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C325: Marley vs Bozic PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 18967 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Karel Sup (ranked 518 p4p, 312 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 38 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sup scores with a jab to the body.
Sup lands a two punch combo.
Fujimoto walks into a jab.
Sup paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sup scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sup lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sup connects with a jab.
Sup lands a body shot.
Sup lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sup darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sup slips under a jab.
Sup with a jab.
Sup throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fujimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sup moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fujimoto could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sup fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sup is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fujimoto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sup drives through and clinches with Fujimoto against the cage.
Fujimoto tries to break free but Sup pushes him back against the cage.
Fujimoto is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sup is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fujimoto to the mat. Fujimoto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sup is standing up over Fujimoto. Fujimoto looks to escape but Sup dives into side control.
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.
Fujimoto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sup connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimoto is letting Sup control him for a moment.
Sup landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sup is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sup connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fujimoto some visible discomfort.
Sup controlling the position.
Sup is working Fujimoto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sup has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sup slows the pace down.
Sup is working Fujimoto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sup lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fujimoto down.
Fujimoto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fujimoto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sup is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fujimoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sup scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fujimoto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sup lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fujimoto down.
Sup looks up at the clock and then as Fujimoto takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sup smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fujimoto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sup scores with a couple of short elbows.
 Fujimoto is rocked!
Sup working the ground and pound.
Oh Fujimoto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sup wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fujimoto, who protects the arm well.
Sup in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sup taking a breather here.
Fujimoto seems to have got his legs back now.
It looks like Sup might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Sup 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 crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sup's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Sup dominated that round.
That's time! Fujimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sup lands a slapping body shot.
Sup lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sup lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sup clobbers Fujimoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Sup lands.
Nice cross by Sup.
Sup lands a nice hook to Fujimoto's body. Fujimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sup lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sup connects with a right hand. Fujimoto shakes it off.
Fujimoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sup scores with a sloppy right hand. Fujimoto should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sup cracks Fujimoto with a big right hand and Fujimoto goes down!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fujimoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sup on the ground.
Sup is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sup stays in close to Fujimoto's body and controls the position.
Sup working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sup controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sup is in close to Fujimoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
Sup keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fujimoto's head.
Sup postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sup is working Fujimoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sup postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sup working some strikes from top position.
Sup engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sup connects with a couple of short punches.
Sup gets to his feet and stands over Fujimoto, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Fujimoto felt that one! Sup unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Fujimoto from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karel Sup!
Karel Sup 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 4452 p4p, 2350 weight class) and Death Knell (ranked 459 p4p, 280 weight class). Branca kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is original score medley. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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18 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 33 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Death Knell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knell rushes Branca and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Branca fails to land.
A hook to the body from Knell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knell.
Knell is working Branca over against the cage.
Knell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Knell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Branca backwards.
Knell digs a right hand into Branca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Branca's gas tank.
Branca is breathing heavily.
Knell lands a shot to the body.
Knell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Branca gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knell lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knell lands a shoulder strike.
Knell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knell tries a knee to the head but Branca blocks it.
Knell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Branca is defending well.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knell.
A right hook to the body lands for Knell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Branca.
Knell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Branca is defending well.
Joao Cajo Branca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Death Knell.
Knell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knell manages to pull guard.
Knell has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Branca should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Knell has tightened it up now! Branca should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Death Knell!
Our winner, Death Knell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Dolton (ranked 1653 p4p, 963 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 207 p4p, 115 weight class). Dolton comes to the cage accompanied by Paradise Warfare. Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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51 - 40 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Dolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 40 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolton darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Dolton into the cage.
Knox throws out a counter right but Dolton avoids it with no problem.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dolton goes for a takedown attempt but Knox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dolton with a poor takedown
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Dolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dolton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knox is looking to regain half guard here but Dolton keeps moving and retains side control.
Dolton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knox, who protects the arm well.
Knox is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolton is trying to get an arm triangle but Knox is defending well.
Dolton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Knox keeping his opponent close.
Knox is looking to reverse the position.
Dolton tries to score with some ground and pound. Knox controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dolton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Knox tries to buck Dolton off but Dolton is having none of it.
Dolton 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.
Dolton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dolton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dolton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knox down.
Dolton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Knox rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dolton's guard! Nice work there by Knox!
Dolton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knox wants to control from the top but Dolton keeps moving.
Dolton looking for a sweep. Not yet Dolton, not yet.
Dolton has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position.
Knox wants to stand but Dolton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dolton has a closed guard, preventing Knox from standing up.
Knox trying to control but Dolton is working from the bottom.
Knox wanted to stand there but Dolton had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott Dolton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dolton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knox as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dolton dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Dolton's head and hops out.
Dolton with a poor takedown
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Scott Dolton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dolton misses with a takedown
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dolton darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Dolton into the cage.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Dolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Dolton fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Dolton fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters with a huge left! Dolton is in big trouble! He's backing up but Knox isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dolton from any more damage. A dominating finish by Knox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
A victorious Zeta Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Scott Dolton had this to say: 'It is a joke? Let's start it over again.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristoph Kringle (ranked 239 p4p, 618 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 27 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristoph Kringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Viikinki.
Tony Viikinki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Viikinki.
Kringle thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kringle tries to land a front kick but Viikinki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kringle is looking to chop away at Viikinki's legs.
Viikinki misses with a shot to the body
and Kringle counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kringle.
Viikinki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kringle. That did some damage!
A cross from Kringle lands.
Kringle keeps Viikinki at a distance using the push kick.
Viikinki is looking to score with low kicks.
Viikinki misses the body punch
and Kringle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viikinki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kringle checks a low kick from Viikinki.
Kringle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Viikinki. Viikinki obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kringle throws a head kick but Viikinki moves out of range.
Viikinki moves out of range as Kringle throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Viikinki tries to bum rush Kringle with a series of wild strikes but Kringle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kringle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kringle moves into the clinch.
Kringle pushes Viikinki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kringle struggles to land a body shot inside as Viikinki controls his hands.
Viikinki misses with a punch on the inside.
Kringle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Viikinki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kringle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viikinki loads up on a big right hand but Kringle slips the punch.
Kringle throws a big counter combination but Viikinki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kringle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Viikinki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Viikinki.
It looks like Kristoph Kringle has been cut.
Viikinki lands a nice looking body shot.
Viikinki misses the shot to the body.
Kringle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viikinki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Viikinki.
Viikinki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kringle lands a nice shot to the body.
Viikinki scores with a sloppy right hand. Kringle should have avoided that one.
Kringle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Viikinki throws a right hand that misses
letting Kringle counter with a right hand.
Kringle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Viikinki under the eye.
Kringle rushes Viikinki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Viikinki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kringle misses with a body punch.
Viikinki struggles to land a body shot inside as Kringle controls his hands.
Kringle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kringle throws a punch but it's blocked by Viikinki.
Viikinki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle struggles to land a body shot inside as Viikinki controls his hands.
Viikinki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Kringle.
Kringle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viikinki's elbow.
Viikinki tries to circle away but Kringle has him pinned against the cage.
Viikinki is leaning against Kringle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kringle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kringle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viikinki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kringle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kringle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viikinki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kringle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Viikinki. Viikinki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kringle moves in looking to clinch but Viikinki pushes him off.
Kringle moves away from the strike by Viikinki.
Viikinki looks for the body kick but Kringle saw that one coming.
Viikinki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viikinki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Viikinki throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kringle.
Kringle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kringle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kringle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Viikinki. Viikinki obviously looking to wear him down.
Viikinki walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kringle! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristoph Kringle!
An out of breath Kristoph Kringle 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 194 p4p, 266 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 27 p4p, 39 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by San Francisco Live Medley. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock slips a straight right by Avila.
Babcock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Avila scores with a shot to the body.
Avila just misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Avila sprawls and moves away.
Avila avoids a kick to the body.
And Avila responds with a good body kick, but Babcock manages to step out the way in time.
Nice shot lands for Avila.
A solid body kick from Avila.
A bone on bone clash there as Babcock blocks the leg kick.
Avila has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Babcock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Avila throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Avila throws a leg kick but Babcock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Babcock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babcock's hands.
Babcock throws a looping overhand right but Avila ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Avila. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Babcock. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila thuds his shin into the meat of Babcock's side.
Babcock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avila. Avila obviously looking to wear him down.
Babcock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Babcock throws a lazy right hand but Avila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avila throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Babcock is predictable there
and Avila counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Avila connects with a single shot there.
Babcock avoids a kick to the body.
Babcock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Babcock throws out a loose jab but Avila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babcock looks to land a left hand but Avila moved out of range nicely.
Avila follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila jabs Babcock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avila just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Avila.
Avila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babcock's sensitive parts.
Babcock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avila. Avila obviously looking to wear him down.
Avila keeps Babcock at a distance using the push kick.
Julian Avila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila lands with a straight right. Babcock didn't see that one coming.
Avila throws a hook but Babcock avoids it easily.
Avila on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Avila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babcock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Avila throws a body punch but Babcock moves out of range.
Babcock misses with an uppercut. Avila saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avila. Babcock does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila lands with a cross.
Avila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Babcock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Babcock.
Donk. Avila catches Babcock right on the button with a cross.
Babcock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Babcock throws a hook but Avila blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Avila.
Avila steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Avila with a nice calf kick.
Avila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Avila is looking to score with low kicks.
Avila takes a swing at Babcock's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babcock trying to control but Avila is working from the bottom.
Babcock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Avila keeps moving.
Avila has momentary wrist control but Babcock slips an elbow through the middle.
Babcock throwing strikes from guard but Avila blocks nicely.
Babcock connects with a couple of short punches.
Avila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Avila fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Babcock on the side of the head.
Babcock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Babcock misses with a looping left.
Babcock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Avila is out of range and Babcock settles back down.
Julian Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avila wants to slow Babcock down by chopping away at his legs.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Babcock.
Avila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avila. That's going to slow Babcock down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Avila does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Babcock.
Babcock tries for a takedown but Avila sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Avila lands a leg kick that knocks Babcock off balance momentarily.
Avila pushes Babcock away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babcock.
Avila raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Avila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babcock.
Babcock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Avila manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Babcock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Babcock is fighting to break Avila's control of his arms but Avila is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Avila is continuing to stall.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Avila keeps moving.
Babcock with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses.
Babcock trying to control but Avila is working from the bottom.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
Avila working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babcock.
Babcock distracts Avila with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Avila controlling Babcock's posture.
Avila keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila can't keep his opponent in guard - Babcock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Babcock uses his free foot to push down on Avila's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Avila.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock cracks Avila with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Babcock thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Babcock looking to finish Avila with some ground and pound. This is bad for Avila!
Avila wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Babcock.
Babcock is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Avila to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Avila shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Babcock has control of Avila's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Avila regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock throwing strikes here but Avila is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Babcock looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Avila tries to reverse the position but Babcock maintains control.
Avila wants to control but Babcock is having none of it.
Avila is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Babcock dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Avila misses its intended target.
A big left from Avila misses.
Babcock attempts a counter takedown but Avila avoids it well and moves away.
Babcock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Avila.
Avila works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Avila misses the jab.
Babcock feinted with a counter takedown.
Both fighters circling a little - Avila finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avila.
Avila throws a leg kick
and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Avila won't be happy with that.
Avila really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babcock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avila gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Babcock punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock scoring with strikes but Avila is staying in there.
Avila wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Babcock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Avila tries to reverse the position but Babcock maintains control.
Babcock wants to control the pace but Avila is squirming around nicely.
Babcock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Babcock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Babcock landing punches.
Babcock looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Babcock wants to control the pace but Avila is squirming around nicely.
Babcock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Avila is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Babcock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Babcock breaks from Avila's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Babcock looking to finish Avila with some ground and pound. This is bad for Avila!
Babcock lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Avila turns into him and now he's in Babcock's guard.
Avila trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila is sitting in close to Babcock's body. Babcock has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Avila is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Avila is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Babcock.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jim Babcock!
Our winner, Jim Babcock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 264 p4p, 302 weight class) and Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 38 p4p, 46 weight class). Gunnarsson's entrance music is Björk - Army Of Me. A fine choice. Thibodeaux Jr. has chosen Rags2Riches as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gunnarsson misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunnarsson feints and then cracks Thibodeaux Jr.'s leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thibodeaux Jr. down.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a leg kick
and Thibodeaux Jr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a jab. Gunnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gunnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Thibodeaux Jr. should have avoided that one.
Thibodeaux Jr. has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunnarsson, as that shot connected.
Gunnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux Jr. moves away and avoids it.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a leg kick that misses.
Gunnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Gunnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunnarsson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Thibodeaux Jr. to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thibodeaux Jr. can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a straight right hand.
Gunnarsson tests Thibodeaux Jr.'s chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gunnarsson!
Gunnarsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thibodeaux Jr.s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gunnarsson wants to land a leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. is out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gunnarsson connects with the punch.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux Jr. gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnarsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a left 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!
Gunnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. with the inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Gunnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight left.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. is just out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the jab.
A low kick from Gunnarsson is predictable there
letting Thibodeaux Jr. counter with a right hand.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with the body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves away.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux Jr.! But no joy.
Thibodeaux Jr. turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gunnarsson throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
Nice body kick from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux Jr. on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thibodeaux Jr. thuds his shin into the meat of Gunnarsson's side.
Gunnarsson is breathing heavily.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux Jr. just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook
letting Gunnarsson counter with a right hand.
Gunnarsson works the jab nicely.
Gunnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux Jr. manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. thows a body kick. Gunnarsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson jabs Thibodeaux Jr. right on the nose. Thibodeaux Jr. blinks but takes it well.
Gunnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a body kick that stops Gunnarsson in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the body kick from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body kick that misses.
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 Gunnar Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick from Thibodeaux Jr., right into the meat of the thigh.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gunnarsson's sensitive parts.
Thibodeaux Jr. with a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right hand that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook.
Gunnarsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gunnarsson scores with a body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux Jr. manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws out a leg kick but Gunnarsson moves out of range and Thibodeaux Jr. only half commits.
Gunnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks right into an uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Thibodeaux Jr..
A slapping leg kick lands for Gunnarsson.
Thibodeaux Jr. paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunnarsson throws a wild body kick that Thibodeaux Jr. sees coming a mile off.
Thibodeaux Jr. looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Thibodeaux Jr. does it's job there.
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the head kick by Gunnarsson.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves away from the strike by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gunnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Gunnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunnarsson checks a leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right hand that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gunnarsson 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.
Gunnarsson swings for the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes one to the chin there.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunnarsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux Jr.'s shoulder, as Thibodeaux Jr. tries to avoid the shot.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gunnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gunnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thibodeaux Jr. in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thibodeaux Jr. changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Gunnarsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gunnarsson looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. moved out of range.
Gunnarsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gunnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunnarsson thinking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thibodeaux Jr.. That's going to slow Gunnarsson down.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson misses with a kick to the body
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunnarsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws an overhand right that lands on Gunnarsson's shoulder, as Gunnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gunnarsson takes a step back to recover.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch
and Gunnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gunnarsson jabs at Thibodeaux Jr.'s body.
Gunnarsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gunnarsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thibodeaux Jr..
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 Gunnar Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thibodeaux Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to land a leg kick but Gunnarsson is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gunnarsson!
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thibodeaux Jr. smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. thuds his shin into the meat of Gunnarsson's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunnarsson is just out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gunnarsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gunnarsson takes a step back to recover.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
An attempted straight right counter from Gunnarsson misses the target.
A big right from Gunnarsson misses.
An inside leg kick from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Thibodeaux Jr. checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gunnarsson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips a jab from Gunnarsson.
Thibodeaux Jr. was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thibodeaux Jr. tests Gunnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Gunnarsson finds it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a jab. Gunnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeaux Jr.'s hands.
Thibodeaux Jr. just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux Jr..
It looked like Gunnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thibodeaux Jr..
A low kick lands for Gunnarsson.
Thibodeaux Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Gunnarsson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gunnarsson cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a jab to the body
and Gunnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Gunnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thibodeaux Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux Jr. explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to chop away at Gunnarsson's legs.
A quick step to the side and Gunnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a leg kick but Gunnarsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunnarsson swings for the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux Jr. on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux Jr. saw that one coming.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves away.
Gunnarsson lands a leg kick that knocks Thibodeaux Jr. off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson with a nice calf kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux Jr..
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunnarsson with a body shot.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a kick to the body
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux Jr. bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gunnarsson's head backwards.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a left hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Gunnarsson there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dakota Thibodeaux Jr..
Well Gunnarsson 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Gunnarsson!
Gunnar Gunnarsson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 91 p4p, 448 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 8 p4p, 40 weight class). Tax Payer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Roberto has chosen Samba de Roda as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 44 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tax Payer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Paulo Roberto has been cut.
Tax Payer looks to throw the jab but Roberto is out of range.
Roberto is looking to clinch but Tax Payer is avoiding it.
It looked like Tax Payer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tax Payer missing with a left hand there. Roberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberto clinches.
Roberto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tax Payer is trying to push Roberto away but Roberto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tax Payer wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Tax Payer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Roberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
Tax Payer blocks the elbow strike.
Tax Payer is trying to break the clinch but Roberto is controlling him.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Tax Payer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.
Roberto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roberto moves out of range as Tax Payer strikes.
Roberto clinches with his opponent.
Tax Payer throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Roberto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Tax Payer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tax Payer can't break the clinch.
Tax Payer takes an elbow to the temple.
Tax Payer lands a shot to the body.
Roberto has Tax Payer pressed against the cage, preventing Tax Payer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roberto pushes Tax Payer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tax Payer struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberto controls his hands.
Roberto throws an elbow that misses.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Tax Payer misses with some punches.
Tax Payer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but Tax Payer blocks with his arms.
Roberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Roberto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tax Payer misses the jab.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tax Payer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberto tries to clinch up.
Roberto cracks Tax Payer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roberto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roberto clinches with his opponent.
Roberto misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto misses with an elbow strike.
Roberto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tax Payer's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Tax Payer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberto has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberto won't allow it.
Tax Payer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberto lands with a light punch inside.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto is working Tax Payer over against the cage.
Roberto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roberto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tax Payer's efforts to push away.
Roberto lands with a right to the head.
Roberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tax Payer.
Roberto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tax Payer's face.
Tax Payer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Tax Payer circles away.
Tax Payer throws an overhand right that lands on Roberto's shoulder, as Roberto tries to avoid the shot.
Roberto moves into range and clinches up with Tax Payer.
Tax Payer manages to break the clinch.
Tax Payer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberto clinches up with Tax Payer and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tax Payer avoids it.
Roberto lands a right hand.
Roberto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tax Payer misses with some punches.
Tax Payer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto prevents Tax Payer from breaking the clinch.
Tax Payer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberto misses the jab.
Tax Payer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roberto is looking to clinch.
Roberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Tax Payer circles away.
It looked like Tax Payer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberto closes the distance and pushes Tax Payer back into the cage.
Roberto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Roberto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roberto closes the distance and clinches.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tax Payer wants to break free but Roberto has control.
Roberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roberto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Roberto.
Roberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Tax Payer avoids the damage to the body.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Roberto prevents Tax Payer from breaking the clinch.
Roberto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tax Payer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tax Payer tries to break free but Roberto pushes him back against the cage.
Roberto misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tax Payer tries to circle away but Roberto has him pinned against the cage.
Tax Payer lands with a right to the head.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Roberto.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Tax Payer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tax Payer lands a shoulder strike.
Paulo Roberto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
Tax Payer scores with a shot to the side of Roberto's head.
Roberto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Tax Payer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tax Payer has had enough of the clinch but Roberto keeps him there for the moment.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Tax Payer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberto lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands an uppercut.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roberto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tax Payer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tax Payer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberto rushes Tax Payer and presses him up against the cage.
Roberto prevents Tax Payer from breaking the clinch.
Tax Payer manages to break the clinch.
Roberto is looking to clinch.
Roberto cracks Tax Payer with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Tax Payer circles away.
Tax Payer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Roberto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberto's corner calls for a 1-2. Roberto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roberto clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Tax Payer can't break the clinch.
Roberto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberto gets through Tax Payer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberto clinches.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberto clinches with his opponent.
Tax Payer pushes Roberto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tax Payer tries to keep at a distance but Roberto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tax Payer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tax Payer avoiding damage as Roberto throws knees to the body.
Roberto misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tax Payer missing with a left hand there. Roberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberto closes the distance and clinches.
Tax Payer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberto's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tax Payer lands a body punch.
Tax Payer wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberto won't allow it.
Tax Payer pushes Roberto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tax Payer.
A short right from Roberto.
Tax Payer dodges an elbow strike from Roberto.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto lands an elbow inside that Tax Payer shrugs off.
Roberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Roberto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roberto closes the distance and pushes Tax Payer back into the cage.
Finnish Tax Payer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tax Payer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch.
Roberto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tax Payer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roberto rushes Tax Payer and presses him up against the cage.
Tax Payer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tax Payer is trying to force a seperation but Roberto has the dominant position.
Tax Payer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tax Payer tries to circle away but Roberto has him pinned against the cage.
Roberto lands with a left to the head.
Tax Payer is trying to break the clinch but Roberto is controlling him.
Tax Payer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tax Payer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberto lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto gets through Tax Payer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roberto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roberto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tax Payer backwards.
Tax Payer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tax Payer is trying to break the clinch but Roberto is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Tax Payer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roberto scores with a shot to the side of Tax Payer's head.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Tax Payer tries to break the clinch but Roberto is controlling the position.
Tax Payer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roberto missing with knees to the body.
Roberto scores with a hook to the body.
Paulo Roberto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tax Payer wants to break free but Roberto has control.
Roberto prevents Tax Payer from breaking the clinch.
Roberto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tax Payer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tax Payer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.
Tax Payer walks into a stiff left hand from Roberto.
Tax Payer keeps the fight on the outside.
Tax Payer throwing a counter right hand but Roberto manages to avoid it.
Roberto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tax Payer.
Roberto drives through and clinches with Tax Payer against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Tax Payer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tax Payer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberto keeps control of Tax Payer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tax Payer misses with the head strike.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch.
Roberto tries to clinch up but Tax Payer circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberto takes the fight into the clinch.
Tax Payer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tax Payer is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberto has double underhooks.
Roberto keeps control of Tax Payer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
Roberto pushes Tax Payer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer working aggressively here.
Tax Payer tries to circle away but Roberto has him pinned against the cage.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tax Payer backwards.
Roberto scores with a shot to the side of Tax Payer's head.
Tax Payer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tax Payer wants to break free but Roberto has control.
Tax Payer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Roberto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tax Payer blocking some punches.
Tax Payer can't find room to land a body shot as Roberto controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Roberto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roberto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Roberto!
Paulo Roberto 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 107 p4p, 103 weight class) and Ghost Chai (ranked 16 p4p, 14 weight class). Olsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Olsen lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Olsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Olsen misses with the combination.
Kjetil Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
Chai tries a quick counter leg kick but Olsen is wise to it.
Chai feints and then cracks Olsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olsen down.
Olsen looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Olsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Olsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Olsen looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen thuds his shin into the meat of Chai's side.
Olsen throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Olsen saw that one coming.
Olsen throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Olsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai tries to bum rush Olsen with a series of wild strikes but Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olsen throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olsen throws a head kick that misses.
Chai throws out a counter right but Olsen avoids it with no problem.
Olsen tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
Olsen lands with a slapping head kick.
Olsen lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Chai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olsen misses with the body kick
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
Olsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Olsen throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.
Chai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Olsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Chai should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Olsen moved out of range nicely.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olsen works the jab nicely.
Olsen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chai will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking cross lands there for Olsen.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Olsen finds it's target.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Olsen lands a big head kick that sends Chai tumbling to the mat! Olsen takes a step backwards and waves Chai back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Chai is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen drops Chai with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Chai! Olsen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjetil Olsen!
During a confident post fight interview, Kjetil Olsen 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 Rich Mahogany (ranked 20 p4p, 121 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 6 p4p, 21 weight class). Mahogany comes to the cage accompanied by Dio - We Rock. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entreri misses the body punch
and Entreri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahogany uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Entreri.
Mahogany uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Entreri.
Mahogany was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Entreri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Entreri throws the left hand but Mahogany avoids the punch easily.
Mahogany is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Entreri.
Nice defenses there by Mahogany.
Entreri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri misses with a left hand
and Mahogany cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Entreri misses.
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Mahogany clobbers Entreri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Entreri misses with a body punch
and Mahogany cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahogany displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entreri throws out the jab.
Entreri misses the jab.
Mahogany tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Entreri manages to circle out of the way.
Mahogany jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mahogany dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mahogany does no damage.
Mahogany tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Entreri counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entreri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahogany.
Mahogany slips a jab from Entreri.
A big right from Entreri misses.
Entreri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mahogany counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri swings for the body but Mahogany moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahogany looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahogany ducks under a wild hook from Entreri.
An attempted straight right counter from Mahogany misses the target.
Entreri misses with a hook to the body
enabling Mahogany to counter with a crisp jab.
Entreri misses with a straight left.
Mahogany swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Entreri.
Entreri gets tackled into the cage by Mahogany. Mahogany maintains the clinch.
Mahogany jumps into guard, dragging Entreri to the mat.
Entreri wants to stand but Mahogany is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mahogany has his foot on Entreri's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Entreri works his way back into a safe position though.
Entreri has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mahogany is proving hard to escape from.
Mahogany wants to sweep here but Entreri controlling him for the moment.
Entreri would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Entreri decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mahogany, up you get!
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Entreri.
Mahogany slips a straight right by Entreri.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahogany.
Mahogany is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mahogany moves into the clinch successfully.
Entreri misses with a body punch.
Mahogany scores with a hook to the body.
Mahogany blocks a body shot from Entreri.
Entreri has a couple of punches blocked by Mahogany.
Entreri lands an uppercut.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
Entreri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Entreri.
Entreri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahogany is defending well for now.
Entreri lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Mahogany.
Entreri misses with a punch to the body.
Entreri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Entreri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahogany working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Entreri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Entreri throws a head punch that misses.
Entreri misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany jumps into guard, dragging Entreri to the mat.
Entreri would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Entreri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Entreri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mahogany is working an open guard so Entreri takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Entreri missing with a left hand there. Mahogany was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahogany lands with a thumping leg kick.
Entreri throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany is looking to clinch but Entreri is avoiding it.
Mahogany tries to clinch there but Entreri circles away.
Entreri loads up on a big right hand but Mahogany slips the punch.
Mahogany was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahogany was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a leg kick but Entreri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Entreri throws a poor cross that misses
and Entreri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Entreri throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
Entreri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Mahogany.
Mahogany looks to land a combination. Entreri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Entreri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahogany moves away.
Entreri throws a lazy uppercut
and Mahogany counters with a good low kick that Entreri was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri throws a shot from downtown. Mahogany moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
It looked like Mahogany wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahogany throws a sloppy head kick and Entreri moves out of range easily.
Mahogany buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahogany moves away.
It appears Mahogany was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mahogany keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entreri.
Mahogany swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Entreri counters with a straight right hand.
Entreri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Entreri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahogany misses with a shot to the body
and Entreri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Entreri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
Mahogany throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mahogany connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mahogany connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entreri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mahogany counters with a left and a right that stings Entreri.
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 Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mahogany's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mahogany 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.
Entreri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahogany looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahogany checks a low kick from Entreri.
Nice cross by Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
It looks like Mahogany has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mahogany clinches up with Entreri and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Entreri.
Mahogany throws a punch but it's blocked by Entreri.
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Entreri.
A right handed body shot lands from Entreri.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Entreri tries to throw a body punch but Mahogany avoids it by throwing Entreri back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri working aggressively here.
Entreri misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahogany misses with a body punch.
Mahogany lands a left hand that snaps the head of Entreri backwards.
Entreri working aggressively here.
Entreri swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entreri misses with a knee strike.
Entreri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Entreri throws a head kick but Mahogany moves out of range.
Entreri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahogany.
Entreri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Entreri.
It looks like Rich Mahogany has been cut.
Entreri scores with a shot to the body.
Rich Mahogany is winning the standup battle so far.
Entreri misses with a looping left.
Artemis Entreri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany keeps Entreri at a distance using the push kick.
Entreri throws a hook but Mahogany blocks it.
Mahogany ducks under a wild hook from Entreri.
Mahogany lands a nice hook to Entreri's body. Entreri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entreri.
Entreri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
It looked like Mahogany was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Entreri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Entreri misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri misses with a hook
and Mahogany counters with a straight right hand.
Mahogany misses with a body punch
and Entreri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Entreri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahogany tries to clinch but Entreri is having none of it.
A big right from Entreri misses.
Mahogany feinted with a counter takedown.
Mahogany tries to land a body kick
and Entreri counters with a straight right hand.
Mahogany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Entreri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahogany takes a swing at Entreri's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mahogany.
Mahogany scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Entreri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Entreri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Entreri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Mahogany.
Entreri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahogany tries to counter by clinching up but Entreri breaks away and moves out of range.
Mahogany pivots, looking for a leg kick but Entreri is out of range and Mahogany settles back down.
Mahogany tries to clinch but Entreri is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Artemis Entreri.
I think Mahogany has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mahogany!
A very excited looking Rich Mahogany 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.
Artemis Entreri spoke after the fight, saying 'Nice shot man, we'll roll it back some time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1 p4p, 60 weight class) and Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 1 p4p, 10 weight class). Marley's entrance music is WANTED. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bozic moves out of range of the body kick.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Bozic ducks down to avoid it.
Bozic jabs at Marley's body.
Marley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Bozic's shoulder, as Bozic tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozic throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bozic looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bozic looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Bozic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marley.
Marley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ezekiel Marley's cut is getting worse.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body punch from Marley.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Bozic's head but Bozic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bozic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marley 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.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bozic looks winded!
Marley's corner calls for a 1-2. Marley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marley scores with a hook to the body. Bozic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marley lands a big uppercut and Bozic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bozic looks OK. Marley waves Bozic back to his feet!
Bozic is rocked!
It looks like Gabrijel Bozic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marley thuds his shin into the meat of Bozic's side.
Marley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley drops Bozic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bozic looks back up at him and smiles so Marley waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bozic is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Marley seems to be stalking Bozic here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Bozic drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Ezekiel Marley 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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