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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gentry (ranked 1740 p4p, 1083 weight class) and Gordon Hunter (ranked 77 p4p, 44 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hunter's choice of entrance music: King of Curses. The key to victory for Billy Gentry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gordon Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gentry is fending him off so far but Hunter persists. Nope, Gentry circles away and we're back to standing.
Gentry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
Gentry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Gordon Hunter has been cut.
Hunter can't get the takedown.
Billy Gentry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hunter.
Gentry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gentry walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gentry keeps working.
Gentry is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hunter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hunter trying to control the action but Gentry is working from the bottom.
Gentry is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hunter advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is working for a guillotine from mount but Gentry frees his head quite easily.
Gentry really wants to buck Hunter off and get back to his feet.
Hunter moves to the back position.
Gentry staying busy and making it hard for Hunter to control.
Gentry is trying to stand back up.
Hunter is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Gentry won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Hunter off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gordon Hunter!
Post fight, Gordon Hunter took to the microphone: 'Merry Christmas fuckers! I neglected my three small children for this glory.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Soucy (ranked 3901 p4p, 5407 weight class) and Freaky Max (ranked 410 p4p, 494 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Freaky Max was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sheldon Soucy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Max!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soucy throws a head kick that Max semi-blocks.
Soucy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A solid body kick from Soucy.
Max has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Max takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Soucy tries to clinch but Max moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Soucy.
Soucy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Max moves out of range as Soucy strikes.
Soucy throws a head kick but Max moves out of range.
Soucy sets himself, and Max steps forward looking for the clinch! Soucy avoids it this time.
Max moves out of range as Soucy throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max moves out of range of the body kick.
Soucy moves into range and clinches up with Max.
Soucy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soucy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max leaning against his opponent.
Soucy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Max blocking some punches.
Soucy letting Max take a breather here.
Max misses with some punches.
Max lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Soucy controls the action.
Max avoids the elbow strike from Soucy, against the ropes.
Soucy tries to work over Max's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soucy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Max is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soucy.
Soucy stalling the fight.
Max lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soucy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Freaky Max has been cut.
Max managing to block the knees to the body from Soucy.
Soucy letting Max take a breather here.
Soucy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Soucy misses with a knee to the head.
Max lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Max.
Max lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soucy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soucy misses with some punches.
Max goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soucy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Max dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Max tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soucy scores with a knee to the head.
Soucy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the head but Max blocks with his arms.
Soucy with a knee to the head.
Max manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soucy misses with the head strike.
Max managing to block the knees to the body from Soucy.
Max takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soucy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Max pushes Soucy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soucy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Max's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soucy tries a body shot but Max blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soucy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soucy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Soucy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Max on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soucy is looking to control Max's arms but Max gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soucy has his back to the ropes.
Soucy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Max.
Max lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soucy backwards.
Soucy lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Freaky Max's cut even more.
Max misses with a punch to the body.
Soucy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soucy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Max's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soucy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Max.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Soucy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soucy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Max blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Max is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Soucy.
Soucy is trying to stall.
Soucy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soucy with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soucy misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Max.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Soucy controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soucy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Max is defending well for now.
Soucy lands a nice knee to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soucy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soucy.
The cut above Freaky Max's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Max is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soucy is keeping busy.
Soucy lands a left hand.
Soucy trying to land knees to the body.
Max manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soucy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Max displaying some good clinch control by pressing Soucy up against the ropes.
Soucy wants to stall.
Soucy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Max.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soucy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soucy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Max blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Soucy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Soucy throws an elbow but misses.
Soucy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Max scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soucy avoiding damage.
Soucy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Max scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soucy prevents a body shot from Max.
Soucy crunches a lovely knee into Max's ribcage.
Max lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Soucy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Max blocks it with crossed arms.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Soucy.
Max dodges an elbow strike from Soucy.
Soucy misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Soucy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Max blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soucy misses with a knee strike.
Max lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Max on the inside.
Max digs a right hand into Soucy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soucy's gas tank.
Soucy is breathing heavily.
Max lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Max on the inside.
Max scores with a shot to the side of Soucy's head.
Soucy misses with the head strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Max lands with a short shot to the head.
Max trying to land knees to the body.
Max lands with a right to the head.
Soucy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Max has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Max.
Max blocks an elbow strike.
Soucy lands a knee to the body.
Soucy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Max has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Max creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soucy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Soucy misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Max.
Soucy throws a head punch that misses.
Max lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soucy backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Soucy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freaky Max's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Soucy tries to clinch up but Max circles away and keeps his distance.
Max keeps the fight on the outside.
Max clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Max.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soucy obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soucy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Max can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Max.
Max is trying to maintain a safe position but Soucy gets an underhook and turns Max into the ropes.
Max's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soucy blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Max.
Max is leaning against Soucy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soucy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxs head.
A knee to the head by Soucy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Max as the two fighters clinch.
Max stalling in the clinch but Soucy improves position.
Soucy tries to land knees in the clinch but Max avoids the damage to the body.
Soucy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Max in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Max.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Max dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Max lands with a left to the head.
Soucy working aggressively here.
Soucy crunches a lovely knee into Max's ribcage.
Max throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soucys head.
Max tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Max.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soucy tries a knee to the head but Max blocks it.
Soucy stalling in the clinch but Max improves position.
Max throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soucys head.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Max avoids it.
Soucy throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soucy misses with the head strike.
Max working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the head but Max blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soucy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Soucy.
Soucy misses with some punches.
Sheldon Soucy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soucy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soucy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Max.
Max scores with a shot to the side of Soucy's head.
Nice body punch from Max - that landed with a thud.
Soucy takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Max.
Max lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Max.
Max lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soucy backwards.
Max working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Max.
Max lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
 Soucy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soucy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Oh Soucy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Max on the inside.
Soucy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Max avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soucy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Max blocks a body shot from Soucy.
Max scores with a shoulder strike.
Soucy missing with knees to the body.
Max misses with the head strike.
Max working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Max.
A right hook to the body lands for Max.
Soucy prevents a body shot from Max.
Max holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Max creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Max.
Max throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soucys head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Max unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Soucy! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Max is unloading with more strikes now! Soucy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freaky Max!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saint Arai (ranked 3297 p4p, 4609 weight class) and Ricardo Gonzalez (ranked 224 p4p, 292 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Ultra Instinct as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saint Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Arai.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arai in his tracks.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arai.
Arai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arai misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzalez punishes Arai's body with a nice straight punch.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arai throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arai slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Arai drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez lunges at Arai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arai's hand.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Arai avoids it with no problem.
Arai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arai has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricardo Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Arai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Arai. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Arai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai scores with a jab to the body.
Arai scores with a shot to the body.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arai throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Arai tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arai throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arai in his tracks.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez stuns Arai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Arai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arai defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Arai circles away.
Arai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Arai moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez cracks Arai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arai moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Arai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arai ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Arai staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arai.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arai throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arai, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arai.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arai.
A jab from Arai misses.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Arai moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Arai throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
Arai lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Arai didn't see that one coming.
Arai swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arai.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Arai strikes.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez lands a glancing blow to the side of Arai's head.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice combination there by Arai.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Arai.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arai moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Arai misses its target.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Arai avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Arai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arai drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez has Arai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arai tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Arai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
Arai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arai blocking some punches.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gonzalez can turn it around.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Arai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.
Arai breaks from the clinch.
Arai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Arai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Arai moved out of range.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arai connects with a looping right hand.
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Arai lands a head shot.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Arai lands with a shot to the body.
Arai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arai lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Arai swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arai throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Arai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
 Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Arai finish him?
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arai scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Arai.
Arai circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gonzalez to the canvas! Gonzalez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Arai keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saint Arai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sun-Ji Roh (ranked 3123 p4p, 4533 weight class) and Mason Sheppard (ranked 343 p4p, 456 weight class). Roh comes to the ring accompanied by TMGE - Akage No Kelly. Mason Sheppard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sun-Ji Roh's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun-Ji Roh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Sheppard!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheppard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Roh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sheppard.
Sheppard wants to clinch up but Roh keeps it at a distance.
Roh circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Roh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Sheppard. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Roh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sheppard.
A jab from Roh finds it's way through Sheppard's defenses.
Roh lands a really nice looking cross but Sheppard seems unphased.
Roh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sheppard throws a lazy head kick
and Roh counters with a nice body shot.
Sheppard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roh stuns Sheppard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sheppard in his tracks.
Roh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheppard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roh looks to land a left hand but Sheppard moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheppard.
A shot to the liver by Roh. Beautiful body shot.
Roh scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheppard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sheppard has a takedown stuffed.
Sun-Ji Roh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Sheppard.
Roh lands a right hook to the body.
Roh lands an overhand right.
Roh leaves Sheppard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sheppard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roh scores with a nice right hand.
Roh lands a nice shot to the body.
Roh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheppard misses with a takedown attempt - Roh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sheppard needs to keep his hands up - Roh had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheppard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheppard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roh.
Sheppard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roh sizes up Sheppard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sheppard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sheppard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roh's waist but Roh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sheppard off to one side.
Sheppard looks winded!
Sheppard shoots and misses
and Roh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheppard tried to score with a low kick but Roh checks it.
Sheppard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roh jabs at Sheppard's body.
Sun-Ji Roh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roh cracks a nice hook into Sheppard's ribs.
Roh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sheppard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roh lands with an uppercut that bounces Sheppard off the ropes and back into range.
Sheppard tries to clinch but Roh moves out of range.
Roh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sheppard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roh thuds a left hand into Sheppard's body.
Jab by Roh.
Sheppard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roh lands with an overhand left.
Roh cracks Sheppard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sheppard on the side of the head.
Roh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sheppard's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roh lands with a cross.
Roh lands a jab to the nose.
Sheppard is rocked!
Roh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sheppard is still on wobbly legs! Can Roh finish him?
Roh drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sheppard right on the button. Sheppard goes down! Roh follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Roh gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sun-Ji Roh!
Our winner, Sun-Ji Roh, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Rochester (ranked 3379 p4p, 2824 weight class) and Don Gable (ranked 315 p4p, 271 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Rochester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Gable!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Gable misses the target.
Rochester half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rochester really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gable misses with a few strikes there.
Rochester attempts a counter takedown but Gable avoids it well and moves away.
Gable's coach down at Tappelukerho was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gable's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Gable.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gable.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rochester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rochester is trying to control Gable's posture but Gable avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rochester tries to improve position but can't.
Rochester is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gable throwing strikes but Rochester manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gable is looking to reverse the position.
Rochester tries to advance to mount but Gable denies him.
Rochester wants to control but Gable is keeping him busy.
Rochester is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gable knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable is looking for a sweep.
Rochester tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rochester has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rochester looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rochester goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gable rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rochester's guard! Nice work there by Gable!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gable has his hands clasped together but Rochester extends and breaks Gable's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rochester.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ziggy Rochester!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Jokinen (ranked 2912 p4p, 3803 weight class) and Alejandro Ocho (ranked 338 p4p, 434 weight class). Jouni Jokinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jouni Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro Ocho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jokinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ocho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ocho scores with a punch to the head.
 It looks like Jouni Jokinen has been cut.
Ocho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ocho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jokinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies in the buildup to the fight.
Jokinen gets a clinch.
Ocho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ocho is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Ocho looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Jokinen clinches up with Ocho and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ocho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ocho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jokinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jokinen is working Ocho over against the ropes.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Ocho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ocho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocho is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the ropes.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Ocho.
Jokinen trying to stall but Ocho improves his position.
Ocho tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Ocho looks winded!
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen presses Ocho against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Jokinen.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ocho is rocked!
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Ocho is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Jokinen pushes Ocho against the ropes. Jokinen is working some dirty boxing. Jokinen pushes off with a quick right hook! Ocho goes down! Ocho tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jokinen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jouni Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yu Liang (ranked 2949 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Rafael Dieseiros (ranked 325 p4p, 374 weight class). Yu Liang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yu Liang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Dieseiros!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dieseiros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liang but Liang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Liang misses the target.
Dieseiros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dieseiros looks to land a combination but Liang avoids it well.
Dieseiros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liang sprawls well. Liang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dieseiros gets slowly back to his feet.
Yu Liang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Dieseiros.
Dieseiros with a poor takedown
and Liang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liang staying out of range there.
Liang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dieseiros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Liang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dieseiros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liang defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Liang misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dieseiros misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Liang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the liver by Dieseiros. Beautiful body shot.
Dieseiros just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Liang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dieseiros with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liang counters with a nice uppercut.
Dieseiros is rocked!
Dieseiros doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liang counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yu Liang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rodriguez (ranked 1965 p4p, 3168 weight class) and John Knox (ranked 230 p4p, 365 weight class). Knox has chosen "Hey Man Nice Shot" Filter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Jorge Rodriguez has been cut.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez dives in for a single leg takedown but Knox sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Knox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the ropes.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Knox.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Rodriguez. 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.
Rodriguez is working for takedown but Knox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rodriguez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knox is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knox is keeping busy.
Knox gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez's takedown attempt.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knox pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox with the counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Knox unleashes a big counter combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knox sprawls well. Knox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Rodriguez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Rodriguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Jorge Rodriguez's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Rodriguez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jorge Rodriguez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox throws out a counter right but Rodriguez avoids it with no problem.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox batters Rodriguez with a massive right followed by a huge left! Rodriguez is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Knox lands a final crushing right hand to drop Rodriguez to the mat with a gruesome thud! Knox is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Knox!
A very excited looking John Knox 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Helmsley (ranked 1169 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Ruslan Muzhaiev (ranked 143 p4p, 223 weight class). The key to victory for Reginald Helmsley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reginald Helmsley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Muzhaiev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmsley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Muzhaiev closes the distance and clinches up with Helmsley, looking for a takedown. Muzhaiev pushes Helmsley against the ropes but Helmsley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Helmsley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muzhaiev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Helmsley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Muzhaiev is looking for a takedown.
Reginald Helmsley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Muzhaiev.
Muzhaiev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Helmsley is struggling to control the position.
Muzhaiev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Helmsley is defending well.
Helmsley controlling the action here for a moment.
Muzhaiev takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ruslan Muzhaiev has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Helmsley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Helmsley lands an uppercut.
Helmsley drops Muzhaiev with a big knee straight up the middle! Muzhaiev is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Muzhaiev looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmsley lands a knee to the body.
Helmsley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muzhaiev's defenses.
Helmsley drops Muzhaiev with a big knee straight up the middle! Muzhaiev is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Muzhaiev is rocked!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Muzhaiev has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Helmsley plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Muzhaiev to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Muzhaiev just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reginald Helmsley!
Reginald Helmsley retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Reginald Helmsley made sure he mentioned Shadow Realm Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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