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BC FIGHT NIGHT 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devontae Smith (ranked 5276 p4p, 5017 weight class) and Katsumi Orochi (ranked 479 p4p, 471 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devontae Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsumi Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orochi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orochi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Orochi tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orochi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orochi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Orochi's coach down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY TOKYO was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Orochi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smith throws a right hand that Orochi ducks under and follows up with a left that Orochi also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoids the head kick by Orochi.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orochi throws out the jab.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orochi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Devontae Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Orochi connects with a body shot.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Orochi sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devontae Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orochi! But no joy.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orochi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Orochi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orochi's waist but Orochi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Orochi throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Orochi lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orochi circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith clinches.
Orochi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves to clinch but Orochi breaks away
enabling Orochi to counter with a crisp jab.
Orochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Orochi.
A head kick misses from Orochi.
Orochi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katsumi Orochi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Orochi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries for a takedown but Orochi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Orochi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Orochi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Orochi looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orochi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orochi throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orochi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orochi.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orochi 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Orochi just misses with a punch to the body.
Orochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Orochi breaks away and moves out of range.
Orochi misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katsumi Orochi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orochi swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Orochi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith with a hook.
Orochi swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orochi.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orochi. Orochi obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orochi throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
As Orochi looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Orochi just gets out of the way.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Orochi counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Katsumi Orochi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Orochi throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orochi throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Orochi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orochi but Orochi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orochi lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Orochi.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Orochi throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi misses with a straight right.
Smith clinches up with Orochi and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith jumps guard but Orochi stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devontae Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orochi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Orochi counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith moves away from the strike by Orochi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orochi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith wants to clinch up but Orochi keeps it at a distance.
Smith 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.
Orochi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
 Smith is rocked!
Orochi throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orochi sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Devontae Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Orochi shuts the power down on Smith. Lights out, game over! Orochi is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Katsumi Orochi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Mertel (ranked 4253 p4p, 4732 weight class) and Javier Fuentes (ranked 433 p4p, 468 weight class). Mertel comes to the cage accompanied by Mertel Cannon. Javier Fuentes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Mertel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mertel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuentes scores with a takedown into Mertel's guard.
Fuentes is standing up over Mertel. Mertel looks to escape but Fuentes dives into side control.
Fuentes decides to stand back up.
A jab from Mertel finds it's way through Fuentes's defenses.
Fuentes throws a head kick that misses.
Mertel misses with a right hand
and Fuentes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mertel wants to control but Fuentes is keeping busy.
Mertel wants to get back to his feet.
Fuentes stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mertel pushes Fuentes off looking to stand but Fuentes dives back in and keeps control.
Fuentes trying to mount his opponent but Mertel defends it.
Fuentes seems to be looking for submissions.
Mertel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fuentes on the ground.
Fuentes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mertel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
It looks like Fuentes might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mertel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fuentes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fuentes stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mertel to get to his feet.
Mertel misses with a double jab.
Fuentes throws a sloppy head kick and Mertel moves out of range easily.
Mertel lands with a straight right. Fuentes didn't see that one coming.
Fuentes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mertel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Fuentes looks to move away, Mertel throws a big counter combo but Fuentes just gets out of the way.
Mertel connects with a single shot there.
Fuentes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mertel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mertel working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mertel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fuentes's brow.
Mertel lands a shoulder strike.
Mertel misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mertel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mertel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mertel.
Mertel is looking to break free of the clinch but Fuentes has double underhooks.
Mertel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuentes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mertel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fuentes jumps guard.
Fuentes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mertel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fuentes has Mertel pulled in close to control his posture.
Mertel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fuentes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mertel dips to his left and cracks Fuentes with an uppercut!
Mertel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuentes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheers as Mertel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fuentes doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mertel swinging wildly here.
Fuentes wants to counter with a clinch but Mertel pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuentes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuentes looks winded!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mertel.
Mertel tries to clinch up but Fuentes circles away and keeps his distance.
Mertel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fuentes swats away the attempt to clinch by Mertel.
Fuentes clinches with his opponent.
Fuentes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mertel tries to clinch up but Fuentes circles away and keeps his distance.
Fuentes darts in looking for a takedown but Mertel gets double underhooks and turns Fuentes into the cage.
Mertel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Mertel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fuentes swats away the attempt to clinch by Mertel.
Mertel is looking to clinch.
Fuentes wants to counter with a clinch but Mertel pushes him away.
Fuentes shoots in for a takedown but Mertel shows good takedown defense.
Mertel tries to clinch up but Fuentes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Mertel.
 It looks like Javier Fuentes has been cut.
Fuentes walks into a jab.
 Fuentes is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mertel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuentes gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mertel gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fuentes is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Mertel!
Viktor Mertel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baron Welch (ranked 4484 p4p, 4802 weight class) and DeAndre Ward (ranked 277 p4p, 288 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeAndre Ward!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch with a poor takedown
and Ward counters with a nice low kick that buckles Welch's knee momentarily.
Ward closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Welch's guard.
Welch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Welch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Welch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch seems keen to control Ward's posture.
Welch is looking for a triangle but Ward pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
Welch is trying to keep Ward in close.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Welch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ward passes into side control.
Ward trying to control the position but Welch is working away.
Welch gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Welch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Welch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ward is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ward is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ward trying to control but Welch is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welch looking for a triangle here. Ward is fighting it but it looks tight! Welch pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ward is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Baron Welch!
Baron Welch took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duane Jackson (ranked 3858 p4p, 4916 weight class) and Joey Dibiassi (ranked 257 p4p, 293 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duane Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Dibiassi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dibiassi tries a head kick but it misses.
Dibiassi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Dibiassi misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dibiassi avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Dibiassi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dibiassi slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dibiassi tries to clinch up.
Donk. Dibiassi catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Dibiassi throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Dibiassi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dibiassi lands a jab.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Dibiassi saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dibiassi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dibiassi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dibiassi pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Dibiassi, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Dibiassi against the cage but Dibiassi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dibiassi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dibiassi has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Dibiassi fails to pull guard.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a push kick but Dibiassi slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dibiassi misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Dibiassi shakes it off.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Dibiassi moves out of range easily.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dibiassi is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dibiassi is trying to escape back to his feet but Jackson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Dibiassi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Dibiassi is trying to improve his position.
Dibiassi wants to get back to his feet but Jackson drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Dibiassi is trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson has control of an arm but Dibiassi manages to advance to Jackson's back!
Jackson prevents Dibiassi from getting a body triangle.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson is trying to shake Dibiassi off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Dibiassi won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Dibiassi flicks out a counter leg kick but Jackson steps away.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Dibiassi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Dibiassi misses with the combination.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY MONTREAL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibiassi fails to land with a series of punches.
Dibiassi leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Dibiassi moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Dibiassi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Dibiassi with a jab.
Dibiassi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Dibiassi blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Dibiassi tries to counter with a clinch but Jackson shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dibiassi's waist but Dibiassi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joey Dibiassi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dibiassi misses with a head kick.
Dibiassi blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Dibiassi is looking to clinch.
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 Duane Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson 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.
A good leg kick by Dibiassi.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Dibiassi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dibiassi avoids it really well and circles away.
Dibiassi feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dibiassi checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Dibiassi's leg. Dibiassi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dibiassi wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibiassi tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Dibiassi.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Dibiassi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dibiassi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dibiassi wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Dibiassi cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dibiassi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Dibiassi.
Joey Dibiassi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dibiassi pinned against the cage. Dibiassi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Dibiassi wants to counter with a clinch but Jackson pushes him away.
Dibiassi throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibiassi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dibiassi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dibiassi throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Dibiassi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dibiassi throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Dibiassi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a low kick but Dibiassi avoids it.
Dibiassi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dibiassi sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Dibiassi is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dibiassi has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson 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.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Dibiassi's temple.
Dibiassi has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibiassi won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson stops Dibiassi from getting back to his feet.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackson prevents Dibiassi from improving his position.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Dibiassi's hands, connecting with Dibiassi's forehead.
Jackson working Dibiassi over with strikes.
Dibiassi is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Dibiassi is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Jackson dominated that second 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!
Jackson misses with a body kick.
A jab from Dibiassi misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dibiassi.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses
enabling Dibiassi to counter with a crisp jab.
Dibiassi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dibiassi lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Dibiassi avoids it.
Nice body kick from Jackson.
Dibiassi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dibiassi moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Dibiassi saw that one coming.
Jackson 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.
Dibiassi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duane Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dibiassi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dibiassi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Dibiassi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dibiassi tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dibiassi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dibiassi - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dibiassi. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dibiassi avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Dibiassi sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dibiassi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dibiassi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dibiassi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jackson - that will leave a mark!
Dibiassi moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Dibiassi fails to land with a series of punches.
Dibiassi lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dibiassi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Dibiassi scores with a nice strike.
Dibiassi tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dibiassi avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dibiassi.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dibiassi. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dibiassi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibiassi checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dibiassi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dibiassi cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Dibiassi as he checks the leg kick.
Dibiassi misses with a head kick.
Dibiassi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dibiassi looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Dibiassi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Dibiassi blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Dibiassi throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dibiassi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dibiassi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dibiassi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Dibiassi.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dibiassi works the jab nicely.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dibiassi throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dibiassi moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Dibiassi, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Dibiassi against the cage but Dibiassi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dibiassi feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Dibiassi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joey Dibiassi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dibiassi is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Dibiassi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joey Dibiassi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Standen Bang (ranked 5323 p4p, 3971 weight class) and Mbuti Bayaka (ranked 422 p4p, 357 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 Mbuti Bayaka was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Standen Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mbuti Bayaka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayaka clinches up against the cage.
Bayaka lands a body shot.
Bayaka tries to work over Bang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bayaka scores with a shot to the side of Bang's head.
Bayaka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bang up against the cage.
Bang is trying to break free.
Bayaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bayaka tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hand to the body from Bayaka.
Bayaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayaka is leaning against Bang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bayaka keeps control of Bang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bang has had enough of the clinch but Bayaka keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayaka lands a damaging elbow.
Bayaka pushes Bang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Bayaka as the two fighters clinch.
Bang has had enough of the clinch but Bayaka keeps him there for the moment.
Bang working hard to break the clinch.
Bayaka wants a takedown.
Standen Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mbuti Bayaka.
Bayaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bayaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bayaka lands a nice uppercut.
Bang tries to circle away but Bayaka has him pinned against the cage.
Bayaka taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bayaka.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bayaka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayaka lands a left hand.
Bayaka works on Bang's body with a couple of short punches.
Bang is trying to push Bayaka away but Bayaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bayaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Bayaka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bang wants to get back to striking at distance but Bayaka won't allow it.
Bayaka lands an elbow inside.
Bang is trying to push Bayaka away but Bayaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bang is breathing heavily.
Bayaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bayaka keeps control of Bang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bayaka lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Bayaka.
Bayaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bayaka.
A short right from Bayaka on the inside.
A short left from Bayaka.
Nice body punch from Bayaka.
Bayaka scores with a shot to the side of Bang's head.
Bayaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bayaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bayaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been informed that Bayaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Bayaka.
A right handed body shot lands from Bayaka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayaka turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bayaka manages to end up in side control.
Bayaka is putting a hurting on Bang here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bayaka landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bayaka working the ground and pound from side control.
Bayaka lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bang down.
Bayaka working the ground and pound from side control.
Bang is rocked!
Bayaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bayaka trying to control the action but Bang is working from the bottom.
Oh Bang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayaka working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bang seems to have got his legs back now.
Bayaka working the ground and pound.
Bayaka has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bayaka punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bang tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bang is in a horrible position here. Bayaka smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bayaka unloading with bombs!
Bayaka postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Bang is out cold - huge knockout for Bayaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mbuti Bayaka!
Our winner, Mbuti Bayaka, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Brant (ranked 4269 p4p, 4249 weight class) and Azim Kaarduu (ranked 375 p4p, 373 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Brant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Azim Kaarduu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaarduu clinches up with Brant and pushes him back against the cage.
Brant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kaarduu sprawls well. Kaarduu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brant gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaarduu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brant defends it well.
Brant shoots in for a takedown but Kaarduu shows good takedown defense.
Brant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brant wants it to stay on the feet.
As Kaarduu looks to move away, Brant throws a big counter combo but Kaarduu just gets out of the way.
Kaarduu moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaarduu gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brant trying to control but Kaarduu postures up.
Brant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaarduu.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kaarduu connects with a nice short shot to Brant's temple.
Kaarduu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kaarduu.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kaarduu lands a nice short elbow.
Kaarduu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brant keeps working.
Well, if Kaarduu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kaarduu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kaarduu is thwarting Brant's attempts to control the position.
Kaarduu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaarduu is nestled in close to Brant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kaarduu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaarduu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brant is rocked!
Kaarduu lands a big elbow - Brant is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kaarduu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azim Kaarduu!
A victorious Azim Kaarduu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Venus Flytrap (ranked 3413 p4p, 4262 weight class) and Josh En (ranked 320 p4p, 376 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Venus Flytrap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh En!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flytrap fails with a takedown attempt.
En lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Flytrap shoots and misses
and En counters with a two punch combo.
Flytrap shoots in and drives through. En sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venus Flytrap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flytrap fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from En.
Flytrap appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
En throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Venus Flytrap has been cut.
En keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
En throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
En looks to land a combination. Flytrap sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Flytrap scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
En tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
En is working to avoid the ground and pound but Flytrap connects with a decent elbow.
Flytrap trying to control the position but En is working away.
Flytrap is chipping away with strikes.
Flytrap is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt En will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
En is looking for a sweep.
Flytrap lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Flytrap trying to control the action but En is working from the bottom.
Flytrap working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flytrap in side control lands a decent elbow.
Flytrap is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Flytrap's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
En takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
En can't do much from the bottom here.
Flytrap scores with punches from side control.
En is letting Flytrap control him for a moment.
Flytrap has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for En!
Flytrap controlling the pace for now.
En working to try and regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
En looks winded!
En is in a horrible position here. Flytrap smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flytrap landing shots from mount.
Flytrap scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish En?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flytrap takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Flytrap 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.
Flytrap dominating with strikes here.
Flytrap landing shots from mount.
En really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flytrap. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flytrap landing strikes, looking to finish!
Flytrap lands a big elbow.
Flytrap content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flytrap working En over with strikes here.
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!
Flytrap lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flytrap is landing with some decent strikes but En is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Flytrap controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
En is bucking up trying to escape but Flytrap cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flytrap tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flytrap swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Venus Flytrap!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Denis Djeri (ranked 2804 p4p, 4913 weight class) and Jackson Jones (ranked 197 p4p, 292 weight class). Djeri comes to the cage accompanied by Last thing you will hear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denis Djeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones connects with the punch.
Djeri misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Djeri misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Djeri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Djeri. Djeri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones has Djeri up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Djeri backwards.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Djeri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Djeri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Djeri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Djeris head.
Djeri wants a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Djeri takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Djeri backwards.
Djeri is rocked!
Djeri blocks an uppercut.
Oh Djeri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Djeri.
Djeri seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones lands a big right hand that drops Djeri! The killer instinct kicks in and Jones finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Jones!
Denis Djeri spoke after the fight, saying 'Kletva starog Janosa dolazi po vas'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Brooks (ranked 3294 p4p, 3300 weight class) and Micah Kim (ranked 223 p4p, 225 weight class). Micah Kim struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micah Kim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries for a takedown but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brooks tried to counter with a leg kick but Kim avoided it.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kim did well to prevent Brooks getting side control.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
Kim is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Brooks is tapping! Great win for Kim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Micah Kim!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Branislav Popov (ranked 2799 p4p, 2826 weight class) and Ognjen Kovacevic (ranked 317 p4p, 321 weight class). Popov comes to the cage accompanied by Petrov - Bane. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kovacevic's choice of entrance music: Clapping your sister cheeks at 3 am. Ognjen Kovacevic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Branislav Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ognjen Kovacevic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovacevic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Popov at a distance.
Kovacevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Popov tries to clinch but Kovacevic is having none of it.
Popov tries to clinch there but Kovacevic circles away.
Popov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Kovacevic finds it's target.
Popov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Popov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kovacevic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic throws a good cross that connects.
Kovacevic thuds a left hand into Popov's body.
Kovacevic gets tackled into the cage by Popov. Popov maintains the clinch.
Kovacevic has had enough of the clinch but Popov keeps him there for the moment.
Kovacevic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kovacevic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovacevic is trying to break the clinch but Popov is controlling him.
Kovacevic has had enough of the clinch but Popov keeps him there for the moment.
Kovacevic breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kovacevic. Popov shrugs it off though.
Popov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kovacevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab from Kovacevic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Popov looks to clinch
and Kovacevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovacevic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Popov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovacevic.
Popov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kovacevic counters with a nice body shot.
We've been told by Popov's head coaches at Punchin N\' Chockin that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Popov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kovacevic finds it's way round the side to connect with Popov's head.
Kovacevic thuds his right hand into Popov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovacevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacevic thuds a left hand into Popov's body.
Popov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kovacevic connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovacevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popov moves away.
Popov tries to clinch up.
Popov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kovacevic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kovacevic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kovacevic.
Kovacevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Good shot there by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Popov counters with a nice body kick.
Popov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovacevic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovacevic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov moves in looking to clinch but Kovacevic pushes him off.
Popov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ognjen Kovacevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Popov.
Popov drops his hands momentarily and Kovacevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kovacevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Kovacevic finds it's way through Popov's defenses.
Popov is looking to clinch but Kovacevic is avoiding it.
Kovacevic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kovacevic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ognjen Kovacevic 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.
Kovacevic digs a good hook to Popov's body.
Popov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut there from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic with a jab.
Popov wants to clinch
and Kovacevic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kovacevic.
Popov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Popov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice cross by Kovacevic.
Popov doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovacevic circles away.
Popov moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovacevic has had enough of the clinch but Popov keeps him there for the moment.
Kovacevic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic tries to work over Popov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovacevic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Popov has him pressed against the cage.
Kovacevic breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Kovacevic misses
and Popov counters with a one-two to the body.
Popov darts in trying to clinch
and Kovacevic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Popov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Popov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovacevic lands a glancing blow to the side of Popov's head.
Kovacevic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Popov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kovacevic.
Popov is looking to clinch.
Popov wants to clinch
enabling Kovacevic to counter with a crisp jab.
Popov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Popov takes one on the button.
Popov tries to clinch up but Kovacevic circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Kovacevic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Popov doesn't seem phased though.
Popov tries to clinch there but Kovacevic circles away.
Kovacevic with a jab.
Kovacevic lands the left hand.
Branislav Popov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovacevic looks to land a combination. Popov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovacevic motions for Popov to come forward. Kovacevic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Kovacevic looks to move away, Popov throws a big counter combo but Kovacevic just gets out of the way.
Kovacevic stuns Popov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kovacevic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kovacevic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Popov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kovacevic lands with a straight right. Popov didn't see that one coming.
Kovacevic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Popov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovacevic thuds a left hand into Popov's body.
Kovacevic punishes Popov's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovacevic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovacevic with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popov is looking to clinch but Kovacevic is avoiding it.
Popov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovacevic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovacevic lands a body shot.
Kovacevic lands a nice shot that snaps Popov's head back.
Kovacevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Popov tries to move into range but Kovacevic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Popov avoids a kick to the body.
Kovacevic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popov 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.
Kovacevic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ognjen Kovacevic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kovacevic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kovacevic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kovacevic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Popov takes one on the button.
Kovacevic with a nice calf kick.
Popov avoids the body shot from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic lands with a cross.
Kovacevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovacevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kovacevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovacevic jabs Popov right on the nose. Popov blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovacevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Popov tries to clinch there but Kovacevic circles away.
Popov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kovacevic 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.
Kovacevic digs a good hook to Popov's body.
Popov tries to clinch there but Kovacevic circles away.
Popov wants to clinch.
Jab, jab by Kovacevic - just one landing.
Popov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kovacevic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Popov scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic scores with a push kick.
Kovacevic jabs Popov right on the nose. Popov blinks but takes it well.
Popov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovacevic throws a shot to the body.
Kovacevic lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovacevic lunges at Popov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popov's hand.
Popov tries to clinch but Kovacevic is having none of it.
Popov wants to clinch.
Popov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic thuds a left hand into Popov's body.
Kovacevic stuns Popov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Branislav Popov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovacevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Popov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kovacevic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovacevic cracks Popov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kovacevic scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Kovacevic.
Jab from Kovacevic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic scores with a body shot.
Popov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovacevic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Popov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Popov is rocked!
Kovacevic throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Popov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Popov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovacevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popov seems to have got his legs back now.
Popov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Popov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Kovacevic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ognjen Kovacevic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kovacevic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ognjen Kovacevic!
Post fight, Ognjen Kovacevic took to the microphone: 'I big banged this guy, now its time to get drunk on discord!!! LEEEEETS GOOOOOOOOOOO HOO YEAHH'.
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