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BANZAI COMBAT 61 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Andersson (ranked 25271 p4p, 25746 weight class) and Jason Burns (ranked 576 p4p, 554 weight class). Jason Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Burns!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Andersson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andersson keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Andersson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andersson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burns is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Andersson.
Burns must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burns wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Andersson's closed guard. He's half up but Andersson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Andersson pivots and extends the arm, Burns falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Andersson! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Andersson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 24392 p4p, 5504 weight class) and Danga Damage (ranked 585 p4p, 516 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danga Damage!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damage tries for a takedown but Boyka circles away easily
and Boyka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boyka, pushing him back against the cage.
Boyka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boyka struggles to land a body shot inside as Damage controls his hands.
Damage blocks the elbow strike.
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boyka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Boyka tries to land knees in the clinch but Damage avoids the damage to the body.
Damage is trying to trip Boyka. He has hold of a leg but Boyka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Damage persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damage trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Damage has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Damage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damage looks winded!
Boyka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damage tries for a takedown but Boyka manages to get underhooks.
Yuri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danga Damage.
Boyka lands a hook that snaps the head of Damage backwards.
Boyka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka landing knees to the body.
Boyka scores with a shoulder strike.
Boyka could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Boyka.
Boyka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boyka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka lands with a short shot to the head.
Boyka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damage blocks an uppercut.
Boyka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damage takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Danga Damage has been cut.
Boyka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damage blocks an elbow strike.
Boyka working aggressively here.
Boyka scores with a shot to the side of Damage's head.
Damage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Boyka.
Boyka lands a right hand.
Damage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damage blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to land knees in the clinch but Damage avoids the damage to the body.
Boyka lands an elbow inside.
Damage managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Boyka works on Damage's body with a couple of short punches.
Boyka lands with a left to the head.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Damage has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Boyka fails to land.
Boyka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Boyka.
Boyka throws a punch but it's blocked by Damage.
Boyka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damage avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damage backwards.
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!
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damage is defending well for now.
Damage is looking to take this one to the mat.
Damage manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Damage is working an open guard so Boyka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boyka lands with a nice combination. Damage backs away looking to recover.
Danga Damage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boyka sprawls well. Boyka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damage gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boyka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boyka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Damage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boyka tries to avoid it but Damage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boyka to the ground. Boyka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danga Damage's cut.
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.
Boyka scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Damage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Damage tries for a takedown but Boyka circles away easily
and Boyka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boyka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 Damage is rocked!
Damage drops his hands for a split second and Boyka immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Damage face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Boyka follows up with a right hand that knocks Damage into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuri Boyka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Lang (ranked 5256 p4p, 25699 weight class) and Jun Okura (ranked 495 p4p, 553 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Van Lang has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Van Lang seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Van Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Okura!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okura dives in and grabs Lang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lang pushes down on Okura's head and hops out.
Okura shoots in looking for a takedown. Lang tries to sprawl out of it but Okura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Okura checks a leg kick nicely.
Okura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Okura.
Okura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lang tries to avoid it but Okura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lang to the ground. Lang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okura misses with a takedown
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Okura's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Okura's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Okura lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okura misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Okura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okura takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jun Okura has been cut.
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Okura with the counter takedown but Lang avoids it easily.
Okura throws a combination. Lang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Van Lang has been cut.
Okura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Okura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lang scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang fakes the leg kick and cracks Okura in the body.
We've been told by Lang's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY HELSINKI that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okura fails with a takedown attempt.
Lang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lang throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okura fails with the takedown
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang 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.
Lang lands with a nice body kick.
Lang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okura.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Okura.
Lang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.
Okura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okura shoots in but no luck this time.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okura takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a low kick but Okura avoids it.
Okura misses with a takedown
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Okura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lang avoids it really well and circles away.
Okura moves out of range of the leg kick from Lang.
Okura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jun Okura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang thows a body kick. Okura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang pushes Okura away with a front kick.
Okura throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Van Lang dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lang feints and then cracks Okura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okura down.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okura throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okura.
Okura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okura fails to land the takedown.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okura can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Okura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jun Okura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Okura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang 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.
Okura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Okura moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Lang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Okura or perhaps it was just good defense by Lang, which made it look bad.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
Okura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lang but Lang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lang with a nice calf kick.
Okura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okura has a takedown stuffed.
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okura. That did some damage!
Okura dives in and grabs Lang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lang pushes down on Okura's head and hops out.
Lang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
Okura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Okura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Lang. No joy for Okura on that attempt.
Lang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okura.
Van Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Okura tries for a takedown but Lang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Okura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Okura is breathing heavily.
Lang scores with a kick to the body.
Lang throws a solid leg kick but Okura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lang.
And Okura tries to counter it with a takedown but Lang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lang misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lang is fending him off so far but Okura persists. Nope, Lang circles away and we're back to standing.
Lang thows a body kick. Okura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Okura might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lang has got the better of the exchanges.
Lang with a nice calf kick.
Okura throws a sloppy head kick
and Lang counters with a good, hard body kick but Okura shrugs it off.
Okura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Okura shoots in for a takedown but Lang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lang wants it to stay on the feet.
Lang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lang throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Van Lang dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lang connects with a leg kick.
Okura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lang is fending him off so far but Okura persists. Nope, Lang circles away and we're back to standing.
Lang lands a big head kick that sends Okura tumbling to the mat! Lang takes a step backwards and waves Okura back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lang! Okura is out on his feet! Lang rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Okura is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Okura is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Lang!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Ahola (ranked 5910 p4p, 3379 weight class) and Big Zhang (ranked 242 p4p, 169 weight class). Zhang has chosen Xue Hua Piao Piao as his entrance music. Big Zhang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Ahola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ahola forces Zhang back against the cage and clinches.
Zhang is trying to break free.
Zhang avoids the elbow strike from Ahola, against the cage.
Ahola keeps control of Zhang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahola keeps control of Zhang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahola lands a body punch.
Ahola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhang or not.
Zhang looks winded!
Ahola lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Ahola.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
A body shot lands from Ahola.
Ahola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahola lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ahola as the two fighters clinch.
Ahola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.
Ahola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahola misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola lands a body punch.
Ahola lands with a left to the head.
Ahola lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahola.
Ahola scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ahola.
Ahola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ahola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahola lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Ahola as the two fighters clinch.
Ahola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhangs head.
Ahola lands a right hand.
Ahola digs a right hand underneath Zhang's ribcage. Zhang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ahola cracks Zhang with a nice body shot.
Ahola is working Zhang over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ahola throws an elbow but misses.
Ahola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.
Zhang being controlled against the cage.
Zhang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Ahola.
Ahola lands a body shot.
Ahola presses Zhang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ahola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahola digs a right hand underneath Zhang's ribcage. Zhang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola lands with a right to the head.
Ahola stalling against the cage.
Ahola creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zhang's defenses.
It looks like Big Zhang has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
Still in the clinch, Ahola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ahola.
Zhang is rocked!
Ahola lands with a right to the head.
Zhang is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahola finish him?
Ahola creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Zhang's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Zhang drops to his knees and Ahola pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Ahola!
Big Zhang was interviewed post fight and said 'ć‘必须在ć‘的生活ă€ć‘的个人生活ä¸ĺšĺ‡şä¸€äş›č‰°éšľçš„改ĺŹďĽŚć‰Ťč˝çśźćŁä»ĄćŁçˇ®çš„方式度过ć‘的余生。对于那些不知é“č€éą°ĺšä»€äąçš„人来说，č€éą°çš„ĺŻżĺ‘˝ćŻ 70 年。ĺ°äş†40ĺ˛ďĽŚéą°çš„喙就失去了锋ĺ©ďĽŚçľ˝ćŻ›äąźä¸Ťĺ†Ťé‚ŁäąĺĄ˝ďĽŚçŞĺäąźĺŹĺĽ±äş†ă€‚'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiro Ida (ranked 3455 p4p, 5382 weight class) and Affonso Villar (ranked 381 p4p, 504 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jiro Ida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Affonso Villar!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Villar. No joy for Ida on that attempt.
Ida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Villar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Villar moves into the clinch.
Ida breaks from the clinch.
Villar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Villar looks to land a combination but Ida avoids it well.
Villar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Ida was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Villar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villar misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Ida.
Ida shoots for a takedown but Villar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiro Ida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ida has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ida dives in and grabs Villar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Villar pushes down on Ida's head and hops out.
Despite the aggression on Villar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villar.
Ida throws a front kick that sends Villar stumbling back into the cage.
Villar tries to score with a low kick but Ida moves his leg out of the way.
Villar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Villar can pounce on him.
Ida wants to clinch up but Villar keeps it at a distance.
Ida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Villar counters with a series of strikes. Ida will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ida takes one to the side of the head.
Ida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Villar's waist but Villar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ida off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Villar. No joy for Ida on that attempt.
Villar unleashes a big counter combination but Ida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ida.
Villar throws a counter combo.
Ida is looking to clinch.
Villar throws a right hand that Ida ducks under and follows up with a left that Ida also avoids with ease.
Ida drops down looking for a counter takedown but Villar sprawls and moves away.
Ida is looking to clinch.
Jiro Ida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Villar throws a big counter head kick but Ida avoids it with no problem.
Ida shoots for a takedown but Villar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Villar manages to break the clinch.
Ida throws a leg kick
and Villar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ida's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Villar misses.
Ida thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Villar avoids it really well and circles away.
Ida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ida throws a shot from downtown. Villar moves away and avoids it.
Villar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ida misses with a takedown attempt
and Villar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Villar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Villar has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ida has been working on his balance at Alpha Brasil, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Villar.
Villar misses with a few strikes there.
Ida throws a wild body kick that Villar sees coming a mile off.
Ida shoots for a takedown but Villar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ida fails with a takedown attempt.
Villar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ida is looking to land body kicks.
Affonso Villar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ida moves in looking to clinch but Villar pushes him off.
Ida wants to clinch up but Villar keeps it at a distance.
Villar throws a counter combo.
Villar rushes Ida and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Affonso Villar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Villar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Villar sprawls well. Villar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ida gets slowly back to his feet.
Villar throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ida throws a punch but it's blocked by Villar.
Ida goes for a takedown attempt but Villar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Villar circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar throws a right hand that Ida ducks under and follows up with a left that Ida also avoids with ease.
Villar lands with an overhand left.
Ida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villar throws a counter combo.
Villar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ida tries to clinch but Villar is having none of it.
Villar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Villar wants it to stay on the feet.
Villar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiro Ida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villar gets a clinch.
Villar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villar is trying to break the clinch but Ida is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Villar as Ida tries to tie him up.
Ida breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Villar.
Ida seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ida throws a leg kick but Villar moved away.
Jiro Ida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ida shoots in and drives through. Villar sprawls well.
Villar throws a counter combo.
Ida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Villar misses.
Ida has a takedown stuffed.
Villar unleashes a big counter combination but Ida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Villar swinging wildly here.
Villar misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar pushes Ida up against the cage in a clinch.
Ida tries to land knees in the clinch but Villar avoids the damage to the body.
Villar is pushing Ida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Villar prevents a body shot from Ida.
Ida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Villar smiles and moves away.
Ida shoots in and drives through. Villar sprawls well.
Villar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Villar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ida moves in looking to clinch but Villar pushes him off.
Villar is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ida fails with the takedown
and Villar counters with a two punch combo.
Ida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Villar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ida somewhat.
Villar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villar throws a hook but Ida avoids it easily.
Villar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Villar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Affonso Villar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ida throws a wild body kick that Villar sees coming a mile off.
Ida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Villar, pushing him back against the cage.
Ida tries to pull guard but Villar holds him up against the cage and eventually Ida drops back down to his feet.
Villar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ida.
Ida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ida throws a leg kick but Villar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Villar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ida manages to avoid it.
A jab from Villar does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ida misses with a head kick.
Villar unleashes a big counter combination but Ida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Ida.
Villar pushes Ida up against the cage in a clinch.
Ida is trying to pull guard but Villar has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiro Ida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Villar lands an uppercut.
Villar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ida tries to clinch up but Villar circles away and keeps his distance.
Affonso Villar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ida.
Villar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Villar closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar breaks the clinch.
Ida missing with a left hand there. Villar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villar throws a series of punches but Ida avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ida.
It seemed like Villar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Villar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ida misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Villar's waist but Villar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ida off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ida shoots in for a double leg but Villar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villar lands a jab-cross combination.
Ida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Villar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ida closes the distance and clinches up with Villar, looking for a takedown. Ida pushes Villar against the cage but Villar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Villar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ida shoots in for a takedown but Villar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Ida misses.
Ida fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar throws a right hand that Ida ducks under and follows up with a left that Ida also avoids with ease.
Ida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Villar.
Ida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ida sizes up Villar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ida steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Villar. That one must have hurt.
No joy there for Villar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ida darts in looking for a takedown but Villar gets double underhooks and turns Ida into the cage.
Villar lands an uppercut.
Jiro Ida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Affonso Villar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Villar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Affonso Villar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Villar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Affonso Villar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaaki Shinsato (ranked 3567 p4p, 4752 weight class) and Andre Lillard (ranked 392 p4p, 461 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masaaki Shinsato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinsato tries a head kick but it misses.
Lillard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shinsato on his heels. He'll look to pass Shinsato's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lillard won't allow Shinsato to sweep him here.
Lillard postures up in Shinsato's guard and throws a big left but Shinsato blocks it.
Shinsato controls Lillard momentarily but Lillard frees himself.
Shinsato seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lillard passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinsato wants to control but Lillard is keeping busy.
Lillard wants to free his trapped foot but Shinsato is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard is trying to work for a kimura but Shinsato is defending well.
Shinsato is trying to stand.
Lillard trying to control the pace.
Lillard seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No luck for Shinsato with that takedown attempt.
Lillard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shinsato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lillard has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Shinsato has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Lillard just leaning against Shinsato, taking a breather.
Shinsato has been working on his balance at Rabid Dog, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lillard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shinsato leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lillard stalling in the clinch.
Lillard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lillard breaks the clinch.
Lillard misses with a double jab
and Shinsato counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lillard!
Lillard bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lillard tries to clinch up
and Shinsato counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lillard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinsato tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lillard tries to bench press Shinsato off him but Shinsato keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lillard struggling a bit here.
Lillard is looking to reverse the position.
Lillard can't do much from the bottom here.
Lillard tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Lillard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shinsato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lillard defends it nicely.
Lillard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shinsato counters by clinching up.
Lillard lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shinsato is trying to control but can't.
Lillard stops Shinsato from getting back to his feet.
Shinsato manages to get to full guard.
Lillard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsato keeping full guard, as Lillard tries to pass.
Lillard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shinsato manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lillard has Shinsato in his guard.
Lillard is trying to keep Shinsato in close.
Lillard keeping moving, preventing Shinsato from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lillard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shinsato wants to control from the top but Lillard keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lillard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato wants to control from the top but Lillard keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lillard tries to clinch but Shinsato moves out of range.
Lillard shoots in but no luck this time.
Shinsato is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lillard.
Shinsato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shinsato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shinsato shoots in looking for a takedown but Lillard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shinsato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lillard shoots in for a takedown but Shinsato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Masaaki Shinsato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Lillard.
Lillard rushes Shinsato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shinsato avoiding damage.
Shinsato jumps guard but Lillard stands there with Shinsato around his waist. Shinsato gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Lillard.
Lillard wants a takedown but no success here.
Shinsato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinsato clinches with his opponent.
Lillard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shinsato after a bit of a struggle.
Lillard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shinsato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lillard has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lillard jumps guard but Shinsato turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lillard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shinsato smiles and moves away.
Shinsato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lillard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masaaki Shinsato dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lillard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shinsato's waist but Shinsato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lillard off to one side.
Shinsato fails with the takedown.
Shinsato misses with a takedown attempt - Lillard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lillard instigates a clinch.
Shinsato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lillard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shinsato avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shinsato swivels and escapes.
Shinsato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Masaaki Shinsato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Lillard.
Shinsato throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lillard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shinsato is in Lillard's guard.
Lillard pushes Shinsato off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsato shoots in and drives through. Lillard sprawls well.
Lillard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lillard goes for a double leg but Shinsato avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shinsato continues to drive forward.
Shinsato keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Shinsato was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Masaaki Shinsato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lillard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shinsato as he avoids it easily.
Shinsato swats away the attempt to clinch by Lillard.
Shinsato stuffs the takedown attempt from Lillard. Lillard gets slowly back to his feet.
Shinsato misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato clinches up against the cage.
Shinsato is trying to break free.
Shinsato can't find room to land a body shot as Lillard controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Shinsato.
Lillard prevents the takedown attempt.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinsato.
Shinsato jumps guard.
Lillard trying to control but Shinsato is working from the bottom.
Lillard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shinsato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard stays in close to Shinsato's body and controls the position.
Lillard stops Shinsato from standing up.
Lillard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lillard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lillard has managed to clinch.
Lillard can't get the takedown.
Lillard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shinsato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lillard goes for a takedown attempt but Shinsato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shinsato moves into the clinch.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shinsato is keeping busy.
Lillard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shinsato.
Lillard jumps guard but Shinsato turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinsato manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Masaaki Shinsato.
I think Shinsato 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaaki Shinsato!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gherman Cornouhov (ranked 3684 p4p, 4015 weight class) and Trevin Prince (ranked 277 p4p, 292 weight class). Cornouhov comes to the cage accompanied by ULTRAKILL - The World Looks Red. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gherman Cornouhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevin Prince!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
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.
Cornouhov moves into range and clinches up with Prince.
Prince has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cornouhov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Prince misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cornouhov scores a nice knee to the body.
Cornouhov lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Trevin Prince has been cut.
Cornouhov lands an elbow inside that Prince shrugs off.
Prince has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cornouhov after a bit of a struggle.
Prince wants to take the fight to the mat but Cornouhov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gherman Cornouhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevin Prince.
Cornouhov lands an elbow just above Prince 's eye.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cornouhov has him pressed against the cage.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prince takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prince wants the takedown. Cornouhov is fighting it off but Prince persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cornouhov's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornouhov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cornouhov is trying to control the position but Prince postures up.
Cornouhov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornouhov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Prince can't keep his opponent in guard - Cornouhov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Prince tries to get to full guard but Cornouhov has control of the leg.
Cornouhov is looking for a kimura here.
Prince is staying active underneath Cornouhov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince keeping hold of Cornouhov's head, controlling as best he can.
Prince is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prince won't allow Cornouhov to pass to mount.
Cornouhov is keen to just control but Prince is a slippery customer.
Cornouhov wants to free his trapped foot but Prince is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Prince is looking to get back to is feet but Cornouhov passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornouhov swings around for an armbar but Prince sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cornouhov's guard.
Prince seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like Prince 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.
Cornouhov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Prince cracks Cornouhov with a solid left hand.
Prince makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Prince with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince pushing down on Cornouhov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cornouhov is looking to improve his position.
Cornouhov wants to control but Prince is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Prince is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cornouhov trying to control from the bottom.
Prince seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Prince 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 thankful this round is nearly over.
Cornouhov tries to roll over but Prince keeps him under control.
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 Gherman Cornouhov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trevin Prince's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Prince moves into range and clinches up with Cornouhov.
Cornouhov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cornouhov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prince can't get the takedown.
Cornouhov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Prince changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cornouhov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prince is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince tries a body shot but Cornouhov blocks it.
Cornouhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prince avoids a wild elbow strike from Cornouhov.
Cornouhov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Prince has clasped his hands together around Cornouhov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Prince wants to control but Cornouhov is keeping him busy.
Prince is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've been informed that Prince has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cornouhov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prince wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Prince landing strikes.
Prince is trying to get an arm triangle but Cornouhov is defending well.
Prince landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornouhov is trying to get back to half guard.
Prince tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cornouhov struggling a bit here.
Cornouhov is trying to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornouhov prevents Prince from improving position.
Prince trying to control the position but Cornouhov is working away.
Cornouhov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cornouhov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cornouhov is looking to improve his position but Prince isn't that keen on the idea.
Prince takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cornouhov tries to hold on but Prince pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince punishing his opponent with strikes.
Prince is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cornouhov is surviving well by controlling Prince's body position as best he can.
Prince landing strikes from the mount and Cornouhov is in trouble!
Prince content just to control the position here.
Cornouhov is working to get back to half guard.
Trevin Prince has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Prince cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cornouhov working to try and regain half guard.
Prince landing shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevin Prince showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trevin Prince's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cornouhov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Cornouhov is rocked!
Prince fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cornouhov square on the jaw! Damn, Cornouhov is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevin Prince!
Trevin Prince bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Gherman Cornouhov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes we win , sometimes we lose , thats just part of life.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Ferdinand (ranked 5673 p4p, 2713 weight class) and Joey Nutz (ranked 529 p4p, 307 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominik Ferdinand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdinand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferdinand misses with a few strikes there.
Ferdinand misses with a hook to the body
and Nutz counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dominik Ferdinand has been cut.
Nutz loads up on a big right hand but Ferdinand slips the punch.
Ferdinand throws a big counter combination but Nutz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ferdinand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Ferdinand.
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Ferdinand throwing a counter right hand but Nutz manages to avoid it.
Nutz misses with a left hand
and Ferdinand counters with a series of strikes. Nutz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nutz lands with an overhand left.
Ferdinand has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferdinand there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nutz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nutz misses with a leg kick
and Ferdinand counters with a nice leg kick.
Nutz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nutz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nutz is out of range.
Ferdinand scores with a nice head shot.
Nutz tries to score with a low kick but Ferdinand moves his leg out of the way.
Nutz connects with a jab.
Nutz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nutz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand misses with a few strikes there.
Nutz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nutz throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferdinand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferdinand.
Nutz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferdinand is rocked!
Nutz blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferdinand throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferdinand stalks Nutz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nutz's face. Nutz staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferdinand is breathing heavily.
Nutz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nutz throws an overhand right that lands on Ferdinand's shoulder, as Ferdinand tries to avoid the shot.
Nutz cracks Ferdinand with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nutz has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ferdinand to stand back up!
Oh Ferdinand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dominik Ferdinand's cut is getting worse.
Ferdinand drops his hands momentarily. Nutz doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Ferdinand staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Ferdinand doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joey Nutz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tungslegge Rettslag (ranked 3506 p4p, 2312 weight class) and Andreas Burns (ranked 390 p4p, 274 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tungslegge Rettslag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Burns!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Rettslag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Andreas Burns has been cut.
Rettslag looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rettslag.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns throws a counter combo.
Rettslag scores with a nice right hand.
Rettslag dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rettslag.
Rettslag uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
A little feinted left hand from Rettslag on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rettslag swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rettslag misses with a right hand
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rettslag slips under a jab.
Rettslag looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Rettslag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rettslag to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rettslag scores with a nice head shot.
Burns is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Rettslag engages and cracks Burns with a massive lead left hook - Burns tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Rettslag is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tungslegge Rettslag!
Tungslegge Rettslag tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eishuu Retsu (ranked 2683 p4p, 2808 weight class) and William Kidd (ranked 322 p4p, 336 weight class). Kidd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Longest Johns - Santiana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eishuu Retsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Kidd.
Kidd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kidd lands a nice looking body shot.
Retsu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Retsu lands a high kick!
Kidd jabs Retsu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kidd throws a one two combo.
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!
Kidd lands a body shot.
Retsu closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kidd! Retsu dives in looking to finish! Kidd is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eishuu Retsu!
In defeat, William Kidd stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yarrr....lower the flag, mateys. We've been scuttled.'.
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