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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Coppola (ranked 2722 p4p, 2373 weight class) and Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two (ranked 326 p4p, 79 weight class). Coppola comes into the arena with Duality blaring out of the sound system. Sturmovik Two has chosen Russki Style by Russkaja 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 16 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvatore Coppola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik Two lands a head shot.
Sturmovik Two avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coppola slips under a jab.
Sturmovik Two chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck for Coppola with that takedown attempt.
Sturmovik Two throws an off balance right hand
and Coppola counters with a series of strikes. Sturmovik Two will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturmovik Two. That's going to slow Coppola down.
Sturmovik Two looks to throw the jab but Coppola is out of range.
Coppola walks into a jab.
Sturmovik Two gets tackled into the cage by Coppola. Coppola maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturmovik Two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturmovik Two lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coppola gets control of Sturmovik Two's arms and successfully pulls guard. Coppola will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Coppola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sturmovik Two is one step ahead there.
Coppola trying to keep a closed guard but Sturmovik Two is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coppola is on top in guard.
Coppola throws a big right hand that misses.
Coppola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coppola trying to control but Sturmovik Two is working from the bottom.
Coppola throws a big elbow that misses.
Sturmovik Two has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Coppola off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik Two scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturmovik Two bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sturmovik Two lands with a nice combination. Coppola backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coppola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Sturmovik Two. Those never looked like landing.
Sturmovik Two keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sturmovik Two fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coppola checks it well.
Sturmovik Two scores with a hook.
Coppola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coppola blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coppola bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Coppola is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sturmovik Two is trying to escape and Coppola transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sturmovik Two is forced to tap! Nice work there by Coppola! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Salvatore Coppola!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Salvatore Coppola made sure he mentioned Shadow Realm Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 2112 p4p, 3663 weight class) and Ilya Muromets (ranked 262 p4p, 417 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 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iso Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ilya Muromets!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paa.
Paa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hidden in the buildup to the fight.
Muromets is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paa tries to keep at a distance but Muromets has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muromets swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa tries to work over Muromets's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Paa.
Muromets pushes off an throws an elbow but Paa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paa takes a shot to the head.
Muromets scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
Muromets misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muromets throws an elbow but misses.
Paa avoids a wild elbow strike from Muromets.
Muromets blocks an uppercut.
Paa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Paa misses with the head strike.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paa trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muromets cracks Paa with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Paa as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muromets is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Muromets after a bit of a struggle.
Paa trying to stall but Muromets improves his position.
Paa blocks an elbow strike.
Muromets misses with a punch on the inside.
Muromets blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paa can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muromets backwards.
Muromets pushes Paa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muromets lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muromets creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paa's defenses.
 It looks like Iso Paa has been cut.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Paa.
Paa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paa digs a right hand into Muromets's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muromets's gas tank.
Paa pulls Muromets into guard.
Muromets is stalling in the full guard.
Muromets pushes down on Paa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Muromets is thwarting Paa's attempts to control the position.
Paa wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa is looking to control Muromets's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paa avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muromets is trying to control the action in half guard but Paa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muromets perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Muromets moves into full mount! Paa won't be happy about that!
Muromets content just to control the position here.
Paa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Muromets.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muromets misses with a head shot.
Muromets controlling the pace for now.
Muromets prevents Paa from getting the reversal.
Paa tries to lock up and control but Muromets gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Muromets trying to control but Paa is having none of it.
Paa is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 Iso Paa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iso Paa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muromets is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paa.
Muromets throws a hook but Paa blocks it.
Muromets misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.
Paa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Muromets looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paa defending well as Muromets loads up on a big left hand.
Paa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Muromets takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Muromets pushes Paa up against the cage in a clinch.
Iso Paa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paa lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muromets throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Paa misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muromets backwards.
Muromets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Muromets prevents a body shot from Paa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muromets.
Paa pulls guard effortlessly.
Paa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muromets gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets postures up.
Muromets trying to control the position from guard on top but Paa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Muromets not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muromets is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Muromets slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Paa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Paa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iso Paa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muromets throws an overhand right that lands on Paa's shoulder, as Paa tries to avoid the shot.
Paa staying out of range there.
Paa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ilya Muromets is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Muromets does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muromets misses with a straight left.
Paa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muromets keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paa slips under a jab.
Muromets avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muromets tries to close the distance and clinch but Paa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muromets takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muromets moves forwards but Paa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paa scores with a kick to the body.
Muromets throws a poor cross that misses
and Paa counters with a straight right hand.
Muromets might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Muromets needs to keep his hands up - Paa had a free shot at his head there.
Muromets looks to score with a jab to the body but Paa is just out of range.
Paa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muromets.
A jab from Paa misses.
Paa swats away the attempt to clinch by Muromets.
Muromets on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muromets uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paa.
Muromets listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paa stuns Muromets with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muromets misses with a straight right.
Iso Paa is winning the standup battle so far.
Paa misses with an uppercut. Muromets saw that one coming.
Paa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muromets.
Muromets scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Paa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paa trying to control but Muromets is working from the bottom.
Paa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muromets works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paa stopping the sweep attempt from Muromets.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iso Paa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Paa with a nice cross.
A left lands for Paa.
Muromets throws a looping overhand right but Paa ducks down to avoid it.
Paa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muromets.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
A cross from Muromets lands.
Paa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paa wants to slow Muromets down by chopping away at his legs.
Paa throws a right and a left that Muromets avoids nicely.
Ilya Muromets has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paa slips a jab from Muromets.
Muromets throws the left hand but Paa avoids the punch easily.
Paa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Paa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Paa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muromets keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muromets tries to clinch there but Paa circles away.
Paa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muromets throws out the jab.
Muromets dodges the punch combination from Paa.
Muromets has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paa finds it's way round the side to connect with Muromets's head.
Paa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paa ducks under a wild hook from Muromets.
The fighters circling - Muromets throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muromets.
Paa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Muromets throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets lands with a cross.
Muromets misses with a left hand
and Paa counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muromets throws a big shot that misses.
Paa connects with a solid leg kick.
Muromets thows a leg kick but Paa checks it
and Paa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muromets.
Muromets looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muromets.
Muromets takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muromets throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muromets checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muromets looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muromets throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Muromets misses the shot to the body.
Muromets on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paa. Paa obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Paa misses.
Paa throws a wild body kick that Muromets sees coming a mile off.
Muromets throws out a counter right but Paa avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Muromets now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muromets misses with a straight right.
Muromets throws a nice looking combination but Paa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Muromets just manages to avoid it.
Muromets misses the jab.
Paa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Paa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muromets looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Muromets jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muromets takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Muromets backs up against the cage.
Paa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muromets.
Good leg kick by Paa.
Paa misses with a kick to the body.
Muromets lands a glancing blow to the side of Paa's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muromets ducks right into an uppercut from Paa.
Muromets tries to clinch there but Paa circles away.
Good exchange - Muromets coming out on top.
 Paa is rocked!
Paa throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Paa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paa seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice uppercut lands for Paa. That snapped Muromets's head back.
Muromets checks the leg kick.
Muromets swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muromets misses with an uppercut. Paa saw that one coming.
Muromets lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Paa sprawling to the canvas. Muromets follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Paa hang on?
Muromets thows a huge punch but Paa dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Iso Paa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Paa!
Iso Paa got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawson Chandler (ranked 2943 p4p, 1176 weight class) and Tino Takala (ranked 349 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawson Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler misses with a lunging right hand
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Chandler - just one landing.
Good leg kick by Chandler.
Takala slips under a jab from Chandler.
Takala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Takala steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Chandler throws a right hand that misses
and Takala counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Chandler misses
and Takala counters with a two punch combo.
Chandler misses with an uppercut. Takala saw that one coming.
Chandler throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala counters with a low kick, right behind Chandler 's knee.
Chandler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takala dodges the punch combination from Chandler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler jabs Takala right on the nose. Takala blinks but takes it well.
Chandler throws a sloppy body shot
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Chandler misses
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
Chandler is rocked!
Chandler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takala counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tino Takala!
Tino Takala very nearly forgot to thank Shadow Realm Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cango (ranked 1199 p4p, 951 weight class) and Hjalmar Raak (ranked 34 p4p, 122 weight class). Cango kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Into Action by Tim Armstrong. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hjalmar Raak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Raak misses its intended target.
Raak moves out of range of the body kick.
Cango looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cango throws a hook to the side of Raak's head but Raak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cango just misses with a punch to the body.
Cango connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cango ducks right into an uppercut from Raak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cango is looking to clinch.
Raak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cango manages to avoid it.
Cango lands a nice shot that snaps Raak's head back.
Raak misses with a shot to the body
and Cango counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak throws a shot from downtown. Cango moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cango.
Cango definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cango moves into the clinch.
Raak tries to work over Cango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cango tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cango misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raak.
Cango lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cango is looking to break free of the clinch but Raak has double underhooks.
Raak lands a hook that snaps the head of Cango backwards.
Cango struggles to land a body shot inside as Raak controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Cango.
Cango utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cango breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Cango.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cango lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Cango. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cango.
Cango clinches with his opponent.
Raak takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Raak.
Cango lands a good knee to the midsection. Raak won't want to take too many of those.
Cango lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Cango.
Raak lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cango.
Cango throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cango breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cango tries to land a body kick
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
Cango getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cango lands a jab to Raak's midsection.
Cango connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cango throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cango fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jack Cango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cango darts in and clinches Raak up against the cage.
Cango blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raak tries to throw a body punch but Cango avoids it by throwing Raak back against the cage.
Raak avoiding damage.
Raak lands a body punch.
A short right from Cango on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cango scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Raak fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raak is defending well for now.
Raak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cango seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raak can turn it around.
Raak misses with a body punch.
Raak swings wildly with an uppercut but Cango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cango utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Raak looks winded!
Cango lands a good knee to the midsection. Raak won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Cango.
 It looks like Hjalmar Raak has been cut.
Raak is looking to control Cango's arms but Cango gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raak has his back to the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cango.
Raak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cango lands with a right to the head.
Raak takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cango scores with a shoulder strike.
Cango lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cango lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cango crunches a lovely knee into Raak's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cango dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Raak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cango clinches up against the cage.
Cango misses with a knee to the head.
Cango landing knees to the head.
Cango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cango prevents a body shot from Raak.
Cango landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cango manages to break the clinch.
Cango scores with a body shot.
Cango throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cango misses with a combination
and Raak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cango throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raak is breathing heavily.
Cango blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack Cango is winning the standup battle so far.
Cango throws a leg kick which misses Raak's front leg but catches the back leg as Raak tries to avoid it.
Cango connects with a leg kick.
Cango looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cango scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raak in his tracks.
Cango tries to bum rush Raak with a series of wild strikes but Raak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack Cango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cango lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cango lands a right hook to the body.
Cango throws out a powerful jab.
Cango misses with a wild body shot.
Raak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cango lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cango cracks a nice hook into Raak's ribs.
Cango closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Cango.
The fighters circling - Raak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cango appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cango lands a really nice looking cross but Raak seems unphased.
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cango manages to avoid it.
Cango wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cango ducks under a wild hook from Raak.
Raak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cango swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cango tries to clinch but Raak is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango misses with a double jab.
Cango uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cango gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Raak.
Raak misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cango fails to land.
Cango swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Raak fails to land.
Cango lands with a short shot to the head.
Raak tries to work over Cango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Raak fails to land.
Raak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cango is keeping busy.
Cango is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cango tries to land knees in the clinch but Raak avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango misses with the head strike.
A short right from Cango on the inside.
Cango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cango sizes up Raak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cango throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cango turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cango scores with a kick to the body.
Cango rushes Raak and presses him up against the cage.
Raak tries to stall but Cango uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cango blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raak wants to stall.
Cango throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raak blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cango dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Raak'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cango clinches with his opponent.
Cango lands a hook that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cango with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Cango.
Raak wants to stall.
A short right from Cango.
Raak misses with the head strike.
Cango scores with a shot to the side of Raak's head.
Cango lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cango creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Raak is rocked!
Cango pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raak is still on wobbly legs! Can Cango finish him?
Cango lands with a nice body kick.
Raak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cango clinches up against the cage.
Cango breaks from the clinch.
Raak seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raak needs to keep his hands up - Cango had a free shot at his head there.
Cango looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cango moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cango turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cango tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Raak misses the target.
Cango tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Raak. Beautiful body shot.
Cango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cango is looking to clinch but Raak is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cango tries to clinch there but Raak circles away.
Cango pushes Raak away with a front kick.
Cango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raak can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cango wants to clinch but Raak slips to the side
and Raak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raak is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Cango on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cango tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Raak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cango drives through and clinches with Raak against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cango obliges.
Raak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cango softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raak is looking to control Cango's arms but Cango gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raak has his back to the cage.
Cango lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cango lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Raak as the two fighters clinch.
Cango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cango connects with a body shot that sends Raak's belly button to the back.
Cango smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cango ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raak throws a low kick but Cango avoids it.
Cango connects with a nice looking jab.
Cango tries to clinch up but Raak circles away and keeps his distance.
Hjalmar Raak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango feints and then cracks Raak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raak down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cango slips a jab from Raak.
Raak misses with an uppercut. Cango saw that one coming.
Cango throws a big counter combination but Raak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cango scores with a leg kick.
Cango scores with a head kick.
Cango throws a right hand that Raak ducks under and follows up with a left that Raak also avoids with ease.
Cango thuds his shin into the meat of Raak's side.
Cango fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cango works Raak's body with a nice hook.
Raak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
You can see that Raak has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Raak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cango 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cango!
A victorious Jack Cango thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Steel (ranked 530 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Alois Vrana (ranked 14 p4p, 146 weight class). Alois Vrana told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Cole Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel looks to land a right hand but Vrana moved out of range.
Steel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steel takes a swing at Vrana's ribcage but misses.
Vrana cracks Steel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steel shoots for a double leg takedown but Vrana sprawls well. He's pushed Steel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vrana throws an off balance right hand
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Vrana.
Steel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steel slips a jab from Vrana.
Nice body punch from Vrana.
Vrana throws a head kick that misses.
Vrana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Vrana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vrana slips under a jab from Steel.
Vrana ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel throws a body punch but Vrana moves out of range.
Steel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Steel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vrana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vrana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Vrana moved out of range nicely.
Steel tries to work over Vrana's front leg with a kick but Vrana checks it.
It seemed like Vrana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vrana takes one to the side of the head.
Vrana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steel at a distance.
A cross from Vrana lands.
Vrana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steel.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel with a hook.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vrana.
Steel slips under a jab from Vrana.
We've been told by Steel's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Steel does it's job there.
Vrana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steel back to the cage. Vrana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Vrana misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrana avoids the body shot from Steel.
Vrana missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vrana scoring well with a low kick there.
Vrana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vrana! But no joy.
Vrana slips under a jab.
Vrana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Vrana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Steel.
Vrana is rocked!
Steel flashes Vrana a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Vrana's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Vrana crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Steel punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cole Steel!
During a confident post fight interview, Cole Steel 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Collins (ranked 983 p4p, 1276 weight class) and Jaycee Veto (ranked 30 p4p, 146 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by "Name of the Game" Crystal Method. 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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaycee Veto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veto throws a jab but it's blocked by Collins.
Collins ducks under a wild hook from Veto.
Collins lunges at Veto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veto's hand.
Veto throws the left hand but Collins avoids the punch easily.
Collins feinted with a counter takedown.
Collins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Veto scores with a decent looking hook.
Veto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Collins counters with a single leg into guard. Veto didn't expect that.
Veto keeping full guard, as Collins tries to pass.
Veto wants to stand but Collins is controlling the position.
Veto looking for a sweep. Not yet Veto, not yet.
Collins drops back, looking for a kneebar! Veto looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Veto looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Veto!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Collins!
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Veto wants to control the pace but Collins is squirming around nicely.
Collins is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Collins is trying to get back to full guard.
Veto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Collins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Collins 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.
Collins being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veto wants to get up but he can't break Collins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Collins working for a triangle but Veto defends it easily.
Veto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Collins's guard.
Collins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Veto controls the pace.
Collins is looking to cinch up a triangle. Veto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Collins's body to avoid the submission. Collins has instead reached around Veto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Collins arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Devon Collins!
After winning the bout, Devon Collins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gord Ryan (ranked 171 p4p, 832 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 20 p4p, 106 weight class). Ryan comes into the arena with Rusty Cage blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Angelo Moore was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryan tries to keep at a distance but Moore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Moore tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Moore looks for the body kick but Ryan saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Ryan.
It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Ryan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryan jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moore misses with a hook.
Ryan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Moore misses with a hook
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Moore! Ryan lets Moore back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Moore is rocked!
That has opened up Angelo Moore's cut even more.
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Moore looks winded!
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Despite the aggression on Moore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Ryan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Moore! Ryan lets Moore back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ryan ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Moore out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gord Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Gord Ryan 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 Tony Stark (ranked 267 p4p, 274 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 36 p4p, 38 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22 - 6 - 0 |
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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 36 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Stark or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris lands a big uppercut and Stark crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stark looks OK. Harris waves Stark back to his feet!
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
No luck for Stark with that takedown attempt.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
No luck for Stark with that takedown attempt.
Stark goes for a double leg but Harris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harris continues to drive forward.
As Stark backs off Harris throws a huge counter combo but Stark manages to avoid it all.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Stark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Harris pulls Stark in close to his closed guard and prevents Stark from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harris keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stark's guard.
Stark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stark throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stark looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harris has picked Stark up and slammed him! Stark can't keep hold of the triangle and Harris manages to pass to side control!
Stark seems a little lost for a moment, as Harris dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stark wants to get back to full guard but Harris has passed into side control.
Stark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
Harris happy to just control the position for now.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stark dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stark has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Stark's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
No luck for Stark with that takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Stark drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark scores with a takedown into Harris's guard.
Stark preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris controlling the position.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Tony Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Stark is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harris has escaped and now he's on top!
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stark looking for subs off his back but Harris has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark with the active half guard here but Harris passes nicely into side control.
Stark tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Stark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stark is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Harris is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
Stark flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to get to half guard.
Harris controlling the pace for now.
Stark tries to reverse the position but Harris maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stark off to one side.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Stark wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stark fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harris appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stark or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark blocks the body kick.
Raven Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Harris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stark momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Harris scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Harris misses.
Raven Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Stark ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Stark. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raven Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raven Harris!
Post fight, Raven Harris stared into the camera and said 'HHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMM................HHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duck Dodgers (ranked 35 p4p, 141 weight class) and Leif Leifsson (ranked 7 p4p, 19 weight class). Leifsson has chosen I Will Not Conform - World of Damage as his entrance music. Leif Leifsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
205
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39
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35 - 17 - 0 |
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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 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duck Dodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leif Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dodgers at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Leifsson as he connects with a hook.
Leifsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leifsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Dodgers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Leifsson coming out on top.
It looks like Duck Dodgers has been cut.
Dodgers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dodgers staying out of range there.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dodgers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leifsson.
Leifsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dodgers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leifsson scores with a punch to 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!
Leifsson misses with a looping right.
Leifsson jabs Dodgers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leifsson lands a nice hook to Dodgers's body. Dodgers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson moves in looking to clinch but Dodgers pushes him off.
Leifsson throws the left hand but Dodgers avoids the punch easily.
Leifsson throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dodgers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dodgers misses with a hook.
Leifsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leifsson sends Dodgers crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Leifsson is motioning to the referee to let Dodgers up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dodgers is rocked!
Dodgers motions for Leifsson to come forward. Dodgers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dodgers lunges at Leifsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leifsson's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leifsson connects with a body shot that sends Dodgers's belly button to the back.
Leifsson wants to clinch up but Dodgers keeps it at a distance.
Dodgers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Leifsson just manages to avoid it.
Leifsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leifsson tries to clinch up
and Dodgers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson cracks Dodgers with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Leifsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dodgers to stand back up!
Oh Dodgers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leifsson misses with a right hand
and Dodgers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dodgers seems to have got his legs back now.
Leifsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dodgers.
Dodgers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Leifsson misses with a body punch
and Dodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leifsson lands a big uppercut and Dodgers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dodgers looks OK. Leifsson waves Dodgers back to his feet!
Leifsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dodgers.
Leifsson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Dodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
Leifsson tries to clinch up.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut
and Dodgers counters with a crisp right hand that drops Leifsson! Dodgers lets Leifsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Leif Leifsson has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dodgers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leifsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dodgers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Leifsson misses.
Dodgers is looking to counter punch.
Dodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leifsson.
Leifsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dodgers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leifsson swings widly with a right hand
letting Dodgers counter with a right hand.
Leifsson swings for the body but Dodgers moves out of range.
Dodgers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dodgers looks to land a left hand but Leifsson moved out of range nicely.
Leifsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dodgers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dodgers drops Leifsson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Leifsson looks back up at him and smiles so Dodgers waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Leifsson is rocked!
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!
Leifsson misses with a body shot
and Dodgers counters with a thumping low kick.
Leifsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dodgers finish him?
Leifsson looks winded!
Leifsson throws a big shot that misses.
Leifsson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dodgers.
Dodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leifsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leifsson misses with a left hand
and Dodgers counters with a right hand from hell and Leifsson is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duck Dodgers!
A victorious Duck Dodgers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Leif Leifsson had this to say: 'DEFEAT WAS INEVITABLE, ONE WHO CAN’T IMPROVE FROM DEFEAT IS ONE WHO IS NOT WORTHY. THE WARLORD WILL BE BACK!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 19 p4p, 144 weight class) and Thomas Rose (ranked 3 p4p, 19 weight class). Rose has chosen Raining Blood as his entrance music. Thomas Rose acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
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.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inhanamoto.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose avoids the head kick by Inhanamoto.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Inhanamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Inhanamoto with a jab.
Inhanamoto misses with a body punch
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Inhanamoto throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Thomas Rose's cut even more.
Inhanamoto misses with a jab to the body
and Rose counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose blocks the elbow strike.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Inhanamoto is breathing heavily.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inhanamoto working aggressively here.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Ryu Inhanamoto has been cut.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Inhanamoto controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Inhanamoto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Inhanamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inhanamotos head.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Inhanamoto manages to break the clinch.
Inhanamoto slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Inhanamoto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Inhanamoto walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
Inhanamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose throws a leg kick but Inhanamoto moved away.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Inhanamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Inhanamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Rose!
Thomas Rose is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Thomas Rose, 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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