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BC FIGHT NIGHT 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tre Davis (ranked 25488 p4p, 25574 weight class) and Bower Bowles (ranked 523 p4p, 511 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tre Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bower Bowles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bowles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis clinches with his opponent.
Bowles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling the position.
Bowles struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis is trying to break free.
Bowles jumps guard but Davis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Bowles's takedown attempt.
Tre Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bower Bowles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Davis leaves Bowles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Bowles drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
Davis gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bowles has him pressed against the cage.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Bowles keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bowles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Davis after a bit of a struggle.
Davis blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bowles.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowles drops back down to his feet.
Good body shot from Davis.
Bowles has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Bowles has the dominant position.
Bowles prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowles misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowles thinking.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling the position.
Bowles keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bowles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Bowles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowles looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Bowles keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bowles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis clinches with his opponent.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Bowles keeps him there for the moment.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowles can do to turn this around?
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis clinches with his opponent.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bowles.
Tre Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bower Bowles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Bowles is trying to pull guard but Davis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis drives through and clinches with Bowles against the cage.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling the position.
Bowles trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowles into the cage.
Davis pushes Bowles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis has Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowles won't allow it.
Davis is trying to break free.
Bowles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bowles prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Bowles tries for a takedown but Davis manages to get underhooks.
Bowles is breathing heavily.
Bowles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tre Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tre Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis has Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Bowles's takedown attempt.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis pushes Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis rushes Bowles and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis thuds a left hand into Bowles's body.
Bowles fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis forces Bowles back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Bowles keeps him there for the moment.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis darts in and clinches Bowles up against the cage.
Davis manages to pull guard.
Bowles prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Davis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowles keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowles wants to clinch.
Davis drives through and clinches with Bowles against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowles tries to score a body lock takedown but Davis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bowles has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a right hand.
Bowles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Davis after a bit of a struggle.
Davis is trying to break free.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bowles's hands.
Davis digs a good body shot into Bowles's ribs.
Davis forces Bowles back against the cage and clinches.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Bowles back into the cage.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling him.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bowles uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowles won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bowles off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis is trying to push Bowles away but Bowles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Bowles with a nice body shot.
Bowles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis jumps guard.
Bowles trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bowles presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis drives through and clinches with Bowles against the cage.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowles misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tre Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bower Bowles.
Davis has Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis is looking to wear down Bowles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis is trying to break free.
Bowles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowles looks to throw a body kick
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Bowles back into the cage.
Davis working Bowles over with knees to the body.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Bower Bowles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tre Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis pushes Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tre Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tre Davis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abram Frost (ranked 5541 p4p, 5634 weight class) and Lester John Mate (ranked 458 p4p, 462 weight class). Abram Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abram Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester John Mate!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mate takes the fight into the clinch.
Mate looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Frost tries for a takedown but Mate manages to get underhooks.
Mate prevents the takedown attempt.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Mate prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abram Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost just leaning against Mate, taking a breather.
Mate fails to pull guard.
Mate can't break the clinch.
Mate gets underhooks to prevent Frost's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mate is trying to push Frost away but Frost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frost drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.
Mate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frost.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
Frost lands a knee to the body.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost taking a breather.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frost is working for takedown but Mate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frost has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mate taking a breather.
Mate tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Mate back against the cage.
Frost has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mate after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Frost.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Mate tries to stall but Frost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mate tries to stall but Frost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frost.
The referee is keeping an eye on Frost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Frost just leaning against Mate, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mate managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Mate wants to stall.
Frost keeps control of Mate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mate dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost stalls.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Mate won't want to take too many of those.
Frost goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mate prevents it.
Frost stalling in the clinch.
Frost tries a body shot but Mate blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mate is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Frost dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost can't get the takedown.
Frost avoids the elbow strike from Mate, against the cage.
Frost can't get the takedown.
Frost wants the takedown. Mate is fighting it off but Frost persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mate's guard against the cage.
Frost lands a couple of digs.
Frost is pushing down on Mate's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mate is fighting to maintain full guard but Frost has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frost lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abram Frost 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.
Mate instigates a clinch.
Mate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mate missing with knees to the body.
Mate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frost pressing his opponent against the cage.
Frost is pushing Mate up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Frost has Mate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Mate jumps guard but Frost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abram Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mate is breathing heavily.
Frost has picked Mate up - he's going for a ride! Frost dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Frost sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Frost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frost has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Frost punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost is landing with some decent strikes but Mate is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Frost pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frost punishing his opponent with strikes.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mate can do to turn this around?
Frost connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
 Mate is rocked!
Frost lands a big shot to the head and Mate winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abram Frost!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Catch (ranked 4750 p4p, 4384 weight class) and Kyler Rivera (ranked 430 p4p, 412 weight class). Rivera has chosen Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Catch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyler Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Catch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Catch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rivera's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catch connects with a couple of short punches.
Rivera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rivera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Catch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to keep Catch in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Catch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Catch is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Catch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Catch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Catch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Catch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Catch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Catch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rivera trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Catch postures up in Rivera's guard and throws a big left but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera looking to control.
Catch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Catch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Catch advances to half guard.
Catch trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rivera is looking for a sweep. Catch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Catch slows the pace down in half guard.
Catch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivera wants to sweep but Catch has passed to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Catch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.
Catch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rivera napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rivera wants to control but Catch postures up.
Catch controls the position.
Catch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rivera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera is trying to control Catch's posture but Catch avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch controlling the position.
Catch with the ground and pound but Rivera regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rivera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Catch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rivera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Catch prevents Rivera from improving his position.
Catch is looking for a kimura here.
Catch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Catch 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Catch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Catch working Rivera over with strikes.
Catch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Catch working Rivera over with strikes.
Rivera is rocked!
Catch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rivera is still in real trouble! Can Catch finish him?
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. Catch connects with a nice short shot to Rivera's temple.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Catch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Catch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catch lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Rivera quite badly. Rivera pulls Catch in close trying to recover. Catch postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Rivera on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Rivera doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Catch!
Kyler Rivera was interviewed post fight and said 'I could have done better, and I'm disappointed in that performance I just had. But we'll get better. I just got to keep working cuh.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chappy Chapman (ranked 5373 p4p, 3723 weight class) and Stevan Zaric (ranked 453 p4p, 367 weight class). Chappy Chapman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chappy Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevan Zaric!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaric looks to land a right hand but Chapman moved out of range.
Chapman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zaric lands a jab.
Chapman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaric lands a jab to the head.
Zaric loads up on a big right hand but Chapman slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chapman at a distance.
Chapman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaric throws a jab when Chapman was well out of range.
Chapman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zaric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chapman staying out of range there.
Chapman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaric.
Zaric lands with a nice body punch.
Zaric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chapman.
Stevan Zaric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chapman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaric just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChapman.
Zaric is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zaric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chapman manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Zaric.
Zaric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chapman manages to avoid it.
Chapman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zaric just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zaric.
Zaric scores with a body shot.
Zaric misses with a looping left.
Zaric lands with a nice body punch.
Zaric scores with a hook to the body. Chapman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaric dips to his left and cracks Chapman with an uppercut!
Chapman tries for a takedown but Zaric sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zaric misses with a hook.
As Zaric looks to move away, Chapman throws a big counter combo but Zaric just gets out of the way.
Zaric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chapman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaric just manages to avoid it.
Zaric looks to land a left hand but Chapman moved out of range nicely.
Stevan Zaric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chapman avoids the body shot from Zaric.
Zaric lunges at Chapman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chapman's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Zaric.
Zaric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chapman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zaric.
Chapman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chapman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chapman there as he acknowledges the shot.
 Chapman is rocked!
Zaric has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zaric throws a hook to the side of Chapman's head but Chapman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaric scores with a sloppy right hand. Chapman should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevan Zaric dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zaric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chapman counters with a straight right hand.
Chapman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaric misses with a jab to the body
and Chapman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaric works the jab nicely.
Stevan Zaric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Zaric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaric throws a looping overhand right but Chapman ducks down to avoid it.
Chapman thinks about countering with a body kick.
Zaric just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapman is looking for a counter combo.
Chapman shoots in looking for a takedown. Zaric tries to sprawl out of it but Chapman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zaric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaric ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaric 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.
Zaric connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chapman momentarily.
Oh Chapman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaric scores with a body shot.
Chapman seems to have got his legs back now.
Zaric throws a lazy right hand but Chapman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chapman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chapman ducks under a wild hook from Zaric.
Chapman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zaric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chapman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaric. Chapman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chapman feinted with a counter takedown.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chapman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zaric misses with a wild body shot.
As Zaric tries to get set, Chapman tries to push him back and clinch up but Zaric manages to avoid the attempt.
Chapman moves out of range as Zaric strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chapman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zaric manages to circle out of the way.
Chapman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Zaric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chapman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chappy Chapman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman shoots in looking for a takedown. Zaric tries to sprawl out of it but Chapman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zaric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zaric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaric stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zaric wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Zaric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chapman moves away.
Chapman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zaric catches Chapman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zaric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevan Zaric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zaric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zaric throws out a loose jab but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapman is looking to counter the offense by Zaric and move into the clinch.
Zaric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zaric cracks Chapman with a good jab.
Zaric lands a big right hand that sends Chapman crashing to the mat! Zaric stays standing though and waves Chapman back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chapman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaric pounces like a tiger and cracks Chapman with a vicious hook! Chapman is down but not out! Zaric follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stevan Zaric!
Stevan Zaric decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Datsuro Sato (ranked 4396 p4p, 4259 weight class) and Aanti Korhonen (ranked 413 p4p, 403 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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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Datsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aanti Korhonen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Korhonen connects with a leg kick.
Korhonen throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Sato catches Korhonen right on the button with a cross.
Korhonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
That kick from Korhonen tenderised Sato's leg. Sato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Korhonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Korhonen needs to keep his hands up - Sato had a free shot at his head there.
Korhonen takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Sato misses.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Korhonen. Korhonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korhonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Korhonen scrambles back to his feet.
Korhonen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Korhonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato misses with a double jab
and Korhonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korhonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big right from Sato misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Korhonen's head backwards.
Sato sizes up Korhonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korhonen.
Korhonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sato's sensitive parts.
Korhonen drops his hands momentarily and Sato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sato works the jab nicely.
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Sato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korhonen lands a head kick. Sato smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korhonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
A jab lands there for Sato.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Korhonen moves away and avoids it.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Korhonen. Korhonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sato cracks Korhonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Korhonen in his tracks.
Korhonen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato scores with a jab to the body.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Sato is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sato lands with a right hand.
Sato walks forward, straight into a front kick from Korhonen.
Datsuro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Korhonen's head backwards.
Korhonen is rocked!
Nice cross by Sato.
Korhonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Sato drops Korhonen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sato follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Datsuro Sato!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 3197 p4p, 4012 weight class) and Wei Bak (ranked 353 p4p, 423 weight class). Masutatsu Oyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masutatsu Oyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wei Bak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak throws the left hand but Oyama avoids the punch easily.
Bak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oyama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oyama tries to throw a body punch but Bak avoids it by throwing Oyama back against the cage.
Bak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bak's coach down at Rising Sun Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bak's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oyama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bak's efforts to push away.
Bak tries to circle away but Oyama has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oyama.
Bak can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyama lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oyama.
 It looks like Wei Bak has been cut.
Oyama scores with a shoulder strike.
Bak being controlled against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Oyama as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Oyama.
Oyama misses with a body punch.
Oyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oyama tries a body shot but Bak blocks it.
Oyama is working Bak over against the cage.
Oyama prevents Bak from breaking the clinch.
Oyama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bak is trying to force a seperation but Oyama has the dominant position.
Oyama pushes Bak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oyama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bak is trying to force a seperation but Oyama has the dominant position.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Oyama won't allow it.
Oyama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bak.
Bak looks winded!
Oyama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama gets through Bak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Oyama.
Oyama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oyama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
Oyama pushes Bak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bak takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Oyama on the inside.
A short left from Oyama.
Oyama lands a hook that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
Bak is rocked!
Oyama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bak is still on wobbly legs! Can Oyama finish him?
Oyama pushes Bak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Oyama.
Bak seems to have recovered his senses.
Bak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Oyama.
Oyama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oyama pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Oyama.
Oyama lands an uppercut.
A short left from Oyama.
Oyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
A body shot lands from Oyama.
Oyama digs a right hand underneath Bak's ribcage. Bak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
Oyama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Oyama.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oyama.
Bak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oyama.
A right hand to the body from Oyama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Oyama.
Oyama lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Oyama.
Bak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oyama is leaning against Bak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oyama is working Bak over against the cage.
Oyama lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Oyama.
Oyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Oyama.
A right handed body shot lands from Oyama.
Oyama lands a body punch.
Oyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
Oyama digs a right hand underneath Bak's ribcage. Bak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oyama drops Bak onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bak is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oyama lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masutatsu Oyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wei Bak's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Oyama gets a clinch.
Oyama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oyama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masutatsu Oyama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bak has had enough of the clinch but Oyama keeps him there for the moment.
Bak being controlled against the cage.
Oyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bak's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Oyama as the two fighters clinch.
Bak is breathing heavily.
Oyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama keeps control of Bak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oyama is stalling here.
Oyama misses with a body punch.
Oyama has Bak pressed against the cage, preventing Bak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oyama has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Oyama.
Oyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bak can't break the clinch.
Oyama is leaning against Bak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Oyama as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Oyama.
Oyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oyama has Bak pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oyama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Oyama.
Oyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oyama lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oyama.
Oyama lands a hook that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
Oyama scores with a hook to the body.
Oyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oyama loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Bak senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masutatsu Oyama!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruan Lieb (ranked 5265 p4p, 2971 weight class) and Katsuo Tahara (ranked 484 p4p, 334 weight class). Lieb comes to the cage accompanied by Where The Hood at - DMX. Ruan Lieb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruan Lieb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuo Tahara!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lieb did well to prevent Tahara getting side control.
Tahara content to control rather than advance.
Tahara is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lieb is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahara wants to stand but Lieb has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tahara is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lieb trying to control here.
Lieb is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Tahara trying to pass the guard but Lieb defending well.
Tahara is working for a submission of some sort.
Tahara is taking a breather. Lieb says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lieb trying to control here.
Tahara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tahara is looking for a kimura but Lieb is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tahara to get the leverage.
Lieb works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lieb wants to sweep but no luck.
Lieb is looking for a triangle but Tahara pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tahara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahara tries to stand but Lieb is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tahara or perhaps it was just good defense by Lieb, which made it look bad.
Katsuo Tahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahara closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lieb quickly recovers to half guard.
Lieb regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lieb wants to get back to his feet but Tahara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieb trying to control the position.
Lieb 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.
Tahara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tahara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lieb, up you get!
Lieb misses with a wild body shot.
Tahara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lieb is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tahara to keep the fight standing.
Lieb is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tahara is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuo Tahara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tahara closes the distance and clinches up with Lieb, looking for a takedown. Tahara pushes Lieb against the cage but Lieb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lieb misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tahara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lieb.
Lieb gets a clinch.
Lieb tries to pull guard but Tahara holds him up against the cage and eventually Lieb drops back down to his feet.
Lieb keeps control of Tahara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lieb has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tahara uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lieb being controlled here, momentarily.
Lieb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lieb looking for a sweep. Not yet Lieb, not yet.
Tahara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahara won't allow Lieb to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lieb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tahara looks to land a combination but Lieb avoids it well.
Lieb appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lieb keeps the fight on the outside.
Tahara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lieb pinned against the cage. Lieb gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lieb shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tahara as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruan Lieb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lieb shoots in for a double leg but Tahara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tahara wants to counter the offense by Lieb and move into the clinch position.
Tahara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lieb is looking to counter the offense by Tahara and move into the clinch.
Tahara throws a series of punches but Lieb moves out of range.
Lieb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tahara is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lieb's half guard.
Tahara prevents Lieb from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieb is trying to escape back to his feet but Tahara uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Tahara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lieb is looking to regain half guard here but Tahara keeps moving and retains side control.
Lieb seems a little lost for a moment, as Tahara dominates the positioning.
Tahara creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lieb sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Tahara.
Tahara content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahara misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lieb tries to improve position but can't.
Tahara advances nicely into full mount.
Tahara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lieb looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuo Tahara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lieb clinches up with Tahara and pushes him back against the cage.
Lieb is trying to drag Tahara to the mat but Tahara just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lieb gets underhooks to prevent Tahara's takedown attempt.
Lieb has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tahara clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tahara prevents Lieb from getting a body triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahara is trying to get back to his feet but Lieb has full control of the position and if anything, Tahara has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tahara turns into Lieb and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tahara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Katsuo Tahara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lieb avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tahara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lieb looking for a sweep. Not yet Lieb, not yet.
Tahara wanted to stand there but Lieb had control of the position.
Tahara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tahara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tahara tries to free his leg and advance position but Lieb is retaining full guard.
Tahara controlling from the top position.
Lieb has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tahara is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lieb.
Lieb seems a little lost for a moment, as Tahara dominates the positioning.
Tahara fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahara cracks Lieb with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lieb prevents Tahara from moving into mount.
Tahara is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lieb will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ruan Lieb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lieb taking a bit of punishment here - Tahara scoring with strikes.
Tahara working away.
Tahara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tahara thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tahara working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahara is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tahara stands up and beckons Lieb to his feet.
Tahara drives through with a takedown into Lieb's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tahara wants to get up but he can't break Lieb's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lieb looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lieb 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tahara advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuo Tahara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tahara 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuo Tahara!
A relieved looking Katsuo Tahara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Furdas Turngemaxt (ranked 3194 p4p, 3411 weight class) and Patrick Carswell (ranked 352 p4p, 373 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Furdas Turngemaxt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Carswell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turngemaxt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turngemaxt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Turngemaxt has his takedown stuffed
and Carswell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turngemaxt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carswell is trying to defend but Turngemaxt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Turngemaxt slows the pace down in half guard.
Turngemaxt wants to pass to mount but Carswell is defending the position.
Carswell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Turngemaxt is trying for a kimura here. Carswell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Turngemaxt wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Furdas Turngemaxt!
Furdas Turngemaxt made sure to mention his sponsor, BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Branislav Popov (ranked 2753 p4p, 3071 weight class) and Jason Flores (ranked 313 p4p, 342 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, 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 Los Angeles, Jason Flores!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores misses with a few strikes there.
Popov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Popov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flores is trying to break the clinch but Popov has him pressed against the cage.
Popov lands an elbow inside.
Popov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flores's defenses.
Flores looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Popov lands an elbow just above Flores 's eye.
Flores is stalling here.
Popov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Popov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flores's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov lands a damaging elbow.
Popov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Popov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Flores can't break the clinch.
Popov lands an elbow that stopped Flores in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popov crunches a lovely knee into Flores's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov landing knees to the head.
Popov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flores's defenses.
Flores misses with a body punch.
Flores tries to break free but Popov pushes him back against the cage.
Popov lands an elbow inside.
Popov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flores's defenses.
Popov stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flores.
Flores misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Popov.
Flores trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popov.
Flores is trying to force a seperation but Popov has the dominant position.
Popov misses with a punch on the inside.
Popov landing knees to the body.
Popov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Popov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flores is trying to break the clinch but Popov has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flores looks winded!
Popov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flores in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Popov stalling in the clinch but Flores improves position.
Popov can't find room to land a body shot as Flores controls the action.
Popov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Popov with a knee to the head.
Popov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Popov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Popov with a knee to the head.
Flores takes an elbow to the forehead.
Popov lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Flores out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Branislav Popov!
Branislav Popov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Nejc (ranked 2261 p4p, 2959 weight class) and Dustin Knight (ranked 267 p4p, 335 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 Los Angeles, Martin Nejc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dustin Knight!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Knight. That snapped Nejc's head back.
Nejc is rocked!
Knight shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Nejc takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Knight sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Nejc bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Knight!
Dustin Knight 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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