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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Crawford (ranked 25392 p4p, 5078 weight class) and Jerome Archer (ranked 525 p4p, 457 weight class). Archer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Whip Your Head. Jerome Archer 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Archer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer scores with a nice strike.
Nice takedown defense from Archer. No joy for Crawford on that attempt.
Archer needs to keep his hands up - Crawford had a free shot at his head there.
Crawford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Archer defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
Archer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Archer tries to move into range but Crawford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crawford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crawford or perhaps it was just good defense by Archer, which made it look bad.
Archer throws the left hand but Crawford avoids the punch easily.
Archer lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Crawford up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Archer from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Crawford's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Archer!
Jerome Archer looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm coming for you sucka, I just killed Drew now ill kill you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Mihaijlovic (ranked 5377 p4p, 4624 weight class) and Pedro Quarto (ranked 505 p4p, 470 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Quarto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaijlovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quarto.
Quarto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mihaijlovic's head backwards.
 It looks like Zdravko Mihaijlovic has been cut.
Mihaijlovic scores with a body shot.
Quarto throws a head kick that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mihaijlovic ducks under a wild hook from Quarto.
Mihaijlovic staying out of range there.
Mihaijlovic with a jab.
Good exchange - Quarto coming out on top.
Quarto lands a body shot.
Mihaijlovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quarto momentarily.
Quarto checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mihaijlovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quarto.
Mihaijlovic throws a head kick but Quarto moves out of range.
Quarto swings for the body but Mihaijlovic moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Quarto
and Mihaijlovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quarto throws a lazy uppercut
and Mihaijlovic counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quarto throws an off balance right hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a solid body kick.
Quarto swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Mihaijlovic.
Quarto misses with an uppercut. Mihaijlovic saw that one coming.
Mihaijlovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quarto will feel that in the morning.
We've been told by Mihaijlovic's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Quarto throws a lazy uppercut
and Mihaijlovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mihaijlovic tests Quarto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic lands a body shot.
A head kick by Quarto misses
and Quarto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quarto moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Mihaijlovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quarto doesn't seem phased though.
Mihaijlovic cracks Quarto with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic throws a shot to the body.
Mihaijlovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mihaijlovic jabs at Quarto's body.
Quarto misses with an uppercut. Mihaijlovic saw that one coming.
Quarto slips under a jab from Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Quarto punishes Mihaijlovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Quarto tried to score with a low kick but Mihaijlovic checks it.
Mihaijlovic jabs at Quarto's body.
Quarto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mihaijlovic's head.
Mihaijlovic blocks a head kick by Quarto.
Quarto misses with a jab to the body
and Mihaijlovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quarto throws a looping overhand right but Mihaijlovic ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quarto takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Quarto misses.
Mihaijlovic slips a straight right by Quarto.
Quarto scores with a hook to the body. Mihaijlovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mihaijlovic connects with a body shot that sends Quarto's belly button to the back.
Quarto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mihaijlovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Quarto misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mihaijlovic. Quarto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quarto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quarto throws a poor cross that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Mihaijlovic lands a head kick!
Quarto takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quarto throws a head kick that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quarto throws a leg kick
and Mihaijlovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Quarto is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mihaijlovic takes a swing at Quarto's ribcage but misses.
Quarto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Quarto takes one to the side of the head.
Quarto is still on wobbly legs! Can Mihaijlovic finish him?
Quarto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mihaijlovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quarto thinking.
Quarto looks winded!
Mihaijlovic circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Quarto to the canvas! Quarto doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mihaijlovic keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
A relieved looking Zdravko Mihaijlovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Haarju (ranked 3182 p4p, 3460 weight class) and Datsuro Sato (ranked 300 p4p, 312 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eino Haarju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Datsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haarju takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sato scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haarju looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sato throws a body punch but Haarju moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haarju counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Haarju misses its intended target.
Sato is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haarju slips a straight right by Sato.
Sato blocks a jab.
Haarju throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haarju throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haarju throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarju dodges the punch combination from Sato.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Sato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haarju misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sato misses.
Haarju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
It looked like Haarju wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sato looks to land a combination. Haarju sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Haarju misses the target.
Haarju works the jab nicely.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Sato throws a series of punches but Haarju moves out of range.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haarju throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Haarju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Haarju misses.
Haarju sizes up Sato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haarju looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Haarju staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarju lands the left hand.
Haarju ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Sato misses the body punch
and Haarju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato tries to bum rush Haarju with a series of wild strikes but Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haarju is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sato.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Haarju connects with a jab.
Datsuro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haarju throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Sato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haarju lands a slapping body shot.
Sato blocks a head kick by Haarju.
Sato sizes up Haarju with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Haarju catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Haarju.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a shot to the body.
Sato defending well as Haarju loads up on a big left hand.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato misses with a straight left.
Haarju is looking to counter punch.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Haarju throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sato moves out of range as Haarju strikes.
Sato unleashes a big counter combination but Haarju bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju throws a series of strikes that have Sato backpedaling.
Haarju keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Haarju misses with a right hand
and Haarju takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Sato misses.
A punch combination from Haarju misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haarju eats them both and turns towards Sato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato misses with a hook to the body
and Haarju connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haarju takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sato throws a looping overhand right but Haarju ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Haarju bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Haarju counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haarju slips under a jab.
Haarju misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haarju lands an overhand right.
Sato blocks a head kick by Haarju.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Haarju defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Datsuro Sato will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Nice jab there from Haarju.
Sato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haarju.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haarju keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haarju throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato misses the jab.
Datsuro Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haarju scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Haarju does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haarju moves away from the strike by Sato.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Haarju saw that one coming.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Haarju slips the punch.
Haarju jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarju digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Haarju scores with a punch to the head.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarju was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Haarju is just out of range.
Sato throws a hook but Haarju blocks it.
Haarju throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Haarju takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Haarju - just one landing.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato lands a body shot.
Haarju avoids the body shot from Sato.
Haarju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Haarju throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws a jab when Haarju was well out of range.
Sato misses with a hook. Haarju ducked under it nicely.
Haarju misses the jab.
Sato takes one to the side of the head.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Haarju moves away and avoids it.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haarju misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Haarju misses with an uppercut.
Haarju moves out of range of the strikes.
Haarju was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Haarju cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarju was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haarju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Haarju counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato works over Haarju's head and body with a nice combination.
Haarju jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Haarju connects with a single shot there.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Haarju.
Sato misses with a body shot
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haarju.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haarju.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Sato moves away from the strike by Haarju.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato scores with a sloppy right hand. Haarju should have avoided that one.
Sato lands with a nice combination. Haarju backs away looking to recover.
Sato swings for the body but Haarju moves out of range.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haarju misses with a wild body shot.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato takes a swing at Haarju's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Sato misses.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haarju sizes up Sato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
Haarju's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato misses with a body punch
letting Haarju counter with a right hand.
Sato walks into a jab.
Haarju scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sato doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Haarju misses.
Sato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haarju lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Haarju dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sato looks to throw the jab but Haarju is out of range.
Sato throws a body punch but Haarju moves out of range.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haarju moves away.
Haarju avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haarju throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haarju pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haarju.
Haarju slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Haarju takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato staying out of range there.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Haarju takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Sato misses.
Sato scores with the left hand. Haarju knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarju misses with an uppercut
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato tries to bum rush Haarju with a series of wild strikes but Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haarju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Haarju moved out of range nicely.
Haarju misses with the combination.
Haarju lands with a right hand.
Haarju showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Sato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sato misses.
Haarju scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haarju lands with an uppercut that bounces Sato off the cage and back into range.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Haarju lands a nice shot to the body.
Haarju connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju throws a shot to the body.
Haarju misses the jab.
Haarju throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haarju's corner calls for a 1-2. Haarju obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haarju misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haarju.
Haarju avoids the body shot from Sato.
Haarju staying out of range there.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju's corner calls for a 1-2. Haarju obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haarju lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sato walks into a stiff left hand from Haarju.
Sato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Haarju's head but Haarju sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haarju moves away.
Sato moves away from the strike by Haarju.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haarju lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haarju throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sato is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato lands a jab to the nose.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Haarju finish him?
Sato lands the left hand.
Sato seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Haarju. That snapped Sato's head back.
Nice shot lands for Haarju.
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
Haarju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haarju darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haarju keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haarju throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Haarju avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haarju, as that shot connected.
A big left from Sato misses.
Haarju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato slips under a jab from Haarju.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Haarju showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haarju 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 3110 p4p, 2455 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 199 p4p, 157 weight class). Baki Hanma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Smith's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Smith!
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, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Hanma to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hanma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Hanma landing with the ground and pound.
Hanma throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Punchin N\' Chockin. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Smith wants to stand but Hanma is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Hanma tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanma is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith is stalling here. Hanma is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smith seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hanma has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hanma misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanma misses with the ground and pound.
Hanma throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Hanma sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hanma working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Hanma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Hanma throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Hanma sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hanma throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hanma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Hanma working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hanma thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Hanma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hanma wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanma as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Hanma.
Hanma fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Hanma is now in Smith's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma scoring with some ground and pound.
Hanma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanma looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hanma seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hanma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanma but Hanma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Hanma as Smith shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Hanma.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hanma.
Baki Hanma has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Hanma tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Hanma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanma throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Hanma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Hanma trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Hanma throwing strikes but missing.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hanma throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith shoots and misses
and Hanma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanma pinned against the cage. Hanma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanma as he jumps to the side.
Hanma bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hanma misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hanma working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Hanma crashes against the mat.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hanma.
Hanma tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanma has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Hanma.
Hanma throwing strikes but Smith manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hanma is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Hanma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hanma is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is looking for a sweep.
Smith tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hanma is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith wants to stand but Hanma is controlling his arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hanma is not content to let Smith control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith looks for a takedown but Hanma sprawls well.
Hanma bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hanma postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hanma lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hanma postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Hanma seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hanma trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Hanma crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanma throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Smith works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanma.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanma.
Hanma is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hanma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Hanma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hanma stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Hanma manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is doing well to control the position and prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
Smith wants to stand but Hanma has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
James Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanma is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Hanma is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith with the ground and pound but Hanma uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanma is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
James Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanma is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Hanma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Hanma wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanma looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith has gone for a leg lock! Hanma slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanma 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tre Davis (ranked 2816 p4p, 2160 weight class) and Viktor Mertel (ranked 350 p4p, 288 weight class). Mertel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mertel Fuck shit up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tre Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Mertel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mertel throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Davis wants to clinch up but Mertel keeps it at a distance.
Mertel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mertel's face.
Still in the clinch, Mertel scores with a nice short uppercut.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mertel breaks the clinch.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mertel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mertel throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Mertel.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mertel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mertel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mertel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mertel throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Mertel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mertel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Mertel. Those never looked like landing.
Davis throwing a counter right hand but Mertel manages to avoid it.
Mertel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Davis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Mertel.
Mertel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mertel blocks it with crossed arms.
Mertel breaks from the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up
letting Mertel counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mertel throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis defending well as Mertel loads up on a big left hand.
Mertel throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mertel throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mertel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Mertel breaks the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Mertel moves out of range.
Mertel feints with a jab and clips Davis right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Davis is sent crashing into the canvas and Mertel leaps in for the kill! Davis tries to get to his feet but Mertel is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Davis is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Mertel!
Viktor Mertel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabrijel Pavicic (ranked 2265 p4p, 2294 weight class) and Lee Young-Ho (ranked 296 p4p, 299 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Pavicic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Young-Ho!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young-Ho ducks under a wild hook from Pavicic.
Pavicic throws a body shot but no joy.
Young-Ho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Young-Ho lands with a shot to the body.
Young-Ho swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pavicic to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee Young-Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young-Ho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Pavicic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young-Ho throws a jab when Pavicic was well out of range.
Pavicic throwing a counter right hand but Young-Ho manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young-Ho.
Pavicic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pavicic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavicic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pavicic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pavicic throws a lazy uppercut
and Young-Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
Young-Ho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pavicic, pushing him back against the cage.
Pavicic misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pavicic blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavicic.
Young-Ho prevents a body shot from Pavicic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young-Ho.
Pavicic tries to work over Young-Ho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young-Ho manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young-Ho misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Pavicic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young-Ho swings widly with a right hand
and Pavicic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Young-Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pavicic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Young-Ho.
Pavicic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pavicic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young-Ho.
Pavicic throws a hook to the side of Young-Ho's head but Young-Ho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavicic cracks Young-Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Young-Ho throws a right and a left that Pavicic avoids nicely.
Jab by Pavicic.
Pavicic clobbers Young-Ho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young-Ho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavicic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pavicic misses with a body shot
and Young-Ho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pavicic's knee momentarily.
Pavicic takes a swing at Young-Ho's ribcage but misses.
Young-Ho throws out a counter right but Pavicic avoids it with no problem.
Pavicic misses with a looping left.
Young-Ho staying out of range there.
Young-Ho works the jab nicely.
Young-Ho waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Pavicic. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Pavicic to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
 Pavicic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young-Ho stays in close to Pavicic's body and controls the position.
Oh Pavicic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young-Ho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Young-Ho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Young-Ho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young-Ho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young-Ho drops back looking for a leg! Pavicic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pavicic manages to kick Young-Ho off! Young-Ho jumps back into Pavicic's guard.
Young-Ho is pushing down on Pavicic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pavicic is fighting to maintain full guard but Young-Ho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Young-Ho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pavicic seems to have got his legs back now.
Young-Ho seems to be looking for submissions.
Pavicic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pavicic tries to get out of the position.
Well, if Young-Ho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Young-Ho is pressing down on Pavicic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pavicic is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Young-Ho dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Young-Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavicic.
Young-Ho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pavicic connects with a crisp jab.
Young-Ho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pavicic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young-Ho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young-Ho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pavicic to score with a decent uppercut.
Young-Ho is rocked!
Young-Ho moves to clinch but Pavicic breaks away
and Pavicic counters with a right hand from hell and Young-Ho is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabrijel Pavicic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eishuu Retsu (ranked 2009 p4p, 1898 weight class) and Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 272 p4p, 261 weight class). Eishuu Retsu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masutatsu Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retsu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oyama is out of range and Retsu settles back down.
Retsu tries to score with a low kick but Oyama moves his leg out of the way.
Oyama rushes Retsu and presses him up against the cage.
Oyama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oyama lands with a light punch inside.
Oyama leaning against his opponent.
Retsu breaks from the clinch.
Oyama blocks a head kick by Retsu.
Oyama clinches up with Retsu and pushes him back against the cage.
Retsu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Retsu is looking to break free of the clinch but Oyama has double underhooks.
Retsu takes a shot to the head.
Oyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Oyama.
Retsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oyama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Retsu is trying to break the clinch but Oyama is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Retsu or not.
Retsu is breathing heavily.
Retsu is trying to break free.
Retsu is trying to break the clinch but Oyama has him pressed against the cage.
Oyama lands with a light punch inside.
Retsu is trying to break free.
Oyama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oyama lands an uppercut.
Retsu is trying to pull guard but Oyama has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Oyama.
Oyama lands a body shot.
Oyama presses Retsu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Oyama.
A nice left hand lands by Oyama.
Oyama just leaning against Retsu, taking a breather.
Oyama digs a right hand underneath Retsu's ribcage. Retsu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Oyama.
Oyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oyama controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oyama lands a right hand.
Oyama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Retsu backwards.
Retsu is trying to force a seperation but Oyama has the dominant position.
Retsu working hard to break the clinch.
Retsu tries to stall but Oyama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oyama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Retsus head.
Retsu is rocked!
Oyama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Retsu backwards.
Oh Retsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oyama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oyama is leaning against Retsu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oyama just leaning against Retsu, taking a breather.
Oyama pushes Retsu against the cage. Oyama is working some dirty boxing. Oyama pushes off with a quick right hook! Retsu goes down! Retsu tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Oyama moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masutatsu Oyama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Errol Jitani (ranked 3051 p4p, 1425 weight class) and Maciej Piotr (ranked 370 p4p, 199 weight class). 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 Maciej Piotr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Errol Jitani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Piotr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotr loads up on a big right hand but Jitani slips the punch.
Jitani throws a right hand that misses
and Piotr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piotr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piotr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jitani.
Piotr lands a lovely overhand right.
Piotr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jitani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jitani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Piotr connects with the punch.
Piotr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Jitani does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piotr misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Jitani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Piotr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jitani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Piotr.
Jitani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jitani slips a straight right by Piotr.
Piotr misses with an uppercut
and Jitani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jitani throws a looping overhand right but Piotr ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Piotr with a jab.
Piotr throws a nice looking combination but Jitani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piotr moves out of range as Jitani strikes.
Piotr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jitani looks to land a left hand but Piotr moved out of range nicely.
Piotr lands with a hook. Jitani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from Piotr.
Jitani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Piotr there.
Jitani throws a body punch but Piotr moves out of range.
Piotr punishes Jitani's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piotr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piotr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jitani had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice defenses there by Piotr.
Piotr lands with a cross.
Jitani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piotr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jitani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitani misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Piotr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jitani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jitani scores with a hook.
Jitani ducks right into an uppercut from Piotr.
Jitani takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Piotr throws an off balance right hand
letting Jitani counter with a right hand.
Piotr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jitanis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piotr throws a hook to the side of Jitani's head but Jitani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Piotr.
Piotr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piotr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jitani. Piotr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piotr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jitani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maciej Piotr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotr thuds his right hand into Jitani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Piotr lands with a cross.
Jitani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jitani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piotr.
Piotr with a jab.
Jitani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Jitani does no damage.
Piotr lands with an uppercut that bounces Jitani off the cage and back into range.
Jitani ducks under a wild hook from Piotr.
Jitani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jitani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jitani throws a jab but it's blocked by Piotr.
Jitani misses the jab.
Jitani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piotr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jitani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Piotr digs a good hook to Jitani's body.
Jitani looks to land a right hand but Piotr moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitani scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jitani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Piotr, as that shot connected.
Piotr connects with a crisp jab.
Piotr throws a hook but Jitani blocks it.
Piotr moves out of range as Jitani strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Piotr! But no joy.
Piotr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Piotr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Piotr throws a shot to the body.
Piotr lands a nice shot that snaps Jitani's head back.
Piotr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Jitani misses.
Jitani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jitani just misses with a punch to the body.
Piotr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jitani has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Piotr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piotr just misses with a punch to the body.
Piotr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jitani misses with a left hand
letting Piotr counter with a right hand.
Piotr thuds his right hand into Jitani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jitani might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Piotr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Jitani.
Jitani misses with an uppercut.
Jitani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piotr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piotr throws a poor cross that misses
and Jitani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jitani lands a jab to the nose.
Jitani misses with a looping right.
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!
Jitani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Piotr jabs Jitani right on the nose. Jitani blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Piotr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jitani's head.
Jitani is rocked!
Piotr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Jitani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piotr throws a series of punches but Jitani moves out of range.
Jitani throws out a loose jab but Piotr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piotr jabs Jitani right on the nose. Jitani blinks but takes it well.
Jitani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Piotr counters with a huge left! Jitani is in big trouble! He's backing up but Piotr isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Jitani from any more damage. A dominating finish by Piotr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maciej Piotr!
Maciej Piotr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Taxi (ranked 2154 p4p, 2245 weight class) and Andrew Blanchard (ranked 213 p4p, 227 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Taxi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Blanchard misses.
Blanchard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taxi manages to avoid it.
Blanchard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taxi.
Taxi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blanchard tests Taxi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blanchard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Blanchard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taxi.
It looks like Tony Taxi has been cut.
Taxi misses with a body punch
and Blanchard counters with a stiff right hand.
Blanchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taxi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard looks to score with a jab to the body but Taxi is just out of range.
Taxi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blanchard lands a jab to the head.
Blanchard throws a looping overhand right but Taxi ducks down to avoid it.
Taxi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taxi.
Blanchard moves away from the strike by Taxi.
The fighters circling - Taxi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taxi ducks right into an uppercut from Blanchard.
Blanchard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blanchard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taxi.
Blanchard looks to score with a jab to the body but Taxi is just out of range.
A slow jab from Blanchard misses its intended target.
Taxi is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Blanchard moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Blanchard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balder Bull Jr (ranked 2099 p4p, 2068 weight class) and El President (ranked 251 p4p, 242 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Balder Bull Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, El President!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
President lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Balder Bull Jr has been cut.
President lands a big uppercut and Bull Jr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bull Jr looks OK. President waves Bull Jr back to his feet!
Bull Jr is rocked!
President misses with a right hand
enabling Bull Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Bull Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
President misses with a lunging right hand
and Bull Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BAM! President delivers a spinning backfist that drops Bull Jr like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). El President!
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