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C295: Queiroz vs Nakagawa II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between D.D Panda (ranked 1583 p4p, 703 weight class) and Tino Takala (ranked 199 p4p, 90 weight class). D.D Panda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D.D Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takala defends it nicely.
Panda misses with a takedown
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like D.D Panda has been cut.
D.D Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda misses the body punch
and Takala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panda connects with a body shot that sends Takala's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takala unleashes a big counter combination but Panda bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Panda shoots in for a takedown but Takala shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda throws the left hand but Takala avoids the punch easily.
Takala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panda scores with a takedown into Takala's guard.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Takala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Panda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takala as he avoids it easily.
Panda missing with a left hand there. Takala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takala.
Takala doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Panda closes the distance but Takala moves to the side
and Takala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
D.D Panda's cut is getting worse.
Panda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda moves in looking to clinch but Takala pushes him off.
Panda throws a right hand that misses
and Takala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Takala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Panda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Panda has a takedown stuffed.
Takala unleashes a big counter combination but Panda bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Takala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda rushes Takala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tino Takala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Panda shoots in for a double leg but Takala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takala is looking for the big counter here.
Panda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
Panda fails to land the takedown.
Takala lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda takes a swing at Takala's ribcage but misses.
Takala tries a quick counter leg kick but Panda is wise to it.
Panda shoots for a double leg takedown but Takala sprawls well. He's pushed Panda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takala throws a counter combo.
Panda misses with a takedown
and Takala counters with a left to the body.
Panda throws a lazy uppercut
and Takala counters with a nice uppercut.
Takala blocks a jab.
Takala throws out a counter right but Panda avoids it with no problem.
Panda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Panda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tino Takala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takala counters with a nice uppercut.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch but Takala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Panda.
Takala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Takala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takala unleashes a big counter combination but Panda bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Panda closes the distance and clinches.
Panda tries to pull guard but Takala won't allow it.
Takala manages to break the clinch.
Panda tests Takala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda swings for the body but Takala moves out of range.
Takala is looking for the big counter here.
Takala slips a jab from Panda.
Takala is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Panda looks to land a right hand but Takala moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Panda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.
D.D Panda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Panda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takala circles away.
Takala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takala.
Panda throws a jab but it's blocked by Takala.
Panda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takala manages to avoid it.
Panda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takala counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takala slips a jab and a cross from Panda.
Takala throws out a counter right but Panda avoids it with no problem.
Takala circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Panda misses.
Tino Takala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Panda wants to clinch
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panda tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Takala defends well and Panda ends up having to push Takala into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda trying to control the position but instead, Takala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panda into the cage.
Takala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panda throws an off balance right hand
and Takala counters with a three punch combo that has Panda backing up. Panda nods at Takala to acknowledge the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Takala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Takala drops his hands momentarily and Panda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takala moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Panda, as that shot connected.
Takala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takala wants it to stay on the feet.
Panda throws a sloppy body shot
and Takala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda shoots and misses
and Takala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takala avoids the body shot from Panda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda misses with a shot to the body
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.
Panda swings widly with a right hand
and Takala counters with a left and a right that stings Panda.
Panda has his takedown stuffed
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
 Panda is rocked!
Jeez, D.D Panda's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takala flicks out a counter leg kick but Panda steps away.
Takala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takala, pushing him back against the cage.
Panda is trying to stall.
Panda has Takala pressed against the cage.
Takala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Panda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at D.D Panda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tino Takala!
After the big win, Tino Takala made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Shadow Realm Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masa Saitoh (ranked 752 p4p, 814 weight class) and Royal Halsti (ranked 97 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Saitoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royal Halsti!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halsti moves into the clinch.
Saitoh working aggressively here.
Saitoh scores with a shot to the side of Halsti's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halsti.
Saitoh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 It looks like Royal Halsti has been cut.
Halsti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saitoh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saitoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halsti manages to avoid it.
Halsti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saitoh defends it nicely.
Halsti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saitoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Halsti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saitoh moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saitoh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saitoh is trying to get back to half guard.
Halsti wants to control for a moment but Saitoh uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saitoh keeps working.
Saitoh gets back to full guard.
Halsti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saitoh keeping moving, preventing Halsti from controlling successfully.
Halsti preventing the sweep.
Halsti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halsti wants to pass the guard but Saitoh is keeping the position.
Halsti trying to control but Saitoh is working from the bottom.
Saitoh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halsti's guard.
Saitoh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Halsti wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saitoh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saitoh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh connects with a couple of short punches.
Saitoh wants to pass the guard but Halsti is keeping the position.
Halsti working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halsti keeping moving, preventing Saitoh from controlling successfully.
Saitoh preventing the sweep.
Saitoh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saitoh scores with a punch to the head.
Saitoh takes a swing at Halsti's ribcage but misses.
Saitoh lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Saitoh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saitoh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halsti under the eye.
Saitoh closes the distance and clinches.
Saitoh lands with a right to the head.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saitoh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halsti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saitoh is keeping busy.
Saitoh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saitoh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halsti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saitoh tries to work over Halsti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saitoh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Halsti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halsti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saitoh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saitoh tries to clinch up
enabling Halsti to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Saitoh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
That's time! Saitoh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saitoh lands with a good body shot.
Royal Halsti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saitoh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halsti.
Masa Saitoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saitoh lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halsti.
Halsti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saitoh defends it nicely.
Masa Saitoh is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saitoh misses with a body shot.
Halsti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saitoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masa Saitoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Halsti.
Saitoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halsti raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Halsti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saitoh circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halsti slips under a jab from Saitoh.
Saitoh feints and as Halsti raises his hands in defense, Saitoh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saitoh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Saitoh distracts Halsti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saitoh throws a big right hand that misses.
Saitoh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saitoh stays in close to Halsti's body and controls the position.
Halsti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Saitoh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saitoh sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halsti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saitoh forces his way into half guard.
Saitoh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halsti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saitoh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Halsti is refusing to be controlled, as Saitoh sits in half guard.
Halsti wants to get back to his feet.
Saitoh is taking a breather. Halsti says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halsti strikes from the bottom but Saitoh uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Saitoh is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Saitoh is looking to take a break and control but Halsti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saitoh staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halsti manages to get back to half guard.
Saitoh trying to mount his opponent but Halsti defends it.
Halsti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halsti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halsti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saitoh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Saitoh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Saitoh. No joy for Halsti on that attempt.
Saitoh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halsti.
Halsti takes one to the side of the head.
Saitoh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Halsti is not content to let Saitoh control the position.
Masa Saitoh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halsti is trying to escape the position but Saitoh is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saitoh trying to control the action but Halsti is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Saitoh is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Halsti will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Halsti is trying to improve his position.
Halsti trying his best to control but Saitoh has mounted him.
Halsti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saitoh lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halsti is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saitoh unloading with bombs!
That has opened up Royal Halsti's cut even more.
Halsti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The cut above Royal Halsti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Royal Halsti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Masa Saitoh!
After winning the bout, Masa Saitoh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadius Highwind (ranked 1194 p4p, 1066 weight class) and Paulo Blikstein (ranked 150 p4p, 135 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadius Highwind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blikstein misses the shot to the body.
Highwind seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blikstein feints a jab promting Highwind to slip. Blikstein then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Highwind slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Highwind misses with a double jab.
Blikstein throws a body punch but Highwind moves out of range.
Blikstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Highwind.
Highwind with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blikstein to score with a decent uppercut.
Highwind throws a body punch but Blikstein moves out of range.
Highwind 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.
Highwind 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.
Highwind looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by Blikstein there.
Blikstein connects with an inside leg kick.
Blikstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Highwind moves into the clinch successfully.
Highwind escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Highwind sizes up Blikstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blikstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Highwind counters with a three punch combo that has Blikstein backing up. Blikstein nods at Highwind to acknowledge the strikes.
Blikstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Highwind moves away.
Paulo Blikstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highwind has Blikstein up against the cage in a clinch.
Blikstein has picked Highwind up - he's going for a ride! Blikstein dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Highwind avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blikstein.
Highwind keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Blikstein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Highwind's head.
Blikstein misses with a head shot. Highwind uses the momentum to regain guard.
Blikstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Highwind works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blikstein stands up over Highwind, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blikstein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein throws a big elbow that misses.
Blikstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Highwind works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Highwind utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blikstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Highwind preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blikstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Highwind preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blikstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blikstein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blikstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Highwind is just out of range.
Blikstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Highwind looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Highwind on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blikstein thuds a left hand into Highwind's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highwind tries to clinch up.
Blikstein closes the distance and clinches.
Highwind prevents a body shot from Blikstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highwind lands a nice shot to the body.
Blikstein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Highwind has him pressed against the cage.
Highwind scores with a hook to the body.
Blikstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Highwind breaks from the clinch.
Highwind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blikstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blikstein closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Highwind quickly recovers to half guard.
Highwind blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blikstein.
Blikstein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blikstein is trying to control. Highwind wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Highwind tries to kick Blikstein off but Blikstein keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blikstein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Highwind taking some punishment here, with Blikstein in his half guard.
Highwind blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blikstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blikstein throwing shots but Highwind is blocking nicely.
Highwind keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blikstein working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Highwind's thigh. Highwind counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Highwind is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blikstein throws a big elbow that misses.
Highwind preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Highwind trying to keep a closed guard but Blikstein is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blikstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Highwind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Blikstein dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot by Blikstein.
Highwind attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blikstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blikstein throws a right hand that Highwind ducks under and follows up with a left that Highwind also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blikstein.
Blikstein throws a right hand that misses
and Highwind counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paulo Blikstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Highwind.
Highwind is looking to clinch.
Blikstein scores with a shot to the body.
Highwind looks to land a body kick but Blikstein moved away.
Blikstein is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Highwind with a body shot.
Blikstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blikstein misses with a jab to the body
and Highwind counters with a crisp one two that drops Blikstein! Highwind thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Blikstein to his feet! Blikstein is in big trouble!
 Blikstein is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Highwind cracks Blikstein with a left hook right on the temple and Blikstein goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Highwind lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Blikstein is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vadius Highwind!
In his post fight interview, Vadius Highwind started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 348 p4p, 458 weight class) and Nick Jackson (ranked 25 p4p, 34 weight class). Six Nine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
141
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30
133
16 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six Nine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Six Nine misses with a body shot.
Six Nine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Six Nine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Six Nine is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Six Nine wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Six Nine is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Six Nine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Six Nine desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Six Nine tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Six Nine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Six Nine tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Six Nine 's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Six Nine is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson throws a strike but Six Nine avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Six Nine pulls Jackson in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Six Nine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Six Nine sprawls well.
Six Nine quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Six Nine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson cracks Six Nine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Six Nine as he jumps to the side.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Jackson.
Six Nine slips a jab from Jackson.
Six Nine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Six Nine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson feints and as Six Nine raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Six Nine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Six Nine manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Six Nine .
It looks like Nick Jackson has been cut.
Six Nine tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Six Nine lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Six Nine 's leg but Six Nine calmly moves out of range.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Six Nine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson shoots and misses
enabling Six Nine to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Six Nine counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Six Nine ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson looks to clinch
letting Six Nine counter with a right hand.
Six Nine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson digs a good hook to Six Nine 's body.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Six Nine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Six Nine .
Six Nine blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Donk. Six Nine catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Six Nine moves away from the strike by Jackson.
A quick step to the side and Six Nine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Six Nine avoids it easily.
Six Nine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Six Nine counters with a head kick.
Tekashi Six Nine is winning the standup battle so far.
Six Nine throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Six Nine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body punch but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine is looking to counter punch.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Six Nine saw it coming and moves away.
Six Nine throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Six Nine checks a leg kick.
Six Nine cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six Nine counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson shoots in and bounces Six Nine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson distracts Six Nine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Six Nine keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Six Nine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Six Nine working a defensive guard here.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Six Nine is controlling Jackson's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Six Nine walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Six Nine counter with a right hand.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Six Nine checks it.
Six Nine misses with a looping right.
Jackson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Six Nine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tekashi Six Nine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Six Nine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Six Nine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Six Nine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Six Nine continues to drive forward.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Six Nine .
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Six Nine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Six Nine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Six Nine circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Six Nine .
Jackson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nick Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson with a nice calf kick.
Six Nine lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Six Nine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Six Nine slips a jab from Jackson.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Six Nine misses the target.
Six Nine blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Six Nine slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Six Nine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Six Nine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Six Nine forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Six Nine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Six Nine blocking some punches.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Jackson.
A short left from Six Nine .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Six Nine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Six Nine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Six Nine breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick but Six Nine moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch but Six Nine moves away
letting Six Nine counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Jackson rushes Six Nine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Six Nine as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Six Nine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
Six Nine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tekashi Six Nine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Six Nine can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Six Nine 's ribcage. Six Nine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Six Nine prevents it.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Six Nine lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson has Six Nine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Six Nine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Six Nine digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Six Nine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Six Nine misses with a punch to the body.
Six Nine misses with a punch to the body.
Six Nine misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Six Nine , against the cage.
Six Nine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Six Nine is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Jackson tries to work over Six Nine 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Six Nine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Six Nine .
Six Nine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Six Nine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Six Nine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Six Nine pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tekashi Six Nine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Six Nine 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tekashi Six Nine !
A very excited looking Tekashi Six Nine made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 387 p4p, 779 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 54 p4p, 102 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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32
205
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22 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Skurwysynowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skurwysynowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St. Gough let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
St. Gough misses with a jab to the body
and Skurwysynowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St. Gough fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Skurwysynowski.
It looks like Tristan St. Gough has been cut.
We've been informed that St. Gough has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
St. Gough swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Skurwysynowski misses the target.
Skurwysynowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Skurwysynowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Gough just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Skurwysynowski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with an uppercut
and Skurwysynowski counters with a crisp right hand that drops St. Gough! Skurwysynowski lets St. Gough back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
St. Gough is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skurwysynowski takes the fight into the clinch.
St. Gough is still on wobbly legs! Can Skurwysynowski finish him?
St. Gough is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skurwysynowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skurwysynowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St. Gough.
Still in the clinch, Skurwysynowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St. Gough or not.
A bit of stalling here from Skurwysynowski.
St. Gough throws a punch but it's blocked by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands with a light punch inside.
St. Gough working aggressively here.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skurwysynowski creates a bit of space for himself and rocks St. Gough with a big uppercut! St. Gough tries to clinch up but Skurwysynowski pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples St. Gough to the mat! St. Gough covers up and Skurwysynowski unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
After winning the bout, Vladimir Skurwysynowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 251 p4p, 227 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 36 p4p, 30 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 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 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turcotte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been hearing reports that Nurmagomedov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Nurmagomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turcotte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turcotte swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
Turcotte scores with a nice right hand.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight left.
Nurmagomedov defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nurmagomedov slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nurmagomedov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nurmagomedov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Turcotte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Turcotte misses.
A little feinted left hand from Nurmagomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turcotte thuds his right hand into Nurmagomedov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte tests Nurmagomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacques Turcotte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmagomedov has time to react.
Turcotte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nurmagomedov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Turcotte has Nurmagomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nurmagomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turcotte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turcotte lands a body punch.
Turcotte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turcotte scores with a shot to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Turcotte misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Turcotte controls his hands.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turcotte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good exchange - Turcotte coming out on top.
Turcotte throws a sloppy body shot
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Turcotte throws a poor cross that misses
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Turcotte lands a nice looking body shot.
Turcotte throws a poor cross that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a right hand to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Turcotte finds it's target.
Turcotte cracks Nurmagomedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turcotte thuds his right hand into Nurmagomedov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter punch.
Turcotte misses with a right hand
enabling Nurmagomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov staying out of range there.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Turcotte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmagomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Turcotte finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nurmagomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turcotte in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nurmagomedov slips a jab and a cross from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Nurmagomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Turcotte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turcotte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turcotte takes a swing at Nurmagomedov's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte connects with a nice looking jab.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Turcotte.
Turcotte lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turcotte.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turcotte throws a right hand that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Nurmagomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte misses with a combination
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte lands a right hook to the body.
Turcotte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a poor cross that misses
so Nurmagomedov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Turcotte keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turcotte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turcotte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turcotte is pulling down on Nurmagomedov's head to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Turcotte keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd cheers as Turcotte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte misses with a hook
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Nurmagomedov wants to clinch
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagomedov.
Turcotte defending well as Nurmagomedov loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Turcotte.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurmagomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte misses with a body punch
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurmagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Jab, jab by Turcotte - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte cracks Nurmagomedov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurmagomedov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nurmagomedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the body.
Turcotte scores with a nice head shot.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Turcotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turcotte sprawls and moves away.
Nurmagomedov tests Turcotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Jacques Turcotte's cut even more.
Nurmagomedov is looking to clinch.
Turcotte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turcotte throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte clinches up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turcotte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Turcotte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurmagomedov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turcotte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a right hand that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turcotte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turcotte throws an off balance right hand
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
Turcotte is rocked!
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot lands for Turcotte.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte connects with a jab.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmagomedov has time to react.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte sizes up Nurmagomedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Turcotte. No joy for Nurmagomedov on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turcotte's waist but Turcotte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nurmagomedov off to one side.
A punch combination from Turcotte misses.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Turcotte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Turcotte.
Turcotte looks to land a combination. Nurmagomedov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turcotte scores with a decent looking hook.
Turcotte swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Turcotte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turcotte swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
and Nurmagomedov counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Turcotte! He's just covering up as Nurmagomedov starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Our winner, Khabib Nurmagomedov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 529 p4p, 325 weight class) and Adams Menday (ranked 70 p4p, 43 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Rags2Riches. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menday scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Menday displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Menday is just out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr. throwing a counter right hand but Menday manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Menday scores with a decent looking hook.
Menday throws a combination that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Menday throws a jab when Thibodeaux Jr. was well out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Menday misses with a left hand
enabling Thibodeaux Jr. to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Menday scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Menday throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes one on the button.
Menday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux Jr. manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux Jr. went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Menday misses the body punch
and Thibodeaux Jr. makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Menday scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Menday misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux Jr. on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Menday connects with a body shot.
Menday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Menday lands with a shot to the body.
Menday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menday lands the left hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips a jab from Menday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menday scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thibodeaux Jr. in his tracks.
Menday fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thibodeaux Jr. on the side of the head.
Menday misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a left and a right that send Menday crashing to the mat, dazed. Thibodeaux Jr. thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Menday is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menday throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a big left hand that crumples Menday! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borowa Gora (ranked 246 p4p, 158 weight class) and Guy Le Franc (ranked 33 p4p, 23 weight class). Le Franc has chosen [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Le Franc catches Gora right on the button with a cross.
Gora avoids a kick to the body.
Gora pushes Le Franc up against the cage in a clinch.
Gora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
Le Franc is leaning against Gora and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Le Franc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Le Franc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gora tries a body shot but Le Franc blocks it.
Le Franc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gora's elbow.
Gora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gora tries to throw a body punch but Le Franc avoids it by throwing Gora back against the cage.
Gora is leaning against Le Franc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Franc.
Le Franc is trying to break free.
Gora misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora lands a body punch.
Le Franc blocks an uppercut.
Gora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
Le Franc blocks a body shot from Gora.
Le Franc blocks a body shot from Gora.
Le Franc tries to break free but Gora pushes him back against the cage.
Gora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Franc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gora's elbow.
Gora lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Le Franc wants to break free but Gora has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gora.
Gora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Gora.
Le Franc throws a right hand that misses
and Gora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Franc lands a nice shot that snaps Gora's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Franc.
Gora drives through and clinches with Le Franc against the cage.
Le Franc manages to break the clinch.
Guy Le Franc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Franc misses with a hook. Gora ducked under it nicely.
Le Franc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Franc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Le Franc misses with a head kick.
Le Franc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gora has time to react.
Le Franc throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gora to counter with a crisp jab.
Gora connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a lazy uppercut
and Gora counters with a crisp right hand that drops Le Franc! Gora lets Le Franc back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Le Franc is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gora. That's going to slow Le Franc down.
Gora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Franc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gora has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le Franc finds it's way round the side to connect with Gora's head.
Le Franc thuds a left hand into Gora's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Franc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gora has time to react.
Le Franc throws a poor cross that misses
and Gora counters with a nice uppercut.
Gora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Le Franc takes the fight into the clinch.
Le Franc blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
Le Franc tries to throw a body punch but Gora avoids it by throwing Le Franc back against the cage.
Gora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le Franc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Franc is trying to break free.
Gora misses with a body punch.
Gora throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Franc.
Gora tries to throw a body punch but Le Franc avoids it by throwing Gora back against the cage.
Gora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gora can't find room to land a body shot as Le Franc controls the action.
Gora struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Franc controls his hands.
Gora is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short body shot lands from Gora as the two fighters clinch.
Gora working aggressively here.
Gora works on Le Franc's body with a couple of short punches.
Gora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gora manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borowa Gora dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gora drives through and clinches with Le Franc against the cage.
Gora lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Franc backwards.
Borowa Gora has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc throws a poor cross that misses
and Gora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gora tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Le Franc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Franc takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Le Franc scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gora finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Le Franc throws a poor cross that misses
and Gora counters with a nice uppercut.
Gora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a poor cross that misses
and Gora counters with a nice body shot.
Le Franc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Gora to counter with a crisp jab.
Gora lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le Franc throws a poor cross that misses
and Gora counters with a straight right hand.
Le Franc is still on wobbly legs! Can Gora finish him?
Le Franc checks a low kick from Gora.
Le Franc seems to have recovered his senses.
Le Franc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gora drives through and clinches with Le Franc against the cage.
Gora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Franc backwards.
Le Franc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gora backwards.
Gora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Franc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Franc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gora moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora is working Le Franc over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gora.
Gora tries to throw a body punch but Le Franc avoids it by throwing Gora back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gora.
Gora scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gora has a couple of punches blocked by Le Franc.
Gora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Franc can do to turn this around?
Gora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc with a hook.
Gora throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Franc.
Le Franc swings widly with a right hand
and Gora counters with a crisp one two that drops Le Franc! Gora thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Le Franc to his feet! Le Franc is in big trouble!
Nice cross by Le Franc.
Le Franc 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.
Le Franc swings widly with a right hand
and Gora counters with a big right hand! Oh Le Franc is in trouble here! Gora follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borowa Gora!
A very excited looking Borowa Gora rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 91 p4p, 233 weight class) and Ghost Chai (ranked 15 p4p, 31 weight class). Olsen comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai is looking to clinch but Olsen is avoiding it.
Olsen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Olsen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Olsen scores with a punch to the head.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
Chai looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai throws out a counter right but Olsen avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chai sprawling to the canvas! Chai rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olsen finish him?!
Chai is rocked!
It looks like Ghost Chai has been cut.
Chai moves out of range as Olsen throws a body kick.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olsen lands a nice looking body kick.
Olsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Olsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olsen thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olsen throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Olsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
Olsen misses with a low kick.
Olsen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olsen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chai slips under a jab from Olsen.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Olsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai wants to clinch
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chai if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a leg kick.
Chai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Olsen blocks a head kick by Chai.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Olsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Olsen throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olsen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chai avoids it.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
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 Kjetil Olsen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Olsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olsen counters with a nice body kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Olsen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chai takes a step back to recover.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Olsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen cracks Chai with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chai looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Olsen finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai clinches up with Olsen and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but Olsen blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
Olsen tries to circle away but Chai has him pinned against the cage.
Olsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Chai limp body while Olsen jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kjetil Olsen!
A very excited looking Kjetil Olsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class) and Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Nakagawa has chosen Koto - CloZee 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakagawa throws a shot from downtown. Vale Queiroz moves away and avoids it.
Nakagawa moves in looking to clinch but Vale Queiroz pushes him off.
Vale Queiroz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nakagawa breaks the clinch.
Vale Queiroz thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been told by Vale Queiroz's head coaches at HELLCADEMY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vale Queiroz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakagawa.
Vale Queiroz throws a low kick but Nakagawa avoids it.
Vale Queiroz misses with a leg kick
and Nakagawa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vale Queiroz scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nakagawa manages to mount him!
Nakagawa misses with a head shot.
Vale Queiroz taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakagawa looking to control but Vale Queiroz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakagawa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vale Queiroz turns into him and now he's in Nakagawa's guard.
Vale Queiroz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to control the position.
Vale Queiroz tries to stand but Nakagawa is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakagawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vale Queiroz is one step ahead there.
Nakagawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakagawa working for a triangle but Vale Queiroz defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vale Queiroz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vale Queiroz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakagawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vale Queiroz looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakagawa is just out of range.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakagawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that half lands.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nakagawa counters with a shoot takedown. Vale Queiroz fights it but they end up in guard.
Vale Queiroz keeping moving, preventing Nakagawa from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vale Queiroz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vale Queiroz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vale Queiroz!
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 Erasmo Vale Queiroz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vale Queiroz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vale Queiroz throws a right and a left that Nakagawa avoids nicely.
Vale Queiroz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vale Queiroz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vale Queiroz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Nakagawa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vale Queiroz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No joy there for Vale Queiroz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but Nakagawa is having none of it.
Nakagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that misses.
Nakagawa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakagawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vale Queiroz is looking to clinch but Nakagawa is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a right hand that Nakagawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakagawa also avoids with ease.
Nakagawa with the counter takedown but Vale Queiroz avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vale Queiroz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nakagawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakagawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakagawa gets a takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nakagawa working his ground and pound in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vale Queiroz won't allow Nakagawa to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vale Queiroz has hold of Nakagawa's hands but Nakagawa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nakagawa prevents Vale Queiroz from standing back up.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakagawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vale Queiroz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vale Queiroz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakagawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nakagawa is looking to advance position but Vale Queiroz won't allow it.
Nakagawa is keen to just control but Vale Queiroz is a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nakagawa is looking to pass Vale Queiroz's guard but actually Vale Queiroz recovers to full guard.
Nakagawa controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakagawa looks to land a left hand but Vale Queiroz moved out of range nicely.
Vale Queiroz misses with a low kick.
And Nakagawa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vale Queiroz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vale Queirozs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick but Nakagawa sees it coming and moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakagawa.
Vale Queiroz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nakagawa.
Vale Queiroz misses with a straight left.
Vale Queiroz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakagawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
Nakagawa prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakagawa is trying to break free.
Vale Queiroz blocks a body shot from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vale Queiroz pushes Nakagawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz is pressed up against the cage. Nakagawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vale Queiroz down to the mat. Vale Queiroz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vale Queiroz throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa with the counter takedown but Vale Queiroz avoids it easily.
Nakagawa clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vale Queiroz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Nakagawa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
Vale Queiroz digs a right hand underneath Nakagawa's ribcage. Nakagawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vale Queiroz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakagawa successfully pulls guard.
Vale Queiroz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nakagawa's guard.
Vale Queiroz stands and steps away. Nakagawa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nakagawa throws a hook but Vale Queiroz avoids it easily.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick but Nakagawa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vale Queiroz throws a front kick aimed at Nakagawa's knee but Nakagawa avoids it well.
Nakagawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakagawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Vale Queiroz moves into the clinch.
Nakagawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakagawa can do to turn this around?
Nakagawa decides to pull guard.
Nakagawa is looking to sweep but instead, Vale Queiroz has passed into half guard.
Nakagawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vale Queiroz pulls his head out easily.
Nakagawa manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vale Queiroz is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa has an active guard here but Vale Queiroz has managed to pass into half guard.
Nakagawa wants to control but Vale Queiroz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like Vale Queiroz is going to stand back up.
Nakagawa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakagawa trying to control here.
Vale Queiroz prevents Nakagawa from improving his position.
Vale Queiroz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vale Queiroz has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Nakagawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Nakagawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakagawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vale Queiroz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short shot to the head.
Vale Queiroz lands a shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakagawa controls his hands.
Nakagawa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakagawa blocking some punches.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Nakagawa controls the action.
Nakagawa tries to work over Vale Queiroz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakagawa throws a head punch that misses.
Vale Queiroz lands with a right to the head.
Nakagawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vale Queiroz after a bit of a struggle.
Nakagawa presses Vale Queiroz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Nakagawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vale Queiroz blocks a body shot from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vale Queiroz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shot to the side of Nakagawa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz pushes Nakagawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nakagawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vale Queiroz stops a takedown attempt from Nakagawa.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Nakagawa blocks it.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakagawa tries to throw a body punch but Vale Queiroz avoids it by throwing Nakagawa back against the cage.
Vale Queiroz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Vale Queiroz gets through Nakagawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakagawa or not.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakagawa blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nakagawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakagawa controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakagawa backwards.
Nakagawa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Vale Queiroz.
A body shot lands from Vale Queiroz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vale Queiroz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakagawa is out of range.
Vale Queiroz throws a series of strikes that have Nakagawa backpedaling.
Nakagawa checks a leg kick.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakagawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vale Queiroz throws a good cross that connects.
Vale Queiroz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vale Queiroz. That's going to slow Nakagawa down.
Nakagawa throws a hook to the side of Vale Queiroz's head but Vale Queiroz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vale Queiroz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakagawa moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vale Queiroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale Queiroz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakagawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Vale Queiroz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nakagawa doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakagawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Vale Queiroz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Nakagawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Nakagawa has Vale Queiroz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nakagawa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vale Queiroz tumbling to the mat - Nakagawa dives into Vale Queiroz's guard.
Nakagawa stops Vale Queiroz from standing up.
Vale Queiroz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nakagawa dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to control the position but Vale Queiroz is working away.
Nakagawa with the ground and pound but Vale Queiroz regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Nakagawa stops Vale Queiroz from getting back to his feet.
Nakagawa wants to pass to mount but Vale Queiroz is defending the position.
Nakagawa is stalling here. Vale Queiroz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nakagawa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vale Queiroz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nakagawa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakagawa tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Vale Queiroz easily slips into full mount!
Nakagawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakagawa wants to control but Vale Queiroz is having none of it.
Nakagawa is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vale Queiroz stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Nakagawa gets tackled into the cage by Vale Queiroz. Vale Queiroz maintains the clinch.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakagawa's elbow.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz had his way with Shinnosuke Nakagawa in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vale Queiroz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakagawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Vale Queiroz scores with a four punch combination!
Vale Queiroz clobbers Nakagawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nakagawa misses with a hook.
Vale Queiroz is looking to score with low kicks.
Nakagawa moves out of range as Vale Queiroz strikes.
Nakagawa scores with a nice head shot.
Vale Queiroz misses with a few strikes there.
Vale Queiroz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with a low kick.
Nakagawa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vale Queiroz with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nakagawa is out of range.
Vale Queiroz missing with a left hand there. Nakagawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vale Queiroz clinches up with Nakagawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakagawa tries to work over Vale Queiroz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vale Queiroz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakagawa jumps guard but Vale Queiroz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nakagawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nakagawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Nakagawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Nakagawa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vale Queiroz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakagawa looking for a takedown.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz is pressed up against the cage. Nakagawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vale Queiroz down to the mat. Vale Queiroz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nakagawa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vale Queiroz moves into the clinch.
Nakagawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakagawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakagawa backwards.
Nakagawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Vale Queiroz as the two fighters clinch.
Nakagawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vale Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakagawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vale Queiroz works the jab nicely.
Vale Queiroz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vale Queiroz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nakagawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nakagawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakagawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vale Queiroz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vale Queiroz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Vale Queiroz - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Vale Queiroz.
A shot in the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakagawas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Nakagawa controls the action.
Vale Queiroz pushes Nakagawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakagawa.
Vale Queiroz lands with a right to the head.
Vale Queiroz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz presses Nakagawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakagawa backwards.
Vale Queiroz scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Vale Queiroz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vale Queiroz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vale Queiroz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakagawa can't get the takedown.
Good body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakagawa controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz cracks Nakagawa with a nice body shot.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Vale Queiroz lands a shoulder strike.
Vale Queiroz gets through Nakagawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakagawa is rocked!
Vale Queiroz lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakagawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Vale Queiroz finish him?
Nakagawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Nakagawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakagawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz has Nakagawa pressed against the cage, preventing Nakagawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakagawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakagawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Nakagawa blocks it.
A short right from Vale Queiroz.
Good body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakagawa backwards.
Nakagawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Vale Queiroz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vale Queiroz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Erasmo Vale Queiroz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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