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BANZAI COMBAT 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Denise Kormier (ranked 4715 p4p, 25140 weight class) and Lars Plazibat (ranked 323 p4p, 388 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denise Kormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Plazibat!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plazibat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Plazibat. Kormier shrugs it off though.
Kormier takes the fight into the clinch.
Kormier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plazibat tries a head kick but it misses.
Plazibat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Plazibat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plazibat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kormier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kormier slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kormier not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plazibat has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kormier is on him like a limpet, forcing Plazibat back against the cage.
Kormier could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Plazibat managing to block the knees to the body from Kormier.
Kormier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Plazibat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kormier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kormier looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kormier forces Plazibat back against the cage and clinches.
Plazibat tightens his grip and picks Kormier up, before dumping him to the ground. Kormier manages to land in guard.
Plazibat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kormier wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kormier trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kormier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plazibat is pushing down on Kormier's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kormier is fighting to maintain full guard but Plazibat has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kormier is pressing down on Plazibat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kormier pushes Plazibat off and gets back to his feet.
Kormier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kormier controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kormier looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kormier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kormier is trying to work for a kimura but Plazibat is defending well.
Kormier wants to get back to his feet.
Kormier 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kormier is trying to control. Plazibat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plazibat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kormier controlling the action here.
Kormier has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kormier tries to pass to full mount but Plazibat defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denise Kormier dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kormier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plazibat is looking for the big counter here.
Plazibat throws a head kick that misses
and Kormier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kormier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plazibat can do to turn this around?
Plazibat misses with a head kick.
Kormier closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Plazibat to the mat! Plazibat manages to get full guard.
Kormier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Plazibat trying to control the position.
Kormier showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kormier wants to control from the top but Plazibat keeps moving.
Kormier won't allow Plazibat to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kormier looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kormier sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Plazibat's guard.
Kormier prevents Plazibat from standing back up.
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.
Kormier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Kormier there.
Plazibat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kormier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kormier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Plazibat wants to get back to full guard but Kormier has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plazibat wants to get back to his feet but Kormier drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kormier misses with the ground and pound.
Denise Kormier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kormier slows the pace down.
Plazibat tries to escape but Kormier is in control.
Kormier is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Denise Kormier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kormier wants to clinch up but Plazibat keeps it at a distance.
Kormier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Plazibat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Plazibat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kormier looking to score a takedown here. Plazibat is defending well but Kormier drives through and ends up in Plazibat's guard.
Plazibat working a defensive guard but Kormier passes into half guard.
Plazibat is breathing heavily.
Plazibat is looking to escape.
Kormier tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kormier not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denise Kormier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kormier throws a looping overhand right but Plazibat ducks down to avoid it.
Plazibat throws a body kick that misses
and Kormier counters with a single leg into guard. Plazibat didn't expect that.
Kormier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kormier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kormier lands a couple of digs.
Kormier is stalling in the full guard.
Plazibat wants to stand and escape but Kormier is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kormier trying to control the position from guard on top but Plazibat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plazibat looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kormier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kormier tries to clinch but Plazibat moves out of range.
Plazibat unleashes a big counter combination but Kormier bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Plazibat enables Kormier to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Plazibat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kormier is standing up over Plazibat. Plazibat looks to escape but Kormier dives into side control.
Plazibat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plazibat is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kormier asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kormier is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Plazibat has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kormier throws an elbow but Plazibat slips to the side and avoids it well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kormier wants to stand but Plazibat has his arm trapped.
Kormier cracks Plazibat with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plazibat managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kormier.
Plazibat prevents Kormier from moving into mount.
Kormier working the ground and pound.
Kormier taking a breather here.
Kormier is trying to get an arm triangle but Plazibat is defending well.
Kormier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kormier tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kormier controlling the position from side mount.
Lars Plazibat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kormier working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denise Kormier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kormier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denise Kormier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Waters (ranked 5223 p4p, 5047 weight class) and Ryan O Dave (ranked 473 p4p, 467 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ryan O Dave was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan O Dave!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters moves in looking to clinch but O Dave pushes him off.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dwight Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters lands with a good body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by O Dave.
O Dave working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
O Dave is trying to get an arm triangle but Waters is defending well.
O Dave landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Dave is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Waters is trying to escape and O Dave transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Waters is forced to tap! Nice work there by O Dave! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan O Dave!
Ryan O Dave 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 Muharib Xornimada (ranked 4644 p4p, 4552 weight class) and Muntun Potentat (ranked 458 p4p, 453 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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, Muharib Xornimada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muntun Potentat!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potentat swinging wildly here.
Xornimada shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Potentat's guard.
Xornimada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Xornimada throws a strike but Potentat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Xornimada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Potentat's guard.
Xornimada with a nice head shot there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Potentat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Xornimada drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Potentat manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Xornimada has Potentat in his guard.
Xornimada has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Potentat has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xornimada is looking to reverse the position.
Xornimada is working hard here to advance position.
Xornimada tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Potentat presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potentat prevents Xornimada from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potentat landing shots from mount.
Xornimada tries to improve his position but instead Potentat has taken his back!
Potentat keeps control of the position as Xornimada tries to break free.
Potentat is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Xornimada won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Potentat off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Muntun Potentat!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Galvan (ranked 4635 p4p, 4327 weight class) and Toru Nishimura (ranked 456 p4p, 441 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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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 London, Henry Galvan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toru Nishimura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Nishimura.
Nishimura closes the distance and clinches up with Galvan, looking for a takedown. Nishimura pushes Galvan against the cage but Galvan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Galvan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishimura.
Galvan scores with a jab.
Nishimura tries to clinch there but Galvan circles away.
Galvan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A quick step to the side and Galvan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galvan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Galvan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishimura fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Galvan misses the target.
Henry Galvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toru Nishimura.
Nishimura shoots in and drives through. Galvan sprawls well.
Henry Galvan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvan lands with a cross.
Toru Nishimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishimura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Galvan cracks Nishimura with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nishimura looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Galvan finish him?
 Nishimura is rocked!
Nishimura dives in and grabs Galvan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Galvan pushes down on Nishimura's head and hops out.
Nishimura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Galvan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nishimura avoids the body shot from Galvan.
Galvan throws a jab when Nishimura was well out of range.
And Nishimura tries to counter it with a takedown but Galvan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Galvan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nishimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nishimura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nishimura has managed to clinch.
Nishimura tries to pull guard but Galvan holds him up against the cage and eventually Nishimura drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Galvan as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nishimura prevents Galvan from breaking the clinch.
Nishimura jumps guard and drags Galvan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Galvan stopping the sweep attempt from Nishimura.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nishimura controls Galvan momentarily but Galvan frees himself.
Nishimura is looking to stand up but Galvan isn't so interested in that idea.
Nishimura pulls Galvan in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nishimura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Galvan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nishimura on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvan stopping the sweep attempt from Nishimura.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Galvan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nishimura wants to stand but Galvan is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nishimura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Galvan as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nishimura.
Nishimura tries to clinch up but Galvan circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Galvan misses its target.
Nishimura throws a combination that misses
and Galvan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Galvan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nishimura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Galvan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nishimura shoots in for a double leg but Galvan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nishimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galvan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishimura.
Nishimura shoots for a double leg takedown but Galvan sprawls well. He's pushed Nishimura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Galvan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nishimura misses with a takedown
enabling Galvan to counter with a crisp jab.
Galvan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galvan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishimura.
Nishimura closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Galvan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Galvan drives through and clinches with Nishimura against the cage.
Galvan has had enough of the clinch but Nishimura keeps him there for the moment.
Nishimura blocks a body shot from Galvan.
Galvan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nishimura has him pressed against the cage.
Galvan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nishimura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Galvan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Galvan stuffs the takedown attempt from Nishimura. Nishimura gets slowly back to his feet.
Galvan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishimura. Galvan does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvan scores with a nice head shot.
Nishimura is looking to clinch but Galvan is avoiding it.
Galvan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nishimura slips under a jab from Galvan.
Nice defenses there by Nishimura.
Nishimura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nishimura momentarily.
Galvan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nishimura's head.
Galvan throws a body punch but Nishimura moves out of range.
Nishimura is looking to clinch.
Galvan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nishimura moves away.
Nishimura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Galvan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry Galvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toru Nishimura.
Nishimura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nishimura.
Galvan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galvan throws a body punch but Nishimura moves out of range.
Galvan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nishimura can do to turn this around?
Nishimura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toru Nishimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galvan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura ducks under a wild hook from Galvan.
Nishimura wants to clinch but Galvan slips to the side
and Galvan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nishimura shoots in looking for a takedown. Galvan tries to sprawl out of it but Nishimura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Galvan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nishimura shoots for a takedown but Galvan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Galvan throws the left hand but Nishimura avoids the punch easily.
Nishimura misses with the body kick
and Galvan counters with a straight right hand.
Galvan throws a series of punches but Nishimura moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galvan. Nishimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nishimura misses with a takedown
and Galvan counters with a left to the body.
Nishimura is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nishimura wants to clinch.
Galvan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nishimura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Galvan swivels and escapes.
Galvan misses with a two punch combination.
Galvan stuns Nishimura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nishimura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura moves out of range as Galvan strikes.
Nishimura darts in trying to clinch
and Galvan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Nishimura misses
and Galvan counters with a nice uppercut.
Nishimura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Galvan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nishimura is looking to clinch.
As Nishimura looks to move away, Galvan throws a big counter combo but Nishimura just gets out of the way.
Nishimura closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Galvan wants to control but Nishimura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Galvan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Galvan connects with a jab.
Galvan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nishimura is still on wobbly legs! Can Galvan finish him?
Galvan misses with a hook.
Nishimura seems to have recovered his senses.
Galvan misses with a body shot
and Nishimura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nishimura wants to control but Galvan is keeping him busy.
Galvan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nishimura works his way into full mount!
Nishimura punching from mount but Galvan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Galvan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nishimura.
Nishimura controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Galvan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nishimura has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Galvan's face.
Nishimura avoids the attempt from Galvan to control.
Nishimura controlling the position easily from mount.
Galvan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvan tries to hold on but Nishimura pushes him away.
Galvan tries to reverse the position but Nishimura maintains control.
Nishimura get's back to his feet.
Henry Galvan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Galvan throws an overhand right that lands on Nishimura's shoulder, as Nishimura tries to avoid the shot.
Nishimura lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Galvan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Nishimura tries to counter it with a takedown but Galvan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nishimura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Galvan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nishimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nishimura tries for a takedown but Galvan circles away easily
enabling Galvan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nishimura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galvan misses the shot to the body.
Galvan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishimura.
Despite the aggression on Nishimura's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Galvan misses with a straight right.
Galvan swats away the attempt to clinch by Nishimura.
It looked like Galvan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nishimura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Galvan as he jumps to the side.
Toru Nishimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Galvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toru Nishimura.
Nishimura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toru Nishimura.
I think Galvan 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 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Galvan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Henry Galvan thanked Wrestler Wayfare for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton St Pierre (ranked 4307 p4p, 4326 weight class) and Henry Peters (ranked 447 p4p, 449 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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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 Los Angeles, Quinton St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Peters!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre scores with a takedown into Peters's guard.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peters is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Peters is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Peters lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! St Pierre goes down and covers up as Peters starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Peters!
In his post fight interview, Henry Peters started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Gall Peters (ranked 4806 p4p, 3190 weight class) and Hulk Smash (ranked 461 p4p, 357 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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Atlas Gall Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Smash!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gall Peters throws out the jab.
Gall Peters throws the left hand but Smash avoids the punch easily.
Gall Peters throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smash counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gall Peters has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Smash has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gall Peters tries to improve position but can't.
Gall Peters sneaks back into half guard.
Gall Peters on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gall Peters tries to get out of the position.
Smash is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gall Peters is refusing to be controlled, as Smash sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gall Peters tries to get to full guard but Smash has control of the leg.
Smash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smash frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash blocks Gall Peters's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gall Peters working to try and regain half guard.
Gall Peters is working hard here to advance position.
Smash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gall Peters is looking to escape.
Smash lands a heavy elbow.
Gall Peters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smash is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gall Peters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gall Peters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gall Peters wants to hold on but Smash pushes him away.
Gall Peters tries to reverse the position but Smash maintains control.
Smash working the ground and pound effectively.
Smash lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gall Peters hang on?
Smash lands a big elbow.
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!
Smash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gall Peters is looking to escape.
Gall Peters is bucking up trying to escape but Smash cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gall Peters can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smash wants to control the pace but Gall Peters is squirming around nicely.
Smash looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smash working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gall Peters is squirming around, avoiding Smash's attempts to control the action.
Gall Peters slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gall Peters wants to improve his position but Smash is controlling well.
Smash drops an elbow to the side of Gall Peters's head.
Smash prevents Gall Peters from improving his position.
Smash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smash uses his free foot to push down on Gall Peters's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gall Peters.
Smash landing strikes from the mount and Gall Peters is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash landing strikes from the mount and Gall Peters is in trouble!
Gall Peters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smash controlling the pace for now.
Gall Peters can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gall Peters regains half guard.
Gall Peters slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gall Peters has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smash can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gall Peters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Gall Peters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smash counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gall Peters!
Gall Peters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gall Peters regains half guard.
Gall Peters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hulk Smash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smash trying to control from half guard but Gall Peters is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smash in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gall Peters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smash moves nicely into side control.
Gall Peters is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash lands a few punches from side control.
Gall Peters looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gall Peters keeps working.
Gall Peters manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smash's best efforts.
Gall Peters tries to roll over but Smash keeps him under control.
Smash keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gall Peters is looking to improve his position.
Smash content to control rather than advance.
Gall Peters is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Smash jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash lands some shots froms side control.
Smash creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gall Peters sneaks back into half guard.
Smash wants to free his trapped foot but Gall Peters is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smash is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gall Peters!
BOOM! Smash connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smash cracks Gall Peters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gall Peters is bucking up trying to escape but Smash cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Smash.
Gall Peters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gall Peters is squirming around, avoiding Smash's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gall Peters manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smash performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gall Peters wants to get back to full guard.
Smash is trying to control the action in half guard but Gall Peters is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gall Peters tries to get to full guard but Smash has control of the leg.
Gall Peters manages to get to full guard.
Smash postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smash stopping the sweep attempt from Gall Peters.
Smash cracks Gall Peters with a solid left hand.
Smash content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gall Peters keeping moving, preventing Smash from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smash preventing the sweep.
Gall Peters wants to hit a sweep here but Smash passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gall Peters there!
Smash is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gall Peters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Smash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smash tries to clinch there but Gall Peters circles away.
Atlas Gall Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gall Peters misses with a right hand
and Smash counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gall Peters!
Gall Peters gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smash 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.
Smash takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gall Peters wants to control but Smash is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gall Peters wants to get back to full guard.
Gall Peters is in trouble now - Smash has advanced to mount!
Smash with shots to the head and body - Gall Peters looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gall Peters is squirming around, avoiding Smash's attempts to control the action.
Smash breaks from Gall Peters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smash prevents Gall Peters from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smash lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gall Peters is trying to escape the mount.
Smash controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smash cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smash landing shots from mount.
Gall Peters is trying desperately to improve position.
Smash controlling from the full mount.
Smash lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gall Peters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smash lands a heavy elbow.
Smash raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smash sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gall Peters is trying desperately to improve position.
Smash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smash content just to control the position here.
Gall Peters tries to reverse the position but Smash maintains control.
Atlas Gall Peters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gall Peters's face.
Gall Peters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smash looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gall Peters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hulk Smash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smash lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gall Peters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gall Peters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smash controlling the pace for now.
Smash lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash wants to control the pace but Gall Peters is squirming around nicely.
Smash takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gall Peters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smash looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smash content just to control the position here.
Smash raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Smash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smash 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Smash!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 3205 p4p, 4553 weight class) and Projetus Infinitus (ranked 358 p4p, 473 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 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, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Projetus Infinitus!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infinitus lands with a nice body punch.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Infinitus finds it's way through Vovchanchyn's defenses.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch.
Vovchanchyn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Infinitus.
Infinitus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vovchanchyn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn takes one to the side of the head.
Infinitus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Infinitus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Vovchanchyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vovchanchyn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vovchanchyn forces Infinitus back against the cage and clinches.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Infinitus working hard to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Infinitus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Infinitus can't break the clinch.
Infinitus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Infinitus's efforts to push away.
Infinitus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infinitus wants to break free but Vovchanchyn has control.
Vovchanchyn controlling the action here for a moment.
Infinitus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Infinitus tries to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling the position.
Infinitus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
Infinitus wants to break free but Vovchanchyn has control.
Vovchanchyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Infinitus.
Infinitus has had enough of the clinch but Vovchanchyn keeps him there for the moment.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Infinitus's efforts to push away.
Infinitus is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn has Infinitus pressed against the cage, preventing Infinitus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vovchanchyn taking a breather.
Infinitus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vovchanchyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vovchanchyn has Infinitus pressed against the cage, preventing Infinitus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Infinitus is trying to force a seperation but Vovchanchyn has the dominant position.
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.
Vovchanchyn gets through Infinitus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Infinitus working hard to break the clinch.
Infinitus is trying to push Vovchanchyn away but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Infinitus is trying to break free.
Vovchanchyn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Infinitus.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Infinitus tries to circle away but Vovchanchyn has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Infinitus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Infinitus is trying to break free.
Infinitus tries to break free but Vovchanchyn pushes him back against the cage.
Infinitus is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling him.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Infinitus is trying to push Vovchanchyn away but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Infinitus is trying to force a seperation but Vovchanchyn has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Infinitus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Infinitus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Infinitus is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Infinitus has had enough of the clinch but Vovchanchyn keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Infinitus controls his hands.
Infinitus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Infinitus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Infinitus avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Infinitus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Infinitus controls his hands.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Infinitus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Infinitus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Infinitus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Infinitus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Infinitus has had enough of the clinch but Vovchanchyn keeps him there for the moment.
Infinitus can't break the clinch.
Infinitus is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a shot to the body.
Infinitus is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Infinitus's efforts to push away.
Vovchanchyn prevents Infinitus from breaking the clinch.
Infinitus tries to circle away but Vovchanchyn has him pinned against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Infinitus avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Infinitus has had enough of the clinch but Vovchanchyn keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn slows down the pace here.
Infinitus can't break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Infinitus's elbow.
Infinitus tries to break free but Vovchanchyn pushes him back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn has Infinitus pressed against the cage, preventing Infinitus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that 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.
Vovchanchyn clinches up with Infinitus and pushes him back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand.
Infinitus is trying to break free.
Vovchanchyn pressing his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Infinitus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Igor Vovchanchyn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Vovchanchyn.
Infinitus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Infinitus tries to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling the position.
Vovchanchyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Infinitus can do to turn this around?
Vovchanchyn has Infinitus pressed against the cage, preventing Infinitus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Infinitus's efforts to push away.
Infinitus wants to get back to striking at distance but Vovchanchyn won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Infinitus is trying to push Vovchanchyn away but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Infinitus is looking to break free of the clinch but Vovchanchyn has double underhooks.
Infinitus working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Infinitus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Infinitus tries to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling the position.
Vovchanchyn has Infinitus pressed against the cage, preventing Infinitus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infinitus is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling him.
Infinitus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Vovchanchyn.
Nice body punch from Vovchanchyn.
Infinitus letting Vovchanchyn take a breather here.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vovchanchyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn controlling the action here for a moment.
Infinitus is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling him.
Infinitus tries to break free but Vovchanchyn pushes him back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Infinitus.
A frustrated look appears on Infinitus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Infinitus can't break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn is struggling to control the position.
Vovchanchyn lands an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Infinituss head.
Vovchanchyn 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.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
Vovchanchyn gets through Infinitus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Infinitus wants to break free but Vovchanchyn has control.
A frustrated look appears on Infinitus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands with a right to the head.
Vovchanchyn prevents Infinitus from breaking the clinch.
Infinitus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Infinitus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Infinitus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Infinitus's elbow.
Vovchanchyn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Infinitus up against the cage.
Infinitus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Infinitus blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Infinitus working hard to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands with a left to the head.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Infinitus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Infinitus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Infinitus is looking to break free of the clinch but Vovchanchyn has double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Infinitus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vovchanchyn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Infinitus backwards.
Vovchanchyn is trying to maintain a safe position but Infinitus gets an underhook and turns Vovchanchyn into the cage.
Infinitus wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Vovchanchyn.
A shot in the inside from Vovchanchyn.
Infinitus is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice uppercut.
Infinitus is trying to break free.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Infinitus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Infinitus is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Vovchanchyn.
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!
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Infinitus.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Infinitus.
Vovchanchyn gets through Infinitus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn prevents Infinitus from breaking the clinch.
Infinitus wants to break free but Vovchanchyn has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Infinitus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and clinches.
Infinitus is trying to break free.
Infinitus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Infinitus prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Infinitus is trying to push Vovchanchyn away but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vovchanchyn gets through Infinitus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Infinitus's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Infinitus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Infinitus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Infinitus is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn is pushing Infinitus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vovchanchyn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Infinitus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Infinitus's elbow.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Infinitus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Infinitus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn prevents Infinitus from breaking the clinch.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Infinitus blocking some punches.
Infinitus is looking to break free of the clinch but Vovchanchyn has double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Infinitus avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Infinitus wants to break free but Vovchanchyn has control.
Vovchanchyn slows down the pace here.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Infinitus's efforts to push away.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Infinitus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn digs a right hand into Infinitus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Infinitus's gas tank.
Infinitus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Infinitus blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Infinitus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vovchanchyn.
Infinitus has had enough of the clinch but Vovchanchyn keeps him there for the moment.
Vovchanchyn prevents Infinitus from breaking the clinch.
Vovchanchyn scores with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Infinitus tries to circle away but Vovchanchyn has him pinned against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands with a left to the head.
Infinitus wants to break free but Vovchanchyn has control.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Infinitus avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Infinitus prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Infinitus working hard to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn stalling against the cage.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Infinitus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Infinitus blocks it.
Infinitus can't break the clinch.
Infinitus is trying to force a seperation but Vovchanchyn has the dominant position.
Infinitus tries to circle away but Vovchanchyn has him pinned against the cage.
Infinitus has had enough of the clinch but Vovchanchyn keeps him there for the moment.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Infinitus tries to break free but Vovchanchyn pushes him back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vovchanchyn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vovchanchyn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Infinitus up against the cage.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn is leaning against Infinitus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infinitus wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Vovchanchyn tries to stall but Infinitus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Infinitus controls his hands.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Infinitus controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Infinitus being controlled against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Infinitus backwards.
Infinitus tries to circle away but Vovchanchyn has him pinned against the cage.
Infinitus has had enough of the clinch but Vovchanchyn keeps him there for the moment.
Vovchanchyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Infinitus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shot to the side of Infinitus's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vovchanchyn taking a breather.
Vovchanchyn scores with a hook to the body.
Projetus Infinitus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Infinitus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Vovchanchyn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vovchanchyn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Vovchanchyn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seiji Yamasaki (ranked 2954 p4p, 5291 weight class) and Fransisco Woodley (ranked 339 p4p, 502 weight class). Fransisco Woodley 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seiji Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fransisco Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woodley misses with a looping right.
Woodley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamasaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamasaki throws the kick towards the body but Woodley avoids it.
Woodley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamasaki has time to react.
Yamasaki fails with the takedown
and Woodley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamasaki misses with a takedown
and Woodley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Seiji Yamasaki has been cut.
Woodley cracks Yamasaki with an open hand slap.
Woodley throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamasaki counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamasaki is pushing Woodley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Woodley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki gets control of Woodley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yamasaki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Woodley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Woodley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Woodley wants to stand but Yamasaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Woodley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yamasaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woodley on the ground.
Yamasaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamasaki, not yet.
Woodley controlling from the top position.
Yamasaki wants to hit a sweep here but Woodley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yamasaki there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yamasaki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Woodley looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki working to try and regain half guard.
Woodley controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamasaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Woodley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Woodley 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.
Woodley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woodley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fransisco Woodley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seiji Yamasaki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamasaki clinches with his opponent.
Woodley tries to break the clinch but Yamasaki is controlling the position.
Yamasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Woodley is pressed up against the cage. Yamasaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Woodley down to the mat. Woodley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Woodley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Woodley lands a lovely overhand right.
Seiji Yamasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamasaki takes one to the chin there.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Yamasaki avoids them all with ease.
Woodley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yamasaki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yamasaki ducks under a wild hook from Woodley.
Yamasaki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Woodley scores with a one two! Yamasaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Woodley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodley connects with a looping right hand.
 Yamasaki is rocked!
Yamasaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Woodley finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamasaki's head.
Oh Yamasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamasaki throws a series of punches but Woodley moves out of range.
Yamasaki seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley scores with a jab to the body.
Woodley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fransisco Woodley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woodley throws a hook to the side of Yamasaki's head but Yamasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woodley misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamasaki counters with a good low kick that Woodley was not able to check.
Yamasaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Woodley counters with a crisp one two that drops Yamasaki! Woodley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yamasaki to his feet! Yamasaki is in big trouble!
Woodley leaves Yamasaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yamasaki has Woodley up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamasaki tries a body shot but Woodley blocks it.
Yamasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki successfully pulls guard.
Woodley wanted to stand there but Yamasaki had control of the position.
Woodley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamasaki is looking to stand up but Woodley isn't so interested in that idea.
Yamasaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yamasaki tries to get out of the position.
Woodley lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamasaki wants to control but Woodley passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Woodley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Woodley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamasaki defending well though.
Woodley seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Woodley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yamasaki wants to control but Woodley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Woodley tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Woodley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Woodley wants to stand up but Yamasaki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Woodley lands the left hand.
Woodley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Woodley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamasaki's hands.
Woodley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamasaki gets a clinch.
Yamasaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Woodley is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamasaki has double underhooks.
Yamasaki breaks from the clinch.
Fransisco Woodley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodley lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamasaki misses with a takedown
and Woodley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fransisco Woodley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seiji Yamasaki's cut.
That's time! Yamasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yamasaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodley.
Yamasaki rushes Woodley and presses him up against the cage.
Yamasaki is trying to pull guard but Woodley has him pressed against the cage.
Yamasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woodley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Woodley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamasaki pushes Woodley up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki fails to pull guard.
Yamasaki prevents Woodley from breaking the clinch.
Yamasaki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Woodley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seiji Yamasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woodley stops a takedown attempt from Yamasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley is trying to push Yamasaki away but Yamasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamasaki breaks from the clinch.
Woodley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamasaki moves away from the strike by Woodley.
Yamasaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Woodley sprawls and moves away.
Woodley lands with a shot to the body.
Yamasaki misses with a takedown
enabling Woodley to counter with a crisp jab.
Woodley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamasaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Woodley lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Woodley.
Yamasaki slips a jab and a cross from Woodley.
Yamasaki has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley gets underhooks to prevent Yamasaki's takedown attempt.
Woodley is trying to push Yamasaki away but Yamasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamasaki tries to pull guard but Woodley holds him up against the cage and eventually Yamasaki drops back down to his feet.
Yamasaki is looking for a takedown.
Yamasaki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Woodley after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamasaki jumps guard but Woodley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamasaki clinches up against the cage.
Yamasaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Woodley prevents the takedown attempt.
Woodley working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamasaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Woodley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yamasaki is in Woodley's guard.
Woodley trying to control the position here.
Yamasaki won't allow Woodley to get back to his feet.
Woodley keeping moving, preventing Yamasaki from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley pulls Yamasaki in close to prevent any damage.
Woodley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fransisco Woodley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woodley is looking to stand up but Yamasaki isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Woodley connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woodley lands with a good body shot.
Seiji Yamasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fransisco Woodley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fransisco Woodley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Woodley 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fransisco Woodley!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Petric (ranked 4463 p4p, 3040 weight class) and Lunchbag Rodriguez (ranked 466 p4p, 352 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 Amsterdam, Marko Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lunchbag Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses the body punch
and Petric counters with a nice body shot.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petric looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petric.
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Petric sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
Petric misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petric lands a body shot.
Petric takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Petric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodriguez doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Petric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodriguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodriguez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Petric!
Rodriguez has isolated one of Petric's arms. Petric looking to fight him off but Rodriguez twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lunchbag Rodriguez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kameron Sweeney (ranked 3077 p4p, 3726 weight class) and Jone Cokanauto (ranked 349 p4p, 400 weight class). Kameron Sweeney 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kameron Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jone Cokanauto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sweeney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sweeney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cokanauto circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Cokanauto misses.
Cokanauto throws a body shot but no joy.
Kameron Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cokanauto takes the fight into the clinch.
Sweeney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cokanauto lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Cokanauto.
Cokanauto lands a body shot.
Sweeney missing with knees to the body.
Cokanauto lands a left hand.
Sweeney tries for a takedown but Cokanauto manages to get underhooks.
Cokanauto slows down the pace here.
Sweeney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cokanauto after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kameron Sweeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cokanauto stalls.
Cokanauto lands with a short shot to the head.
Sweeney blocks a body shot from Cokanauto.
Cokanauto lands a shoulder strike.
Cokanauto digs a right hand underneath Sweeney's ribcage. Sweeney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cokanauto throws a series of punches but Sweeney moves out of range.
Cokanauto throws a low kick but Sweeney avoids it.
Cokanauto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sweeney.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cokanauto enables Sweeney to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cokanauto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sweeney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sweeney won't allow Cokanauto to get back to his feet.
Sweeney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cokanauto throws a low kick but Sweeney avoids it.
Sweeney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cokanauto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sweeney somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney gets a double leg takedown into Cokanauto's guard.
Sweeney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cokanauto is looking to stand up but Sweeney isn't so interested in that idea.
Sweeney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cokanauto for as long as he can get away with.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cokanauto can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sweeney fails with the takedown
and Cokanauto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cokanauto lands a jab to the head.
Cokanauto tries to land a leg kick but Sweeney saw it coming and moves away.
Sweeney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sweeney fails with the takedown
and Cokanauto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sweeney ducks right into an uppercut from Cokanauto.
Cokanauto thuds a left hand into Sweeney's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweeney decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sweeney content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jone Cokanauto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cokanauto clinches up with Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage.
Cokanauto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cokanauto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cokanauto stalls.
Cokanauto cracks Sweeney with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cokanauto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweeney's elbow.
Sweeney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cokanauto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cokanauto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sweeney backwards.
Cokanauto avoiding damage.
Cokanauto misses with some punches.
Cokanauto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sweeney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cokanauto after a bit of a struggle.
Sweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick lands for Cokanauto.
Cokanauto darts in and clinches Sweeney up against the cage.
Sweeney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cokanauto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kameron Sweeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cokanauto throws a low kick, looking for Sweeney's leg but Sweeney calmly moves out of range.
Sweeney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cokanauto defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney shoots in looking for a takedown but Cokanauto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sweeney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cokanauto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cokanauto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sweeney moves away.
Kameron Sweeney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Cokanauto.
Sweeney shoots in looking for a takedown. Cokanauto tries to sprawl out of it but Sweeney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cokanauto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cokanauto! But no joy.
Cokanauto throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cokanauto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jone Cokanauto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cokanauto punishes Sweeney's body with a nice straight punch.
Cokanauto motions for Sweeney to come forward. Cokanauto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cokanauto lands with a straight right. Sweeney didn't see that one coming.
We've been informed that Cokanauto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cokanauto lands a nice hook to Sweeney's body. Sweeney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sweeney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cokanauto tries to avoid it but Sweeney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cokanauto to the ground. Cokanauto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sweeney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cokanauto defends well and Sweeney ends up having to push Cokanauto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sweeney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cokanauto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sweeney tries for a takedown but Cokanauto manages to get underhooks.
Cokanauto gets underhooks to prevent Sweeney's takedown attempt.
Cokanauto avoiding damage.
Cokanauto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cokanauto stalling in the clinch.
Cokanauto lands a body punch.
Cokanauto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Cokanauto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney letting Cokanauto take a breather here.
Sweeney is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cokanauto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cokanauto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cokanauto lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cokanauto.
Cokanauto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Cokanauto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jone Cokanauto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sweeney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cokanauto swivels and escapes.
Sweeney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cokanauto is trying to defend but Sweeney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cokanauto wants to get back to his feet.
Sweeney content to control rather than advance.
Sweeney works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sweeney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Further stalling from Sweeney.
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.
Cokanauto trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sweeney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cokanauto is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sweeney controlling the position easily from mount.
Cokanauto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sweeney controlling his opponent.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Sweeney is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Jone Cokanauto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kameron Sweeney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cokanauto has left one of his arms exposed and Sweeney doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Cokanauto screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kameron Sweeney!
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