic flicks out a counter leg kick but Aalto steps away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matijevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aalto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matijevic, pushing him back against the cage.
Matijevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Aalto.
Matijevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aalto moves out of range as Matijevic strikes.
Aalto blocks a head kick by Matijevic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto throws out a loose jab but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matijevic.
Matijevic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aalto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aalto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matijevic can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aalto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic pulls Aalto in close to his closed guard and prevents Aalto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Matijevic has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Aalto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matijevic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aalto.
Matijevic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aalto is pushing down on Matijevic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matijevic is fighting to maintain full guard but Aalto has managed to sneak the leg through.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Matijevic can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Aalto wants to work for an arm triangle but Matijevic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aalto tries to pass to full mount but Matijevic defends it.
Aalto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matijevic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aalto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matijevic keeps working.
Aalto is working for a kimura but Matijevic is defending it quite comfortably.
Matijevic is trying to maintain the position but Aalto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aalto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aalto seems to be working for a kimura but Matijevic defends the submission attempt.
Aalto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aalto is thwarting Matijevic's attempts to control the position.
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.
Aalto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aalto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matijevic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matijevic is trying to maintain the position but Aalto is very close to passing his half guard.
Aalto 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.
Michael Aalto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aalto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Aalto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aalto throws a body shot but no joy.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.
Matijevic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matijevic wants it to stay on the feet.
Matijevic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matijevic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aalto.
Aalto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matijevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aalto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aalto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matijevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matijevic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aalto clinches.
Aalto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aalto wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matijevic misses with a punch on the inside.
Aalto lands a shot to the body.
Aalto lands a nice uppercut.
Matijevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matijevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto fails to pull guard.
Matijevic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matijevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Aalto on the inside.
Matijevic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aalto blocking some punches.
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Aalto.
Matijevic lands a hook that snaps the head of Aalto backwards.
Matijevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matijevic lands a hook that snaps the head of Aalto backwards.
Aalto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matijevic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matijevic blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Aalto.
Matijevic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aalto tries for a takedown but Matijevic manages to get underhooks.
Matijevic misses with some punches.
Matijevic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matijevic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aalto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matijevic backwards.
Roko Matijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matijevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Aalto controls his hands.
Matijevic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aalto.
Matijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matijevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matijevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matijevic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matijevic prevents the takedown attempt.
Matijevic blocking some punches.
Matijevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Matijevic.
Matijevic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aalto goes for a takedown attempt but Matijevic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Matijevic.
Aalto throws a leg kick
and Matijevic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto rushes Matijevic and presses him up against the cage.
Matijevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matijevic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aalto misses with a punch to the body.
Aalto is leaning against Matijevic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matijevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matijevic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matijevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aalto tries to pull guard but Matijevic won't allow it.
Matijevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matijevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Aalto controls his hands.
Matijevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matijevic.
A short uppercut from Matijevic.
A right hook to the body lands for Matijevic.
Matijevic lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Matijevic fails to land.
Roko Matijevic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Aalto.
Matijevic lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aalto lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matijevic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matijevic.
Good body shot from Matijevic.
A short right from Matijevic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matijevic.
Matijevic is working Aalto over against the cage.
Matijevic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aaltos head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aalto.
Matijevic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matijevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michael Aalto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matijevic digs a right hand into Aalto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aalto's gas tank.
Matijevic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aalto backwards.
Matijevic has a couple of punches blocked by Aalto.
Matijevic lands a nice shot to the body.
Matijevic scores with a shot to the side of Aalto's head.
Matijevic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic breaks the clinch.
Matijevic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matijevic throws a lazy right hand but Aalto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aalto tried to counter with a leg kick but Matijevic avoided it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roko Matijevic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aalto 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 Shimada scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Aalto!
After winning the bout, Michael Aalto 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 494 p4p, 282 weight class) and Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 40 p4p, 20 weight class). Jean Baptiste comes to the cage accompanied by Born on the Bayou. Brady Jean Baptiste is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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20 - 8 - 0 |
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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 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jean Baptiste sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jean Baptiste is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Jurgensen Sanchez digs a good body shot into Jean Baptiste's ribs.
Jurgensen Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jean Baptiste was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Jean Baptiste moves out of range and Jurgensen Sanchez only half commits.
Jean Baptiste looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jurgensen Sanchez is looking to slow Jean Baptiste down with leg kicks.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jean Baptiste was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a combination
and Jean Baptiste 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.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Jean Baptiste seems unphased.
Jean Baptiste scores with a sloppy right hand. Jurgensen Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Jurgensen Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste throws an off balance right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jean Baptiste has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Jean Baptiste missing with a left hand there. Jurgensen Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jean Baptiste gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jurgensen Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jean Baptiste misses the target.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Jean Baptiste counters with a low kick, right behind Jurgensen Sanchez 's knee.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jean Baptiste walks into a stiff left hand from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with the left hand. Jean Baptiste knows he should have avoided that one.
Jean Baptiste throws a looping overhand right but Jurgensen Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws the left hand but Jean Baptiste avoids the punch easily.
Jean Baptiste with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste slips a jab from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jean Baptiste gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jean Baptiste doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez cracks Jean Baptiste with a good jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a swing at Jean Baptiste's ribcage but misses.
Jean Baptiste half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Jean Baptiste tried to counter with a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez avoided it.
Jean Baptiste checks a low kick from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jean Baptiste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jurgensen Sanchez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jean Baptiste moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Jurgensen Sanchez lands.
Jean Baptiste just misses with a punch to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
Jean Baptiste swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jurgensen Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Jean Baptiste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jean Baptiste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jean Baptiste lands a right hook to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jean Baptiste.
 It looks like Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has been cut.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jean Baptiste scores with a decent looking hook.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Jean Baptiste moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurgensen Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Jean Baptiste is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jean Baptiste throws a solid leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jean Baptiste.
Nice shot by Jean Baptiste.
Jurgensen Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Jurgensen Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jean Baptiste blocks a low kick nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a swing at Jean Baptiste's ribcage but misses.
As Jurgensen Sanchez backs away, Jean Baptiste returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jean Baptiste throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Jean Baptiste moves his leg out of the way.
Jean Baptiste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Jurgensen Sanchez misses
enabling Jean Baptiste to counter with a crisp jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jean Baptiste lands a jab to the head.
Jean Baptiste throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jurgensen Sanchez counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Jean Baptiste's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jean Baptiste avoids the head kick by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
As Jurgensen Sanchez backs away, Jean Baptiste returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jean Baptiste lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jurgensen Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Jurgensen Sanchez with a jab.
A big right from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Jean Baptiste.
Jurgensen Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jean Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean Baptiste misses with a looping left.
Jean Baptiste takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Jean Baptiste checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jurgensen Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Jean Baptiste lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jean Baptiste takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jurgensen Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jean Baptiste moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jean Baptiste was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab when Jean Baptiste was well out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jean Baptiste misses with a looping right.
Jurgensen Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jean Baptiste moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Jean Baptiste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a leg kick but Jean Baptiste sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jean Baptiste throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
letting Jean Baptiste counter with a right hand.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jean Baptiste blocks it well.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a left hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a hook.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Jean Baptiste should have avoided that one.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a looping right.
It looked like Jean Baptiste was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jurgensen Sanchez.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jean Baptiste might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jean Baptiste. Jurgensen Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with the combination.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Jean Baptiste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jean Baptiste scoring well with a low kick there.
Jurgensen Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jean Baptiste.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jean Baptiste 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 Jurgensen Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jurgensen Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Jurgensen Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurgensen Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Jean Baptiste connects with the punch.
 Jurgensen Sanchez is rocked!
That has opened up Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut even more.
Jean Baptiste checks a leg kick nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands the left hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jean Baptiste looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a hook.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurgensen Sanchez jabs Jean Baptiste right on the nose. Jean Baptiste blinks but takes it well.
Jean Baptiste walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a jab to Jean Baptiste's midsection.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a hook.
Jean Baptiste drops Jurgensen Sanchez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jurgensen Sanchez looks back up at him and smiles so Jean Baptiste waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jurgensen Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Jean Baptiste finish him?
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Jean Baptiste scores with a counter punch that sends Jurgensen Sanchez to the canvas! Jean Baptiste smells blood - he's punishing Jurgensen Sanchez with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jurgensen Sanchez has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Jean Baptiste!
Our winner, Brady Jean Baptiste, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Agansing Rai (ranked 422 p4p, 464 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 63 p4p, 69 weight class). Rai comes into the arena with Break Stuff blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rai takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Rai saw that one coming.
Rai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Rai.
Rai moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Rai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedetti moves into the clinch.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Rai's head.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Rai controls the action.
Rai is leaning against Benedetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rai misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Rai lands with a short shot to the head.
Rai misses with a punch on the inside.
Rai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rai just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
Rai misses with a series of wild punches.
Rai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rai stopping the sweep attempt from Benedetti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rai slips nicely into half guard.
Benedetti trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rai is working for a submission of some sort.
Benedetti looks like he's trying to stand up.
Benedetti controlling the position for now.
Rai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benedetti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rai.
Benedetti is looking to escape.
Rai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benedetti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benedetti is looking to improve his position.
Benedetti is trying to control but can't.
Benedetti won't allow Rai to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benedetti wants to control but Rai is keeping busy.
Benedetti is trying is best to control the position here.
Benedetti trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rai just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Rai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rai misses with a hook
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Rai is looking to wear down Benedetti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rai checks a leg kick.
Rafael Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Rai moves out of range easily.
Benedetti takes a swing at Rai's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Rai scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rai misses the target.
Rai connects with a leg kick.
Rai lands with an overhand left.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rai throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rai fails with a takedown attempt.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rai with a body shot.
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 Agansing Rai will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.
Benedetti unleashes a big counter combination but Rai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti blocks a leg kick.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Rai lands a leg kick that knocks Benedetti off balance momentarily.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Rai is just out of range.
Rai slips a jab from Benedetti.
Rai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Rai's head.
Rai scores with a nice strike.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good leg kick by Rai.
Rai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rai lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Rai has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rai lands a nice shot to the body.
A lazy left from Rai finds it's target.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rai scores with a hook to the body. Benedetti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rai throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rai with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rai.
Rai staying out of range there.
Benedetti lands with an overhand left.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
Rai throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Rai ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rai throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Rai didn't see that one coming.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Rai misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to move into range but Rai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Rai.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Rai avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rai throws a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Benedetti walks into a left hand.
Rai slips under a jab.
Benedetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benedetti cracks Rai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rai connects with a body shot that sends Benedetti's belly button to the back.
Rai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti swings for the body but Rai moves out of range.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rai finds it's way through Benedetti's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti checks a leg kick nicely.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Rai looks to land a combination but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Rai is having none of it.
Rai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Benedetti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rai to score with a decent uppercut.
Benedetti throws a wild body kick that Rai sees coming a mile off.
Rai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benedetti is able to avoid easily.
Rai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benedetti is able to avoid easily.
Rai throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Rai tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Rai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Rai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Rai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti scores with a jab to the body.
Rai misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Rai throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rai misses with a looping left.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rai misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Rai avoids it with no problem.
Rai scores with a hook to the body. Benedetti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benedetti wants to clinch.
Rai takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Rai as he connects with a hook.
Benedetti misses the jab.
It looked like Rai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benedetti.
Nice straight punches there by Rai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rai.
Benedetti scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Rai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Rai.
Benedetti throws a push kick but Rai slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Rai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Benedetti raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Benedetti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rai counters with a stiff right hand.
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Rai's ribs.
Benedetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Rai checks a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benedetti checks it well.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Rai's shoulder, as Rai tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Rai swinging wildly here.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Rai pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Rai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a solid leg kick but Rai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a hook but Rai avoids it easily.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Rai.
Rai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benedetti is able to avoid easily.
Rai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rai takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti thows a leg kick but Rai checks it
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
Benedetti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benedetti moves out of range as Rai strikes.
Rai throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Rai defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Rai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Rai.
Rafael Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agansing Rai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rai is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rai. Rai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rai.
Rai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Rai's belly button to the back.
That kick from Rai tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
Rai moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Rai throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Benedetti lands with a kick to the temple. Rai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Benedetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rai lands a head shot.
Rai keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Rai moves out of range easily.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into Rai's body.
Rai throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benedetti wants to slow Rai down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Rai's front leg but catches the back leg as Rai tries to avoid it.
Rai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Rai swinging wildly here.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benedetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Rai lands an overhand right.
Rai misses with a few strikes there.
Rai checks a leg kick.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rai connects with a body shot.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Good standup being displayed there by Rai as he connects with a hook.
Rai lands with a nice combination. Benedetti backs away looking to recover.
Rai digs a good body shot into Benedetti's ribs.
Rai connects with a right hand. Benedetti shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Rai.
Rai with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Rai down.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Rai is having none of it.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Agansing Rai.
Well Rai 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agansing Rai!
A very excited looking Agansing Rai 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 119 p4p, 370 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 18 p4p, 56 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alderidge's choice of entrance music: Portland, Oregon. On his way into the cage it seems that Irong Kasamsun has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Irong Kasamsun seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderidge misses with a low kick.
Alderidge is looking to chop away at Kasamsun's legs.
Alderidge 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Kasamsun scores with a four punch combination!
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Alderidge takes one to the side of the head.
Alderidge defending well as Kasamsun loads up on a big left hand.
Kasamsun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alderidge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kasamsun with a body shot.
Alderidge displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kasamsun.
Alderidge takes a swing at Kasamsun's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge misses with a looping left.
Alderidge misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Kasamsun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alderidge works Kasamsun's body with a nice hook.
Kasamsun tries to clinch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge thows a leg kick but Kasamsun checks it
and Kasamsun counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge misses the jab.
Kasamsun throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge digs a good body shot into Kasamsun's ribs.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderidge throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alderidge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Alderidge tries to get set, Kasamsun tries to push him back and clinch up but Alderidge manages to avoid the attempt.
Alderidge missing with a left hand there. Kasamsun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kasamsun's sensitive parts.
Kasamsun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ranger Alderidge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alderidge slips under a jab.
Alderidge throws out a counter right but Kasamsun avoids it with no problem.
Kasamsun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun misses with a straight left.
Kasamsun backing away here, and Alderidge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kasamsun moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kasamsun.
Alderidge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasamsun has time to react.
We've been told by Kasamsun's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasamsun checks a leg kick.
Kasamsun throws a right hand that misses
letting Alderidge counter with a right hand.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Kasamsun is out of range.
Alderidge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alderidge sprawls well. Alderidge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kasamsun gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasamsun misses with a two punch combination.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alderidge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kasamsun just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasamsun misses with a wild body shot.
Kasamsun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alderidge throws a body punch but Kasamsun moves out of range.
It looked like Kasamsun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kasamsun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alderidge. Alderidge obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Alderidge finds it's target.
Kasamsun closes the distance and clinches up with Alderidge, looking for a takedown. Kasamsun pushes Alderidge against the cage but Alderidge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alderidge feints and then cracks Kasamsun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kasamsun down.
A low kick lands for Alderidge.
Alderidge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Kasamsun as he checks the leg kick.
Kasamsun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alderidge scores with a sloppy right hand. Kasamsun should have avoided that one.
Kasamsun blocks the body kick.
Kasamsun is looking to counter punch.
Alderidge lands a leg kick that knocks Kasamsun off balance momentarily.
Alderidge tries to move into range but Kasamsun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy body kick from Alderidge
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kasamsun instigates a clinch.
Kasamsun tries to work over Alderidge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasamsun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alderidge misses with a punch to the body.
Kasamsun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alderidge's elbow.
Alderidge misses with a punch to the body.
Kasamsun trying to stall but Alderidge improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Alderidge.
Kasamsun struggles to land a body shot inside as Alderidge controls his hands.
Kasamsun misses with a body punch.
Kasamsun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alderidge's elbow.
Alderidge throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasamsun.
Alderidge throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Alderidge.
Alderidge is working Kasamsun over against the cage.
A short right from Alderidge on the inside.
Alderidge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasamsun.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kasamsun backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Alderidge on the inside.
Alderidge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alderidge pushes Kasamsun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of 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!
Kasamsun is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alderidge pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alderidge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alderidge lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Alderidge as the two fighters clinch.
Alderidge tries to work over Kasamsun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderidge lands a shot to the body.
Alderidge gets underhooks to prevent Kasamsun's takedown attempt.
Kasamsun is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alderidge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Alderidge.
Kasamsun is breathing heavily.
Kasamsun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderidge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alderidge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kasamsun prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge pushes Kasamsun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge tries to work over Kasamsun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alderidge looks for the body kick but Kasamsun saw that one coming.
Kasamsun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Kasamsun misses with a looping right.
Alderidge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kasamsun throws a jab when Alderidge was well out of range.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Kasamsun.
Alderidge scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Kasamsun misses.
Kasamsun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alderidge blocks a jab.
Kasamsun moves out of range as Alderidge throws a body kick.
Kasamsun throws a nice looking combination but Alderidge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alderidge throws out a counter right but Kasamsun avoids it with no problem.
Alderidge scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Kasamsun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge leaves Kasamsun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alderidge walks into a straight right hand from Kasamsun.
Alderidge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasamsun.
Alderidge tries to score with a low kick but Kasamsun moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Kasamsun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kasamsun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kasamsun finds it's target.
Kasamsun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kasamsun checks a leg kick.
Alderidge slips under a jab.
Alderidge misses with a body punch
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasamsun misses with a hook. Alderidge ducked under it nicely.
Kasamsun throws an off balance right hand
and Alderidge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasamsun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Kasamsun. Those never looked like landing.
Kasamsun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kasamsun slips under a jab from Alderidge.
Kasamsun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alderidge.
Alderidge cracks Kasamsun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasamsun.
Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasamsun.
Alderidge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alderidge defending well as Kasamsun loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alderidge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasamsun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge wants to land a leg kick but Kasamsun is out of range.
Alderidge paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kasamsun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun looks to land a right hand but Alderidge moved out of range.
Alderidge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Alderidge.
Kasamsun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasamsun misses with an uppercut. Alderidge saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun avoids the body shot from Alderidge.
Nice jab there from Alderidge.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Kasamsun.
A nice leg kick from Alderidge, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Kasamsun's shoulder, as Kasamsun tries to avoid the shot.
Kasamsun lands a jab to the head.
Alderidge throws a leg kick but Kasamsun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alderidge lands a glancing blow to the side of Kasamsun's head.
Kasamsun misses with a straight left.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasamsun is just out of range.
Alderidge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Kasamsun blocks the leg kick.
Kasamsun lands a jab-cross combination.
Kasamsun dives in and scores a takedown into Alderidge's guard.
Kasamsun trying to control but Alderidge is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alderidge keeping full guard, as Kasamsun tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Alderidge has wrist control.
Kasamsun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Alderidge has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun throws a big right hand that misses.
Alderidge keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kasamsun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alderidge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun trying to control from half guard but Alderidge is working away.
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 Irong Kasamsun will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alderidge takes a swing at Kasamsun's ribcage but misses.
Kasamsun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alderidge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasamsun tries to clinch there but Alderidge circles away.
Alderidge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kasamsun throws a body punch but Alderidge moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Alderidge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alderidge moves away from the strike by Kasamsun.
Alderidge throws a hook but Kasamsun blocks it.
A jab lands there for Alderidge.
Kasamsun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alderidge punishes Kasamsun's body with a nice straight punch.
Kasamsun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kasamsun checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge defending well as Kasamsun loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge thuds his right hand into Kasamsun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good work by Kasamsun as he checks the leg kick.
Alderidge tests Kasamsun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alderidge misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Kasamsun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alderidge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun walks into a straight right hand from Alderidge.
Alderidge avoids the body shot from Kasamsun.
Alderidge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kasamsun looking to sit in guard and control but Alderidge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alderidge trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasamsun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alderidge manages to get himself to full guard.
Kasamsun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kasamsun throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kasamsun won't allow Alderidge to sweep him here.
Kasamsun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alderidge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kasamsun's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge is in close to Kasamsun's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alderidge passes Kasamsun's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alderidge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kasamsun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kasamsun wants to control but Alderidge is keeping busy.
Alderidge trying to mount his opponent but Kasamsun defends it.
Kasamsun trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alderidge in particular looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A swing and a miss from Alderidge.
Alderidge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasamsun.
Alderidge stuns Kasamsun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kasamsun moves away from the strike by Alderidge.
Kasamsun throws a looping overhand right but Alderidge ducks down to avoid it.
Alderidge throws out a counter right but Kasamsun avoids it with no problem.
Kasamsun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alderidge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kasamsun misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderidge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kasamsun.
Kasamsun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alderidge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ranger Alderidge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alderidge 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranger Alderidge!
A very excited looking Ranger Alderidge 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gage (ranked 469 p4p, 455 weight class) and Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 76 p4p, 75 weight class). Hallbjornsson has chosen Herr Mannelig 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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210
29 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adils Hallbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gage lands with a right hand.
Hallbjornsson misses with a straight left.
Gage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hallbjornsson but Hallbjornsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gage tries for a takedown but Hallbjornsson circles away easily
and Hallbjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hallbjornsson's waist but Hallbjornsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gage off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Gage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hallbjornsson circles away.
Gage shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage lands a glancing blow to the side of Hallbjornsson's head.
Hallbjornsson 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.
Gage looks to land a right hand but Hallbjornsson moved out of range.
Gage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gage throws a body punch but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
Hallbjornsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gage momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hallbjornsson slips a straight right by Gage.
Hallbjornsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hallbjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hallbjornsson defends well and Gage ends up having to push Hallbjornsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hallbjornsson misses with a punch to the body.
Gage blocking some punches.
Hallbjornsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hallbjornsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gage controls his hands.
Hallbjornsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hallbjornsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hallbjornsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hallbjornsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Hallbjornsson has a couple of punches blocked by Gage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hallbjornsson.
Gage turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gage manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallbjornsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hallbjornsson is controlling Gage's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gage is trying to control. Hallbjornsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gage thows a huge punch but Hallbjornsson dodges it nicely.
Hallbjornsson is trying to control but can't.
Hallbjornsson tries to get to full guard but Gage has control of the leg.
Hallbjornsson is trying to maintain the position but Gage is very close to passing his half guard.
Gage throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hallbjornsson to regain full guard.
Hallbjornsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hallbjornsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hallbjornsson, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hallbjornsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gage trying to control but Hallbjornsson is working from the bottom.
Hallbjornsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hallbjornsson, not yet.
Hallbjornsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hallbjornsson is keeping the position for now.
Hallbjornsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gage wants to pass the guard but Hallbjornsson is keeping the position.
Hallbjornsson working a defensive guard but Gage passes into half guard.
Gage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gage prevents Hallbjornsson from improving his position.
Gage wants to control but Hallbjornsson is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage is taking a breather. Hallbjornsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gage is trying to control the action in half guard but Hallbjornsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gage is thwarting Hallbjornsson's attempts to control the position.
Gage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hallbjornsson is controlling Gage's trapped leg to prevent Gage from advancing to side control.
Gage 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.
Gage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hallbjornsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adils Hallbjornsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hallbjornsson clobbers Gage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oscar Gage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gage blocks a jab.
Gage is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Hallbjornsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallbjornsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hallbjornsson moves away from the strike by Gage.
Gage throws a looping overhand right but Hallbjornsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gage misses with a left hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Oscar Gage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallbjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hallbjornsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage looks for a takedown but Hallbjornsson sprawls well.
Gage lands a body shot.
Hallbjornsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hallbjornsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hallbjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Gage moves away and avoids it.
Hallbjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hallbjornsson lands a jab to Gage's midsection.
Gage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hallbjornsson feints and then cracks Gage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gage down.
Hallbjornsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gage momentarily.
Gage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gage closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hallbjornsson to the mat! Hallbjornsson manages to get full guard.
Hallbjornsson is trying to control the position but Gage postures up.
Hallbjornsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hallbjornsson is keeping the position for now.
Hallbjornsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gage is fighting to break Hallbjornsson's control of his arms but Hallbjornsson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gage trying to control but Hallbjornsson is working from the bottom.
Hallbjornsson trying to control the position.
Hallbjornsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gage manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hallbjornsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hallbjornsson looking to pass the guard.
Gage is adopting a defensive guard.
Gage is trying to control the position but Hallbjornsson postures up.
Hallbjornsson wants to control from the top but Gage keeps moving.
Gage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hallbjornsson is one step ahead there.
Gage is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hallbjornsson rolls with it to try and escape but Gage cranks on the arm and Hallbjornsson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oscar Gage!
Oscar Gage 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 243 p4p, 254 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 35 p4p, 37 weight class). Pavlek comes to the cage accompanied by Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Malley has chosen Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Malley throws out a counter right but Pavlek avoids it with no problem.
Pavlek 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.
Pavlek has closed the distance and engaged Malley in a clinch.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek blocks an uppercut.
Malley throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Malley tries a body shot but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek throws a head punch that misses.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Malley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Malley controls the action.
Pavlek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malley.
Malley misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Malley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pavlek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malley lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malley wants to break free but Pavlek has control.
A head punch on the inside from Malley fails to land.
Pavlek tries a body shot but Malley blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malley.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malley misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malley lands a nice looking body kick.
Pavlek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pavlek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pavlek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malley.
Pavlek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pavlek works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick from Malley misses.
Malley swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlek.
Malley throws a big counter head kick but Pavlek avoids it with no problem.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malley dodges the punch combination from Pavlek.
Malley with the inside leg kick.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Pavlek throwing a counter right hand but Malley manages to avoid it.
Malley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavlek throws a looping overhand right but Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Pavlek tries to clinch up.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.
Malley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pavlek with a body shot.
Malley blocks a leg kick.
Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malley scores with a decent looking hook.
Malley misses with a body shot.
Pavlek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pavlek swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Malley.
Pavlek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malley throws a leg kick but Pavlek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pavlek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Malley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pavlek on the side of the head.
Pavlek misses with a body kick.
Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlek.
Nice shot by Pavlek.
Malley clinches.
Malley swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek presses Malley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malley misses with a punch on the inside.
Malley misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malley tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malley blocks an elbow strike from Pavlek.
Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malley darts in and clinches Pavlek up against the cage.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Malley controls his hands.
Malley misses with a punch to the body.
Malley digs a right hand underneath Pavlek's ribcage. Pavlek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Malley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlek throws a head punch that misses.
Malley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malley lands a shot to the body.
Pavlek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pavlek works on Malley's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malley avoiding damage as Pavlek throws knees to the body.
Malley avoiding damage as Pavlek throws knees to the body.
Malley blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Malley working aggressively here.
Pavlek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Malley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pavlek has a couple of punches blocked by Malley.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pavlek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malley misses with a body punch.
Malley scores with a shot to the side of Pavlek's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pavlek lands a body punch.
Pavlek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malley.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malley gets through Pavlek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavlek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pavlek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malley's head.
Pavlek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malley is able to avoid easily.
Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pavlek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malley checks a leg kick.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jakov Pavlek is winning the standup battle so far.
Pavlek loads up on a big right hand but Malley slips the punch.
Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malley misses with an uppercut.
Pavlek is looking to counter punch.
Pavlek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick from Pavlek lands but Malley takes it in his stride.
Pavlek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malley doesn't seem bothered though.
Malley jabs at Pavlek's body.
Malley misses with a hook to the body
and Pavlek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malley defending well as Pavlek loads up on a big left hand.
Malley misses with a looping right.
Pavlek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pavlek fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malley just manages to avoid it.
Pavlek scoring well with a low kick there.
Pavlek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malley is out of range and Pavlek settles back down.
Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pavlek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malley.
Malley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pavlek looks to land a right hand but Malley moved out of range.
Malley misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Pavlek does it's job there.
Pavlek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch but Malley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlek misses with a hook.
Malley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek looks to land a left hand but Malley moved out of range nicely.
Pavlek is looking to chop away at Malley's legs.
Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pavlek to score with a decent uppercut.
Pavlek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pavlek lands with an uppercut that bounces Malley off the cage and back into range.
Pavlek connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlek throws out the jab.
Malley cracks Pavlek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pavlek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Malley.
Both fighters circling a little - Pavlek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pavlek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malley's head.
Pavlek misses with a head kick.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Malley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek thumps Malley with a low kick.
Pavlek lands with a shot to the body.
Malley is looking to score with low kicks.
Pavlek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malley.
Malley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pavlek. Pavlek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pavlek tries to keep at a distance but Malley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pavlek lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Malley controls the action.
Malley misses with the head strike.
Malley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a head kick but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pavlek swinging wildly here.
Malley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pavlek has time to react.
Pavlek misses with a low kick.
Malley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pavlek counters with a left to the body.
Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pavlek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pavlek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malley.
Malley blocks a head kick by Pavlek.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavlek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Malley misses the target.
Pavlek jabs Malley right on the nose. Malley blinks but takes it well.
Pavlek misses the jab.
Pavlek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pavlek.
A bone on bone clash there as Malley blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Malley.
Malley closes the distance and pushes Pavlek back into the cage.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Malley controls his hands.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Malley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Malley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malley.
A body shot lands from Malley.
Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlek.
Malley struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlek controls his hands.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek has a couple of punches blocked by Malley.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Malley controls his hands.
Malley lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
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 Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pavlek tries to land a leg kick but Malley saw it coming and moves away.
Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavlek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
Pavlek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pavlek lands with a hook. Malley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pavlek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malley moves away.
Pavlek throws a jab when Malley was well out of range.
Pavlek works Malley's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Pavlek.
Malley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pavlek at a distance.
Pavlek looks to score with a jab to the body but Malley is just out of range.
Malley pushes Pavlek up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malley.
Malley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malley throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Malley working aggressively here.
Malley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Malley.
Jane Malley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Malley tries a body shot but Pavlek blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malley tries to throw a body punch but Pavlek avoids it by throwing Malley back against the cage.
Pavlek can't find room to land a body shot as Malley controls the action.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Malley.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malley.
Malley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malley lands a right hand.
Pavlek misses with the head strike.
Pavlek lands a body punch.
Malley trying to stall but Pavlek improves his position.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek scores with a hook to the body.
Malley lands with a right to the head.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Malley.
Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malley tries to throw a body punch but Pavlek avoids it by throwing Malley back against the cage.
Pavlek tries to work over Malley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malley lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pavlek tries a body shot but Malley blocks it.
Pavlek lands with a light punch inside.
Malley scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malley tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Malley.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malley misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Pavlek.
Malley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Malley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Pavlek digs a right hand underneath Malley's ribcage. Malley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavlek blocking some punches.
Pavlek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlek.
Malley misses with a body punch.
Jane Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malley wants to clinch.
Malley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pavlek, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malley.
Malley tries a body shot but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Malley.
Malley misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Malley lands a nice uppercut.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malley tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Malley.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Malley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malley backwards.
Malley lands with a left to the head.
Pavlek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malley blocks an elbow strike.
Malley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malley lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jakov Pavlek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pavlek cracks Malley with a nice body shot.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malley is working Pavlek over against the cage.
Pavlek lands a hook that snaps the head of Malley backwards.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malley tries to throw a body punch but Pavlek avoids it by throwing Malley back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jane Malley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pavlek 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakov Pavlek!
After winning the bout, Jakov Pavlek 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 134 p4p, 470 weight class) and Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 10 p4p, 38 weight class). Khalidovic comes to the cage accompanied by Зима-мама 25/17. Cuntmara has chosen $$ Hoes mad $$ as his entrance music. Mamed Khalidovic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovic jabs Cuntmara right on the nose. Cuntmara blinks but takes it well.
Cuntmara misses the jab.
Khalidovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khalidovic tries a low kick but Cuntmara avoids it.
Cuntmara with the inside leg kick.
Cuntmara looks to land a right hand but Khalidovic moved out of range.
Khalidovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khalidovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Khalidovic walks into a stiff left hand from Cuntmara.
Khalidovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cuntmara as he jumps to the side.
Khalidovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuntmara's sensitive parts.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Khalidovic both land. Nice combination.
Khalidovic staying out of range there.
Cuntmara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalidovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khalidovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Cuntmara avoided it.
Cuntmara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cuntmara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Khalidovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Khalidovic won't allow Cuntmara to get back to his feet.
Khalidovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Khalidovic has gone for a leg lock! Cuntmara slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khalidovic's guard.
Khalidovic controls Cuntmara momentarily but Cuntmara frees himself.
Khalidovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khalidovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Cuntmara gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses with a straight left.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuntmara misses with a low kick.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Cuntmara strikes.
Khalidovic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khalidovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cuntmara feints a counter leg kick.
Cuntmara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cuntmara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cuntmara to the mat! Cuntmara manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuntmara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khalidovic looking to sit in guard and control but Cuntmara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cuntmara stands up and waves to Khalidovic to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara defending well as Khalidovic loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovic.
Cuntmara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khalidovic on the side of the head.
Khalidovic cracks Cuntmara with a good jab.
Cuntmara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Mamed Khalidovic has been cut.
Cuntmara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cuntmara misses the shot to the body.
Cuntmara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuntmara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuntmara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalidovic.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuntmara needs to keep his hands up - Khalidovic had a free shot at his head there.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Khalidovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalidovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuntmara's sensitive parts.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick which misses Cuntmara's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuntmara tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovic.
Cuntmara is looking to slow Khalidovic down with leg kicks.
Khalidovic lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it.
Khalidovic lands with a straight right. Cuntmara didn't see that one coming.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara tries to score with a low kick but Khalidovic moves his leg out of the way.
Cuntmara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khalidovic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cuntmara quickly recovers to half guard.
Khalidovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cuntmara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cuntmara is staying active underneath Khalidovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidovic is looking for a kimura here.
Khalidovic wants to work for an arm triangle but Cuntmara is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ibrahim Cuntmara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khalidovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khalidovic lands with an overhand left.
Khalidovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuntmara lands with a nice body punch.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cuntmara's head backwards.
Cuntmara throws out a powerful jab.
Cuntmara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cuntmara jabs at Khalidovic's body.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalidovic lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khalidovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuntmara.
Khalidovic thumps Cuntmara with a low kick.
Cuntmara lands a nice looking body shot.
Cuntmara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuntmara blocks a low kick nicely.
Cuntmara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuntmara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Khalidovic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Khalidovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khalidovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Cuntmara's head.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Cuntmara blocks it.
Cuntmara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khalidovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cuntmara avoids it really well and circles away.
Cuntmara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
A jab from Cuntmara does it's job there.
Khalidovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Cuntmara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuntmara misses with a hook.
Khalidovic appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cuntmaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it.
Khalidovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cuntmara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it.
Cuntmara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Cuntmara throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovic.
Cuntmara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Khalidovic there.
Khalidovic misses with a hook. Cuntmara ducked under it nicely.
Cuntmara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khalidovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khalidovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cuntmara's hands.
Khalidovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuntmara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuntmara thuds a left hand into Khalidovic's body.
Cuntmara misses the jab.
Khalidovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuntmara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it.
Khalidovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cuntmara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalidovic. Khalidovic obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Khalidovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cuntmara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cuntmara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khalidovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Khalidovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khalidovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuntmara throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuntmara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khalidovic on the side of the head.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuntmara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khalidovic is defended easily by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara slips a straight right by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic tries a low kick but Cuntmara avoids it.
Khalidovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cuntmara lands a jab.
Cuntmara misses with a looping right.
Cuntmara throws out a loose jab but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic misses with a leg kick.
Khalidovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Khalidovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic misses with a looping right.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick which misses Khalidovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Khalidovic tries to avoid it.
Cuntmara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ibrahim Cuntmara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
That's time! Khalidovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Khalidovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cuntmara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khalidovic misses with a body punch
and Cuntmara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khalidovic blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Khalidovic misses the target.
Khalidovic tries to work over Cuntmara's front leg with a kick but Cuntmara checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cuntmara cracks Khalidovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick that misses.
Khalidovic throws a front kick aimed at Cuntmara's knee but Cuntmara avoids it well.
Khalidovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut
and Cuntmara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khalidovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cuntmara throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Cuntmara, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cuntmara tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Khalidovic is in Cuntmara's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuntmara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidovic stays in close to Cuntmara's body and controls the position.
Cuntmara keeping moving, preventing Khalidovic from controlling successfully.
Cuntmara wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Khalidovic manages to pass to side control.
Khalidovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mamed Khalidovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Cuntmara is refusing to be controlled, as Khalidovic sits in half guard.
Khalidovic is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cuntmara is staying active underneath Khalidovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cuntmara's thigh. Cuntmara counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Khalidovic trying to control but Cuntmara is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuntmara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khalidovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cuntmara checks it well.
Cuntmara was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Khalidovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuntmara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cuntmara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic drops his hands momentarily and Cuntmara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cuntmara feints and then cracks Khalidovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khalidovic down.
Cuntmara thuds a left hand into Khalidovic's body.
Cuntmara connects with a looping right hand.
Cuntmara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khalidovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cuntmara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khalidovic scrambles back to his feet.
Cuntmara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cuntmara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuntmara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khalidovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cuntmara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Khalidovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khalidovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuntmara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Cuntmara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cuntmara with a jab.
Cuntmara thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Cuntmara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cuntmara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ibrahim Cuntmara!
Ibrahim Cuntmara 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 61 p4p, 75 weight class) and Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 8 p4p, 13 weight class). Nakagawa comes to the cage accompanied by Koto - CloZee. Matsuda has chosen Gojira - Another World as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 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 36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Matsuda.
Nakagawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matsuda looks to land a left hand but Nakagawa moved out of range nicely.
Matsuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Matsuda tries to get set, Nakagawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Matsuda manages to avoid the attempt.
Nakagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakagawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakagawa tries to counter with a takedown but Matsuda is quick to defend against it.
Tanaka Matsuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakagawa works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakagawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakagawa moves out of range as Matsuda strikes.
Nakagawa wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuda.
Nakagawa moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakagawa.
Nakagawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuda taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Matsuda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakagawa working aggressively here.
Nakagawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakagawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakagawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Matsuda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakagawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakagawa misses with the head strike.
Matsuda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matsuda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nakagawa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matsuda won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Matsuda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakagawa pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakagawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakagawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nakagawa is looking for a kimura but Matsuda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakagawa to get the leverage.
Matsuda wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda trying to control here.
Nakagawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsuda keeps working.
Matsuda looking for submissions off his back.
Matsuda gets full guard.
Nakagawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsuda is retaining full guard.
Nakagawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsuda keeping full guard, as Nakagawa tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matsuda controls Nakagawa momentarily but Nakagawa frees himself.
Nakagawa drops back looking for a leg! Matsuda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matsuda manages to kick Nakagawa off! Nakagawa jumps back into Matsuda's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nakagawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuda manages to avoid it.
Matsuda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Matsuda misses with a straight right.
Matsuda gets a double leg takedown into Nakagawa's guard.
Matsuda tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakagawa is retaining full guard.
Nakagawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakagawa has his foot on Matsuda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matsuda works his way back into a safe position though.
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 Shinnosuke Nakagawa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matsuda scores with a shot to the body.
Nakagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakagawa misses with a hook.
Matsuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsuda works Nakagawa's body with a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Nakagawa as Matsuda shoots in.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matsuda.
Matsuda controlling the position from side mount.
Matsuda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nakagawa has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda cracks Nakagawa with a big right hand but Nakagawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nakagawa is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakagawa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nakagawa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Matsuda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakagawa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakagawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda cracks Nakagawa with a solid left hand.
Matsuda trying to control but Nakagawa is working from the bottom.
Nakagawa working a defensive guard here.
Matsuda throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakagawa has his foot on Matsuda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matsuda works his way back into a safe position though.
Nakagawa keeping moving, preventing Matsuda from controlling successfully.
Matsuda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakagawa is keeping the position for now.
Matsuda throwing strikes from guard but Nakagawa blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda is working Nakagawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsuda trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakagawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakagawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matsuda.
Nakagawa looking for a guillotine here but Matsuda defends easily.
Nakagawa is looking for a triangle but Matsuda pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Matsuda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakagawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakagawa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Matsuda uses it to pass to side control.
Nakagawa is looking to regain half guard here but Matsuda keeps moving and retains side control.
Tanaka Matsuda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matsuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakagawa moves away.
Nakagawa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Matsuda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakagawa rather than just go for the knockout.
Matsuda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matsuda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Matsuda misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Matsuda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakagawa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Matsuda.
Matsuda misses with an uppercut. Nakagawa saw that one coming.
Nakagawa attempts a counter takedown but Matsuda avoids it well and moves away.
Matsuda misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matsuda is trying to defend but Nakagawa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Matsuda trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matsuda looking for a kimura from the bottom but Nakagawa passes into side control!
Matsuda trying to remain calm as Nakagawa controls from the top position.
Matsuda tries to bench press Nakagawa off him but Nakagawa keeps the position.
Matsuda is not content to let Nakagawa control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakagawa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Matsuda wants to control but Nakagawa postures up.
Matsuda tries to improve position but can't.
Matsuda is trying to control Nakagawa's posture but Nakagawa avoids it.
Nakagawa lands an elbow.
Matsuda regains half guard.
Matsuda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa is in close to Matsuda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nakagawa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nakagawa wants to control from the top but Matsuda keeps moving.
Matsuda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nakagawa defends it easily.
Nakagawa landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Nakagawa works over Matsuda with some ground and pound from guard.
Matsuda throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nakagawa escapes and throws Matsuda's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nakagawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matsuda tries to improve position but can't.
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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 19 p4p, 71 weight class) and Wanderson Machado (ranked 3 p4p, 12 weight class). Obaminator's entrance music is Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Machado's choice of entrance music: El Barrio. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderson Machado!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator tries to land a leg kick but Machado saw it coming and moves away.
Machado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Obaminator misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Machado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obaminator misses with a hook. Machado ducked under it nicely.
Barack Obaminator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obaminator to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator missing with a left hand there. Machado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Obaminator.
Obaminator misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator throws a series of punches but Machado moves out of range.
Obaminator goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Obaminator looks to land a left hand but Machado moved out of range nicely.
Obaminator fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obaminator throws a poor cross that misses
and Machado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obaminator's knee momentarily.
Machado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Obaminator - that will leave a mark!
Obaminator lands with an uppercut that bounces Machado off the cage and back into range.
That has opened up Wanderson Machado's cut even more.
A punch lands to the side of Machado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Machado moves out of range as Obaminator strikes.
Obaminator tries to land a body kick
and Machado counters with a low kick, right behind Obaminator 's knee.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obaminator.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado takes one to the side of the head.
Obaminator misses with a body shot
and Machado counters with a head kick. That will keep Obaminator thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Machado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Machado.
Machado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machado checks a leg kick nicely.
Machado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Obaminator cracks Machado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator lands a nice shot that snaps Machado's head back.
The cut above Wanderson Machado's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Obaminator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Obaminator connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machado walks forward, straight into a front kick from Obaminator.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obaminator throws a lazy right hand but Machado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obaminator.
Donk. Obaminator catches Machado right on the button with a cross.
Obaminator throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obaminator lands a body shot.
Obaminator lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Obaminator scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obaminator scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Obaminator connects with a solid leg kick.
Obaminator is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Machado! But no joy.
Obaminator rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obaminator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obaminator punishes Machado's body with a nice straight punch.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obaminator.
Machado throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Obaminator jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Obaminator misses the jab.
Obaminator tries to land a front kick but Machado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado moves out of range as Obaminator strikes.
Machado only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Machado moves out of range of the body kick from Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a lazy body kick
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obaminator misses with a body shot
and Machado counters with a nice kick to the body.
Obaminator is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Obaminator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Obaminator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Obaminator.
Obaminator is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
Machado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator throws a sloppy head kick and Machado moves out of range easily.
Obaminator swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Machado to counter with a crisp jab.
Obaminator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obaminator connects with a body shot.
Obaminator scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obaminator lands a glancing blow to the side of Machado's head.
Wanderson Machado's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator throws a hook but Machado blocks it.
Obaminator misses the shot to the body.
Obaminator misses with a right hand
and Machado counters with an outside leg kick.
Obaminator misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obaminator misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obaminator misses with a kick to the body.
Machado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obaminator.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a half hearted mid kick.
Obaminator throws a big shot that misses.
Machado throws a counter combo.
Obaminator lands a slapping body shot.
Obaminator is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Obaminator takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator misses with a hook
and Machado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Obaminator lands with a good body shot.
Obaminator lands a leg kick that knocks Machado off balance momentarily.
Obaminator looks to land a left hand but Machado moved out of range nicely.
Machado lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Obaminator is looking to land body kicks.
Machado counters with a body kick.
Obaminator throws a leg kick
and Machado makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Obaminator really felt that one!
Machado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado avoids the body shot from Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a big shot that misses.
Obaminator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obaminator misses with a body shot.
Obaminator throws a head kick that Machado semi-blocks.
Some bone on bone action there as Machado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machado has time to react.
Obaminator lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obaminator throws a hook but Machado avoids it easily.
Machado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machado throws a counter combo.
Obaminator misses with a left hand
and Machado counters with a one-two to the body.
Obaminator just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado slips under a jab from Obaminator.
Machado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obaminator jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Obaminator.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderson Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barack Obaminator!
Barack Obaminator retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Barack Obaminator 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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pop
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