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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lox Sweetsugar (ranked 24318 p4p, 4369 weight class) and Inbred Dagestani Monkey (ranked 524 p4p, 409 weight class). Lox Sweetsugar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lox Sweetsugar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inbred Dagestani Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagestani Monkey forces Sweetsugar back against the cage and clinches.
Dagestani Monkey jumps guard and drags Sweetsugar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dagestani Monkey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sweetsugar tries to stand but Dagestani Monkey is controlling from the bottom.
Dagestani Monkey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dagestani Monkey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sweetsugar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dagestani Monkey is proving hard to escape from.
Dagestani Monkey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sweetsugar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dagestani Monkey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dagestani Monkey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagestani Monkey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sweetsugar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dagestani Monkey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sweetsugar defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagestani Monkey looking for a guillotine here but Sweetsugar defends easily.
Sweetsugar wanted to stand there but Dagestani Monkey had control of the position.
Sweetsugar 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.
Dagestani Monkey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sweetsugar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dagestani Monkey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sweetsugar defends well.
Dagestani Monkey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sweetsugar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dagestani Monkey is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sweetsugar throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dagestani Monkey's body to avoid the submission. Dagestani Monkey has instead reached around Sweetsugar's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dagestani Monkey arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Inbred Dagestani Monkey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Santos (ranked 4732 p4p, 4548 weight class) and Arthur Brade (ranked 428 p4p, 418 weight class). Brade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jamiroquai - Canned Heat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Giovanni Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Arthur Brade!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos clinches up with Brade and pushes him back against the cage.
Brade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Brade is controlling him.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brade avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Brade tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Brade should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Brade misses the shot to the body.
Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Brade misses with a body kick.
Santos instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brade.
Brade holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brade blocks it with crossed arms.
Brade stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Brade controls the action.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos wants to clinch.
Brade lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
Santos lands a head kick!
Brade misses the jab.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brade tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brade throws a lazy body kick
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arthur Brade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brade misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos rushes Brade and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Brade misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Brade throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Brade tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos wants to break free but Brade has control.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Brade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Brade gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brade.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brade is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brade, pushing him back against the cage.
Brade has Santos pushed against the cage.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Brade is blocking nicely.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Brade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Brade avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brade has Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos forces Brade back against the cage and clinches.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Brade keeps him there for the moment.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brade trying to control the position but instead, Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brade into the cage.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brade avoids it.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brade moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos moves out of range as Brade throws a body kick.
As Brade looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Brade just gets out of the way.
Brade loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Brade.
Brade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Santos.
 It looks like Arthur Brade has been cut.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos works Brade's body with a nice hook.
Brade clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries a body shot but Brade blocks it.
Brade controlling the action here for a moment.
Brade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brade swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brade is trying to stall.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos tries to break free but Brade pushes him back against the cage.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brade blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brade can do to turn this around?
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Brade avoids the damage to the body.
Brade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brade pressing his opponent against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Brade misses.
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brade is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brade tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos takes one on the button.
Santos slips a jab from Brade.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos works over Brade's head and body with a nice combination.
Santos moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brade blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Brade has him pressed against the cage.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Brade avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Brade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brade.
Brade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Brade misses the target.
Brade lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brade takes a step back to recover.
Brade misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Santos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brade looks to throw a body kick
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brade throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Brade misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Brade looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Brade just gets out of the way.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Brade.
Santos throws a big counter combination but Brade scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brade misses with a leg kick
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Brade backing up. Brade nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Brade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brade throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos drives through and clinches with Brade against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Brade prevents a body shot from Santos.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brade's brow.
Brade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giovanni Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Brade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Giovanni Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos tries to clinch but Brade moves out of range.
Brade tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brade.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brade's head.
Santos avoids the body shot from Brade.
Santos throws a big counter combination but Brade scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brade throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has Brade up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Brade just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brade.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brade.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Brade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Brade misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos pushes Brade up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.
Brade avoids the head kick by Santos.
Brade throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Brade misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Brade.
Brade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Brade misses its intended target.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brade.
Santos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arthur Brade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Brade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets a clinch.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brade misses with a kick to the body
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Santos rushes Brade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Brade backs away looking to recover.
Giovanni Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Santos!
The defeated Arthur Brade had this to say: 'I gave my all, but I actually was injured going into my camp. Congratulations to my opponent, He did well.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Miller (ranked 4473 p4p, 3599 weight class) and Cole Palmer (ranked 378 p4p, 321 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boogieman. Palmer has chosen Cold Palmer as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cole Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer misses with the combination.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Palmer is quick to defend against it.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Palmer looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Palmer throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Palmer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Miller passes Palmer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller passes to full mount!
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miller wants to control the pace but Palmer is squirming around nicely.
Palmer wants to get back to his feet.
Palmer stops Miller from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palmer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miller trying to control but Palmer is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miller looking to control but Palmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller controlling his opponent.
Miller tries to control but Palmer wriggling away.
Palmer tries to reverse the position but Miller maintains control.
Miller pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Palmer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miller avoids the attempt from Palmer to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Palmer is in real trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Palmer rolls, trying to escape but Miller keeps control of the position.
Palmer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Miller.
Miller is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Palmer is defending well though. Miller let's go of the attempt for now.
Miller looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Miller trying to control momentarily.
Palmer rolls, trying to escape but Miller keeps control of the position.
Palmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palmer prevents Miller from getting a body triangle.
Palmer trying to get back to his feet but Miller is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control.
Palmer tries to escape the position.
Palmer breaks Miller's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Miller working for submissions but it's allowed Palmer to get to half guard.
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
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 Sergio Miller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palmer pushes Miller away with a front kick.
Palmer throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Palmer won't be happy with that.
Palmer throws Miller to one side and escapes!
Palmer feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Palmer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palmer misses with the body kick
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Palmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller passes into half guard.
Palmer is trying to stand back up but Miller is controlling him
Miller trying to control the action but Palmer is working from the bottom.
Palmer is controlling Miller's trapped leg to prevent Miller from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Palmer is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Miller seems content to control.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Palmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palmer pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller controlling the action here.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Palmer defends it.
Miller works his way into side control.
Miller wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.
Miller tries to advance to mount but can't.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Palmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer gets back to half guard.
Miller stops Palmer from getting back to his feet.
Miller wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.
Miller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miller is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Palmer wants to control but Miller is having none of it.
Miller fails to move to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is looking to improve his position but Miller isn't that keen on the idea.
Palmer has given up his back. Will we see Miller going for some submissions?
Sergio Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller wants to control the position but Palmer frees himself and scrambles - Miller manages to regain control in side control.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palmer keeps working.
Miller laying and praying for a moment but Palmer takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller trying to pass the guard but Palmer defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sergio Miller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A solid body kick from Palmer.
Palmer lands with a nice body kick.
Palmer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palmer counters with an inside leg kick.
Palmer connects with a high kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palmer sprawls well. Palmer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palmer.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Palmer is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palmer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Palmer lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer connects with a high kick.
Cole Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer connects with a high kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palmer sprawls well. Palmer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Sergio Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palmer as he avoids it easily.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palmer avoids it really well and circles away.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense.
Palmer feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Palmer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palmer scores with a push kick.
Palmer delivers a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Palmer. Beautiful body shot.
Cole Palmer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palmer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miller rather than just go for the knockout.
Palmer lands a slapping body shot.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller misses with a takedown
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palmer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miller. Miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice takedown defense from Palmer. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palmer scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Palmer.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Miller attempts a counter takedown but Palmer avoids it well and moves away.
A head kick by Palmer misses
and Miller counters with a single leg into guard. Palmer didn't expect that.
Palmer wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.
Palmer can't keep his opponent in guard - Miller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergio Miller!
Sergio Miller managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BANZAI NUTRITION, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyojin Rikishi (ranked 3316 p4p, 2954 weight class) and Sami Ahola (ranked 186 p4p, 173 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyojin Rikishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rikishi.
Ahola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Rikishi's head but Rikishi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Ahola misses.
Ahola tries a head kick but it misses.
Rikishi with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ahola counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kyojin Rikishi has been cut.
Ahola misses with a head kick.
Ahola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rikishi.
Rikishi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Rikishi's head but Rikishi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sami Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rikishi misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyojin Rikishi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahola tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rikishi is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ahola doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Rikishi crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Rikishi's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Ahola!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Travis (ranked 3178 p4p, 3279 weight class) and Yao Ming (ranked 180 p4p, 185 weight class). Yao Ming has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ming staying out of range there.
As Travis backs off Ming throws a huge counter combo but Travis manages to avoid it all.
Travis misses with a body kick.
Travis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ming swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Travis tenderised Ming's leg. Ming is trying to keep his angry face on.
Travis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Travis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ming.
It looks like Freaky Travis has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Ming.
Ming tries to land a front kick but Travis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis misses with a body kick.
As Travis backs off Ming throws a huge counter combo but Travis manages to avoid it all.
Travis throws a head kick that misses
and Ming makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Travis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Travis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Travis lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Travis pushes Ming away with a front kick.
Ming looks winded!
A head kick misses from Travis.
Travis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ming's head.
It looks like Yao Ming has been cut.
Travis wants to land a leg kick but Ming is out of range.
Ming slips under a jab.
Ming is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Travis with a body shot.
Travis moves into range and clinches up with Ming.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Travis misses with a body punch.
Ming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Travis misses with the head strike.
Travis is stalling here.
Ming wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ming is looking to break free of the clinch but Travis has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Travis is struggling to control the position.
Ming is looking to break free of the clinch but Travis has double underhooks.
Travis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ming up against the cage.
Ming pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Travis.
Travis throws a head punch that misses.
Travis leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Travis lands a hook that snaps the head of Ming backwards.
Travis scores with a shoulder strike.
Travis has a couple of punches blocked by Ming.
Travis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ming uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Travis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ming up against the cage.
Travis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ming up against the cage.
Travis misses with some punches.
Ming blocks an uppercut.
Ming tries to circle away but Travis has him pinned against the cage.
Travis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ming tries to circle away but Travis has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freaky Travis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Travis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ming.
Travis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Travis.
Travis lands a head shot.
Ming takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Travis has closed the distance and engaged Ming in a clinch.
Freaky Travis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Travis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Travis lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Travis taking a breather.
Travis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ming can do to turn this around?
Ming tries to circle away but Travis has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis has a couple of punches blocked by Ming.
Ming is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Travis.
Travis slows down the pace here.
Travis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Travis.
Travis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ming is trying to break the clinch but Travis has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ming is trying to force a seperation but Travis has the dominant position.
Travis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Travis avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Travis.
Travis stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Freaky Travis.
Travis takes one to the chin there.
A bone on bone clash there as Ming blocks the leg kick.
Ming misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Travis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Travis - that will leave a mark!
Yao Ming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ming is breathing heavily.
Travis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Travis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ming if he has to take too many more of those.
Travis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ming has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Travis.
Travis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Travis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ming let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Travis steps in with a hook that catches Ming right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Travis follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ming looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freaky Travis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josef Stallin (ranked 2362 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Lucas Wilson (ranked 78 p4p, 166 weight class). Wilson has chosen I Stand Alone - Godsmack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Stallin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallin throws a body shot but no joy.
Stallin throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stallin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stallin. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Stallin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stallin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stallin is working for a submission of some sort.
Stallin wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallin trying to control the pace.
Stallin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stallin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is staying active underneath Stallin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stallin is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.
Stallin seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stallin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stallin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.
Stallin is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Stallin wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stallin is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson managing to control the position.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Stallin controlling him for the moment.
Stallin controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stallin misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Stallin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stallin.
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Wilson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Stallin feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lucas Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Stallin.
Stallin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stallin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wilson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stallin is breathing heavily.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Stallin's head but Stallin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stallin.
Wilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stallin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Stallin swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
As Stallin backs off Wilson throws a huge counter combo but Stallin manages to avoid it all.
Stallin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stallin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Stallin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stallin drives through with a takedown into Wilson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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 Josef Stallin will probably get the nod.
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.
Wilson throws a head kick but Stallin moves out of range.
Stallin tries to counter with a takedown but Wilson is quick to defend against it.
Wilson lands a left and a right that send Stallin crashing to the mat, dazed. Wilson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Stallin is rocked!
It looks like Josef Stallin has been cut.
Lucas Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Stallin takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Wilson sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Stallin bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Wilson!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucas Wilson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Norton (ranked 2144 p4p, 2266 weight class) and Darcy Walsh (ranked 209 p4p, 225 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darcy Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton avoids the head kick by Walsh.
Norton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Darcy Walsh has been cut.
Walsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton.
Norton jabs Walsh right on the nose. Walsh blinks but takes it well.
Norton scores with a punch to the head.
Walsh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 Walsh is rocked!
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?
Walsh avoids the body shot from Norton.
Walsh seems to have recovered his senses.
Norton checks a low kick from Walsh.
A left and a right from Walsh both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Leonard Norton has been cut.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Walsh tries to move into range but Norton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norton lands with a shot to the body.
Norton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Norton as he connects with a hook.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Walsh saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Walsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walsh's hands.
Walsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walsh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walsh.
Norton jabs Walsh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walsh throws a push kick but Norton slaps the foot to one side.
Walsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Walsh counter with a right hand.
Norton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Norton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norton blocks a jab.
Norton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norton punishes Walsh's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Walsh.
Norton lands with a straight right. Walsh didn't see that one coming.
Walsh swinging wildly here.
Walsh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Norton stuns Walsh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton throws a combination. Walsh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walsh gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Walsh tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Norton is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Walsh buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Walsh!! Walsh is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Norton throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Norton!
After winning the bout, Leonard Norton 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Wilander (ranked 2295 p4p, 2002 weight class) and Soren Lozano (ranked 147 p4p, 128 weight class). Soren Lozano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Wilander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soren Lozano!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilander instigates a clinch.
Lozano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilander or not.
Lozano is working Wilander over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilander.
Lozano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Lozano.
Lozano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilander is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lozano is defending well.
Lozano is pressed up against the cage. Wilander has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lozano down to the mat. Lozano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lozano clinches up against the cage.
Lozano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lozano.
Lozano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lozano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilanders head.
Lozano lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilander looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Wilander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lozano lands a right hand.
Lozano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilander backwards.
Lozano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lozano scores with a shot to the side of Wilander's head.
Lozano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilander.
Lozano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lozano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lozano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilander blocks a body shot from Lozano.
Lozano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilander working aggressively here.
Lozano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilander is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Lozano.
Lozano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lozano lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilander backwards.
Wilander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Lozano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lozano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lozano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilander.
A body shot lands from Lozano.
Lozano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lozano lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lozano scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lozano.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lozano.
Good body shot from Lozano.
A right hook to the body lands for Lozano.
Lozano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lozano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilander is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lozano drops Wilander onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wilander is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Wilander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lozano lands with a right to the head.
Wilander takes a shot to the head.
Lozano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lozano lands a big right hand that drops Wilander! The killer instinct kicks in and Lozano finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lozano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soren Lozano!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genyo Takeda (ranked 1602 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Virgulino Lampiaun (ranked 108 p4p, 82 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Genyo Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgulino Lampiaun!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lampiaun wants to counter with a clinch but Takeda pushes him away.
Lampiaun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Takeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lampiaun is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takeda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takeda tries to throw a body punch but Lampiaun avoids it by throwing Takeda back against the cage.
Lampiaun controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Takeda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takeda.
Lampiaun lands a hook that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Lampiaun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda lands with a left to the head.
Lampiaun throws a head punch that misses.
Lampiaun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampiaun lands a hook that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Takeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lampiaun struggles to land a body shot inside as Takeda controls his hands.
Lampiaun working aggressively here.
Takeda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lampiaun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lampiaun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lampiaun with the counter takedown but Takeda avoids it easily.
Lampiaun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takeda as he jumps to the side.
Takeda seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Genyo Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgulino Lampiaun.
Takeda misses with a straight right.
Lampiaun darts in and clinches Takeda up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Takeda.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takeda.
Lampiaun has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Takeda clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lampiaun is hanging on to Takeda's back as he tries to escape.
Lampiaun is looking to control Takeda but Takeda is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lampiaun lands punches and elbows.
Takeda tries to escape but Lampiaun has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lampiaun lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Genyo Takeda has been cut.
Takeda is trapped and Lampiaun is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Genyo Takeda's cut is getting worse.
Lampiaun throwing damaging strikes from the back! Takeda could be in trouble here!
Jeez, Genyo Takeda's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Genyo Takeda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Virgulino Lampiaun!
A victorious Virgulino Lampiaun thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cibuka Stilera (ranked 847 p4p, 1516 weight class) and Deebo Drummond (ranked 57 p4p, 101 weight class). Drummond has chosen 7 Words - Deftones as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cibuka Stilera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deebo Drummond!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stilera forces Drummond back against the cage and clinches.
Stilera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drummond looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stilera successfully pulls guard.
Stilera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drummond seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stilera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stilera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Drummond uses it to pass to side control.
Drummond controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drummond thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stilera is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stilera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drummond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stilera trying to remain calm as Drummond controls from the top position.
Stilera tries to bench press Drummond off him but Drummond keeps the position.
Drummond is looking to take a break and control but Stilera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stilera tries to buck Drummond off but Drummond is having none of it.
Stilera gets back to half guard.
Stilera regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond looking to pass the guard.
Stilera looking for a triangle here. Drummond is fighting it but it looks tight! Stilera pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Drummond is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cibuka Stilera!
Cibuka Stilera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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