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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Blood (ranked 25122 p4p, 25120 weight class) and Caique Lima (ranked 552 p4p, 578 weight class). Blood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is If You Blood Throw it Up - 47 Miller Gang. 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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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Young Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caique Lima!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
Lima wants to counter the offense by Blood and move into the clinch position.
Blood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Blood misses the target.
Lima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Blood.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target.
Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blood with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Lima.
Blood throws a hook but Lima blocks it.
Blood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blood cracks Lima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima avoids the body shot from Blood.
Nice defenses there by Lima.
Young Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima slips under a jab.
Blood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lima wants to counter the offense by Blood and move into the clinch position.
Lima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima staying out of range there.
Lima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Lima throws a looping overhand right but Blood ducks down to avoid it.
Blood throws a hook but Lima blocks it.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Lima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lima avoids the body shot from Blood.
Lima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blood.
Blood connects with a crisp jab.
Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Sloppy strikes from Lima. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws the left hand but Lima avoids the punch easily.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blood connects with a single shot there.
Lima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lima is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blood misses with an uppercut.
Blood throws a jab when Lima was well out of range.
Blood swinging wildly here.
Lima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blood.
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood misses with an uppercut.
Blood cracks Lima with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Blood - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. Blood does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Blood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blood throws a hook but Lima blocks it.
Blood connects with the punch.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lima wants to clinch up but Blood keeps it at a distance.
Lima clinches up against the cage.
Lima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lima manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
Blood sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Lima doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Blood paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Lima - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Caique Lima!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Matsuda (ranked 25105 p4p, 25159 weight class) and Jacek Siuta (ranked 564 p4p, 580 weight class). Siuta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "The Ecstasy of Gold" Ennio Morricone. Jacek Siuta will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacek Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siuta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matsuda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matsuda takes a swing at Siuta's ribcage but misses.
Matsuda throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Matsuda. That snapped Siuta's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siuta slips a jab from Matsuda.
Siuta unleashes a big counter combination but Matsuda bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Siuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matsuda throws an off balance right hand
enabling Siuta to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Matsuda's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kenji Matsuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siuta throws out a counter right but Matsuda avoids it with no problem.
Matsuda misses with a looping left.
Matsuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Siuta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Siuta cracks a nice hook into Matsuda's ribs.
Matsuda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda fails to land with a series of punches.
Siuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsuda.
Siuta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Siuta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsuda.
Matsuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Siuta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Siuta defending well as Matsuda loads up on a big left hand.
Siuta is looking for the big counter here.
Siuta cracks Matsuda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Siuta with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta lands with a right hand.
Matsuda misses with a body shot.
Matsuda misses with a lunging right hand
and Siuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuda misses with a right hand
and Siuta counters with a right hand to the body.
Siuta tries to clinch but Matsuda is having none of it.
Siuta slips a jab and a cross from Matsuda.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Siuta! But no joy.
Matsuda missing with a left hand there. Siuta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Siuta misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda misses with a hook
and Siuta counters with a right hand to the body.
Siuta slips a jab from Matsuda.
Siuta throws out a counter right but Matsuda avoids it with no problem.
Siuta has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Matsuda misses with a few strikes there.
Siuta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsuda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siuta counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuda scores with a jab. Siuta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Siuta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Siuta 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.
Matsuda throws the left hand but Siuta avoids the punch easily.
Matsuda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Siuta in his tracks.
 It looks like Jacek Siuta has been cut.
Siuta lands a right hook to the body.
Matsuda lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Siuta. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsuda. Siuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsuda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siuta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsuda thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuda.
Siuta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siuta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matsuda.
Siuta swings widly with a right hand
and Matsuda counters with a left to the body.
Matsuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siuta moves away.
Siuta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsuda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matsuda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siuta.
Matsuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Siuta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Siuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsuda.
Siuta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Siuta misses with a left hand
and Matsuda counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siuta misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta takes one on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Matsuda as he connects with a hook.
Siuta loads up on a big right hand but Matsuda slips the punch.
Matsuda ducks under a wild hook from Siuta.
Siuta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuda.
As Matsuda backs off Siuta throws a huge counter combo but Matsuda manages to avoid it all.
Siuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsuda.
Siuta lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda avoids the body shot from Siuta.
A little feinted left hand from Matsuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matsuda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siuta.
Matsuda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siuta throws out a loose jab but Matsuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Siuta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsuda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Siuta to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Matsuda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacek Siuta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Siuta ducks under a wild hook from Matsuda.
Siuta throws out a counter right but Matsuda avoids it with no problem.
Left hook, right uppercut from Siuta.
Siuta throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsuda misses with an uppercut
and Matsuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siuta lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matsuda throws a hook but Siuta avoids it easily.
Siuta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda misses with a double jab
letting Siuta counter with a right hand.
Matsuda missing with a left hand there. Siuta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Siuta misses the target.
It looked like Matsuda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matsuda throws a right hand that misses
and Siuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsuda lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matsuda throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siuta manages to avoid it.
Siuta is looking for the big counter here.
Matsuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuda throws a looping overhand right but Siuta ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Siuta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsuda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siuta.
Matsuda lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda throws a hook but Siuta avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Siuta! But no joy.
Siuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Siuta counters with a left to the body.
Siuta slips under a jab.
It seemed like Siuta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Siuta misses with a lunging right hand
letting Matsuda counter with a right hand.
Matsuda digs a good body shot into Siuta's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda throws a sloppy body shot
and Siuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuda throws a right hand that misses
and Siuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siuta.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Siuta! But no joy.
Siuta misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Matsuda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Siuta misses.
Matsuda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matsuda misses with a looping right.
Siuta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Siuta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Siuta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Siuta!
Jacek Siuta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Summit Panda (ranked 24913 p4p, 25115 weight class) and Don Rockmuller (ranked 549 p4p, 583 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summit Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Rockmuller!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rockmuller.
Rockmuller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Panda down.
Panda is trying to improve his position.
Rockmuller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Panda down.
Rockmuller lands a nice forearm strike.
Rockmuller controlling from side mount.
Rockmuller working the body and head with strikes.
Rockmuller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Panda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Panda tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rockmuller is working Panda over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rockmuller connects with a decent elbow.
Panda tries to buck Rockmuller off but Rockmuller is having none of it.
Rockmuller taking a breather here.
Rockmuller cracks Panda with a big right hand but Panda just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Panda's face as Rockmuller controls the position.
Rockmuller working away.
Panda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rockmuller is working Panda over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rockmuller lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rockmuller working the body and head with strikes.
Rockmuller taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries to buck Rockmuller off but Rockmuller is having none of it.
Panda is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rockmuller scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Rockmuller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rockmuller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Panda tries to buck Rockmuller off but Rockmuller is having none of it.
Rockmuller slows the pace down.
Rockmuller scoring with punches from side control.
Rockmuller creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rockmuller lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockmuller working the head with strikes.
Rockmuller working the body and head with strikes.
Rockmuller connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Panda some visible discomfort.
Panda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Panda taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rockmuller working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockmuller landing a few strikes.
Rockmuller takes a little break here. Panda wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Panda can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller is working Panda over with some ground and pound from side control.
Panda is trying to improve his position.
Rockmuller connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Panda some visible discomfort.
Rockmuller working the body and head with strikes.
Rockmuller working the ground and pound.
Rockmuller in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rockmuller connects with a decent elbow.
Panda is looking to reverse the position.
Rockmuller scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Rockmuller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rockmuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Panda as Rockmuller shoots in.
Rockmuller shoots in and bounces Panda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Panda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rockmuller pushes down on Panda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rockmuller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockmuller working over Panda with some ground and pound. Panda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Panda has hold of Rockmuller's hands but Rockmuller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rockmuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda has hold of Rockmuller's hands but Rockmuller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rockmuller is nestled in close to Panda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rockmuller moves into full mount! Panda won't be happy about that!
Rockmuller unloading with bombs!
Rockmuller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Panda tries to lock up and control but Rockmuller gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rockmuller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Panda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Panda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rockmuller on the ground.
Rockmuller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Panda looks a forlorn figure.
Panda is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller controlling his opponent.
Rockmuller with a couple of short strikes.
Rockmuller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Panda that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rockmuller working the ground and pound effectively.
 Panda is rocked!
The referee warns Panda that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Panda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockmuller raining down shots from the mount!
Panda seems to have got his legs back now.
Rockmuller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rockmuller! Panda is hurt baaadly! Rockmuller is firing away with more strikes - Panda is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Rockmuller!
A victorious Don Rockmuller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demyan Pulaski (ranked 2002 p4p, 2066 weight class) and Khamzat Magomedov (ranked 246 p4p, 257 weight class). Pulaski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dan Farber - "Don't Touch". 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demyan Pulaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khamzat Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pulaski misses.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pulaski as he jumps to the side.
Pulaski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Magomedov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Magomedov seems to have locked his on tight now - Pulaski screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Magomedov, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Khamzat Magomedov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brown (ranked 3412 p4p, 3525 weight class) and Ted Kona (ranked 382 p4p, 394 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Gloom, Doom, Heartache and Whiskey. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Kona!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Brown.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Kona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Kona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Kona misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Kona does no damage.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Kona is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kona on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kona has time to react.
Kona shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona misses with a straight right.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Kona manages to avoid it.
Kona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kona avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Kona blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Kona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kona misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Kona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
It seemed like Kona was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kona scores with a shot to the body.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Kona is out of range.
Kona throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Kona.
Brown scores with the left hand. Kona knows he should have avoided that one.
Frank Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kona moves out of range of the strikes.
Kona misses with a wild combination.
Kona throws a poor cross that misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Kona needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kona throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Kona takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kona to counter with a crisp jab.
Kona throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Kona counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown jabs Kona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kona falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Kona.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown prevents Kona from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Konas head.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kona blocks an uppercut.
Kona tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brown 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.
Brown slips a jab from Kona.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Kona manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Kona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown misses with a left hand
enabling Kona to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Kona misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Kona throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Kona catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Kona might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Kona's shoulder, as Kona tries to avoid the shot.
Kona is looking for the big counter here.
Ted Kona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Kona is just out of range.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kona.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Kona looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Kona's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Kona misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Kona throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kona throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Kona slips under a jab.
Frank Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Kona throws a right hand that misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Kona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Kona.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kona's head.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kona to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kona throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Kona counters with a nice body shot.
Kona lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Brown sprawling to the canvas. Kona follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Brown hang on?
 It looks like Frank Brown has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is looking for a sweep. Kona is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kona is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kona can do to turn this around?
Brown is controlling Kona's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kona advances position into side control!
Kona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown wants to control but Kona postures up.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kona misses with an uppercut
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Kona slips the punch.
Kona throws a right hand that misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kona manages to circle out of the way.
Brown misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Kona misses.
Brown misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kona throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Kona throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kona moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Kona unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Kona misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Kona misses with a straight right.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Kona.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Kona counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Ted Kona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown lands with a hook. Kona tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kona tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Kona is just out of range.
Kona throws a counter combo.
Kona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Kona ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
No joy there for Kona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kona's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kona duly obliges.
Donk. Brown catches Kona right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona walks into a jab.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown avoids the body shot from Kona.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kona throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kona moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Kona misses the target.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kona counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kona looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kona looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Kona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Kona is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kona stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown cracks Kona with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown cracks Kona with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Brown!
A very excited looking Frank Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lysander Birdwhistle (ranked 3508 p4p, 3569 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 391 p4p, 400 weight class). Birdwhistle comes to the cage accompanied by Black Vultures - Halestorm. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lysander Birdwhistle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma tries to bum rush Birdwhistle with a series of wild strikes but Birdwhistle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Birdwhistle misses with a wild body shot.
Chukwuma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Birdwhistle moves out of range as Chukwuma strikes.
Birdwhistle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chukwuma on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a hook but Chukwuma blocks it.
Chukwuma is looking for the big counter here.
Chukwuma cracks Birdwhistle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chukwuma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chukwuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Birdwhistle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chukwuma doesn't seem phased though.
Chukwuma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Birdwhistle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chukwuma throws a lazy uppercut
and Birdwhistle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Birdwhistle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Birdwhistle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chukwuma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwuma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chukwuma stuffs the takedown attempt from Birdwhistle. Birdwhistle gets slowly back to his feet.
Chukwuma connects with a body shot that sends Birdwhistle's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Birdwhistle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Birdwhistle moves out of range of the strikes.
Chukwuma clobbers Birdwhistle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chukwuma.
Birdwhistle takes one to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Birdwhistle punishes Chukwuma's body with a nice straight punch.
Birdwhistle connects with a crisp jab.
Birdwhistle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chukwuma lands a nice shot that snaps Birdwhistle's head back.
Chukwuma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Birdwhistle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma throws a hook but Birdwhistle blocks it.
Birdwhistle looks for a takedown but Chukwuma sprawls well.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birdwhistle.
Chukwuma thuds a left hand into Birdwhistle's body.
Chukwuma loads up on a big right hand but Birdwhistle slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Chukwuma.
No luck for Birdwhistle with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lysander Birdwhistle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Birdwhistle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Chukwuma.
A jab from Chukwuma misses.
Birdwhistle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chukwuma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Birdwhistle misses.
Chukwuma catches Birdwhistle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Birdwhistle lands a jab to the nose.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birdwhistle walks into a straight right hand from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Birdwhistle's hands.
Birdwhistle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chukwuma throws a poor cross that misses
and Birdwhistle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chukwuma.
Birdwhistle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Birdwhistle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chukwuma sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for Chukwuma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Birdwhistle ducks under a wild hook from Chukwuma.
Birdwhistle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birdwhistle moves away.
Chukwuma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Birdwhistles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chukwuma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Birdwhistle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Birdwhistle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chukwuma works the jab nicely.
Chukwuma digs a good body shot into Birdwhistle's ribs.
Tinashe Chukwuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chukwuma lands a right hook to the body.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Birdwhistle's shoulder, as Birdwhistle tries to avoid the shot.
Birdwhistle is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Chukwuma finds it's target.
Chukwuma throws an off balance right hand
and Birdwhistle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Birdwhistle takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma moves away from the strike by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chukwuma cracks Birdwhistle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chukwuma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Birdwhistle throws a body punch but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma throws out a counter right but Birdwhistle avoids it with no problem.
Birdwhistle slips a straight right by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Chukwuma misses the target.
Birdwhistle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chukwuma manages to avoid it.
Chukwuma misses the body punch
and Birdwhistle counters with a stiff right hand.
Chukwuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birdwhistle throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Chukwuma to counter with a crisp jab.
Birdwhistle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chukwuma is fending him off so far but Birdwhistle persists. Nope, Chukwuma circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Birdwhistle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma scores with a shot to the body.
Birdwhistle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good exchange - Chukwuma coming out on top.
Birdwhistle misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chukwuma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Birdwhistle circles away quickly and effectively.
Birdwhistle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birdwhistle with a jab.
Chukwuma misses with a wild body shot.
Birdwhistle throws a lazy right hand but Chukwuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Birdwhistle misses with a few strikes there.
Chukwuma missing with a left hand there. Birdwhistle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chukwuma misses with a combination
and Birdwhistle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Birdwhistle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Birdwhistle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chukwuma cracks Birdwhistle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle moves out of range as Chukwuma strikes.
Birdwhistle misses with the combination.
Birdwhistle gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birdwhistle prevents Chukwuma from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma is looking to control Birdwhistle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chukwuma avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Birdwhistle prevents Chukwuma from improving his position.
Birdwhistle 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.
Chukwuma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Birdwhistle looking to pass the guard.
Chukwuma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Birdwhistle pushes down on Chukwuma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chukwuma manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Birdwhistle is one step ahead there.
Chukwuma trying to control the position here.
Chukwuma wants to get back to his feet but Birdwhistle passes into half guard.
Chukwuma is looking to control Birdwhistle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chukwuma avoid being mounted?
That's four 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.
Birdwhistle wants to pass to mount but Chukwuma is defending the position.
Chukwuma is doing well to control the position and prevent Birdwhistle from advancing to side control.
Birdwhistle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chukwuma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Birdwhistle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Birdwhistle trying to control the position from guard on top but Chukwuma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lysander Birdwhistle dominated that second round.
That's time! Birdwhistle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chukwuma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Chukwuma misses the target.
Chukwuma blocks a head kick by Birdwhistle.
Chukwuma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chukwuma connects with a jab.
Chukwuma connects with a jab.
Chukwuma tests Birdwhistle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chukwuma walks into a jab.
Chukwuma lands a lovely overhand right.
Birdwhistle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Birdwhistle ducks right into an uppercut from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma blocks a jab.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birdwhistle.
Chukwuma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Birdwhistle on the side of the head.
Chukwuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Birdwhistle counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Chukwuma catches Birdwhistle right on the button with a cross.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Birdwhistle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Birdwhistle just misses with a punch to the body.
Birdwhistle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chukwuma dips to his left and cracks Birdwhistle with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Chukwuma misses its intended target.
It looks like Birdwhistle has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Birdwhistle throws a looping overhand right but Chukwuma ducks down to avoid it.
Chukwuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Birdwhistle is just out of range.
Birdwhistle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Birdwhistle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chukwuma throws out the jab.
Chukwuma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Birdwhistle.
Chukwuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Birdwhistle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chukwuma!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birdwhistle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chukwumas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chukwuma counter with a right hand.
Birdwhistle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chukwuma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Birdwhistle tries to free his leg and advance position but Chukwuma is retaining full guard.
Chukwuma keeping moving, preventing Birdwhistle from controlling successfully.
Birdwhistle preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Birdwhistle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Birdwhistle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is trying to control the position but Birdwhistle postures up.
Birdwhistle controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chukwuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
Chukwuma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chukwuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chukwuma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chukwuma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chukwuma fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Birdwhistle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Birdwhistle's shoulder, as Birdwhistle tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Chukwuma catches Birdwhistle right on the button with a cross.
Chukwuma throws an off balance right hand
and Birdwhistle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chukwuma!
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!
Birdwhistle advances to full mount.
Lysander Birdwhistle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chukwuma tries to lock up and control but Birdwhistle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chukwuma reaches up to try and pull Birdwhistle in and control his posture, but Birdwhistle latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Chukwuma taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lysander Birdwhistle!
During a confident post fight interview, Lysander Birdwhistle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hung Young Wang (ranked 3437 p4p, 3414 weight class) and Rogelio Nunez (ranked 385 p4p, 383 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hung Young Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rogelio Nunez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunez staying out of range there.
Nunez gets tackled into the cage by Wang. Wang maintains the clinch.
Wang fails to pull guard.
Nunez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nunez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Nunez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nunez.
Wang blocks an uppercut.
Nunez scores with a hook to the body.
Nunez lands a body shot.
Wang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nunez walks away with a smile on his face. Wang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hung Young Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunez closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nunez defends well.
Nunez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wang is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nunez has his hands clasped together but Wang extends and breaks Nunez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hung Young Wang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Robillard (ranked 3726 p4p, 3661 weight class) and Super Macho Man (ranked 409 p4p, 405 weight class). Macho Man is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ride of the Valkyries. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid boxing
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michel Robillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Macho Man!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macho Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Robillard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robillard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robillard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Macho Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Robillard.
Macho Man walks into a jab.
Robillard tries to clinch
enabling Macho Man to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macho Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robillard.
Robillard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robillard misses with an uppercut
and Macho Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Michel Robillard has been cut.
Macho Man misses with an uppercut
and Robillard counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robillard throws a right hand that Macho Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Macho Man also avoids with ease.
Robillard swings widly with a right hand
enabling Macho Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Robillard tries to clinch up but Macho Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Macho Man misses with a body punch
and Robillard counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Robillard finds it's way through Macho Man's defenses.
Macho Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Robillard.
Robillard lands a right hook to the body.
Macho Man misses with a looping left.
Robillard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Robillard slips a jab from Macho Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robillard lands with a hook. Macho Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robillard lands with a shot to the body.
Robillard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macho Man.
Robillard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macho Man's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robillard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Macho Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macho Man avoids the body shot from Robillard.
Robillard connects with a nice looking jab.
Robillard lands a two punch combo.
Robillard jabs at Macho Man's body.
Robillard has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Robillard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robillard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macho Man's elbow.
Macho Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robillard tries to throw a body punch but Macho Man avoids it by throwing Robillard back against the cage.
Robillard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macho Man blocks an uppercut.
Robillard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robillard working aggressively here.
Macho Man blocks a body shot from Robillard.
Macho Man blocks a body shot from Robillard.
Macho Man has a couple of punches blocked by Robillard.
Robillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macho Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Robillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robillard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macho Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robillard misses with some punches.
Macho Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robillard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Macho Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Robillard backwards.
Robillard lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robillard lands an uppercut.
Robillard swings wildly with an uppercut but Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macho Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robillard has a couple of punches blocked by Macho Man.
Robillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Macho Man controls his hands.
Robillard blocks an uppercut.
Robillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robillard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robillard swings wildly with an uppercut but Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robillard scores with a shot to the side of Macho Man's head.
Robillard scores with a shoulder strike.
Macho Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Robillard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Robillard's cut.
That's time! Robillard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robillard scores with a shot to the body.
Robillard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macho Man can do to turn this around?
Robillard is looking to clinch.
Robillard misses with a left hand
and Robillard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robillard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robillard scores with a three punch combo!
Michel Robillard is winning the standup battle so far.
Robillard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robillard doesn't manage to clinch there - Macho Man circles away.
Macho Man throws out a counter right but Robillard avoids it with no problem.
Robillard moves in looking to clinch but Macho Man pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Macho Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robillard fails with an attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Macho Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Robillard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macho Man manages to avoid it.
Robillard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macho Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Macho Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robillard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macho Man manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Macho Man's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Robillard closes the distance but Macho Man moves to the side
and Macho Man counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Macho Man.
Macho Man blocks a jab.
Macho Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Robillard.
Robillard tries to clinch but Macho Man is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Robillard misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robillard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robillard throws an off balance right hand
and Robillard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macho Man tries to keep at a distance but Robillard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Macho Man controls his hands.
Robillard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macho Man's elbow.
Robillard throws a head punch that misses.
Macho Man blocking some punches.
Robillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robillard can't find room to land a body shot as Macho Man controls the action.
Robillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Robillard blocking some punches.
Macho Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Robillard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robillard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robillard working aggressively here.
Robillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Macho Man.
Macho Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robillard lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Robillard.
Macho Man blocking some punches.
Robillard lands a shoulder strike.
Robillard tries to throw a body punch but Macho Man avoids it by throwing Robillard back against the cage.
Robillard swings wildly with an uppercut but Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Macho Man.
Macho Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Macho Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robillard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macho Man backwards.
Robillard blocks a body shot from Macho Man.
Macho Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robillard tries to work over Macho Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Robillard.
Macho Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robillard backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robillard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Macho Man.
Robillard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macho Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macho Man lands with a light punch inside.
Robillard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Macho Man is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Robillard - that landed with a thud.
Robillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robillard lands a right hand.
Robillard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macho Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robillard lands a right hand.
Macho Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Robillard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michel Robillard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Robillard wants to clinch.
Macho Man let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Donk. Robillard catches Macho Man right on the button with a cross.
Robillard closes the distance and pushes Macho Man back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macho Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robillard blocks a body shot from Macho Man.
Robillard misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Robillard fails to land.
Robillard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robillard has a couple of punches blocked by Macho Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macho Man can't find room to land a body shot as Robillard controls the action.
Robillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Robillard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macho Man's elbow.
Robillard lands with a short shot to the head.
Robillard throws a head punch that misses.
Robillard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Macho Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robillard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macho Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Macho Man prevents a body shot from Robillard.
Macho Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macho Man lands with a right to the head.
Robillard misses with some punches.
Robillard working aggressively here.
Macho Man gets through Robillard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robillard has a couple of punches blocked by Macho Man.
Macho Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robillard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robillard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Macho Man controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Robillard.
Robillard blocking some punches.
Macho Man throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macho Man lands a left hand.
Macho Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Robillard misses with the head strike.
Robillard lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Robillard.
Macho Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Robillard fails to land.
Macho Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robillard tries to work over Macho Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macho Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robillard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macho Man misses with a punch to the body.
Super Macho Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robillard pushes Macho Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robillard lands a shot to the body.
Robillard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macho Man backwards.
Robillard lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Robillard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robillard.
Robillard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robillard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Macho Man.
Robillard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Macho Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Robillard.
Michel Robillard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robillard has a couple of punches blocked by Macho Man.
Robillard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macho Man backwards.
Robillard misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robillard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Macho Man blocks an uppercut.
Robillard swings wildly with an uppercut but Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robillard swings wildly with an uppercut but Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macho Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robillard's elbow.
Macho Man scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Macho Man.
Macho Man blocks an uppercut.
Robillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robillard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robillard working aggressively here.
Robillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Robillard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Macho Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Macho Man.
Macho Man blocks a body shot from Robillard.
Robillard working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Robillard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robillard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa 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... Michel Robillard!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 808 p4p, 1046 weight class) and Oscar Gage (ranked 32 p4p, 39 weight class). Briggs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage shoots for a double leg takedown but Briggs sprawls well. He's pushed Gage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Briggs is fending him off so far but Gage persists. Nope, Briggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Briggs throws a big counter combination but Gage scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gage is looking to clinch.
Gage tries for a takedown but Briggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Macka Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Gage.
Briggs takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
Gage doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Briggs to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Briggs.
It looks like Oscar Gage has been cut.
Gage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gage is just content to waste time from the top position. Briggs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Briggs keeping full guard, as Gage tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gage trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Briggs wants to get back to his feet but Gage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gage tries to free his leg and advance position but Briggs is retaining full guard.
Gage trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Gage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Briggs is keeping the position for now.
Gage keeps trying to improve his position.
Gage passes Briggs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gage not doing much here.
Briggs is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Briggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Briggs wants to control but Gage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Gage seems content to control.
Let's hope that Gage 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Briggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Briggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage moves in looking to clinch but Briggs pushes him off.
Briggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gage eats them both and turns towards Briggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Briggs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gage to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gage wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
Briggs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gage controls the pace.
Gage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Briggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gage on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Briggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Briggs wants to stand and escape but Gage is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gage wants to control but Briggs is keeping him busy.
Gage is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Briggs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gage trying to control the action but Briggs is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Macka Briggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oscar Gage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Briggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oscar Gage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Briggs tries to avoid it but Gage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Briggs to the ground. Briggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Briggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Briggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been informed that Gage has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Briggs clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Briggs.
Gage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gage is trying to drag Briggs to the mat but Briggs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Briggs is pressed up against the cage. Gage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Briggs down to the mat. Briggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Macka Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Gage.
Nice shot by Briggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage drives through with a takedown into Briggs's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Briggs pulls Gage in close to prevent any damage.
Gage looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gage wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
Briggs being controlled here, momentarily.
Gage trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Gage drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Briggs dives on top into guard.
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.
Gage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Briggs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gage stops Briggs from getting back to his feet.
Gage trying to control from half guard but Briggs is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gage prevents Briggs from improving his position.
Gage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gage in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Briggs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gage is continuing to stall.
Gage wants to control but Briggs is keeping him busy.
Gage is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Briggs is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oscar Gage!
Oscar Gage thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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