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BC FIGHT NIGHT 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Richardson (ranked 4678 p4p, 25474 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 490 p4p, 595 weight class). Ivan Drago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Richardson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drago throws a jab when Richardson was well out of range.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That kick from Richardson tenderised Drago's leg. Drago is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Richardson thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Richardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Richardson moves away and avoids it.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drago! But no joy.
Richardson slips a jab from Drago.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Drago on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Drago misses.
Richardson moves to clinch but Drago breaks away
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Richardson tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Richardson connects with an inside leg kick.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Richardson.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Richardson tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago cracks Richardson with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Roy Richardson has been cut.
Richardson needs to keep his hands up - Drago had a free shot at his head there.
Drago ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drago duly obliges.
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!
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drago! But no joy.
Richardson takes one on the button.
 Richardson is rocked!
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drago! But no joy.
Drago drops Richardson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Richardson looks back up at him and smiles so Drago waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Richardson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richardson glances at the clock... BAM! Drago nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Richardson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Richardson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cenchrus Ekinato (ranked 5372 p4p, 5402 weight class) and Kevin La Trottola (ranked 490 p4p, 493 weight class). Kevin La Trottola will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cenchrus Ekinato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin La Trottola!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekinato forces La Trottola back against the cage and clinches.
Ekinato lands a body shot.
La Trottola trying to stall but Ekinato improves his position.
Ekinato lands a shot to the body.
Ekinato is working La Trottola over against the cage.
La Trottola looks winded!
Ekinato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekinato lands a right hand that snaps the head of La Trottola backwards.
Ekinato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ekinato content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ekinato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekinato scores with a shot to the side of La Trottola's head.
Ekinato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ekinato scores with a shot to the side of La Trottola's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ekinato is working La Trottola over against the cage.
A short right from Ekinato.
Ekinato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekinato.
Ekinato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekinato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ekinato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekinato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ekinato.
Ekinato is working La Trottola over against the cage.
La Trottola is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ekinato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ekinato lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Ekinato.
Ekinato works on La Trottola's body with a couple of short punches.
Ekinato lands with a light punch inside.
La Trottola takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Ekinato.
Ekinato lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ekinato.
Ekinato lands a left hand.
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!
Ekinato lands a shoulder strike.
Ekinato lands a nice shot to the body.
Ekinato lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ekinato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekinato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekinato lands with a left to the head.
 La Trottola is rocked!
Ekinato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
La Trottola is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekinato finish him?
Ekinato is stalling here.
Ekinato lands a body shot.
La Trottola seems to have recovered his senses.
Ekinato lands a big right hand that drops La Trottola! The killer instinct kicks in and Ekinato finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ekinato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cenchrus Ekinato!
Cenchrus Ekinato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bon (ranked 4573 p4p, 25209 weight class) and Bones Jones (ranked 440 p4p, 573 weight class). Jones has chosen My Hallelujah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remy Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bones Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bon counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Bon tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bon was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bon wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones trying to control but Bon is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Bon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bon tries to get out of the position.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones advances position into side control!
Bon is trying to get back to his feet.
Jones has hold of Bon's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bon tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jones cranks the arm and Bon screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bon, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bones Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Bones Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Fritz (ranked 25626 p4p, 4507 weight class) and Tony Taxi (ranked 450 p4p, 386 weight class). The key to victory for Shaun Fritz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 London, Shaun Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Taxi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritz drives through with a takedown into Taxi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Taxi wants to sweep but no luck.
Taxi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taxi wants to free his trapped foot but Fritz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fritz kicks Taxi off and gets back to his feet.
Taxi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fritz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fritz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fritz throws a big shot that misses.
Fritz moves to clinch but Taxi breaks away
and Taxi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fritz wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taxi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fritz is looking to escape.
Taxi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fritz is trying to stand up.
Taxi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Taxi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Taxi is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Taxi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Taxi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Che Campbell (ranked 4604 p4p, 4689 weight class) and Bentley Wood (ranked 485 p4p, 491 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Campbell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2 legit 2 Quit. Che Campbell had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Che Campbell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bentley Wood!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Campbell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Campbell looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Campbell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
Wood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Campbell smiles and moves away.
Campbell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
Che Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bentley Wood.
Campbell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Campbell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Campbell tries to clinch up.
Campbell misses with a wild combination.
Campbell moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Campbell gets a clinch.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
Campbell misses with a two punch combination.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Wood clinches.
Wood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Campbell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Campbell scores with a shoulder strike.
Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell is trying to break free.
Wood breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Wood wants to counter with a clinch but Campbell pushes him away.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Campbell.
Wood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Wood, which made it look bad.
Campbell rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Campbell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood tries to keep at a distance but Campbell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Wood has the dominant position.
Campbell misses with some punches.
Campbell tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Wood.
Campbell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Wood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Campbell avoids it really well and circles away.
Campbell is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Campbell after a bit of a struggle.
Wood is trying to drag Campbell to the mat but Campbell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Che Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bentley Wood.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Wood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campbell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Despite the aggression on Wood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood walks into a jab.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Campbell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wood is able to avoid easily.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Campbell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campbell is looking for a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A quick step to the side and Campbell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Campbell. No joy for Wood on that attempt.
Campbell instigates a clinch.
Wood prevents Campbell from breaking the clinch.
Campbell can't break the clinch.
Campbell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell gets a clinch.
Wood wants a takedown but no success here.
Campbell taking a breather.
Campbell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wood has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Campbell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Campbell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wood tries to pull guard but Campbell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell has managed to clinch.
Campbell is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell wants to break free but Wood has control.
Che Campbell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Wood has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Campbell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Campbell moves into the clinch.
Wood is trying to pull guard but Campbell has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wood - that landed with a thud.
Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Campbell throws a low kick but Wood avoids it.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Bentley Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Campbell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Campbell moves into the clinch.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch but Wood keeps him there for the moment.
Campbell missing with knees to the body.
Wood jumps guard but Campbell stands there with Wood around his waist. Wood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Campbell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Campbell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wood's brow.
Campbell trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Wood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood lands with a right hand.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Wood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood throws a counter combo.
Campbell digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood shoots in and drives through. Campbell sprawls well.
Che Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bentley Wood.
Wood fails to land the takedown.
Wood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout.
Wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campbell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wood thinking.
Wood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Campbell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wood, pushing him back against the cage.
Campbell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Campbell can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campbell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wood checks a leg kick nicely.
Wood takes one on the button.
Wood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
Campbell works over Wood's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood is rocked!
Campbell cracks Wood with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Che Campbell!
After the fight, Che Campbell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Mato (ranked 4774 p4p, 4478 weight class) and Hulk Smash (ranked 459 p4p, 445 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuroda Mato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Smash!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mato closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mato lands in his opponent's guard.
Smash controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mato wants to control from the top but Smash keeps moving.
Smash is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smash is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smash slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smash's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mato looking to control.
Smash connects with a couple of short punches.
Smash connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smash slows the pace down in half guard.
Mato has hold of Smash's hands but Smash slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smash takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mato taking some punishment here, with Smash in his half guard.
Mato looking for submissions off his back.
Smash sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mato trying to control from the bottom.
Smash wants to pass to mount but Mato is defending the position.
Smash working over Mato with some ground and pound. Mato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smash slips a nice elbow through Mato's hands, connecting with Mato's forehead.
Smash is thwarting Mato's attempts to control the position.
Smash performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mato trying to control from the bottom.
Smash controlling the pace.
Smash lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smash frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smash with good strikes from the mount here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
BOOM! Smash connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smash dominating with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Smash dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mato drives through and clinches with Smash against the cage.
Mato has clasped his hands together around Smash's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Smash stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Smash tries to buck Mato off but Mato is having none of it.
Smash gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smash is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mato is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smash!
Mato wants to control the pace but Smash is squirming around nicely.
Smash tries to hold on but Mato pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smash is still trying to improve position.
Mato avoids the attempt from Smash to control.
Mato thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Smash tries to hold on but Mato pushes him away.
Smash bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mato's guard.
Hulk Smash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mato is trying to control but can't.
Smash lands with a punch from half guard.
Smash is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mato wants to control but Smash is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smash in particular looking to stall.
Smash's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mato tries to get to full guard but Smash has control of the leg.
Smash winds up and cracks Mato with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smash's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smash's back!
Smash wants to control his opponent's hands but Mato gets his hands free.
Mato looking for the choke but no joy.
Mato throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash tries to break free.
Mato gets his hands free as Smash looks to control.
Mato missing with punches from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smash tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mato prevents Smash from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Mato dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mato swats away the attempt to clinch by Smash.
Smash shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smash was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mato sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smash stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash is looking to advance position but Mato won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mato tries to get to full guard but Smash has control of the leg.
Smash lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smash takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mato taking some punishment here, with Smash in his half guard.
Smash controlling the pace.
Smash drops an elbow to the side of Mato's head.
Mato actively working from the bottom here.
Smash takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mato actively working from the bottom here.
Mato taking some punishment here, with Smash in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash working the head and body with strikes.
Smash is taking a breather. Mato says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Smash has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smash seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smash takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smash takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smash stalling.
Mato on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smash controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Smash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smash has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Smash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Sloane (ranked 4444 p4p, 4469 weight class) and Rohan Singh (ranked 443 p4p, 444 weight class). Rohan Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Sloane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohan Singh!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh throws a series of punches but Sloane moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sloane.
Sloane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Singh.
Singh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sloane to the mat! Sloane manages to get full guard.
Singh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Singh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sloane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Singh is controlling him.
Singh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sloane wants to stand up but Singh is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh works over Sloane with some ground and pound from guard.
Sloane has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Singh is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloane misses with an elbow strike.
Singh managing to block the knees to the body from Sloane.
Sloane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Rohan Singh has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloane missing with knees to the body.
Singh gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Sloane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sloane wants to stand and escape but Singh is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloane could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Singh landing with the ground and pound.
Singh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sloane wants to get back to his feet but Singh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Singh chips away with some ground and pound.
Singh postures up in Sloane's guard and throws a big left but Sloane blocks it.
Singh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloane wants to stand and escape but Singh is having none of it.
Singh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sloane is keeping the position for now.
Singh is looking to work some ground and pound but Sloane has wrist control.
Singh wants to control from the top but Sloane keeps moving.
Sloane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Singh is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Singh.
Singh looks winded!
Sloane explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rohan Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane thumps Singh with a low kick.
Sloane connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloane scores with a push kick.
Singh throws a body punch but Sloane moves out of range.
Singh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Singh dives in and grabs Sloane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sloane pushes down on Singh's head and hops out.
Singh takes one to the side of the head.
Singh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloane punishes Singh's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloane throws a series of punches but Singh moves out of range.
Sloane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloane throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Sloane throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sloane.
Singh tries to clinch up.
Singh shoots in looking for a takedown. Sloane tries to sprawl out of it but Singh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sloane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Singh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sloane is trying to stand up here but Singh is controlling him well.
Singh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sloane trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Sloane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rohan Singh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloane lands the left hand.
Singh fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloane scores with a kick to the body.
Sloane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sloane circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Sloane. No joy for Singh on that attempt.
Sloane lands with a nice combination. Singh backs away looking to recover.
Sloane lands a nice shot that snaps Singh's head back.
Sloane connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back.
Singh walks into a stiff left hand from Sloane.
Singh is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloane scores with a kick to the body.
Sloane connects with a single shot there.
Sloane thuds a left hand into Singh's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rohan Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sloane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloane lands a leg kick that knocks Singh off balance momentarily.
Sloane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Sloane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurt Sloane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rohan Singh.
Sloane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Singh has time to react.
Sloane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Sloane scores with a four punch combination!
Singh is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Singh is still on wobbly legs! Can Sloane finish him?
Sloane lands a brutal head kick. Singh looks out on his feet and Sloane throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kurt Sloane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Fanucci (ranked 4005 p4p, 3657 weight class) and Jujitsu John (ranked 403 p4p, 377 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Fanucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jujitsu John!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John with a poor takedown
and Fanucci counters with a straight right hand.
Fanucci jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fanucci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
John shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
John is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fanucci has managed to free his arm - good work.
John is working for a submission of some sort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fanucci won't allow John to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanucci is trying to stand up here but John is controlling him well.
John is trying for a kimura here. Fanucci looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! John wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jujitsu John!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magilla Gorilla (ranked 3525 p4p, 3827 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 248 p4p, 266 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Magilla Gorilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gorilla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gorilla keeps moving.
Gorilla keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gorilla is proving hard to escape from.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gorilla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gorilla's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith wants to stand but Gorilla has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gorilla on his heels. He'll look to pass Gorilla's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gorilla controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gorilla has locked up a guillotine! Gorilla's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Smith is holding on here and Gorilla must be using up a lot of energy. Smith has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gorilla gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Magilla Gorilla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between God Sven (ranked 3147 p4p, 3964 weight class) and Michael Atherton (ranked 345 p4p, 407 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, God Sven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Atherton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atherton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atherton gets a double leg takedown into Sven's guard.
Sven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Atherton chips away with some ground and pound.
Atherton preventing the sweep.
Sven looking to control.
Atherton throws a big right hand that misses.
Sven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sven tries to get out of the position.
Atherton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atherton cracks Sven with a solid left hand.
Atherton lands a couple of digs.
Sven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Atherton on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atherton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atherton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Atherton throwing strikes from guard but Sven blocks nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Atherton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Sven coming out on top.
Sven lands a nice shot to the body.
Atherton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sven looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Atherton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sven sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sven wants to control but Atherton postures up.
Atherton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atherton is working Sven over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sven is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atherton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sven definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Atherton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Atherton working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atherton cracks Sven with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Atherton working the ground and pound from side control.
Sven is trying to control Atherton's posture but Atherton avoids it.
Sven is trying to get back to half guard.
Atherton is putting a hurting on Sven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sven taking punishment in the form of punches.
Atherton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sven takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Atherton.
Atherton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sven down.
Sven is looking to reverse the position.
Sven is not content to let Atherton control the position.
Atherton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sven to see if he's OK.
Atherton grinds an elbow into Sven's temple.
Sven tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sven wants to control but Atherton postures up.
Sven is looking for a sweep.
Atherton working the body and head with strikes.
Atherton is putting a hurting on Sven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sven tries to buck Atherton off but Atherton is having none of it.
Sven sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Atherton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Atherton winds up and cracks Sven with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Atherton working the head and body with strikes.
Sven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atherton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Atherton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Atherton working over Sven with some ground and pound. Sven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sven tries to roll over but Atherton keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Atherton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sven lands with a right hand.
Sven throws a shot to the body.
Sven digs a good body shot into Atherton's ribs.
Atherton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Atherton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sven to score with a decent uppercut.
Sven misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sven.
Sven lands with a shot to the body.
Sven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atherton pushes Sven up against the cage in a clinch.
Atherton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Atherton manages to end up in side control.
Sven on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sven is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atherton scoring with punches from side control.
Sven can't do much from the bottom here.
Sven takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atherton trying to control the action but Sven is working from the bottom.
Sven is working to avoid the ground and pound but Atherton connects with a decent elbow.
Sven is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Atherton off and has taken his back!
Sven is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Atherton defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven working for a choke but Atherton reverses nicely into Sven 's guard.
Sven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Atherton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Atherton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atherton looking to sit in guard and control but Sven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atherton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sven manages to pass to side control.
Sven wants to pass to mount but Atherton is defending the position.
Sven working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Atherton's thigh. Atherton counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sven trying to control but Atherton is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
God Sven dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sven catches Atherton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sven lands with a shot to the body.
Sven keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Atherton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Atherton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atherton takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atherton moves into the clinch successfully.
Atherton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sven regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atherton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michael Atherton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atherton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atherton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sven keeping moving, preventing Atherton from controlling successfully.
Atherton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Atherton scoring with some ground and pound.
Atherton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Atherton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Atherton works over Sven with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A left and a right from Sven both land. Nice combination.
Sven scores with a shot to the body.
Atherton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven digs a good body shot into Atherton's ribs.
Atherton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sven on his heels. He'll look to pass Sven's guard now, I'm sure.
Atherton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atherton landing with the ground and pound.
Sven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sven had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Atherton defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven keeping moving, preventing Atherton from controlling successfully.
Sven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Atherton scoring with punches to the head and body.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Atherton darts in trying to clinch
and Sven counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Atherton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
God Sven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sven scores with a shot to the body.
Sven thuds a left hand into Atherton's body.
Sven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sven cracks Atherton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Atherton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sven lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Atherton is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
God Sven showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sven has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... God Sven!
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