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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolas Conner (ranked 5018 p4p, 5522 weight class) and Panda Cuchi (ranked 275 p4p, 284 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolas Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panda Cuchi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cuchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cuchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Conner drops Cuchi with a beautiful combination! Cuchi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Conner is looking for the KO!
 Cuchi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner misses with a right hand
enabling Cuchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Conner finish him?
Conner is looking to clinch.
Conner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Conner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cuchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conner.
A countering left hand to the body from Cuchi misses.
Conner misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuchi punishes Conner's body with a nice straight punch.
Cuchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Conner throws a combination that misses
and Cuchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conner swings widly with a right hand
and Cuchi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Conner moves to clinch but Cuchi breaks away
and Cuchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conner keeps the fight on the outside.
Conner misses with an uppercut
and Cuchi counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner misses with an uppercut.
Cuchi slips a jab from Conner.
Conner throws a lazy uppercut
and Cuchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cuchi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conner thinking.
Cuchi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Conner is looking to clinch.
Conner throws a good cross that connects.
Conner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cuchi counters with a left to the body.
Conner moves in looking to clinch but Cuchi pushes him off.
Cuchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conner lands a leg kick that knocks Cuchi off balance momentarily.
Cuchi slips under a jab from Conner.
Cuchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cuchi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conner.
Cuchi unleashes a big counter combination but Conner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Conner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Cuchi tries to bum rush Conner with a series of wild strikes but Conner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Conner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cuchi counters with a left and a right that stings Conner.
Conner throws a right hand that misses
and Cuchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Conner is breathing heavily.
Conner lunges at Cuchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cuchi's hand.
Conner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cuchi walks into a stiff left hand from Conner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cuchi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 Conner is rocked!
Conner get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Conner stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Cuchi runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panda Cuchi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nordin Asrih (ranked 3642 p4p, 5385 weight class) and Borislav Marusic (ranked 274 p4p, 341 weight class). Nordin Asrih has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nordin Asrih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borislav Marusic!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marusic with a nice cross.
Marusic connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Marusic.
Marusic connects with a right hand. Asrih shakes it off.
Asrih is rocked!
Marusic shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Asrih is on queer street and Marusic is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Borislav Marusic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ortega (ranked 5516 p4p, 3724 weight class) and Dag Yilmaz (ranked 516 p4p, 430 weight class). Dag Yilmaz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dag Yilmaz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yilmaz throws a nice looking combination but Ortega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yilmaz has time to react.
Ortega throws a nice looking combination but Yilmaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooh!!! Yilmaz has knocked Ortega down with a huge combo! Yilmaz steps away and waves a wobbly Ortega back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Juan Ortega has been cut.
Ortega could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yilmaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ortega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yilmaz moves away.
Yilmaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ortega defends it well.
No joy there for Ortega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yilmaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ortega is rocked!
Yilmaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Ortega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortega slips a jab and a cross from Yilmaz.
Ortega appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yilmaz's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yilmaz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ortega tries to bum rush Yilmaz with a series of wild strikes but Yilmaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortega seems to have got his legs back now.
Ortega fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yilmaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Ortega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yilmaz is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Ortega like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Ortega from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Yilmaz!
In his post fight interview, Dag Yilmaz 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Che Campbell (ranked 3953 p4p, 3766 weight class) and Van Vader (ranked 450 p4p, 434 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by 2 legit 2 Quit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Vader!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vader.
Vader just misses with a punch to the body.
Vader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Vader.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Campbell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Vader takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader misses with a wild combination.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Vader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Vader, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell throwing a counter right hand but Vader manages to avoid it.
Vader wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Vader looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Vader with a jab.
Vader swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vader throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vader throws a body shot but no joy.
Campbell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Vader misses.
Vader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Van Vader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vader throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campbell tries to clinch there but Vader circles away.
Vader is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Vader moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Vader's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vader is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Vader let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vader has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vader connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vader looks to land a right hand but Campbell moved out of range.
Campbell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vader sprawls and moves away.
Vader fails to land with a series of punches.
Vader throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
Campbell moves to clinch but Vader breaks away
letting Vader counter with a right hand.
Van Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Vader misses.
Vader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vader but Vader pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campbell.
Vader throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Van Vader dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Vader.
Vader throws a body shot but no joy.
Vader throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Vader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader feints with a jab and clips Campbell right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Campbell is sent crashing into the canvas and Vader leaps in for the kill! Campbell tries to get to his feet but Vader is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Campbell is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Vader!
Che Campbell spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck it. I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Nutz (ranked 3202 p4p, 4602 weight class) and Dominik Ferdinand (ranked 366 p4p, 468 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 London, Joey Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominik Ferdinand!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdinand ducks right into an uppercut from Nutz.
Nutz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferdinand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joey Nutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferdinand walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nutz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nutz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferdinand throws a shot to the body.
Nutz throws an off balance right hand
and Ferdinand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nutz connects with a nice looking jab.
Nutz throws out a loose jab but Ferdinand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferdinand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferdinand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nutz to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nutz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferdinand moves forwards but Nutz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferdinand misses with a few strikes there.
Nutz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Ferdinand lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ferdinand tries to bum rush Nutz with a series of wild strikes but Nutz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferdinand moves out of range as Nutz strikes.
Nutz throws an overhand right that lands on Ferdinand's shoulder, as Ferdinand tries to avoid the shot.
Nutz throws a looping overhand right but Ferdinand ducks down to avoid it.
Nutz takes a swing at Ferdinand's ribcage but misses.
Ferdinand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nutz throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Ferdinand
and Nutz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nutz misses with an uppercut
and Ferdinand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferdinand is looking to land body kicks.
Nutz misses with an uppercut. Ferdinand saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz throws a lazy right hand but Ferdinand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferdinand is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nutz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that misses.
Nutz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nutz lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Ferdinand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nutz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Nutz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nutz.
Nutz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferdinand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nutz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferdinand counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nutz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz moves out of range as Ferdinand throws a body kick.
Nutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferdinand moves away.
Nutz looks to land a right hand but Ferdinand moved out of range.
Nutz throws a lazy right hand but Ferdinand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Ferdinand's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nutz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferdinand's hands.
Nutz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferdinand's head.
Nutz slips a straight right by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
Nutz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body punch from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nutz throws out the jab.
Ferdinand throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferdinand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferdinand looks winded!
Ferdinand staying out of range there.
Nutz misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand swinging wildly here.
Ferdinand tries a head kick but it misses.
Nutz tries to clinch but Ferdinand moves out of range.
Ferdinand appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nutz scores with a hook.
 It looks like Dominik Ferdinand has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nutz looks to land a left hand but Ferdinand moved out of range nicely.
Nutz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferdinand in his tracks.
Ferdinand walks into a stiff left hand from Nutz.
Ferdinand looks to throw the jab but Nutz is out of range.
Nutz misses with a low kick.
Nutz lands with a nice body punch.
Ferdinand moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominik Ferdinand's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nutz throws the left hand but Ferdinand avoids the punch easily.
Nutz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nutz tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferdinand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferdinand looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferdinand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nutz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nutz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nutz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferdinand throws a right hand that Nutz ducks under and follows up with a left that Nutz also avoids with ease.
Nutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz lands with an overhand left.
Ferdinand swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nutz counter with a right hand.
Nutz looks to land a left hand but Ferdinand moved out of range nicely.
Nutz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz tries to clinch there but Ferdinand circles away.
Ferdinand unleashes a big counter combination but Nutz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ferdinand misses with a double jab.
Joey Nutz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferdinand moves away from the strike by Nutz.
A jab from Nutz does it's job there.
Ferdinand throws a body punch but Nutz moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nutz misses the target.
Nutz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferdinand's head backwards.
Nutz slips a jab and a cross from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand is breathing heavily.
Ferdinand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nutz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nutz loads up on a big right hand but Ferdinand slips the punch.
Dominik Ferdinand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nutz throws a looping overhand right but Ferdinand ducks down to avoid it.
Nutz stuns Ferdinand with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz punishes Ferdinand's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Nutz.
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!
Nutz misses with an uppercut. Ferdinand saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Ferdinand releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferdinand on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Nutz misses the target.
Ferdinand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Nutz. That snapped Ferdinand's head back.
Nutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferdinand manages to avoid it.
Nutz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ferdinand throws a wild body kick that Nutz sees coming a mile off.
Nutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferdinand slips a straight right by Nutz.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
Ferdinand has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nutz.
Nutz misses with a jab to the body
and Ferdinand counters with a one-two to the body.
Nutz throws a jab when Ferdinand was well out of range.
A jab from Nutz misses.
Nutz cracks Ferdinand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferdinand tries to score with a low kick but Nutz moves his leg out of the way.
Nutz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferdinand can do to turn this around?
Nutz tries to clinch but Ferdinand is having none of it.
Ferdinand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferdinand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Nutz.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Ferdinand is looking for the big counter here.
Nutz connects with a body shot that sends Ferdinand's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Nutz catches Ferdinand right on the button with a cross.
Nutz lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nutz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferdinand doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Nutz.
Ferdinand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferdinand defending well as Nutz loads up on a big left hand.
Nutz misses with a straight right.
Ferdinand avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferdinand.
Ferdinand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nutz.
Despite the aggression on Ferdinand's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nutz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nutz swings for the body but Ferdinand moves out of range.
Ferdinand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nutz with a body shot.
Nutz throws a jab when Ferdinand was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferdinand! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nutz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominik Ferdinand's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nutz looks to land a left hand but Ferdinand moved out of range nicely.
Ferdinand throws a series of strikes that have Nutz backpedaling.
Nutz tries to clinch up.
Ferdinand lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice shot lands for Nutz.
Ferdinand misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Nutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferdinand.
Despite the aggression on Ferdinand's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ferdinand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferdinand counters with a straight right hand.
Ferdinand slips a jab from Nutz.
Ferdinand takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferdinand closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz connects with a looping right hand.
Ferdinand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nutz misses with an uppercut. Ferdinand saw that one coming.
Ferdinand takes one to the chin there.
Nutz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferdinand counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Ferdinand misses.
Nutz is looking to counter punch.
Nutz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nutz misses with a straight right.
Nutz throws a body punch but Ferdinand moves out of range.
Nutz misses the shot to the body.
Ferdinand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nutz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferdinand is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nutz.
Ferdinand takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Ferdinand takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nutz connects with a looping right hand.
Ferdinand is rocked!
Ferdinand drops his hands momentarily and Nutz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ferdinand is still on wobbly legs! Can Nutz finish him?
Ferdinand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nutz.
A slow jab from Nutz misses its intended target.
Ferdinand seems to have recovered his senses.
Nutz lands an overhand right.
Nutz throws a hook but Ferdinand avoids it easily.
Ferdinand closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nutz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferdinand momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that misses.
BOOM! Nutz lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ferdinand. Ferdinand tries to recover but Nutz is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ferdinand lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Nutz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Nejc (ranked 2786 p4p, 4242 weight class) and Slant Grant (ranked 327 p4p, 430 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Slant Grant enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Nejc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slant Grant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nejc throws a lazy uppercut
and Grant finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Grant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nejc's sensitive parts.
Nejc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nejc thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Grant misses
and Nejc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nejc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
Grant throws a counter combo.
Grant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nejc throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Nejc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nejc. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant scores with a head kick.
Grant tries to move into range but Nejc moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nejc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
A head kick by Grant misses
and Nejc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nejc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nejc sends Grant crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nejc is motioning to the referee to let Grant up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grant is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Nejc finish him?
Grant is aggressively charging in as Nejc backs up avoiding any damage. Nejc tosses out a jab and Grant runs right into it face first! Grant is out cold! Nejc dropped down on all fours and is barking in Grant's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Nejc!
Martin Nejc 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 Messiah Wyatt (ranked 2727 p4p, 2906 weight class) and Aziz Karaoglu (ranked 320 p4p, 342 weight class). Aziz Karaoglu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Messiah Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aziz Karaoglu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karaoglu swings widly with a right hand
and Wyatt counters with a takedown into side control.
Karaoglu wants to control but Wyatt postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyatt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karaoglu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wyatt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wyatt trying to control the action but Karaoglu is working from the bottom.
Wyatt is chipping away with strikes.
Wyatt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karaoglu struggling a bit here.
Wyatt working the ground and pound.
Wyatt lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karaoglu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karaoglu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karaoglu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wyatt sees it coming and defends easily.
Wyatt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wyatt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karaoglu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wyatt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wyatt is positioning himself well to prevent Karaoglu advancing to mount.
Wyatt is trying to maintain the position but Karaoglu is very close to passing his half guard.
Wyatt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karaoglu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wyatt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyatt is looking to control Karaoglu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wyatt avoid being mounted?
Wyatt missing with punches from the bottom.
Wyatt actively working from the bottom here.
Karaoglu tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wyatt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karaoglu wants to pass the guard but Wyatt is keeping the position.
Karaoglu trying to control but Wyatt is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wyatt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karaoglu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wyatt somewhat.
Karaoglu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wyatt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wyatt showed some decent athleticism there.
Wyatt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karaoglu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wyatt.
Wyatt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karaoglu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been informed that Karaoglu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Karaoglu misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wyatt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wyatt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wyatt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karaoglu sees it coming and defends easily.
Karaoglu is looking to improve his position.
Wyatt maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Karaoglu could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Wyatt has cracked it and Karaoglu is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Wyatt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Messiah Wyatt!
Messiah Wyatt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ness (ranked 2398 p4p, 2537 weight class) and Yellow Submarine (ranked 283 p4p, 296 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ness might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cocaine. Yellow Submarine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yellow Submarine!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Submarine quickly recovers to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ness connects with a nice short shot to Submarine's temple.
Submarine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ness.
Ness 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.
Ness not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ness controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ness lands a nice short elbow.
Ness missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ness 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.
Ness trying to mount his opponent but Submarine defends it.
Ness definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness prevents Submarine from improving his position.
Ness not doing much here.
Submarine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Ness throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ness throwing shots but Submarine is blocking nicely.
Submarine trying to hold on to Ness's head to control him but Ness postures up.
Ness tries to pass to full mount but Submarine defends it.
Ground and pound from Ness.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Submarine can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ness takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ness missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ness throwing shots but Submarine is blocking nicely.
Ness is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Submarine wants to improve his position but Ness is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submarine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ness working the head and body with strikes.
Ness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ness controlling the pace.
Ness not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ness controlling the pace.
Ness missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ness slips a nice elbow through Submarine's hands, connecting with Submarine's forehead.
Still in half guard, Ness seems content to control.
Ness lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ness connects with a nice short shot to Submarine's temple.
Ness is looking to advance position but Submarine won't allow it.
Ness not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ness landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ness scores with a big shot! Submarine's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Submarine! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Ness!
Rick Ness thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between God Sven (ranked 2138 p4p, 1892 weight class) and Monty Kingston (ranked 262 p4p, 240 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
220
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210
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, God Sven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monty Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston drops his hands momentarily and Sven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sven has managed to clinch.
Sven is trying to force a seperation but Kingston has the dominant position.
Kingston tries to land knees in the clinch but Sven avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Sven misses.
Kingston ducks right into an uppercut from Sven.
Kingston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston slips under a jab from Sven.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Sven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sven swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sven darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Sven has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sven tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Sven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
God Sven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Sven ducks down to avoid it.
Sven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sven wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston walks into a left hand.
Sven lands with an uppercut that bounces Kingston off the cage and back into range.
Sven lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven clobbers Kingston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sven lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Sven doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sven counters with a nice uppercut.
Sven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kingston.
Sven prevents the takedown attempt.
God Sven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monty Kingston.
Sven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sven changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston moves to clinch but Sven breaks away
and Sven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kingston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sven works Kingston's body with a nice hook.
Kingston looks for a takedown but Sven sprawls well.
Sven went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Kingston now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sven lands with an uppercut that bounces Kingston off the cage and back into range.
Kingston has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sven connects with a right hand. Kingston shakes it off.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Sven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to move into range but Sven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Sven wants to clinch.
Sven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kingston decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
God Sven dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sven connects with a nice looking jab.
Kingston tries for a takedown but Sven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sven lands with a good body shot.
Kingston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sven works Kingston's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston throws a combination that misses
and Sven counters with a one-two to the body.
Sven lands a glancing blow to the side of Kingston's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kingston takes one to the chin there.
Kingston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kingston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sven tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
God Sven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston throws a body punch but Sven moves out of range.
Sven appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston tries to keep at a distance but Sven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sven tries to circle away but Kingston has him pinned against the cage.
Kingston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sven is fending him off so far but Kingston persists. Nope, Sven circles away and we're back to standing.
Sven tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kingston manages to circle out of the way.
God Sven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monty Kingston.
Kingston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kingston somewhat.
Sven slips a jab from Kingston.
It looked like Sven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kingston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sven.
Sven cracks Kingston with an open hand slap.
Kingston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sven counters with a series of strikes. Kingston will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kingston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sven connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kingston momentarily.
Sven scores with a nice strike.
Kingston is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Sven wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Kingston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sven swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sven connects with the punch.
Kingston throws a poor cross that misses
and Sven counters with a straight right hand.
Kingston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kingston showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston working over Sven with some ground and pound. Sven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingston can do to turn this around?
Sven is positioning himself well to prevent Kingston advancing to mount.
Sven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sven tries to get out of the position.
Kingston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kingston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kingston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sven is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
God Sven dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monty Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Sven.
Sven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sven clobbers Kingston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sven is trying to defend but Kingston finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sven is looking for a sweep. Kingston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Kingston.
Kingston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kingston scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sven looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monty Kingston has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kingston's guard.
Kingston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kingston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingston looking to control.
Kingston is trying to hold Sven in close to prevent damage but Sven has managed to pass into half guard.
Sven is trying to work for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
Kingston is trying to maintain the position but Sven is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sven haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
God Sven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sven prevents Kingston from improving his position.
Sven not doing much here.
Kingston tries to roll over but Sven keeps him under control.
That's four 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kingston is looking for a sweep. Sven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kingston manages to get to full guard.
Sven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sven wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monty Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sven lands a nice shot that snaps Kingston's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to God Sven.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sven, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... God Sven!
Monty Kingston spoke after the fight, saying 'I should have won damn it!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Knight (ranked 1796 p4p, 1817 weight class) and Zaurbek Temirbekovich (ranked 224 p4p, 226 weight class). Zaurbek Temirbekovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dustin Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Knight.
Nice shot by Temirbekovich.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Temirbekovich lands with a good body shot.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Temirbekovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Temirbekovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Temirbekovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knight backs up against the cage.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Temirbekovich tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Temirbekovich tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight is looking to counter punch.
Temirbekovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Temirbekovich scores with a body shot.
Temirbekovich moves into the clinch successfully.
Temirbekovich lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Temirbekovich.
Knight tries to break free but Temirbekovich pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Temirbekovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Temirbekovich.
A right hook to the body lands for Temirbekovich.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Temirbekovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knight's efforts to push away.
Temirbekovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Temirbekovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knight is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Temirbekovich.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temirbekovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Temirbekovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Temirbekovich creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Knight with a big uppercut! Knight tries to clinch up but Temirbekovich pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Knight to the mat! Knight covers up and Temirbekovich unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
An out of breath Zaurbek Temirbekovich thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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