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DMMA 275 Christmas Eve PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dynamo (ranked 4458 p4p, 3873 weight class) and Yuan Shikai (ranked 230 p4p, 198 weight class). Yuan Shikai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dynamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuan Shikai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shikai misses with a head kick.
It looked like Dynamo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shikai tries to clinch
and Dynamo counters with a straight right hand.
Shikai moves into the clinch successfully.
Dynamo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shikai tries a body shot but Dynamo blocks it.
Shikai effectively controlling the action here.
Shikai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shikai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dynamo is looking to break free of the clinch but Shikai has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamo taking a breather.
Shikai working aggressively here.
Shikai throws a head punch that misses.
Shikai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shikai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dynamo pulls guard effortlessly.
Dynamo is working an open guard so Shikai takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikai throws a lazy head kick
and Dynamo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shikai pushes Dynamo up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shikai.
Dynamo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shikai throws a head punch that misses.
Shikai tries to throw a body punch but Dynamo avoids it by throwing Shikai back against the cage.
Shikai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dynamo can't get the takedown.
Shikai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dynamo.
Dynamo breaks the clinch.
Shikai throws a leg kick but Dynamo checks it.
As Shikai tries to get set, Dynamo tries to push him back and clinch up but Shikai manages to avoid the attempt.
Shikai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shikai.
Dynamo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shikai. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikai blocks a head kick by Dynamo.
Shikai throws a head kick but Dynamo moves out of range.
Dynamo half committed to a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Shikai is predictable there
and Dynamo counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick from Shikai misses.
Shikai thows a leg kick but Dynamo checks it
and Dynamo counters with a takedown into side control.
Shikai sneaks out the side door and pushes Dynamo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shikai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dynamo. That did some damage!
Shikai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dynamo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shikai throws a leg kick but Dynamo moved away.
Dynamo throws a sloppy head kick and Shikai moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dynamo's head.
 It looks like Jack Dynamo has been cut.
Dynamo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shikai closes the distance and clinches.
Shikai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dynamo backwards.
Shikai blocks an elbow strike.
Dynamo blocking some punches.
Dynamo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shikai uses from the top position.
Dynamo has Shikai pulled in close to control his posture.
Dynamo controls Shikai momentarily but Shikai frees himself.
Shikai looking to pass the guard.
Dynamo looking for a sweep. Not yet Dynamo, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo is looking for a triangle but Shikai pushes his legs off easily.
Shikai trying to control but Dynamo is working from the bottom.
Dynamo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dynamo looking for a sweep. Not yet Dynamo, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dynamo is on top in guard.
Dynamo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shikai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuan Shikai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dynamo's cut.
That's time! Dynamo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shikai throws a leg kick
and Dynamo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shikai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dynamo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick from Shikai lands but Dynamo takes it in his stride.
Shikai misses with a low kick as Dynamo jumps back.
Shikai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dynamo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shikai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shikai throws a head kick that misses
and Dynamo counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shikai lands a hook that snaps the head of Dynamo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dynamo jumps guard but Shikai stands there with Dynamo around his waist. Dynamo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shikai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dynamos head.
Shikai misses with a punch on the inside.
Shikai pushes Dynamo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shikai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shikai working aggressively here.
Shikai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shikai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shikai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shikai misses with the head strike.
Yuan Shikai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shikai stops a takedown attempt from Dynamo.
Shikai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shikai tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Shikai.
Shikai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dynamo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yuan Shikai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shikai throws a head kick that misses
and Dynamo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shikai kicks Dynamo off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dynamo tries to keep at a distance but Shikai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dynamo blocking some punches.
Dynamo looking to slow down the pace here.
Shikai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shikai fails to land.
Shikai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shikai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shikai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dynamo's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shikai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dynamo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shikai.
Dynamo tries to counter with a takedown but Shikai is quick to defend against it.
Shikai connects with a leg kick.
Shikai tries to clinch
and Dynamo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shikai won't be happy with that.
Dynamo is trying to get an arm triangle but Shikai is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shikai is looking to reverse the position.
Dynamo has control of an arm but Shikai manages to advance to Dynamo's back!
Shikai struggling to land strikes to the head as Dynamo covers up.
Dynamo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Shikai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamo wants to escape the position.
Shikai throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Shikai not allowing Dynamo to control his hands.
Shikai controlling the position well here. Dynamo rolled but Shikai kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Dynamo prevents Shikai from getting a body triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuan Shikai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Dynamo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Shikai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuan Shikai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shikai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Dynamo as he checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Dynamo misses its target.
A low kick lands for Shikai.
Shikai tries to land a leg kick but Dynamo saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Shikai misses
and Dynamo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shikai won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shikai can't do much from the bottom here.
Dynamo swings around for an armbar but Shikai sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dynamo's guard.
Dynamo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo blocks an uppercut.
Dynamo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shikai tries to clinch up but Dynamo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dynamo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shikai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shikai tries a head kick but it misses.
As Shikai backs away, Dynamo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shikai moves into range and clinches up with Dynamo.
Dynamo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shikai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dynamo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shikai walks away with a smile on his face. Dynamo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shikai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dynamo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dynamo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shikai manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikai throws a leg kick
and Dynamo counters with an inside leg kick.
Shikai is looking to slow Dynamo down with leg kicks.
Shikai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Shikai.
Shikai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shikai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dynamo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shikai manages to circle out of the way.
A head kick misses from Shikai.
Dynamo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dynamo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dynamo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shikai thows a leg kick but Dynamo checks it
and Dynamo counters with an outside leg kick.
Shikai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikai loads up on a big right hand but Dynamo slips the punch.
Dynamo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Shikai thumps Dynamo with a low kick.
Shikai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shikai throws a poor cross that misses
and Dynamo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shikai's knee momentarily.
Shikai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Shikai misses
and Dynamo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shikai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A low kick from Shikai misses
and Dynamo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dynamo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dynamo avoids the head kick by Shikai.
Dynamo thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikai moves into the clinch.
Shikai misses with some punches.
Dynamo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shikai's elbow.
Dynamo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shikai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dynamo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dynamo is struggling to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dynamo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shikai after a bit of a struggle.
Shikai keeps control of Dynamo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuan Shikai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shikai 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuan Shikai!
A less than humble Yuan Shikai misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gellir Signarsson (ranked 24114 p4p, 2675 weight class) and Test LS (ranked 515 p4p, 291 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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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gellir Signarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test LS!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Signarsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Signarsson ducks right into an uppercut from LS.
Some bone on bone action there as Signarsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
LS looks for the body kick but Signarsson saw that one coming.
LS ducks under a wild hook from Signarsson.
LS takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 It looks like Test LS has been cut.
Signarsson lands a jab.
LS misses with a hook. Signarsson ducked under it nicely.
Signarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LS.
LS lands with a good body shot.
Signarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from LS misses.
Signarsson misses the shot to the body.
LS throws a head kick but Signarsson moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Signarsson blocks the body kick.
Signarsson throws the left hand but LS avoids the punch easily.
LS drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Signarsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Signarsson keeping moving, preventing LS from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Signarsson pulls LS in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LS trying to control the position from guard on top but Signarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LS controlling from the top position.
LS trying to control the position from guard on top but Signarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LS pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Signarsson is keeping the position for now.
LS controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
LS goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left lands for Signarsson.
Signarsson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Signarsson moves out of range as LS throws a body kick.
Signarsson connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Signarsson misses the target.
Signarsson wants to clinch up but LS keeps it at a distance.
LS tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
LS connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Signarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Signarsson.
LS throws a looping overhand right but Signarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Signarsson throws a jab when LS was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Signarsson scores with a jab. LS acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Signarsson needs to keep his hands up - LS had a free shot at his head there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LS.
LS throws a lazy right hand but Signarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LS misses with an uppercut. Signarsson saw that one coming.
Signarsson throws a body punch but LS moves out of range.
Signarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LS moves away.
LS connects with a good right hand that stumbles Signarsson. Signarsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
LS bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Signarsson's head.
It looks like Gellir Signarsson has been cut.
Signarsson walks into a left hand.
Signarsson is looking to clinch but LS is avoiding it.
LS dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Signarsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Signarsson slips under a jab from LS.
Signarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Signarsson swings widly with a right hand
and LS counters with a nice double leg into side control. Signarsson won't be happy with that.
LS is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Signarsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
LS trying to control the position but Signarsson is working away.
Signarsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Signarsson tries to get out of the position.
LS looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
LS is looking to take a break and control but Signarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
LS is staying tight to Signarsson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LS tries for a kimura but Signarsson is defending well.
LS takes a little break here. Signarsson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
LS is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Signarsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LS wants to control but Signarsson is keeping him busy.
LS is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Signarsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
LS is trying to get an arm triangle but Signarsson is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Test LS dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Signarsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent LS stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
LS shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Signarsson's guard.
LS controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Signarsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
LS wants to control from the top but Signarsson keeps moving.
Signarsson trying to keep a closed guard but LS is proving a slippery customer.
LS controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LS pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Signarsson is keeping the position for now.
Signarsson is trying to keep LS in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LS wants to pass the guard but Signarsson is keeping the position.
LS drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and LS jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Signarsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
LS engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Signarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Signarsson throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Signarsson misses.
Signarsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Signarsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
LS fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
LS throws a big shot that misses.
LS has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
LS connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LS throws out a loose jab but Signarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellir Signarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for LS.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Signarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and LS connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Signarsson scrambles back to his feet.
LS throws a shot to the body.
LS looks to throw the jab but Signarsson is out of range.
LS throws a hook but Signarsson avoids it easily.
LS keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LS keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Signarsson.
LS scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
LS misses with a kick to the body.
LS moves out of range of the strikes.
Signarsson 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.
Signarsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Signarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Signarsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Signarsson connects with the punch.
LS displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Signarsson throws out the jab.
LS on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
LS drops his hands momentarily and Signarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 LS is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LS throws a half hearted mid kick.
Signarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. LS doesn't seem bothered though.
Gellir Signarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Signarsson blocks a head kick by LS.
Signarsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gellir Signarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LS is breathing heavily.
Signarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LS tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Signarsson misses its intended target.
Signarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LS throws a hook but Signarsson blocks it.
Signarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Signarsson. LS does a little dance to reset his feet.
LS connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Signarsson's hands.
LS on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Test LS's cut even more.
LS misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Signarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Signarsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
LS is still on wobbly legs! Can Signarsson finish him?
Signarsson misses the shot to the body.
LS throws a shot from downtown. Signarsson moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Signarsson engages and cracks LS with a massive lead left hook - LS tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Signarsson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gellir Signarsson!
Gellir Signarsson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, PWNAGE™ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Johnson (ranked 2530 p4p, 19766 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 285 p4p, 449 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson with a jab.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
It seemed like Banner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Banner sprawling to the canvas! Banner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Johnson finish him?!
Banner is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson sends Banner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Banner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Banner off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banner 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Banner duly obliges.
It looks like Remi Johnson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Banner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Tank Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Banner counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Banner thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
 Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Banner counters with an outside leg kick.
Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Remi Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner connects with a leg kick.
Banner has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Banner throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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 Remi Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Johnson misses.
Decent striking displayed by Banner there.
Johnson cracks Banner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Banner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banner counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Banner thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson works Banner 's body with a nice hook.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Banner counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Banner looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banner can do to turn this around?
Banner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Banner 's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Banner ! But no joy.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Remi Johnson's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banner walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Banner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Banner counters with a nice right hand that sends Johnson toppling to the canvas! Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Banner finish him?!
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!
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Banner throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Remi Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Banner counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lamont Banner !
Our winner, Lamont Banner , 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dancer (ranked 2911 p4p, 3832 weight class) and Jason Mason (ranked 314 p4p, 385 weight class). Tom Dancer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Mason!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown but Dancer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mason's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dancer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jason Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason drives through with a takedown into Dancer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mason slips nicely into half guard.
Mason is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dancer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mason.
Dancer is defending against the submission attempts here by Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mason is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dancer defends it well.
Dancer is trying to stand back up but Mason is controlling him
Mason is trying to control the action in half guard but Dancer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mason stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mason wants to free his trapped foot but Dancer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dancer wants to get back to his feet.
Mason slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer is refusing to be controlled, as Mason sits in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mason frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mason tries to control but Dancer wriggling away.
Mason controlling from the full mount.
Dancer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mason tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mason moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dancer has worked his arm free - good work by Dancer!
Dancer wants to get back to his feet.
Dancer throws Mason to one side and escapes!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mason throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mason blocks a head kick by Dancer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mason dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mason. Dancer shrugs it off though.
Mason looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dancer is fending him off so far but Mason persists. Nope, Dancer circles away and we're back to standing.
Dancer throws a counter high kick but Mason was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dancer tries to clinch up
and Mason counters with a good low kick that Dancer was not able to check.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dancer moves away.
Dancer tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Dancer clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Dancer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dancer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mason tries for a takedown but Dancer manages to get underhooks.
Tom Dancer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Mason.
Dancer lands a nice uppercut.
Mason has Dancer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dancer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dancer misses with a body punch.
Dancer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dancer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Dancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Dancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dancer regains guard immediately.
Jason Mason has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dancer wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mason looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dancer is fending him off so far but Mason persists. Nope, Dancer circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Dancer. No joy for Mason on that attempt.
Dancer throws a counter high kick but Mason was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mason shoots in and drives through. Dancer sprawls well.
Dancer tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mason is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dancer throws a counter high kick but Mason was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mason shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dancer defends it nicely.
Dancer throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
Mason tests Dancer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dancer enables Mason to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dancer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dancer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dancer tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dancer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason is looking for a takedown.
Mason has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dancer is trying to keep an underhook but Mason manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dancer has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mason is on him like a limpet, forcing Dancer back against the cage.
Dancer misses with the head strike.
Mason wants to take the fight to the mat but Dancer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dancer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dancer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dancer breaks the clinch.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dancer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dancer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dancer dominated that second round.
That's time! Dancer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dancer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mason.
Dancer stuffs the takedown.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt - Dancer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason fakes the leg kick and cracks Dancer in the body.
Mason doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dancer counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jason Mason has been cut.
Tom Dancer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dancer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dancer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dancer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mason keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but Dancer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mason fails with the takedown.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason shoots for a double leg takedown but Dancer sprawls well. He's pushed Mason's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Dancer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dancer stuffs the takedown.
Dancer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dancer.
A low kick from Mason misses
letting Dancer counter with a right hand.
Dancer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dancer lands a big head kick that sends Mason tumbling to the mat! Dancer takes a step backwards and waves Mason back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mason is rocked!
Tom Dancer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Dancer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dancer is looking for a counter combo.
Mason is still on wobbly legs! Can Dancer finish him?
Some bone on bone action there as Dancer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Dancer counters with a quick kick to the body but Mason blocks it.
Dancer swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Mason seems to have recovered his senses.
Dancer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dancer backing away here, and Mason unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mason misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Dancer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tom Dancer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason darts in looking for a takedown but Dancer gets double underhooks and turns Mason into the cage.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
Mason flicks out a counter leg kick but Dancer steps away.
Mason will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dancer pushes Mason away with a front kick.
Dancer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Dancer.
That has opened up Jason Mason's cut even more.
Mason shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dancer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason advances nicely into full mount.
Dancer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mason with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dancer regains half guard.
Dancer kicks Mason off and gets back to his feet.
Dancer scores with a push kick.
Mason throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Dancer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dancer 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Dancer!
Tom Dancer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dredd Tatum (ranked 1016 p4p, 2269 weight class) and Lucretinaus Olcinius (ranked 59 p4p, 118 weight class). Lucretinaus Olcinius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dredd Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucretinaus Olcinius!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum avoids a kick to the body.
Tatum throws a looping overhand right but Olcinius ducks down to avoid it.
Tatum misses with an uppercut.
Olcinius follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Olcinius avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Olcinius moves into the clinch.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum missing with knees to the body.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olcinius lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Olcinius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Olcinius avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olcinius landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tatum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olcinius.
Olcinius will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tatum up against the cage.
Tatum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Olcinius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olcinius lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Olcinius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatum avoids it.
Olcinius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olcinius lands a right hand.
Tatum tries to land knees in the clinch but Olcinius avoids the damage to the body.
Olcinius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Olcinius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum avoiding damage as Olcinius throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Olcinius with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olcinius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatum.
Olcinius pushes Tatum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olcinius tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
Tatum has Olcinius pushed against the cage.
Olcinius blocks an uppercut.
Tatum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olcinius.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Tatum tries a body shot but Olcinius blocks it.
A body shot lands from Olcinius.
Tatum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olcinius is defending well for now.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olcinius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Olcinius.
Olcinius scores with a shoulder strike.
Olcinius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Olcinius tries to throw a body punch but Tatum avoids it by throwing Olcinius back against the cage.
Olcinius missing with knees to the body.
Olcinius breaks the clinch.
Tatum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tatum drops his hands momentarily and Olcinius needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tatum just on the top of the head. Tatum drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tatum - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucretinaus Olcinius!
Lucretinaus Olcinius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 916 p4p, 712 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 130 p4p, 96 weight class). Mitsu Misawa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misawa clinches up against the cage.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fadda Jr blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Fadda Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fadda Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Misawa controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fadda Jr.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fadda Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Misawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Fadda Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fadda Jr.
Misawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fadda Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Misawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Misawa misses with the combination.
Fadda Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fadda Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Misawa tries to clinch but Fadda Jr is having none of it.
Misawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Misawa clinches up with Fadda Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadda Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
Fadda Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr misses with some punches.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Oswaldo Fadda Jr has been cut.
Fadda Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Fadda Jr blocks a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fadda Jr tries to break free but Misawa pushes him back against the cage.
Misawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fadda Jr breaks the clinch.
Fadda Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Misawa blocks it.
Fadda Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Misawa dips to his left and cracks Fadda Jr with an uppercut!
Mitsu Misawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misawa is looking to clinch.
Misawa misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Fadda Jr misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Misawa.
Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut.
Fadda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Misawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fadda Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fadda Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fadda Jr throws out a loose jab but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misawa tries a quick counter leg kick but Fadda Jr is wise to it.
Fadda Jr misses with a looping right.
Fadda Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick from Misawa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook. Misawa ducked under it nicely.
Fadda Jr gets tackled into the cage by Misawa. Misawa maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from Misawa.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fadda Jr's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Misawa.
Fadda Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fadda Jr can't break the clinch.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Fadda Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Fadda Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fadda Jr's defenses.
Misawa lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa blocking some punches.
Misawa presses Fadda Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fadda Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
Misawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fadda Jr fails to land.
Misawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fadda Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
Misawa tries a body shot but Fadda Jr blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Fadda Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fadda Jr misses with some punches.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Fadda Jr on the inside.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Fadda Jr controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fadda Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
Fadda Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Misawa.
Fadda Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fadda Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Misawa is leaning against Fadda Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Fadda Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Misawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Misawa lands with a left to the head.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fadda Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Misawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fadda Jrs head.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
Misawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Fadda Jr controls his hands.
Fadda Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Misawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Misawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oswaldo Fadda Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Misawa moves out of range as Fadda Jr strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fadda Jr takes one to the chin there.
Fadda Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Misawa looks to clinch
and Misawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fadda Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Fadda Jr misses.
Misawa digs a good hook to Fadda Jr's body.
Misawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Fadda Jr is just out of range.
Misawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadda Jr.
Misawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fadda Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fadda Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Misawa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Fadda Jr finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fadda Jr on the side of the head.
Fadda Jr ducks under a wild hook from Misawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr throws a lazy uppercut
letting Misawa counter with a right hand.
Misawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadda Jr.
Misawa unleashes a big counter combination but Fadda Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fadda Jr misses the jab.
Misawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fadda Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Misawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Misawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fadda Jr.
Misawa cracks Fadda Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Misawa tries to clinch up.
Misawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Misawa throws a series of punches but Fadda Jr moves out of range.
Misawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Fadda Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Misawa misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fadda Jr lands the left hand.
Misawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Misawa closes the distance but Fadda Jr moves to the side
and Fadda Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Misawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fadda Jr misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Fadda Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Misawa tries to bum rush Fadda Jr with a series of wild strikes but Fadda Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Misawa does no damage.
Misawa slips under a jab from Fadda Jr.
Misawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fadda Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Misawa's shoulder, as Misawa tries to avoid the shot.
Fadda Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Misawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Fadda Jr.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fadda Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Misawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Misawa misses with a wild body shot.
Fadda Jr swings for the body but Misawa moves out of range.
As Fadda Jr backs off Misawa throws a huge counter combo but Fadda Jr manages to avoid it all.
Fadda Jr lands a jab.
Misawa is rocked!
Misawa thows a leg kick but Fadda Jr checks it
and Fadda Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Fadda Jr finish him?
Crack! Fadda Jr connects with the perfect overhand right and Misawa falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Fadda Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
Oswaldo Fadda Jr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hardman (ranked 1636 p4p, 1697 weight class) and Zekariays Solomon (ranked 230 p4p, 241 weight class). Zekariays Solomon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Zekariays Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman tries to clinch there but Solomon circles away.
Solomon throws out a counter right but Hardman avoids it with no problem.
Solomon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardman.
We've been hearing reports that Hardman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Solomon misses with the body kick
enabling Hardman to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardman lands the left hand.
Hardman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Solomon is defending against the submission attempts here by Hardman.
Hardman trying to control the action but Solomon is working from the bottom.
Hardman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Solomon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman wants to free his trapped foot but Solomon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Solomon is defending against the submission attempts here by Hardman.
Hardman prevents Solomon from improving his position.
Hardman trying to control the action but Solomon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Solomon!
Hardman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle. Ooooh, that looks tight Solomon is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Solomon and Hardman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
A control attempt from Solomon but he's now mounted!
Solomon is desperately trying to improve his position but Hardman has a good base and remains in mount.
Hardman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle. Ooooh, that looks tight Solomon is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Solomon and Hardman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Solomon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Solomon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Solomon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Solomon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hardman but great work by Solomon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman is not content to let Solomon control the position.
Solomon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hardman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Solomon working the body and head with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardman sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardman.
Hardman scores with a nice strike.
Solomon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solomon manages to avoid it.
Solomon feints the counter takedown.
Hardman lands a jab to the head.
Hardman lands with a cross.
Solomon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Solomon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Solomon throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardman lands a nice looking body shot.
Solomon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solomon tests Hardman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardman.
Brock Hardman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardman moves to clinch but Solomon breaks away
and Solomon counters with a big uppercut that knocks Hardman off his feet! Solomon dives into side control looking to finish!
Hardman is rocked!
It looks like Brock Hardman has been cut.
Hardman wants to control but Solomon postures up.
Oh Hardman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hardman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Solomon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hardman is trying to control Solomon's posture but Solomon avoids it.
Hardman tries to improve position but can't.
Solomon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hardman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Solomon but great work by Hardman.
Hardman seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Solomon keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Solomon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Solomon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Solomon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Solomon being controlled for a moment.
Hardman trying to control the action but Solomon is working from the bottom.
Brock Hardman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hardman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Solomon!
Solomon is squirming around, avoiding Hardman's attempts to control the action.
Hardman controlling from the full mount.
Solomon tries to lock up and control but Hardman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hardman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brock Hardman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brock Hardman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Solomon throws the left hand but Hardman avoids the punch easily.
Brock Hardman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hardman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solomon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardman preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman wants to control from the top but Solomon keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hardman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Solomon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Solomon drops Hardman with a big left hand and mounts him. Hardman is in big trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardman tries to lock up and control but Solomon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hardman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hardman is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Solomon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardman pulls Solomon in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zekariays Solomon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Solomon throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Solomon scores with a decent looking hook.
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.
Solomon tries to sprawl but Hardman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hardman is keen to just control but Solomon is a slippery customer.
Solomon is looking to control Hardman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Solomon avoid being mounted?
Solomon is staying active underneath Hardman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardman is looking to pass Solomon's guard but actually Solomon recovers to full guard.
Hardman looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zekariays Solomon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Hardman!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Hardman 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 Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 759 p4p, 777 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 119 p4p, 121 weight class). Nicoletta's entrance music is For Once In My Life. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Casimiro Nicoletta has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Casimiro Nicoletta seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Shifter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nicoletta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicoletta cracks Shifter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nicoletta has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shifter to stand back up!
Shifter is rocked!
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicoletta misses with a leg kick
and Shifter counters with a shoot takedown. Nicoletta fights it but they end up in guard.
Nicoletta has his feet on Shifter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Shifter tries to clinch up.
Shifter goes for a double leg but Nicoletta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nicoletta continues to drive forward.
Nicoletta throws a hook to the side of Shifter's head but Shifter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shifter tries to clinch up but Nicoletta circles away and keeps his distance.
Nicoletta fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shifter just manages to avoid it.
Shifter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta moves into the clinch.
Nicoletta works on Shifter's body with a couple of short punches.
Nicoletta misses with the head strike.
Nicoletta stops a takedown attempt from Shifter.
Casimiro Nicoletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shape Shifter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nicoletta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shifter looking for a takedown.
Shifter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nicoletta regains guard immediately.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nicoletta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shifter throws a big elbow that misses.
Shifter is looking to work some ground and pound but Nicoletta has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nicoletta dives on top into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shifter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nicoletta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shifter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nicoletta has managed to get both his arms back between Shifter's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nicoletta defends well.
Shifter looking for subs off his back but Nicoletta has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shifter has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nicoletta escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nicoletta!
Shifter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nicoletta stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta moves into the clinch.
Shifter fails to pull guard.
Shifter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nicoletta prevents it.
Shifter gets control of Nicoletta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shifter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shifter wants to sweep here but Nicoletta controlling him for the moment.
Shifter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nicoletta uses it to pass to side control.
Shifter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casimiro Nicoletta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nicoletta misses with a low kick.
Shifter tries to counter with a clinch but Nicoletta shakes him off and moves away.
Nicoletta sends Shifter crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nicoletta is motioning to the referee to let Shifter up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Shifter is still on wobbly legs! Can Nicoletta finish him?
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shifter gets a takedown into half guard.
Shifter seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shifter is looking for a kimura here.
Shifter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nicoletta pushes Shifter off looking to stand but Shifter dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nicoletta defend it? Shifter steps over the head and cranks it - Nicoletta is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shifter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shape Shifter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sone Fujimaro (ranked 347 p4p, 333 weight class) and Anabolic Asteroid (ranked 49 p4p, 47 weight class). Fujimaro comes to the cage accompanied by 焔 (Flame) + 暁ノ糸 (Thread of Dawn) by Wagakki Band. Asteroid has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anabolic Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimaro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asteroid staying out of range there.
Asteroid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asteroid jabs Fujimaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asteroid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asteroid tries to move into range but Fujimaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asteroid feints and then cracks Fujimaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fujimaro down.
Fujimaro sizes up Asteroid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Asteroid tries to clinch but Fujimaro moves out of range.
Sone Fujimaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick which misses Asteroid's front leg but catches the back leg as Asteroid tries to avoid it.
Fujimaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asteroid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Asteroid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujimaro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Worn Leather MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Fujimaro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asteroid takes a step back to recover.
Asteroid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fujimaro throws a body punch but Asteroid moves out of range.
Asteroid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asteroid tries to clinch but Fujimaro moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fujimaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Fujimaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asteroid doesn't seem phased though.
Fujimaro swings for the body but Asteroid moves out of range.
Asteroid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fujimaro.
Asteroid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Asteroid tries to clinch but Fujimaro moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid scores with a three punch combo!
Asteroid misses with an uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asteroid throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujimaro.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Asteroid cracks Fujimaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Asteroid tried to score with a low kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Fujimaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asteroid's head backwards.
A jab from Fujimaro finds it's way through Asteroid's defenses.
Asteroid throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid tries to clinch up
and Fujimaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Fujimaro.
A jab from Asteroid misses.
Asteroid wants to clinch
and Fujimaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Asteroid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sone Fujimaro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asteroid throws an off balance right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asteroid tries to clinch up
and Fujimaro counters with a straight right hand.
Asteroid looks to land a left hand but Fujimaro moved out of range nicely.
Fujimaro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Asteroid throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a three punch combo that has Asteroid backing up. Asteroid nods at Fujimaro to acknowledge the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Asteroid might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fujimaro has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro keeps Asteroid at a distance using the push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Fujimaro as he connects with a hook.
Asteroid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fujimaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asteroid closes the distance and pushes Fujimaro back into the cage.
Fujimaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujimaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asteroid can do to turn this around?
Fujimaro misses with the head strike.
Asteroid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fujimaro's defenses.
It looks like Sone Fujimaro has been cut.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Fujimaro does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Fujimaro. Beautiful body shot.
Asteroid misses with a right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Fujimaro scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Asteroid.
Fujimaro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fujimaro clobbers Asteroid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fujimaro tries to keep at a distance but Asteroid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Asteroid lands a left hand.
Fujimaro breaks from the clinch.
Asteroid clinches up with Fujimaro and pushes him back against the cage.
Asteroid has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimaro.
Asteroid swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asteroid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asteroid working Fujimaro over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asteroid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asteroid obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asteroid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anabolic Asteroid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asteroid lands a damaging elbow.
Asteroid digs a right hand underneath Fujimaro's ribcage. Fujimaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fujimaro blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimaro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asteroid.
Asteroid lands a shot to the body.
Fujimaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujimaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujimaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujimaro avoids the damage to the body.
Fujimaro cracks Asteroid with a nice body shot.
Fujimaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asteroid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Asteroid.
Asteroid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fujimaro backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Fujimaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asteroid blocking some punches.
Fujimaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
Fujimaro blocking some punches.
Asteroid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asteroid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike.
Asteroid lands an elbow just above Fujimaro 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asteroid throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro is looking to counter punch.
Asteroid throws a leg kick but Fujimaro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anabolic Asteroid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sone Fujimaro'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. This is the final round!
Asteroid misses with a hook.
Asteroid throws a nice looking combination but Fujimaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asteroid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asteroid is looking to clinch.
Fujimaro misses with a hook
letting Asteroid counter with a right hand.
Sone Fujimaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujimaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asteroid throws a jab when Fujimaro was well out of range.
Fujimaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick by Asteroid misses
and Fujimaro counters with a good low kick that Asteroid was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro misses with a wild combination.
Asteroid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fujimaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asteroid.
Asteroid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asteroid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Fujimaro counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Asteroid connects with a right hand. Fujimaro shakes it off.
Asteroid looks to land a left hand but Fujimaro moved out of range nicely.
Asteroid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Asteroid moves out of range of the body kick from Fujimaro.
As Fujimaro backs off Asteroid throws a huge counter combo but Fujimaro manages to avoid it all.
Asteroid throws a leg kick
and Fujimaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fujimaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asteroid manages to avoid it.
Asteroid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asteroid unleashes a big counter combination but Fujimaro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fujimaro, as that shot connected.
Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asteroid.
Asteroid misses with a wild body shot.
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range.
Asteroid moves to clinch but Fujimaro breaks away
and Fujimaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Asteroid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fujimaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asteroid throws a hook to the side of Fujimaro's head but Fujimaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujimaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Asteroid just manages to avoid it.
Fujimaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asteroid doesn't seem bothered though.
Asteroid misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Fujimaro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujimaro misses with a body kick.
Fujimaro moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAsteroid.
Asteroid misses with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asteroid throws a head kick but Fujimaro moves out of range.
Asteroid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fujimaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sone Fujimaro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fujimaro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sone Fujimaro!
During a confident post fight interview, Sone Fujimaro 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 303 p4p, 149 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 42 p4p, 18 weight class). Zhdanov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Малиновая Лада (Raspberry Lada) by Gayazov$ Brother$ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roman Zhdanov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with White Cole's 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 13 - 3 - 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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhdanov.
Cole went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zhdanov 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.
Cole cracks Zhdanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zhdanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cole lands with an uppercut that bounces Zhdanov off the cage and back into range.
Cole misses with a hook.
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.
A nice leg kick from Zhdanov, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a hook but Zhdanov blocks it.
Zhdanov moves away from the strike by Cole.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Zhdanov counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Zhdanov misses.
Nice cross by Cole.
Zhdanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zhdanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhdanov missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Cole throws a combination that misses
and Zhdanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov misses with a punch to the body.
Cole ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cole no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole is looking for a triangle but Zhdanov pushes his legs off easily.
Cole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhdanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cole isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zhdanov stacks Cole on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zhdanov!
Zhdanov is looking to take a break and control but Cole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zhdanov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zhdanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cole is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Zhdanov trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at CHECMATE PRIME MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cole can't do much from the bottom here.
Cole parries the strikes from Zhdanov easily there. Zhdanov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cole to escape.
Cole is looking for a sweep.
Zhdanov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cole is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cole wants to control but Zhdanov is keeping busy.
Cole looking for submissions off his back.
Cole is looking to improve his position.
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 White Cole will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zhdanov clinches up with Cole and pushes him back against the cage.
Cole 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Zhdanov has him pressed against the cage.
Zhdanov lands a body shot.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Zhdanov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Zhdanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zhdanov cracks Cole with a nice body shot.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zhdanov walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhdanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cole doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhdanov tries to clinch but Cole moves away
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhdanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhdanov wants to counter the offense by Cole and move into the clinch position.
A nice combination there by Cole.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zhdanov misses with an uppercut.
Cole blocks the body kick.
Zhdanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole blocks a body shot from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov is working Cole over against the cage.
Zhdanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhdanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhdanov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cole's defenses.
It looks like White Cole has been cut.
A short right from Zhdanov on the inside.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Zhdanov.
Still in the clinch, Zhdanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cole fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zhdanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhdanov lands with a left to the head.
White Cole's cut is getting worse.
Zhdanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhdanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cole.
Zhdanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Zhdanov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Zhdanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zhdanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole tries to pull guard but Zhdanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Cole drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Roman Zhdanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cole prevents a body shot from Zhdanov.
Cole tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zhdanov lands a nice uppercut.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Zhdanov has him pressed against the cage.
Zhdanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cole lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov digs a right hand underneath Cole's ribcage. Cole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zhdanov to keep the fight standing.
Zhdanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhdanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cole or not.
Zhdanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Cole avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhdanov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhdanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhdanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zhdanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole blocks a body shot from Zhdanov.
Cole blocks an elbow strike.
Cole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zhdanov smiles and moves away.
Zhdanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhdanov cracks a nice hook into Cole's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhdanov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Zhdanov rushes Cole and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhdanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zhdanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
White Cole's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhdanov.
Zhdanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhdanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Cole tries to pull guard but Zhdanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zhdanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cole lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zhdanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhdanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhdanov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zhdanov lands a left hand.
Zhdanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhdanov is working Cole over against the cage.
Zhdanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Zhdanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zhdanov misses with an uppercut.
Zhdanov throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole blocks a head kick by Zhdanov.
Cole appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cole sizes up Zhdanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zhdanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhdanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zhdanov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhdanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
The crowd cheers as Cole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zhdanov doesn't seem phased though.
White Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a right hand that misses
and Zhdanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Zhdanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Zhdanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cole throws a right hand that Zhdanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhdanov also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zhdanov throws a big shot that misses.
Zhdanov cracks Cole with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cole looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Zhdanov finish him?
Cole is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at White Cole's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Zhdanov!
After winning the bout, Roman Zhdanov 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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