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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 1889 p4p, 2538 weight class) and Yamcha Wolf-Fang (ranked 246 p4p, 308 weight class). Wolf-Fang has chosen Rise Against - Give It All as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf-Fang lands with a good body shot.
Mac Airt punishes Wolf-Fang's body with a nice straight punch.
Mac Airt throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang moves into the clinch successfully.
Mac Airt misses with a body punch.
Mac Airt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf-Fang wants to take the fight to the mat but Mac Airt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
I was talking to Mac Airt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mac Airt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mac Airt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolf-Fang backwards.
Wolf-Fang jumps into guard, dragging Mac Airt to the mat.
Mac Airt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt looking to sit in guard and control but Wolf-Fang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang trying to control the position from guard on top but Mac Airt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf-Fang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolf-Fang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf-Fang trying to control the position from guard on top but Mac Airt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mac Airt controls Wolf-Fang momentarily but Wolf-Fang frees himself.
Wolf-Fang advances position into side control!
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.
Wolf-Fang tries for a kimura but Mac Airt is defending well.
The strikes coming from Wolf-Fang are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wolf-Fang postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mac Airt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Wolf-Fang seems content to control.
Mac Airt trying to control here.
Wolf-Fang is taking a breather. Mac Airt 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang prevents Mac Airt from improving his position.
Wolf-Fang wants to work for an arm triangle but Mac Airt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mac Airt trying to control but Wolf-Fang postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mac Airt throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Mac Airt misses.
Wolf-Fang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mac Airt misses the target.
Wolf-Fang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mac Airt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang misses with a hook
and Mac Airt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mac Airt throws a jab when Wolf-Fang was well out of range.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolf-Fang moves away.
Mac Airt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolf-Fang is looking to clinch.
Mac Airt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wolf-Fang at a distance.
Mac Airt digs a good hook to Wolf-Fang's body.
Wolf-Fang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Airt.
Wolf-Fang looks to throw a body kick
and Mac Airt counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf-Fang cracks Mac Airt with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Mac Airt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mac Airt lands a jab to Wolf-Fang's midsection.
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cormac Mac Airt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf-Fang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Mac Airt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mac Airt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cormac Mac Airt is winning the standup battle so far.
Mac Airt misses with a hook. Wolf-Fang ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Wolf-Fang.
Mac Airt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Wolf-Fang.
Mac Airt connects with a looping right hand.
Mac Airt connects with a single shot there.
Mac Airt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wolf-Fang to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wolf-Fang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolf-Fang is looking to work some ground and pound but Mac Airt has wrist control.
Wolf-Fang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mac Airt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt has control of Wolf-Fang's left arm, preventing Wolf-Fang from doing any damage.
Wolf-Fang is looking to work some ground and pound but Mac Airt has wrist control.
Wolf-Fang stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Mac Airt throws up his legs and catches Wolf-Fang in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Wolf-Fang tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Mac Airt! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cormac Mac Airt!
During a confident post fight interview, Cormac Mac Airt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 1313 p4p, 2414 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 204 p4p, 333 weight class). Shape Shifter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Lalime feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shifter sprawling to the canvas! Shifter rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lalime finish him?!
It looks like Shape Shifter has been cut.
Lalime throws a lazy right hand but Shifter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shifter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lalime avoids it really well and circles away.
Shifter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lalime bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Lalime defends the submission attempt.
Lalime is trying to stand.
Shifter is pressing down on Lalime's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lalime is holding on for now.
Lalime trying to control but Shifter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shifter thows a huge punch but Lalime dodges it nicely.
Lalime tries to kick Shifter off but Shifter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shifter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lalime's head.
Lalime trying to control but Shifter postures up.
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Lalime defends the submission attempt.
Shifter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lalime has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lalime is defending against the submission attempts here by Shifter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime is looking for a sweep. Shifter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shifter 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.
Shifter is working for a kimura but Lalime is defending it quite comfortably.
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lalime is trying to get back to full guard.
Shifter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
Lalime has his hands clasped together around Shifter's back. He's all about the action.
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Lalime pushes Shifter off looking to stand but Shifter dives back in and keeps control.
Lalime trying to control from the bottom.
Shifter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shifter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shifter thows a huge punch but Lalime dodges it nicely.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura but Lalime is defending well.
Shifter working over Lalime with some ground and pound. Lalime looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lalime is looking for a sweep. Shifter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
Lalime tries to get to full guard but Shifter has control of the leg.
Lalime wants to control but Shifter is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Lalime will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shape Shifter's cut.
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.
Shifter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shape Shifter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shifter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lalime is trying to buck Shifter off.
Shifter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lalime, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shifter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lalime has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shifter working the ground and pound but Lalime is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shifter is trying to get an arm triangle but Lalime is defending well.
Shifter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lalime can't do much from the bottom here.
Lalime is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shifter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shifter is working for a submission of some sort.
Lalime is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lalime is trying to stand up here but Shifter is controlling him well.
Shifter 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.
Shifter has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lalime defend it? Shifter steps over the head and cranks it - Lalime is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shifter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shape Shifter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 743 p4p, 846 weight class) and Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 101 p4p, 120 weight class). Queen has chosen Go Hard as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Queen misses.
Graves swings for the body but Queen moves out of range.
Queen throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Graves slips under a jab from Queen.
Graves swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Queen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Queen darts in looking for a takedown but Graves gets double underhooks and turns Queen into the cage.
Queen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Queen misses with a leg kick
and Graves counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Queen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Graves.
Queen throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands a jab to Queen's midsection.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Queen's corner calls for a 1-2. Queen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Queen connects with an inside leg kick.
Graves keeps Queen at a distance using the push kick.
Graves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Queen flicks out a counter leg kick but Graves steps away.
Queen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Graves counters with a shoot takedown. Queen fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen working a defensive guard here.
Graves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Queen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen looking for a sweep. Not yet Queen, not yet.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graves is aware though and is defending well.
Queen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graves working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves distracts Queen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Queen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Graves has passed into half guard!
Queen tries to roll over but Graves keeps him under control.
Queen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graves scores with a couple of nice shots.
Queen tries to get to full guard but Graves has control of the leg.
Queen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Graves manages to pass to mount!
Queen tries to hold on but Graves postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Graves breaks from Queen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Queen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Queen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Graves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Graves is landing with some decent strikes but Queen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Graves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Queen throws a low kick, looking for Graves's leg but Graves calmly moves out of range.
Queen misses with a right hand
and Graves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Graves blocks a head kick by Queen.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queen throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with an outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Graves!
Queen misses with a takedown attempt
and Graves counters with a thumping low kick.
Queen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Queen wants to improve his position but Graves is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graves scores with a couple of nice shots.
Queen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Queen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Queen wants to get back to full guard.
Graves is keen to just control but Queen is a slippery customer.
Terrance Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graves controlling the pace.
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.
Queen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Graves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Queen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Queen tries to lock up and control but Graves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Graves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Queen is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Graves.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Graves in particular looking to stall.
Graves landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Graves trying to control the action but Queen is working from the bottom.
Graves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Graves wants to advance to full mount but Queen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Graves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer.
Queen is looking to sweep but instead, Graves has passed into half guard.
Queen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Graves pulls his head out easily.
Queen is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves working the head and body with strikes.
Graves is taking a breather. Queen 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Graves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graves throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Queen. Queen obviously looking to wear him down.
Graves lands a nice looking body kick.
Graves connects with a single shot there.
Queen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Queen.
Queen connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves scores with a body shot.
Queen throws a chopping leg kick but Graves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Graves attempts a counter takedown but Queen avoids it well and moves away.
Graves lands a head kick!
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Graves jabs at Queen's body.
Terrance Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Queen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Queen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves tries to counter with a takedown but Queen is quick to defend against it.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves blocks a head kick by Queen.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Queen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Graves changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Graves throws a nice looking combination but Queen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Queen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Graves cracks Queen with a good jab.
Queen takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Queen throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Queen's guard.
Queen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Graves controls the pace.
Queen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graves is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a couple of elbows.
Queen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Graves escapes and throws Queen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Graves connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Queen some visible discomfort.
Graves in side control lands a decent elbow.
Queen tries to buck Graves off but Graves is having none of it.
Graves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Graves working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen is trying to improve his position.
Queen is letting Graves control him for a moment.
Graves wants to control but Queen is keeping him busy.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
Queen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Queen throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Terrance Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Queen throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Graves!
An out of breath Terrance Graves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexus Argento (ranked 1242 p4p, 2227 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 148 p4p, 270 weight class). Argento kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurry takes the fight into the clinch.
Hurry is pressed up against the cage. Argento has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hurry down to the mat. Hurry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Argento misses with a wild body shot.
Hurry moves into the clinch successfully.
Argento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hurry scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Alexus Argento has been cut.
Hurry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Argento connects with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Argento throws a low kick but Hurry moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Argento scores with a shot to the body.
Argento is looking to land body kicks.
Argento throws a body punch but Hurry moves out of range.
Argento is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hurry.
Hurry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argento tries to work over Hurry's front leg with a kick but Hurry checks it.
Never Hurry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Hurry. No joy for Argento on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexus Argento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Argento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurry.
Argento half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Argento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Argento misses the shot to the body.
Hurry misses with a few strikes there.
Argento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Argento misses.
Never Hurry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurry blocks a head kick by Argento.
Argento on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Argento misses with a kick to the body.
Argento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Hurry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hurry tries to clinch up.
Argento throws a quick counter head kick but Hurry was just out of range.
Argento fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hurry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Argento at a distance.
Argento is looking to wear down Hurry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento throws a head kick but Hurry moves out of range.
Hurry misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Argento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurry scores with a three punch combo!
Argento keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Argento wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurry. Argento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Argento is looking to slow Hurry down with leg kicks.
Argento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hurry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Argento.
Hurry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Argento catches Hurry right on the button with a cross.
Argento uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurry.
Argento lands a jab to Hurry's midsection.
Argento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hurry is fending him off so far but Argento persists. Nope, Hurry circles away and we're back to standing.
Hurry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Argento moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento throws a body punch but Hurry moves out of range.
Argento throws a head kick that misses.
Hurry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Argento. That snapped Hurry's head back.
Argento darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hurry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Argento was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurry.
Hurry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hurry lands a nice hook to Argento's body. Argento takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hurry is looking to clinch but Argento is avoiding it.
It looked like Argento wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hurry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Argento misses.
Hurry misses with an uppercut. Argento saw that one coming.
Argento avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Hurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Argento there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Argento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurry looks to land a combination. Argento sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Argento avoids the head kick by Hurry.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Argento is defended easily by Hurry.
Hurry tries to clinch up but Argento circles away and keeps his distance.
Argento walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hurry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Argento lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hurry closes the distance and clinches.
Argento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hurry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Argento drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hurry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hurry tries to close the distance and clinch but Argento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurry cracks Argento with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Never Hurry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexus Argento's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Argento fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurry looks to clinch
letting Argento counter with a right hand.
Argento lands a nice shot that snaps Hurry's head back.
Hurry has managed to clinch.
Hurry is pressed up against the cage. Argento has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hurry down to the mat. Hurry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Argento.
Argento throws a jab but it's blocked by Hurry.
Hurry blocks a leg kick.
Hurry scores with a jab. Argento acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Argento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hurry lands with a cross.
Hurry works Argento's body with a nice hook.
Argento throws a hook but Hurry avoids it easily.
It looks like Argento has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hurry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurry misses with a body punch.
Argento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Argento blocks a head kick by Hurry.
Hurry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Argento is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argento ducks under a wild hook from Hurry.
A little feinted left hand from Argento on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good exchange - Hurry coming out on top.
Hurry tries to clinch but Argento is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Argento tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Argento works the jab nicely.
Argento avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hurry slips under a jab.
Hurry clinches.
Hurry struggles to land a body shot inside as Argento controls his hands.
Argento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurry cracks Argento with a right hand to the side of the head.
Argento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hurry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Argento fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexus Argento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurry avoids the body shot from Argento.
Argento closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hurry circles away.
Argento throws a series of punches but Hurry moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Argento fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurry scores with a head kick. Argento tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alexus Argento's cut is getting worse.
Hurry lands a nice hook to Argento's body. Argento takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Never Hurry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Argento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurry was well out of range. Poor timing from Argento.
Hurry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurry closes the distance and pushes Argento back into the cage.
Argento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Argento can't find room to land a body shot as Hurry controls the action.
Argento manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Argento.
Hurry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Argento slips a jab and a cross from Hurry.
Never Hurry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurry throws a looping overhand right but Argento ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Argento.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurry connects with a right hand. Argento shakes it off.
Argento circles away from the clinch attempt
and Argento counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurry avoids a kick to the body.
Argento scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hurry in his tracks.
Hurry lands a glancing blow to the side of Argento's head.
Hurry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hurry blocking some punches.
Hurry tries to break the clinch but Argento is controlling the position.
Argento lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hurry.
A right handed body shot lands from Hurry.
Argento presses Hurry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hurry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hurry prevents a body shot from Argento.
Hurry breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Argento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Argento tries a low kick but Hurry avoids it.
Argento shoots for a double leg takedown but Hurry sprawls well. He's pushed Argento's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hurry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alexus Argento's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hurry slips under a jab.
Argento slips a jab and a cross from Hurry.
Argento throws the kick towards the body but Hurry avoids it.
Hurry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Argento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurry moves away.
A head kick misses from Hurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Argento lands a body shot.
Hurry throws a hook to the side of Argento's head but Argento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hurry moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Never Hurry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexus Argento's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hurry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Argento lands a right hook to the body.
Hurry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Argento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hurry fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Hurry misses its intended target.
Hurry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Argento. Argento obviously looking to wear him down.
Argento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurry pushes Argento up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurry prevents a body shot from Argento.
Hurry manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Hurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Argento.
Argento dodges the punch combination from Hurry.
Argento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurry.
Argento throws a counter high kick but Hurry was just alert enough to avoid it.
Argento blocks a head kick by Hurry.
Argento scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry checks a leg kick.
Argento blocks a head kick by Hurry.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses.
Argento swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hurry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hurry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Argento throws out the jab.
Argento scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hurry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurry throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Argento to counter with a crisp jab.
Argento blocks a head kick by Hurry.
Hurry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Argento throws a body kick that misses
and Hurry counters with a right hand to the body.
Argento just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurry throws a poor cross that misses
and Argento counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hurry thinking.
Hurry checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Argento.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento shoots in but Hurry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Argento.
Hurry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Argento scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Argento lands a nice looking body shot.
Hurry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hurry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Argento throws out the jab.
Hurry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Argento circles away quickly and effectively.
Hurry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Argento gets a double leg takedown into Hurry's guard.
Hurry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Argento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Argento wants to control from the top but Hurry keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento scoring with some ground and pound.
Argento 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.
Argento lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hurry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Argento trying to control but Hurry is working from the bottom.
Hurry is trying to control the position but Argento postures up.
Argento postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Argento throwing strikes but missing.
Argento works over Hurry with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento looking to sit in guard and control but Hurry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Argento working a defensive guard here.
Argento can't keep his opponent in guard - Hurry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Argento is trying to get back to full guard.
Argento looking for submissions off his back.
Argento trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexus Argento showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hurry 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Never Hurry!
Never Hurry thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 800 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Tobig Tofail (ranked 134 p4p, 173 weight class). Nicoletta comes into the arena with For Once In My Life blaring out of the sound system. 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
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobig Tofail!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tofail throws a hook but Nicoletta avoids it easily.
Nicoletta connects with a single shot there.
Tofail lands a glancing blow to the side of Nicoletta's head.
Tofail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tofail! But no joy.
Nicoletta scores with a hook.
Tofail ducks under a wild hook from Nicoletta.
Tofail swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicoletta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tofail scores with a sloppy right hand. Nicoletta should have avoided that one.
Nicoletta tries to clinch up
and Tofail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tofail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicoletta is looking to counter punch.
Nicoletta misses with a body kick.
Nicoletta misses with a leg kick
and Tofail counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tofail moves out of range as Nicoletta throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Tofail on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail cracks Nicoletta with an open hand slap.
Tofail scores with a punch to the head.
Tofail misses with a jab to the body
enabling Nicoletta to counter with a crisp jab.
Tofail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta 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.
Tofail rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicoletta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicoletta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nicoletta throws a sloppy head kick
and Tofail counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nicoletta throws out a loose jab but Tofail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Tofail.
Tofail scores with a nice body kick.
Tofail misses with a hook. Nicoletta ducked under it nicely.
Nicoletta swings for the body but Tofail moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicoletta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tofail was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicoletta.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicoletta.
Tofail throws out a counter right but Nicoletta avoids it with no problem.
Nicoletta misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tofail.
Nice defenses there by Tofail.
Nicoletta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicoletta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tofail swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tofail is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nicoletta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nicoletta just misses with a punch to the body.
Tofail throws out a counter right but Nicoletta avoids it with no problem.
Nicoletta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nicoletta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tofail - the referee stops the clock and Nicoletta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tofail. Nicoletta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tofail avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nicoletta takes a swing at Tofail's ribcage but misses.
Nicoletta walks into a stiff left hand from Tofail.
Tobig Tofail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Tofail coming out on top.
Nicoletta throws a jab when Tofail was well out of range.
Tofail digs a good hook to Nicoletta's body.
Tofail tries to land a body kick
and Nicoletta counters with a right hand to the body.
Nicoletta walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofail slips a jab from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tofail moves away.
Nicoletta swings for the body but Tofail moves out of range.
Tofail misses with a body shot.
Nicoletta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nicoletta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Tofail there.
Tofail misses with a right hand
and Nicoletta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nicoletta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tofail is trying to push Nicoletta away but Nicoletta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tofail blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tofail pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tofail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicoletta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicoletta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicoletta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta ducks under a wild hook from Tofail.
Tofail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tofail lands with a hook. Nicoletta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tofail connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicoletta misses with a straight right.
Tofail stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tofail fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nicoletta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicoletta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tofail at a distance.
Nicoletta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicoletta. Tofail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tofail catches Nicoletta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tofail scores with a punch to the head.
Nicoletta misses the shot to the body.
Nicoletta throws an off balance right hand
and Tofail counters with a nice body shot.
Tofail slips under a jab from Nicoletta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobig Tofail dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tofail throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nicoletta counters with a nice uppercut.
Tofail uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nicoletta is looking to land body kicks.
Tofail throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Nicoletta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nicoletta 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.
Tofail misses with a right hand
and Nicoletta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tofail cracks Nicoletta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tofail connects with a single shot there.
Nicoletta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tofail moves away.
Nicoletta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tofail looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tofail lands a lovely overhand right.
Tofail bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nicoletta's head.
Tofail takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tofail connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tofail wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tobig Tofail seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tofail's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nicoletta under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Nicoletta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nicoletta defending well as Tofail loads up on a big left hand.
Nicoletta ducks under a wild hook from Tofail.
A swing and a miss from Nicoletta.
The crowd cheers as Tofail lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nicoletta doesn't seem phased though.
Donk. Tofail catches Nicoletta right on the button with a cross.
Tofail lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicoletta at a distance.
Nicoletta throws a good cross that connects.
Nicoletta throws a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Tofail catches Nicoletta right on the button with a cross.
Nicoletta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tofail pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicoletta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tofail.
Nicoletta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nicoletta digs a good body shot into Tofail's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tofail blocks a head kick by Nicoletta.
Nice uppercut there from Tofail.
Tofail throws a lazy uppercut
and Nicoletta counters with a nice body kick.
Nicoletta thuds a left hand into Tofail's body.
Nicoletta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tofail smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nicoletta closes the distance but Tofail moves to the side
and Tofail counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicoletta throws a jab but it's blocked by Tofail.
Nice shot by Tofail.
Tofail throws a lazy uppercut
and Nicoletta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nicoletta clinches with his opponent.
Tofail escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tofail jabs Nicoletta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nicoletta tries to close the distance and clinch but Tofail swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicoletta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tofail throws an overhand right that lands on Nicoletta's shoulder, as Nicoletta tries to avoid the shot.
Nicoletta moves forwards but Tofail connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nicoletta slips under a jab from Tofail.
Nicoletta misses with the body kick
and Tofail counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicoletta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tofail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicoletta tries to clinch up.
Nicoletta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tofail swings for the body but Nicoletta moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nicoletta.
Tofail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicoletta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tofail fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nicoletta on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tofail throws a jab when Nicoletta was well out of range.
Tofail misses with a body kick.
Nicoletta is looking to counter punch.
Nicoletta moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicoletta swings wildly with an uppercut but Tofail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicoletta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicoletta tries to throw a body punch but Tofail avoids it by throwing Nicoletta back against the cage.
Nicoletta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicoletta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicoletta swings wildly with an uppercut but Tofail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicoletta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tofail.
Tofail takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicoletta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tofail or not.
Nicoletta misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobig Tofail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tofail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tofail scores with a punch to the head.
Nicoletta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicoletta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tofail.
Tofail connects with a crisp jab.
Tofail swings for the body but Nicoletta moves out of range.
Tofail connects with a single shot there.
Tofail connects with a crisp jab.
Nicoletta throws out a loose jab but Tofail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicoletta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tofail to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicoletta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicoletta is looking to clinch but Tofail is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicoletta misses the target.
Tofail follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tofail lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab lands there for Nicoletta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail tries to land a front kick but Nicoletta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tofail misses with a hook
and Nicoletta counters by moving into the clinch.
Tofail has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tofail looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tofail blocks an uppercut.
Nicoletta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tofail's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nicoletta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nicoletta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tofail escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tofail is looking to land body kicks.
Tofail lands a jab to the nose.
Nicoletta tried to score with a low kick but Tofail checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nicoletta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nicoletta on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tofail throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Tofail lands.
Tofail looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicoletta is just out of range.
Nicoletta motions for Tofail to come forward. Nicoletta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicoletta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicoletta misses with a body shot.
Nicoletta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tofail connects with a crisp jab.
Casimiro Nicoletta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tofail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicoletta.
Tofail connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nicoletta momentarily.
Tofail is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tofail moves out of range of the strikes.
Tofail lands with an uppercut that bounces Nicoletta off the cage and back into range.
Tofail connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicoletta.
Tofail dips to his left and cracks Nicoletta with an uppercut!
Nicoletta misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Tofail.
Nicoletta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tofail.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicoletta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nicoletta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tofail tries to land a front kick but Nicoletta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tofail swats away the attempt to clinch by Nicoletta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tofail - just one landing.
Nicoletta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tofail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Nicoletta misses.
A little jabbing left from Tofail on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tofail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicoletta.
Nicoletta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nicoletta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicoletta staying out of range there.
Tofail scores with a jab to the head.
Tofail lands with a hook. Nicoletta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tofail bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nicoletta's head backwards.
Nicoletta misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobig Tofail comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tofail 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobig Tofail!
After the fight, Tobig Tofail was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wesley Hardin (ranked 1062 p4p, 918 weight class) and Peter Beardsley (ranked 63 p4p, 51 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
275
9 - 3 - 0 |
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20 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wesley Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Beardsley!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin throws a jab but it's blocked by Beardsley.
Beardsley darts in and clinches Hardin up against the cage.
Beardsley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardin walks away with a smile on his face. Beardsley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beardsley with the inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Beardsley.
Hardin loads up on a big right hand but Beardsley slips the punch.
Beardsley lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Beardsley.
Beardsley closes the distance and pushes Hardin back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardin.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Beardsley controls the action.
Beardsley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hardin uses from the top position.
Hardin wants to get up but he can't break Beardsley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beardsley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardin wanted to stand there but Beardsley had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley has his foot on Hardin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardin works his way back into a safe position though.
Hardin wanted to stand there but Beardsley had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beardsley has his foot on Hardin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardin works his way back into a safe position though.
Hardin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beardsley looking to control.
Beardsley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardin wants to stand but Beardsley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Beardsley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardin is aware though and is defending well.
Beardsley has control of Hardin's left arm, preventing Hardin from doing any damage.
Hardin wants to get up but he can't break Beardsley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Beardsley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardin wants to stand but Beardsley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Beardsley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardin defends well.
Beardsley is trying to keep Hardin in close.
Hardin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beardsley is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hardin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beardsley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardin has managed to get both his arms back between Beardsley's legs - danger averted.
Beardsley controls Hardin momentarily but Hardin frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley has his foot on Hardin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardin works his way back into a safe position though.
Beardsley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardin defends well.
Hardin wanted to stand there but Beardsley had control of the position.
Beardsley trying to control the position.
Beardsley is looking for a triangle but Hardin pushes his legs off easily.
Hardin is looking to stand up but Beardsley won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hardin throws a hook but Beardsley blocks it.
Beardsley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardin throws out the jab.
Beardsley wants to counter the offense by Hardin and move into the clinch position.
Hardin misses with a looping left.
Hardin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardin clobbers Beardsley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Hardin lands a glancing blow to the side of Beardsley's head.
Hardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beardsley.
John Wesley Hardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Hardin misses.
Hardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beardsley.
A telegraphed right hand from Beardsley misses the target.
Hardin takes a swing at Beardsley's ribcage but misses.
Beardsley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Beardsley tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Hardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beardsley misses the shot to the body.
Hardin swinging wildly here.
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 John Wesley Hardin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Beardsley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardin throws a body punch but Beardsley moves out of range.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beardsley moves away.
Beardsley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hardin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beardsley clinches.
Beardsley is trying to pull guard but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hardin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Hardin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beardsley.
Beardsley jumps guard but Hardin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hardin gets through Beardsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beardsley successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin tries to stand but Beardsley is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Beardsley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beardsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardin.
Hardin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beardsley is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Beardsley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beardsley avoids the head kick by Hardin.
Hardin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beardsley.
Hardin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Beardsley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardin throws an overhand right that lands on Beardsley's shoulder, as Beardsley tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beardsley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beardsley misses with a left hand
and Hardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardin just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Hardin misses its intended target.
Beardsley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hardin.
Hardin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beardsley can do to turn this around?
Beardsley staying out of range there.
Hardin lands with a nice body punch.
Beardsley is breathing heavily.
Hardin misses with a wild body shot.
Beardsley counters with a body kick.
Beardsley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beardsley scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Hardin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hardin misses with an uppercut. Beardsley saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin throws a looping overhand right but Beardsley ducks down to avoid it.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardin digs a good hook to Beardsley's body.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Beardsley moved out of range.
Hardin drops Beardsley with a beautiful combination! Beardsley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hardin is looking for the KO!
That has opened up Peter Beardsley's cut even more.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Beardsley moved out of range.
Hardin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beardsley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beardsley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beardsley is looking to clinch but Hardin is avoiding it.
Hardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beardsley.
Hardin lands a big uppercut and Beardsley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Beardsley looks OK. Hardin waves Beardsley back to his feet!
 Beardsley is rocked!
Hardin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardin misses with an uppercut. Beardsley saw that one coming.
Beardsley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hardin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin lands a big right hand that sends Beardsley crashing to the mat! Hardin stays standing though and waves Beardsley back to his feet!
Beardsley is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardin finish him?
The cut above Peter Beardsley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crack! Hardin connects with the perfect overhand right and Beardsley falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Hardin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Wesley Hardin!
During a confident post fight interview, John Wesley Hardin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Cole (ranked 240 p4p, 560 weight class) and Yannick Sakala (ranked 34 p4p, 70 weight class). Sakala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pole Pole kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
242
17 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, White Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yannick Sakala!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakala cracks Cole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like White Cole has been cut.
Sakala lands a big head kick that sends Cole tumbling to the mat! Sakala takes a step backwards and waves Cole back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cole avoids the head kick by Sakala.
Sakala misses with a body punch
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Sakala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cole moves out of range as Sakala throws a body kick.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sakala misses with a looping right.
Sakala misses with an uppercut.
Sakala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakala throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Sakala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cole tries to pull guard but Sakala holds him up against the cage and eventually Cole drops back down to his feet.
Cole jumps guard but Sakala turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakala just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakala.
Sakala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cole is keeping busy.
Cole tries to pull guard but Sakala holds him up against the cage and eventually Cole drops back down to his feet.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Sakala has him pressed against the cage.
Sakala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cole drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakala content to stall in guard here.
Sakala is looking to stand up but Cole won't let him.
Cole being controlled here, momentarily.
Sakala trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole is pulling down on Sakala's head to control his posture.
Sakala must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cole is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sakala defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakala looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sakala trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cole is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Sakala from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sakala content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sakala wanted to stand there but Cole had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cole misses with a two punch combination.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Sakala misses with a wild body shot.
Sakala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Sakala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on White Cole's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakala looks to land a body kick but Cole moved away.
Sakala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sakala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sakala is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cole throws out a loose jab but Sakala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakala scores with a decent looking hook.
Cole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakala lands the left hand.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Sakala saw that one coming.
Sakala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Cole tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Sakala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sakala looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sakala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sakala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White Cole's cut is getting worse.
Cole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sakala looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Sakala moves to clinch but Cole breaks away
and Cole counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Sakala avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakala.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
A lazy body kick from Sakala
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Sakala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakala just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakala misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole moves out of range as Sakala strikes.
Sakala throws a head kick that misses
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sakala throws a body kick that misses.
Yannick Sakala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Sakala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sakala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakala manages to avoid it.
A big left from Cole misses.
Sakala throws a head kick that misses.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but Sakala slips the punch.
Cole blocks a head kick by Sakala.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sakala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakala.
Sakala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakala misses with a hook to the body
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakala misses with a jab to the body
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yannick Sakala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on White Cole's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakala misses with a kick to the body.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy body kick from Sakala
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakala throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sakala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakala throws a lazy body kick
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looks like Cole has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Yannick Sakala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole blocks a head kick by Sakala.
Sakala misses with a left hand
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakala is rocked!
Sakala switches off momentarily and Cole cracks him with a monster right hand! Sakala topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Cole dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Cole!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). White Cole!
Our winner, White Cole, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borowa Gora (ranked 230 p4p, 342 weight class) and Taz McKane (ranked 35 p4p, 53 weight class). McKane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SAVE ME kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz McKane!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKane moves into the clinch successfully.
Gora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gora manages to break the clinch.
Gora looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
McKane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McKane lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot by McKane.
Gora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gora scores with a leg kick.
McKane misses with a straight left.
McKane throws a wild body kick that Gora sees coming a mile off.
Gora swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McKane throws a hook but Gora blocks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McKane.
Gora scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for McKane.
McKane instigates a clinch.
McKane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McKane tries to land knees in the clinch but Gora avoids the damage to the body.
McKane scores with a hook to the body.
Gora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKane throws a hook to the side of Gora's head but Gora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McKane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKane works Gora's body with a nice hook.
A big left from McKane misses.
McKane jabs Gora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McKane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gora shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKane lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McKane lands with a cross.
Taz McKane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKane tests Gora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from McKane misses.
McKane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKane throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big left from Gora misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Gora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKane.
Gora checks the leg kick.
McKane scores with a nice head shot.
Gora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gora moves out of range of the leg kick from McKane.
Gora feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McKane throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane looks to land a body kick but Gora moved away.
McKane connects with the punch.
Gora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gora takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gora throws a shot from downtown. McKane moves away and avoids it.
McKane throws out a counter right but Gora avoids it with no problem.
Gora catches McKane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Gora.
McKane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McKane misses with a leg kick
and Gora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gora tried to counter with a leg kick but McKane avoided it.
McKane connects with a body shot that sends Gora's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKane throws a leg kick which misses Gora's front leg but catches the back leg as Gora tries to avoid it.
McKane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora blocks a head kick by McKane.
McKane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gora on the side of the head.
McKane throws a nice inside leg kick.
McKane drives through and clinches with Gora against the cage.
Gora pushes McKane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKane tries to land knees in the clinch but Gora avoids the damage to the body.
Gora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKane lands a good knee to the midsection. Gora won't want to take too many of those.
Gora lands a nice uppercut.
McKane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goras head.
McKane tries to throw a body punch but Gora avoids it by throwing McKane back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane lands a good knee to the midsection. Gora won't want to take too many of those.
Gora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gora had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McKane.
Gora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz McKane dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McKane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gora doesn't seem bothered though.
McKane lands a glancing blow to the side of Gora's head.
Gora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gora keeps the fight on the outside.
Gora thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McKane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gora scrambles back to his feet.
Gora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gora throwing a counter right hand but McKane manages to avoid it.
McKane cracks Gora with a right hand to the side of the head.
McKane scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gora.
As McKane backs away, Gora returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gora pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McKane back to the cage. Gora follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKane swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McKane.
A jab from McKane does it's job there.
Gora throws a combination. McKane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McKane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McKane cracks Gora with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gora ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
McKane throws a looping overhand right but Gora ducks down to avoid it.
McKane works the jab nicely.
McKane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gora checks it well.
McKane thumps Gora with a low kick.
Gora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gora takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gora has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McKane finds it's way round the side to connect with Gora's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKane throws out the jab.
Gora is looking to counter punch.
McKane connects with a looping right hand.
McKane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McKane misses with a right hand
and Gora counters with a head kick.
McKane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKane.
Gora throws a jab when McKane was well out of range.
Gora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McKane swings for the body but Gora moves out of range.
Gora lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McKane throws a sloppy head kick and Gora moves out of range easily.
Gora has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane moves out of range of the strikes.
McKane thumps Gora with a low kick.
Gora 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.
McKane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McKane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gora can pounce on him.
A big left from Gora misses.
Taz McKane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKane misses with a combination
enabling Gora to counter with a crisp jab.
McKane throws a head kick but Gora moves out of range.
Gora throws out a powerful jab.
McKane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gora takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McKane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gora. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gora shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gora fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McKane checks it well.
McKane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gora feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McKane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McKane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from McKane misses
and Gora makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gora will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McKane checks the leg kick nicely there.
McKane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McKane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gora is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane moves into range and clinches up with Gora.
McKane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by McKane.
It looks like Borowa Gora has been cut.
McKane trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz McKane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Borowa Gora's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McKane throws a sloppy head kick and Gora moves out of range easily.
McKane fails in his attempt to clinch.
McKane throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gora counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gora takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McKane throws a lazy body kick
and Gora counters with a nice uppercut.
McKane lands a glancing blow to the side of Gora's head.
Gora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gora misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane checks a leg kick nicely.
Gora scores with a nice strike.
Gora swings widly with a right hand
and McKane counters with a nice body shot.
McKane lands a head kick. Gora smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Gora tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McKane throws the left hand but Gora avoids the punch easily.
Gora is looking to counter with head kicks.
McKane clinches up against the cage.
Gora misses with the head strike.
Gora is trying to break free.
Gora wants to get back to striking at distance but McKane won't allow it.
McKane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKane misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKane misses with a punch to the body.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gora on the inside.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKane struggles to land a body shot inside as Gora controls his hands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McKane in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gora breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McKane throws a right hand that misses
and McKane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKane throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gora throws a right hand that McKane ducks under and follows up with a left that McKane also avoids with ease.
Gora looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gora lands a glancing blow to the side of McKane's head.
A left lands for McKane.
Good standup being displayed there by McKane as he connects with a hook.
McKane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McKane lands a jab to the nose.
McKane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McKane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gora doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gora misses the target.
McKane checks a low kick from Gora.
Gora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McKane throws a jab but it's blocked by Gora.
Gora was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gora throws a right hand that McKane ducks under and follows up with a left that McKane also avoids with ease.
McKane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McKane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from McKane.
McKane fakes the leg kick and cracks Gora in the body.
McKane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gora.
McKane misses with an uppercut
and Gora counters with a low kick, right behind McKane 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McKane gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gora counters with a left and a right that stings McKane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKane is looking to land body kicks.
McKane moves in looking to clinch but Gora pushes him off.
Gora is looking for a counter combo.
McKane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gora counters with a leg kick.
Gora fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like McKane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKane stuns Gora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McKane staying out of range there.
McKane swings widly with a right hand
and Gora counters with a stiff right hand.
McKane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Borowa Gora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gora takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taz McKane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McKane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz McKane!
An out of breath Taz McKane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 75 p4p, 315 weight class) and Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 4 p4p, 24 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov wants to land a leg kick but Cowan is out of range.
Cowan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Akhtankhanov 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.
Akhtankhanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Cowan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akhtankhanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cowan.
Jab by Akhtankhanov.
Cowan misses with a body punch
and Akhtankhanov counters with a left to the body.
Cowan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cowan's sensitive parts.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhtankhanov throws out a powerful jab.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cowan dodges the punch combination from Akhtankhanov.
Cowan slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cowan.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick from Cowan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akhtankhanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowan lands with a nice body punch.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Cowan's head but Cowan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cowan throws the left hand but Akhtankhanov avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov misses with a double jab.
Cowan throws a sloppy head kick and Akhtankhanov moves out of range easily.
Cowan defending well as Akhtankhanov loads up on a big left hand.
Akhtankhanov takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Akhtankhanov misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan counters with a big head kick but Akhtankhanov shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Akhtankhanov misses.
Cowan slips a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Cowan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Cowan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cowan lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Cowan.
Cowan tried to counter with a leg kick but Akhtankhanov avoided it.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Akhtankhanov misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but Cowan moves out of range easily.
Cowan misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Cowan blocks the low kick.
Cowan throws a hook but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Akhtankhanov misses
and Cowan counters with a left to the body.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akhtankhanov.
Cowan misses with a looping left.
Akhtankhanov stalks Cowan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cowan's face. Cowan staggers backwards, shaken.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Cowan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akhtankhanov scores with a one two! Cowan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akhtankhanov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akhtankhanov's head.
Cowan throws a solid leg kick but Akhtankhanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cowan.
Cowan slips under a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
A quick step to the side and Cowan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Akhtankhanov slips the punch.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from Cowan.
Cowan takes one to the chin there.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan checks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cowan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Akhtankhanov throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
Cowan misses with a body kick.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aslanbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cowan misses with a double jab
and Akhtankhanov counters with a three punch combo that has Cowan backing up. Cowan nods at Akhtankhanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Cowan throws a poor cross that misses
and Akhtankhanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cowan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akhtankhanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akhtankhanov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cowan throws a low kick but Akhtankhanov avoids it.
Cowan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cowan moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cowan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cowan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cowan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Akhtankhanov motions for Cowan to come forward. Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Akhtankhanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akhtankhanov misses with a left hand
and Cowan counters with a body kick.
Cowan thows a leg kick but Akhtankhanov checks it
and Akhtankhanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cowan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akhtankhanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akhtankhanov misses with a leg kick
and Cowan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cowan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Cowan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cowan connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that Cowan ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowan also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Cowan checks a low kick from Akhtankhanov.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akhtankhanov blocks a leg kick.
Cowan missing with a left hand there. Akhtankhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Cowan there.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cowan.
Akhtankhanov takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cowan.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a leg kick but Cowan saw it coming and moves away.
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cowan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cowan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akhtankhanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cowan scrambles back to his feet.
Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cowan connects with the punch.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akhtankhanov throws out the jab.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cowan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akhtankhanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cowan.
Cowan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Akhtankhanov moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Akhtankhanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Cowan is predictable there
and Akhtankhanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Akhtankhanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cowan blocks a leg kick.
Cowan tries to clinch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Cowan throws a good cross that connects.
Akhtankhanov cracks Cowan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akhtankhanov misses with a shot to the body
and Cowan counters with an outside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov jabs Cowan right on the nose. Cowan blinks but takes it well.
Akhtankhanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cowan counters with a left to the body.
Akhtankhanov misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aslanbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cowan misses with a straight right.
Akhtankhanov throws an off balance right hand
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cowan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cowan. That did some damage!
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cowan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cowan throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov walks into a left hand.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akhtankhanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akhtankhanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov wants to slow Cowan down by chopping away at his legs.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov checks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cowan. Cowan obviously looking to wear him down.
Cowan slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Cowan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good shot there by Cowan.
Akhtankhanov is rocked!
Cowan walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Akhtankhanov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cowan swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Akhtankhanov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Mickey Cowan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 200 p4p, 595 weight class) and Pete Tyler (ranked 27 p4p, 76 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler misses with a body kick.
Tyler throws a body kick that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Pete Tyler has been cut.
Alyoshin moves out of range of the body kick from Tyler.
Alyoshin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin throws a head kick but Tyler moves out of range.
Alyoshin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alyoshin throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Alyoshin scores with a head kick. Tyler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alyoshin.
And Tyler responds with a good body kick, but Alyoshin manages to step out the way in time.
Tyler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyler scores with a hook.
It looks like Grant Alyoshin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler throws the left hand but Alyoshin avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick from Tyler.
Alyoshin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyler checks it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tyler.
Alyoshin is breathing heavily.
Alyoshin misses with a hook to the body
and Tyler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tyler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alyoshin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alyoshin will feel that in the morning.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tyler.
Tyler throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Tyler.
Alyoshin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alyoshin defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Alyoshin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyler steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Tyler.
Tyler steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tyler avoids the head kick by Alyoshin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyler.
Tyler throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands a jab to Alyoshin's midsection.
Tyler fakes the leg kick and cracks Alyoshin in the body.
Alyoshin avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Tyler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tyler lands with an overhand left.
Tyler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alyoshin takes a step back to recover.
Alyoshin slips under a jab from Tyler.
Tyler misses with a kick to the body.
Alyoshin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyler throws the kick towards the body but Alyoshin avoids it.
Alyoshin swings widly with a right hand
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyler.
A counter left hand to the body from Alyoshin misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a head kick that misses.
And Tyler responds with a good body kick, but Alyoshin manages to step out the way in time.
Alyoshin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyler scores with a counter punch that sends Alyoshin to the canvas! Tyler smells blood - he's punishing Alyoshin with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Alyoshin has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Tyler!
A victorious Pete Tyler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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