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C291: Lehto vs Marley PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 1046 p4p, 2681 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 129 p4p, 308 weight class). Bo Garrett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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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 27 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett punishes Jukassa's body with a nice straight punch.
Garrett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garrett jabs at Jukassa's body.
Garrett lands a nice looking body shot.
Jukassa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Jukassa misses.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Jukassa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett pushes Jukassa up against the cage in a clinch.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jukassa.
Jukassa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Jukassa.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jukassa breaks from the clinch.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jukassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Garrett lands with a cross.
Jukassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrett.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Garrett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jukassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jukassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Jukassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukassa moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body shot
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Garrett misses
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Garrett.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukassa.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jukassa moves away.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Jukassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Garrett finds it's way through Jukassa's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukassa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garrett counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Jukassa moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett misses with a left hand
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Garrett misses
and Jukassa counters with a left to the body.
Garrett throws a jab when Jukassa was well out of range.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett swings for the body but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrett.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Jukassa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Garrett misses with a hook. Jukassa ducked under it nicely.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garrett swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bo Garrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukassa is just out of range.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Jukassa slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa slips under a jab.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Jukassa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garrett to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Garrett does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garrett with a body shot.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jukassa avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Garrett throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Garrett misses its target.
Garrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukassa.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Jukassa is looking for the big counter here.
Jukassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett lands a nice hook to Jukassa's body. Jukassa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garrett takes a swing at Jukassa's ribcage but misses.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jukassa keeps the fight on the outside.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Garrett misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa breaks the clinch.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Jukassa's head but Jukassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
A big right from Garrett misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Garrett throws a jab when Jukassa was well out of range.
Garrett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Garrett wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa takes one to the side of the head.
Jukassa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garrett finds it's way round the side to connect with Jukassa's head.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Jukassa.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Jukassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jukassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Jukassa.
Garrett darts in trying to clinch
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jukassa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a three punch combo that has Garrett backing up. Garrett nods at Jukassa to acknowledge the strikes.
Jukassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garrett, as that shot connected.
Garrett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Jukassa moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zett Jukassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jukassa avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
Jukassa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jukassa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jukassa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Garrett.
Garrett throws a combination that misses
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garrett tries to clinch up but Jukassa circles away and keeps his distance.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garrett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garrett cracks Jukassa with a good jab.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch but Jukassa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukassa misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Jukassa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garrett rushes Jukassa and presses him up against the cage.
Jukassa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice right hand that sends Garrett toppling to the canvas! Garrett scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jukassa finish him?!
 Garrett is rocked!
 It looks like Bo Garrett has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Garrett coming out on top.
Garrett rushes Jukassa and presses him up against the cage.
Jukassa lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zett Jukassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garrett 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 993 p4p, 1106 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 120 p4p, 135 weight class). Tinashe Chukwuma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giro Inhanamoto's chin.
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giro Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma lands a body shot.
Inhanamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
We've been told by Inhanamoto's head coaches at Zombie MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Inhanamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Chukwuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inhanamoto counters with a big head kick but Chukwuma shrugs it off.
Chukwuma lands with an overhand left.
Inhanamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chukwuma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Inhanamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chukwuma counters with a body kick.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut.
Inhanamoto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Inhanamoto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chukwuma - the referee stops the clock and Inhanamoto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chukwuma. Inhanamoto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma misses the body punch
and Inhanamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chukwuma scores with a hook.
Inhanamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Inhanamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chukwuma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Inhanamoto swings for the body but Chukwuma moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chukwuma manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chukwuma.
Inhanamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chukwuma.
Nice defenses there by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chukwuma avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto takes a swing at Chukwuma's ribcage but misses.
Chukwuma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inhanamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma jabs Inhanamoto right on the nose. Inhanamoto blinks but takes it well.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chukwuma 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.
Inhanamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Inhanamoto misses with a head kick.
Chukwuma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Chukwuma throws a front kick that sends Inhanamoto stumbling back into the cage.
Chukwuma throws a shot to the body.
Chukwuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inhanamoto is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Chukwuma misses.
Inhanamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Inhanamoto.
Chukwuma missing with a left hand there. Inhanamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Chukwuma misses.
A slow jab from Chukwuma misses its intended target.
Inhanamoto moves away from the strike by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a good body shot.
Chukwuma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Inhanamoto is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Inhanamoto thumps Chukwuma with a low kick.
Inhanamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Inhanamoto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Inhanamoto tries to land a body kick
and Chukwuma counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chukwuma pushes Inhanamoto away with a front kick.
Inhanamoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick
and Inhanamoto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chukwuma is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chukwuma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inhanamoto.
Chukwuma lands a head kick!
Good shot there by Inhanamoto.
That has opened up Tinashe Chukwuma's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inhanamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chukwuma moves out of range of the body kick from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto slips a jab from Chukwuma.
Inhanamoto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Inhanamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Inhanamoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chukwuma tries to move into range but Inhanamoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Chukwuma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Inhanamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Chukwuma tests Inhanamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chukwuma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chukwuma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwuma lands a jab to Inhanamoto's midsection.
Chukwuma lands with a good body shot.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Inhanamoto's shoulder, as Inhanamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Inhanamoto throws a big counter combination but Chukwuma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chukwuma.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Inhanamoto avoids the head kick by Chukwuma.
Inhanamoto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chukwuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Inhanamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chukwuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Inhanamoto on the side of the head.
Chukwuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chukwuma cracks Inhanamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chukwuma connects with a body shot that sends Inhanamoto's belly button to the back.
Chukwuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Chukwuma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inhanamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inhanamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chukwuma lands the left hand.
Chukwuma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Inhanamoto tries to land a front kick but Chukwuma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Inhanamoto misses.
Chukwuma works the jab nicely.
Inhanamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Chukwuma tries to counter with a clinch but Inhanamoto shakes him off and moves away.
Inhanamoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma misses with a straight left.
Inhanamoto walks into a stiff left hand from Chukwuma.
Inhanamoto lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Chukwuma. Beautiful body shot.
Chukwuma just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Chukwuma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Inhanamoto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Inhanamoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chukwuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inhanamoto.
Chukwuma slips under a jab.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chukwuma motions for Inhanamoto to come forward. Chukwuma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Inhanamoto throws the kick towards the body but Chukwuma avoids it.
Chukwuma lands a glancing blow to the side of Inhanamoto's head.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inhanamoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma stuns Inhanamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chukwuma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Inhanamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook
and Chukwuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chukwuma throws a front kick aimed at Inhanamoto's knee but Inhanamoto avoids it well.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Chukwuma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut.
Inhanamoto misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chukwuma.
A slow jab from Chukwuma misses its intended target.
Inhanamoto tried to counter with a leg kick but Chukwuma avoided it.
Chukwuma connects with a crisp jab.
Chukwuma loads up on a big right hand but Inhanamoto slips the punch.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inhanamoto misses with an uppercut.
And Chukwuma responds with a good body kick, but Inhanamoto manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Inhanamoto in his tracks.
Inhanamoto is looking to wear down Chukwuma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Inhanamoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chukwuma moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Chukwuma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chukwuma with the inside leg kick.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut.
Inhanamoto misses with a head kick.
Inhanamoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chukwuma takes a step back to recover.
Inhanamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy right hand but Chukwuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inhanamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chukwuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inhanamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Chukwuma.
Inhanamoto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chukwuma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Inhanamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chukwuma throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Inhanamoto finds it's way through Chukwuma's defenses.
Chukwuma is looking to chop away at Inhanamoto's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma blocks the body kick.
Inhanamoto slips a straight right by Chukwuma.
Inhanamoto is looking to slow Chukwuma down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Chukwuma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a chopping leg kick but Inhanamoto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Inhanamoto lands a nice shot that snaps Chukwuma's head back.
Inhanamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chukwuma throws out the jab.
Inhanamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Inhanamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Chukwuma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chukwuma cracks Inhanamoto with an open hand slap.
Chukwuma scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inhanamoto misses with a low kick as Chukwuma jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chukwuma blocks the body kick.
Inhanamoto slips a straight right by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma misses with a straight right.
Inhanamoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chukwuma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inhanamoto at a distance.
Chukwuma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Inhanamoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the side of Chukwuma's head but Chukwuma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chukwuma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chukwuma scoring well with a low kick there.
Inhanamoto lands a big head kick that sends Chukwuma tumbling to the mat! Inhanamoto takes a step backwards and waves Chukwuma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chukwuma.
Inhanamoto takes one on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Inhanamoto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inhanamoto. Chukwuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chukwuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inhanamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut.
Inhanamoto is looking to slow Chukwuma down with leg kicks.
Chukwuma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chukwuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chukwuma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inhanamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Chukwuma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inhanamoto's sensitive parts.
Inhanamoto defending well as Chukwuma loads up on a big left hand.
Inhanamoto throwing a counter right hand but Chukwuma manages to avoid it.
Inhanamoto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chukwuma on the side of the head.
Chukwuma throws a body punch but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Inhanamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Inhanamoto takes a swing at Chukwuma's ribcage but misses.
Inhanamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Giro Inhanamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Inhanamoto as he connects with a hook.
The cut above Tinashe Chukwuma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A telegraphed right hand from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Inhanamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Inhanamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inhanamoto throws a head kick but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the side of Inhanamoto's head but Inhanamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chukwuma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chukwuma.
Inhanamoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Chukwuma's head.
Chukwuma lands the left hand.
Chukwuma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Inhanamoto is out of range.
Chukwuma scores with a leg kick.
Inhanamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inhanamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Inhanamoto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chukwuma sprawling to the canvas! Chukwuma rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Inhanamoto finish him?!
Inhanamoto closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Chukwuma! Inhanamoto dives in looking to finish! Chukwuma is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giro Inhanamoto!
Giro Inhanamoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 642 p4p, 709 weight class) and Musa Vitalik (ranked 84 p4p, 94 weight class). Palmotic comes to the cage accompanied by One day I'll be king. Vitalik has chosen Planet Purge - Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Ehide as his entrance music. Hrvoje Palmotic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Musa Vitalik's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Vitalik!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalik thuds his right hand into Palmotic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vitalik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vitalik dives in for a single leg takedown but Palmotic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Palmotic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vitalik missing with a left hand there. Palmotic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmotic misses the jab.
Vitalik ducks under a wild hook from Palmotic.
Vitalik 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.
A left lands for Vitalik.
Musa Vitalik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitalik lands a slapping body shot.
Vitalik scores with the left hand. Palmotic knows he should have avoided that one.
Vitalik moves out of range of the strikes.
And Vitalik tries to counter it with a takedown but Palmotic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vitalik defending well as Palmotic loads up on a big left hand.
Palmotic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vitalik.
Vitalik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palmotic avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik throws a hook but Palmotic avoids it easily.
As Vitalik backs away, Palmotic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Palmotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmotic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vitalik misses with a wild body shot.
Palmotic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vitalik.
Vitalik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vitalik avoids a kick to the body.
Palmotic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitalik.
Palmotic looks to land a left hand but Vitalik moved out of range nicely.
Vitalik feints the counter takedown.
Vitalik blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vitalik. Palmotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmotic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Palmotic lunges at Vitalik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vitalik's hand.
Vitalik sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmotic looks to land a body kick but Vitalik moved away.
And Vitalik tries to counter it with a takedown but Palmotic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Palmotic throws a sloppy head kick and Vitalik moves out of range easily.
Palmotic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palmotic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vitalik counters with a shoot takedown. Palmotic fights it but they end up in guard.
Vitalik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmotic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vitalik is fighting to break Palmotic's control of his arms but Palmotic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic keeping full guard, as Vitalik tries to pass.
Vitalik stands and throws Palmotic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Vitalik.
Palmotic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Vitalik throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vitalik looking to finish Palmotic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Palmotic!
Vitalik with a couple of short strikes.
Vitalik scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Palmotic?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik looking to ground and pound but Palmotic is blocking nicely.
Vitalik with good strikes from the mount here!
Palmotic is rocked!
Vitalik cracks Palmotic with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musa Vitalik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Brien (ranked 417 p4p, 521 weight class) and D.C. Benny (ranked 58 p4p, 72 weight class). O Brien kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill. Benny comes into a darkened arena with his song building. D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien slips under a jab.
Benny misses with a hook
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Benny ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benny to score with a decent uppercut.
Benny throws the left hand but O Brien avoids the punch easily.
It looked like O Brien was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benny.
Benny tries to land a front kick but O Brien steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benny 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.
O Brien chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benny can pounce on him.
Benny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Brien swings for the body but Benny moves out of range.
O Brien lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benny lands with an overhand left.
O Brien throws an off balance right hand
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
O Brien slips a straight right by Benny.
Benny misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as O Brien blocks the leg kick.
O Brien lands a big head kick that sends Benny tumbling to the mat! O Brien takes a step backwards and waves Benny back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Benny is rocked!
O Brien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benny is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Benny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benny seems to have recovered his senses.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benny connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Benny throws out a leg kick but O Brien moves out of range and Benny only half commits.
Benny slips under a jab.
Benny thinks about the counter body kick.
Benny throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Brien looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Benny misses with a lunging right hand
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benny tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien throws a hook but Benny blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for O Brien. That snapped Benny's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benny.
Benny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
A good leg kick by O Brien.
O Brien digs a good hook to Benny's body.
Benny closes the distance and clinches.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benny misses with the head strike.
Benny takes a shot to the head.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benny was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
O Brien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benny manages to avoid it.
Benny lands with a straight right. O Brien didn't see that one coming.
Benny swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Benny finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien lands a head kick. Benny smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Brien takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Benny.
O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Benny finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
O Brien drops his hands momentarily and Benny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Benny.
Benny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Benny.
Benny throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
O Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benny blocks a head kick by O Brien.
O Brien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benny to score with a decent uppercut.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benny connects with a body shot that sends O Brien's belly button to the back.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Benny counters with a good low kick that O Brien was not able to check.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benny.
Benny is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Brien had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Benny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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 Seamus O Brien will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Brien is looking to chop away at Benny's legs.
D.C. Benny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien dips to his left and cracks Benny with an uppercut!
Benny scores with a push kick.
Benny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benny there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Brien slips under a jab from Benny.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Benny is just out of range.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Benny as he checks the leg kick.
Benny lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benny throws a lazy uppercut
and O Brien counters with a right hand to the body.
Benny scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Brien in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
Benny throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien throws a body punch but Benny moves out of range.
O Brien misses with a hook to the body
and Benny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benny finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benny misses with a wild body shot.
D.C. Benny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benny slips under a jab from O Brien.
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from O Brien misses
and Benny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Benny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benny takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benny throws a chopping leg kick but O Brien manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Brien digs a good hook to Benny's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benny walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Benny misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Brien throws a body punch but Benny moves out of range.
Benny throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it.
O Brien lands with a good body shot.
Benny moves into the clinch.
Benny throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
A nice left hand lands by O Brien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien breaks the clinch.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Benny.
Benny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benny slips a straight right by O Brien.
Benny throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benny thuds a left hand into O Brien's body.
O Brien sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
Benny misses with an uppercut
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benny sizes up O Brien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Benny misses its intended target.
Benny swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Brien. That's going to slow Benny down.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Benny avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Brien cracks Benny with a good jab.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from O Brien.
Benny is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Brien with a body shot.
O Brien misses with a kick to the body
and Benny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benny misses with a hook
and O Brien counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
Benny throws out a leg kick but O Brien moves out of range and Benny only half commits.
Benny throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it.
Benny swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
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 Seamus O Brien will probably get the nod.
That's time! O Brien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good leg kick by Benny.
O Brien throws a body punch but Benny moves out of range.
Benny works the jab nicely.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
Benny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benny misses the body punch
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Benny misses with a body shot.
O Brien throws a quick counter head kick but Benny was just out of range.
Benny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benny.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Brien wants to land a leg kick but Benny is out of range.
Benny appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Brien defending well as Benny loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benny.
Oh O Brien is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benny throws an off balance right hand
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benny. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Brien seems to have got his legs back now.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benny.
Benny swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benny with a nice calf kick.
Benny avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Brien connects with a nice looking jab.
O Brien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien misses with a low kick.
Benny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benny misses with a hook. O Brien ducked under it nicely.
O Brien half committed to a counter leg kick.
O Brien throws a body punch but Benny moves out of range.
Benny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Brien.
O Brien throws a big counter combination but Benny scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
O Brien swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benny counters with a nice right hand that sends O Brien toppling to the canvas! O Brien scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Benny finish him?!
Benny scores with a leg kick.
Benny checks a low kick from O Brien.
Benny scores with a jab.
Benny lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benny looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny steps in with a hook that catches O Brien right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Benny follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! O Brien looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). D.C. Benny!
D.C. Benny decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 34 p4p, 128 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 6 p4p, 18 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billabong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte lands the left hand.
Turcotte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Billabong moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Billabong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte throws a poor cross that misses
and Billabong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Billabong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Billabong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Billabong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Billabong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Billabong is out of range.
Billabong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Billabong.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Billabong swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Billabong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Billabong throws a looping overhand right but Turcotte ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong gets the takedown into side control.
Billabong controlling the position from side mount.
Billabong gets to mount! Turcotte was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Turcotte wants to control but Billabong is having none of it.
Billabong controlling the pace for now.
Turcotte bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong has Turcotte pulled in close to control his posture.
Turcotte controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turcotte looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turcotte wants to control from the top but Billabong keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong being controlled here, momentarily.
Turcotte trying to control but Billabong is working from the bottom.
Turcotte wants to pass the guard but Billabong is keeping the position.
Turcotte controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turcotte wants to pass the guard but Billabong is keeping the position.
Billabong is trying to control the position but Turcotte postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Billabong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Billabong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Billabong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billabong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Billabong feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Billabong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turcotte.
Turcotte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Billabong misses with a looping right.
Billabong moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Billabong throws an overhand right that lands on Turcotte's shoulder, as Turcotte tries to avoid the shot.
Billabong misses with a lunging right hand
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billabong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Turcotte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Billabong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
Billabong just misses with a punch to the body.
Billabong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turcotte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Billabong scores with a shot to the body.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Billabong slips a straight right by Turcotte.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Billabong is defended easily by Turcotte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong connects with a crisp jab.
Turcotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Billabong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte moves in looking to clinch but Billabong pushes him off.
Turcotte swings for the body but Billabong moves out of range.
Turcotte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Billabong tries to counter with a takedown but Turcotte is quick to defend against it.
Billabong dodges the punch combination from Turcotte.
Billabong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turcotte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turcotte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turcotte.
Turcotte slips a straight right by Billabong.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Billabong.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Turcotte throws a sloppy body shot
and Billabong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Turcotte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Billabong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Billabong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Billabong misses with a hook
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billabong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turcotte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Billabong counters with a shoot takedown. Turcotte fights it but they end up in guard.
Billabong wants to control from the top but Turcotte keeps moving.
Billabong with a nice head shot there.
Turcotte trying to keep a closed guard but Billabong is proving a slippery customer.
Turcotte controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turcotte looking for a sweep. Not yet Turcotte, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Billabong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Billabong.
Turcotte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Billabong.
Billabong misses with a left hand
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billabong misses with a looping left.
Turcotte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Billabong.
Billabong is looking to counter punch.
Turcotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Billabong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turcotte looks to score with a jab to the body but Billabong is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong blocks a jab.
Billabong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turcotte digs a good hook to Billabong's body.
Billabong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billabong slows the pace down.
Turcotte is trying to control Billabong's posture but Billabong avoids it.
Billabong is looking to take a break and control but Turcotte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billabong advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Billabong misses with a straight left.
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Billabong slips the punch.
Billabong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turcotte defends it nicely.
Turcotte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Billabong moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Turcotte slips a jab from Billabong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte slips under a jab from Billabong.
Billabong takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
Billabong defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Billabong lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong misses with a hook
and Turcotte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billabong has a takedown stuffed.
Billabong slips under a jab.
Billabong throwing a counter right hand but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turcotte swings widly with a right hand
and Billabong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billabong throws a right hand that misses
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Billabong ducked under it nicely.
Billabong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Billabong's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Turcotte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte is not content to let Billabong control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte can't do much from the bottom here.
Turcotte is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Billabong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turcotte is looking to improve his position.
Turcotte keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turcotte defends it well.
Billabong is controlling the pace.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Billabong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Billabong is trying to control the action in half guard but Turcotte is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billabong working over Turcotte with some ground and pound. Turcotte looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turcotte trying to hold on to Billabong's head to control him but Billabong postures up.
Billabong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turcotte is defending against the submission attempts here by Billabong.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turcotte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Billabong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Billabong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Billabong 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Billabong!
Johnny Billabong 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 117 p4p, 225 weight class) and Jakov Pavlek (ranked 17 p4p, 34 weight class). Pavlek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek clinches up with Nurmagomedov and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pavlek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Pavlek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pavlek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
Pavlek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nurmagomedov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pavlek is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek tries to free his leg and advance position but Nurmagomedov is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Pavlek from controlling successfully.
Pavlek won't allow Nurmagomedov to sweep him here.
Nurmagomedov controls Pavlek momentarily but Pavlek frees himself.
Pavlek wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pavlek rushes Nurmagomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Nurmagomedov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
Pavlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
I was talking to Nurmagomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek blocks an uppercut.
Pavlek misses with an elbow strike.
Nurmagomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlek.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nurmagomedov blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Nurmagomedov jumps guard and drags Pavlek to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position.
Pavlek showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pavlek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmagomedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmagomedov is pulling down on Pavlek's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek postures up.
Nurmagomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pavlek is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nurmagomedov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nurmagomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pavlek is one step ahead there.
Nurmagomedov wants to improve his position but instead Pavlek has moved into half guard.
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.
Nurmagomedov trying to control from the bottom.
Pavlek prevents Nurmagomedov from improving his position.
Pavlek is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov trying to hold on to Pavlek's head to control him but Pavlek postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pavlek is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands with a straight right. Nurmagomedov didn't see that one coming.
Nurmagomedov lunges at Pavlek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pavlek's hand.
Pavlek gets a clinch.
Pavlek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurmagomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Nurmagomedov tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmagomedov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pavlek can't fight it off and eventually Nurmagomedov manages to take the fight to the floor. Pavlek looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pavlek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlek is keeping the position for now.
Pavlek working a defensive guard here.
Pavlek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pavlek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nurmagomedov landing with the ground and pound.
Pavlek wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pavlek holds on and takes a little breather.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Pavlek is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pavlek misses with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Pavlek swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nurmagomedov under the eye.
Pavlek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Pavlek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands with a shot to the body.
Pavlek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pavlek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pavlek gets caught napping as Nurmagomedov dives in and scores a takedown. Pavlek manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek working a defensive guard here.
Nurmagomedov postures up in Pavlek's guard and throws a big left but Pavlek blocks it.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Pavlek keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pavlek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nurmagomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pavlek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov is in close to Pavlek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khabib Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pavlek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
Pavlek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmagomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pavlek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlek.
Nurmagomedov misses the jab.
Pavlek has Nurmagomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pavlek - that landed with a thud.
Pavlek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlek pushes Nurmagomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Pavlek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but Pavlek avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmagomedov controls his hands.
Nurmagomedov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pavlek walks away with a smile on his face. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Pavlek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek has managed to clinch.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavlek.
Nurmagomedov jumps into guard, dragging Pavlek to the mat.
Nurmagomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pavlek is one step ahead there.
Nurmagomedov working a defensive guard here.
Pavlek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pavlek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nurmagomedov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pavlek stopping the sweep attempt from Nurmagomedov.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pavlek clinches up with Nurmagomedov and pushes him back against the cage.
Nurmagomedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pavlek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nurmagomedov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pavlek has picked Nurmagomedov up and slammed him! Nurmagomedov can't keep hold of the triangle and Pavlek manages to pass to side control!
Nurmagomedov is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmagomedov keeps working.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control Pavlek's posture but Pavlek avoids it.
Pavlek tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nurmagomedov's legs.
Nurmagomedov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pavlek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pavlek trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov is working away.
Nurmagomedov prevents Pavlek from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nurmagomedov tries to improve position but can't.
Pavlek advances nicely into full mount.
Nurmagomedov is looking to improve his position but Pavlek isn't that keen on the idea.
Pavlek controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakov Pavlek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pavlek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakov Pavlek!
During a confident post fight interview, Jakov Pavlek 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 Leonid Zakharov (ranked 274 p4p, 287 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 37 p4p, 41 weight class). Olsen has chosen Tubthumping by Chumbawamba as his entrance music. Kjetil Olsen 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Zakharov catches Olsen right on the button with a cross.
Zakharov throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zakharov just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zakharov throws a combination that misses
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen drops his hands momentarily and Zakharov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zakharov cracks a nice hook into Olsen's ribs.
Zakharov throws an off balance right hand
and Olsen counters with a leg kick.
Olsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zakharov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zakharov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromOlsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov throws a jab but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Zakharov tries to bum rush Olsen with a series of wild strikes but Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zakharov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olsen manages to avoid it.
Olsen thinks about the counter body kick.
Zakharov throws a body punch but Olsen moves out of range.
Zakharov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zakharov throws a head kick but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zakharov throws a lazy uppercut
and Olsen counters with a leg kick.
Zakharov is breathing heavily.
Olsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zakharov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zakharov connects with a body shot.
Olsen 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.
Zakharov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Zakharov avoids it with no problem.
Zakharov misses with a head kick.
Olsen tries to score with a low kick but Zakharov moves his leg out of the way.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Zakharov misses.
Olsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zakharov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov misses with a double jab
and Olsen counters with a huge left! Zakharov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Olsen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zakharov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Olsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjetil Olsen!
Kjetil Olsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parta Matti (ranked 178 p4p, 395 weight class) and Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 27 p4p, 51 weight class). Matti's entrance music is Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matti throws an off balance right hand
and Bozic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bozic swings for the body but Matti moves out of range.
Matti is looking to counter punch.
Matti cracks Bozic with a good jab.
Bozic scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Matti scores with a hook.
Bozic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bozic drops his hands momentarily and Matti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bozic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bozic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bozic moves away from the strike by Matti.
Matti throws a lazy right hand but Bozic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bozic.
Bozic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bozic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matti misses with an uppercut
and Bozic counters with a nice body shot.
Matti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bozic.
A slow jab from Matti misses its intended target.
Bozic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matti is breathing heavily.
Bozic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bozic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bozic lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bozic sends Matti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bozic is motioning to the referee to let Matti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Parta Matti's cut is getting worse.
Bozic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bozic throws a body punch but Matti moves out of range.
Matti throwing a counter right hand but Bozic manages to avoid it.
Matti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bozic throws a hook to the side of Matti's head but Matti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matti moves out of range of the body kick.
Matti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parta Matti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Matti connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bozic lands a right hook to the body.
Bozic thuds his shin into the meat of Matti's side.
Bozic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bozic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bozic cracks Matti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Matti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bozic finish him?
Matti is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matti gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Bozic points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Matti wakes up just in time to hear Bozic thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabrijel Bozic!
Gabrijel Bozic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Parta Matti stepped up to the mic, saying 'PARTY PARTY PARTY!!! Did I really lose if I get to PARTY?'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 3 p4p, 8 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Marley has chosen WANTED as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lehto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lehto moves forwards but Marley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marley looks to land a body kick but Lehto moved away.
Lehto blocks the body kick.
Lehto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lehto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marley counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lehto.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lehto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marley counters with a right hand to the body.
Lehto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto moves away from the strike by Marley.
Marley misses the body punch
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marley thows a leg kick but Lehto checks it
and Lehto counters with a straight right hand.
Marley thuds his shin into the meat of Lehto's side.
Lehto connects with a body shot that sends Marley's belly button to the back.
Marley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehto lands a head shot.
Lehto misses with a hook. Marley ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Lehto.
Marley throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lehto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lehto throws a right hand that misses
letting Marley counter with a right hand.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley scores with a sloppy right hand. Lehto should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Lehto misses with a hook. Marley ducked under it nicely.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lehto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lehto will feel that in the morning.
Lehto throws an off balance right hand
and Marley counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lehto is breathing heavily.
Lehto tries to land a body kick
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley is looking to clinch but Lehto is avoiding it.
Lehto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marley moves into the clinch.
Lehto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lehto's head.
It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Lehto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marley counters with a low kick, right behind Lehto 's knee.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Lehto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Lehto there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marley.
Marley scores with a jab.
Marley blocks the body kick.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Lehto counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
Lehto blocks a low kick nicely.
Lehto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley cracks Lehto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lehto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley misses with the body kick
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Lehto.
Lehto 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.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Marley.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lehto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marley throws the left hand but Lehto avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto moves out of range as Marley throws a body kick.
Lehto tries to move into range but Marley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marley scores with a jab. Lehto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lehto.
A countering left hand to the body from Marley misses.
Marley closes the distance and clinches.
Lehto is trying to force a seperation but Marley has the dominant position.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Lehto's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lehto is trying to push Marley away but Marley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lehto or not.
Our sources have told us that Lehto has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley working Lehto over with knees to the body.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley is working Lehto over against the cage.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Marley lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Marley.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehto controls his hands.
Lehto tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Marley avoids the damage to the body.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto tries to circle away but Marley has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
Lehto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley 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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Marley tries to clinch up but Lehto circles away and keeps his distance.
Marley avoids the body shot from Lehto.
It seemed like Marley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lehto thuds his right hand into Marley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lehto is out of range and Marley settles back down.
Lehto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lehto throws a lazy head kick
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lehto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lehto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lehto swings widly with a right hand
and Marley counters with a big right hand! Oh Lehto is in trouble here! Marley follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley is the new heavyweight champion!
Ezekiel Marley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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