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BANZAI COMBAT 78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maimonedes Aharon (ranked 5534 p4p, 5415 weight class) and Daniel Yergin (ranked 482 p4p, 476 weight class). Maimonedes Aharon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Yergin's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maimonedes Aharon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Yergin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Aharon.
Yergin 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.
Yergin throws a hook to the side of Aharon's head but Aharon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aharon feinted with a counter takedown.
Aharon drops Yergin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yergin looks back up at him and smiles so Aharon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 It looks like Daniel Yergin has been cut.
Aharon drops Yergin with a huge uppercut! Yergin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Aharon is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maimonedes Aharon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Krueger (ranked 3754 p4p, 3416 weight class) and Krayzie Bone (ranked 371 p4p, 349 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Krayzie Bone!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Krueger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bone throws a body punch but Krueger moves out of range.
Bone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krueger. Krueger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bone throws a nice looking combination but Krueger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bone!
Krueger throws a sloppy body shot
and Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krueger thinking.
Bone throws a shot to the body.
Bone misses the jab.
Krueger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Bone connects with a right hand. Krueger shakes it off.
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!
Bone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krueger at a distance.
Bone takes a swing at Krueger's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bone works over Krueger's head and body with a nice combination.
Bone throws an off balance right hand
and Krueger counters with a left and a right that stings Bone.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Krueger's head but Krueger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bone moves away from the strike by Krueger.
Krueger tries to clinch
and Krueger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krueger closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Bone counter with a right hand.
Krueger walks into a stiff left hand from Bone.
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!
Krueger looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Krueger. Those never looked like landing.
Bone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bone. Beautiful body shot.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger forces Bone back against the cage and clinches.
Krueger throws a head punch that misses.
Krueger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger working aggressively here.
Krueger misses with a body punch.
Bone jumps guard but Krueger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Krueger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krueger digs a right hand into Bone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bone's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Krueger fails to land.
Krueger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bone pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger lands a slapping body shot.
Krueger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bone.
Bone misses with a series of wild punches.
Krueger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Bone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krueger doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Krueger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krueger gets a clinch.
Krueger throws a punch but it's blocked by Bone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger misses with a punch to the body.
Bone blocks an uppercut.
Bone blocking some punches.
Bone tries to break the clinch but Krueger is controlling the position.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krueger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krueger is looking for a counter combo.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Krueger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bone works over Krueger's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone punishes Krueger's body with a nice straight punch.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Bone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bone misses with a left hand
and Krueger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bone lands a really nice looking cross but Krueger seems unphased.
Krayzie Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krueger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
Bone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Krueger's head but Krueger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bone loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
Krueger cracks Bone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bone defending well as Krueger loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger moves away from the strike by Bone.
Bone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bone throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws the left hand but Krueger avoids the punch easily.
Bone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bone lands a body shot.
Krayzie Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone tests Krueger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krayzie Bone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bone throws a right hand that Krueger ducks under and follows up with a left that Krueger also avoids with ease.
Krueger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bone swinging wildly here.
Krueger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bone scores with a sloppy right hand. Krueger should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Krueger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Krueger walks into a stiff left hand from Bone.
Bone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krueger circles away quickly and effectively.
Krueger is looking for a counter combo.
Bone connects with a body shot.
Krueger connects with a nice looking jab.
Bone scores with a hook.
Jab from Bone.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone misses with a hook to the body
and Krueger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Krayzie Bone has been cut.
Bone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Bone loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Krueger.
Bone tries to bum rush Krueger with a series of wild strikes but Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krayzie Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krueger throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bone.
Donk. Krueger catches Bone right on the button with a cross.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krueger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krueger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Bone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krueger counters by moving into the clinch.
Krueger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Krueger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krueger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krueger postures up in Bone's guard and throws a big left but Bone blocks it.
Krueger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krueger works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krueger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Krueger landing shots from mount.
Krueger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Krueger working the ground and pound effectively.
Krueger looking to ground and pound but Bone is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Krayzie Bone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Krayzie Bone's cut.
That's time! Krueger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krueger misses the jab.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger tries to counter by clinching up but Bone breaks away and moves out of range.
Krueger has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Krueger.
Krueger misses with some punches.
Krueger lands a right hand.
Bone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krueger misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger lands with a right to the head.
Bone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Krueger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krueger prevents Bone from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bone blocking some punches.
Krueger has a couple of punches blocked by Bone.
Krueger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bone jumps guard but Krueger stands there with Bone around his waist. Bone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krueger tries a body shot but Bone blocks it.
Krueger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krueger swings wildly with an uppercut but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Krueger smiles and moves away.
Drew Krueger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krayzie Bone.
Bone blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a shot to the body.
Bone scores with a jab to the body.
Bone connects with a single shot there.
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bone blocks a jab.
Bone loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
Krueger tries to counter by clinching up but Bone breaks away and moves out of range.
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krueger is looking to wear down Bone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krueger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Krueger pushes Bone up against the cage in a clinch.
Drew Krueger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Bone controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krueger is looking for a takedown.
Krueger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger misses with the head strike.
Bone blocks a body shot from Krueger.
Krueger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krueger tries to work over Bone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krayzie Bone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krueger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Krueger has Bone pressed against the cage.
Krueger swings wildly with an uppercut but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krueger lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stalling in the clinch from Krueger.
Bone blocks an uppercut.
Krueger swings wildly with an uppercut but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krueger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Krueger fails to land.
Krueger lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Krueger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krueger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger 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 nice right hand lands inside from Krueger.
Drew Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bone is trying to break the clinch but Krueger has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Krueger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krayzie Bone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Lang (ranked 3486 p4p, 3144 weight class) and Pedrao Sitsongrit (ranked 409 p4p, 370 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 Pedrao Sitsongrit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Van Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedrao Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang throws a body kick that misses
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Van Lang has been cut.
Lang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Lang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang tried to counter with a leg kick but Sitsongrit avoided it.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lang throws a counter high kick but Sitsongrit was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Lang's legs.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lang momentarily.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lang lands a head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a brutal head kick. Lang looks out on his feet and Sitsongrit throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Pedrao Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Samson (ranked 4070 p4p, 2998 weight class) and Thiago De Lima (ranked 424 p4p, 334 weight class). Samson comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain- STEMM. 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by De Lima.
Samson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Samson misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Lima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samson scores with a shoulder strike.
Samson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samson lands a left hand.
De Lima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Samson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Lima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Samson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Lima up against the cage.
Samson swings wildly with an uppercut but De Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samson wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samson.
Samson tightens his grip and picks De Lima up, before dumping him to the ground. De Lima manages to land in guard.
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!
De Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Lima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Samson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Samson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samson connects with a couple of short punches.
De Lima working a defensive guard here.
Samson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson cracks De Lima with a solid left hand.
De Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Samson chips away with some ground and pound.
De Lima trying to control the position.
De Lima might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Samson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Samson trying to control but De Lima is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Samson postures up in De Lima's guard and throws a big left but De Lima blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima working a defensive guard here.
Samson stops De Lima from standing up.
De Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Samson stopping the sweep attempt from De Lima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Samson slips nicely into half guard.
De Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
Samson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Lima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Samson.
Samson is trying to control the action in half guard but De Lima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Lima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Lima is looking to control Samson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Lima avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Samson dominated that round.
That's time! Samson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Samson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samson shoots in and gets a takedown into De Lima's guard.
De Lima wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Samson manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Samson is working away from the top position though.
De Lima is trying to stand back up but Samson is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima looking for submissions off his back.
Samson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Samson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Samson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samson.
De Lima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Samson is working away from the top position though.
Samson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Samson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Samson is nestled in close to De Lima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Lima tries to get to full guard but Samson has control of the leg.
Samson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Lima manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Samson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Samson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Lima can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Samson fails to land.
De Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Lima throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Lima misses with a wild combination.
De Lima stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by De Lima as he connects with a hook.
Thiago De Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lima takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Samson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Samson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Lima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Samson has double underhooks.
Samson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Lima has a couple of punches blocked by Samson.
De Lima lands with a light punch inside.
De Lima scores with a shot to the side of Samson's head.
Samson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Lima lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Lima is pressed up against the cage. Samson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Lima down to the mat. De Lima avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thiago De Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. De Lima catches Samson right on the button with a cross.
 Samson is rocked!
De Lima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Samson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Samson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! De Lima gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago De Lima!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Gall Peters (ranked 3525 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Isai Malaki (ranked 376 p4p, 291 weight class). Atlas Gall Peters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Isai Malaki's chin.
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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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Atlas Gall Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Isai Malaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gall Peters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gall Peters instigates a clinch.
Gall Peters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malaki blocks a body shot from Gall Peters.
Gall Peters misses with an elbow over the top.
Malaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gall Peters on the side of the head.
Gall Peters walks into a straight right hand from Malaki.
Gall Peters throws an off balance right hand
and Malaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Atlas Gall Peters has been cut.
Gall Peters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaki.
Gall Peters takes the fight into the clinch.
Malaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gall Peters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gall Peters controlling the action here for a moment.
Gall Peters misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a punch to the body.
Gall Peters throws an elbow that misses.
Gall Peters pushes off an throws an elbow but Malaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malaki prevents a body shot from Gall Peters.
Gall Peters can't find room to land a body shot as Malaki controls the action.
Malaki tries a body shot but Gall Peters blocks it.
Malaki tries to work over Gall Peters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malaki breaks the clinch.
Malaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gall Peters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malaki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malaki! But no joy.
Gall Peters catches Malaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Isai Malaki has been cut.
Gall Peters slips under a jab from Malaki.
Gall Peters falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Malaki misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Gall Peters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gall Peters misses with a series of wild punches.
Gall Peters looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gall Peters wants to clinch
and Malaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gall Peters throws a hook to the side of Malaki's head but Malaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gall Peters, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malaki with a nice calf kick.
Gall Peters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gall Peters throws a poor cross that misses
and Malaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gall Peters throws a jab but it's blocked by Malaki.
Atlas Gall Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gall Peters.
Malaki throws a push kick but Gall Peters slaps the foot to one side.
Gall Peters tries to clinch but Malaki is having none of it.
Gall Peters closes the distance and clinches.
Malaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malaki misses with the head strike.
Gall Peters throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Malaki.
Gall Peters blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Malaki.
Malaki tries a body shot but Gall Peters blocks it.
Malaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gall Peters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malaki is pushing Gall Peters up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gall Peters blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gall Peters's elbow.
Gall Peters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Malaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki tries a body shot but Gall Peters blocks it.
Malaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gall Peters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Gall Peters pushes Malaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Gall Peters blocks a body shot from Malaki.
Malaki blocks the elbow strike.
Malaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gall Peters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gall Peters tries to throw a body punch but Malaki avoids it by throwing Gall Peters back against the cage.
Malaki throws a head punch that misses.
Gall Peters lands an elbow just above Malaki 's eye.
Gall Peters misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isai Malaki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Malaki connects with a body shot that sends Gall Peters's belly button to the back.
Malaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gall Peters.
Malaki flicks out a counter leg kick but Gall Peters steps away.
Gall Peters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Malaki momentarily.
Gall Peters cracks Malaki with a good jab.
Gall Peters moves to clinch but Malaki breaks away
and Malaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gall Peters throws an off balance right hand
and Malaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malaki motions for Gall Peters to come forward. Malaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gall Peters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Isai Malaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Malaki misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gall Peters misses with an uppercut
and Malaki counters with a low kick, right behind Gall Peters 's knee.
Malaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gall Peters misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Malaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Malaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gall Peters misses with a combination
and Malaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gall Peters is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Malaki thuds his shin into the meat of Gall Peters's side.
Malaki throws a good cross that connects.
Gall Peters throws a big shot that misses.
Gall Peters looks to land a left hand but Malaki moved out of range nicely.
Gall Peters throws out a loose jab but Malaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gall Peters tries to clinch but Malaki moves out of range.
Malaki lands a front kick.
Malaki throws a big shot that misses.
Gall Peters slips a straight right by Malaki.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gall Peters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki throws a head kick that misses.
Malaki throws a shot from downtown. Gall Peters moves away and avoids it.
Gall Peters has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Malaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gall Peters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gall Peters misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gall Peters throws a lazy uppercut
letting Malaki counter with a right hand.
Gall Peters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malaki on the side of the head.
Gall Peters ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Malaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gall Peters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malaki tries to land a front kick but Gall Peters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki tries a low kick but Gall Peters avoids it.
A shot to the body from Malaki misses
and Gall Peters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Isai Malaki's cut even more.
Malaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gall Peters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gall Peters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gall Peters rushes Malaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gall Peters.
Gall Peters misses with a body punch.
Gall Peters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gall Peters. That did some damage!
Gall Peters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malaki counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki tries to keep at a distance but Gall Peters has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Malaki - that landed with a thud.
Atlas Gall Peters has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gall Peters struggles to land a body shot inside as Malaki controls his hands.
Gall Peters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Gall Peters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gall Peters lands a shoulder strike.
Gall Peters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gall Peters working aggressively here.
Malaki blocking some punches.
Gall Peters creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gall Peters blocking some punches.
Gall Peters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malaki blocks an uppercut.
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 Atlas Gall Peters will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Malaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Gall Peters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gall Peters loads up on a big right hand but Malaki slips the punch.
Donk. Malaki catches Gall Peters right on the button with a cross.
Gall Peters throws a poor cross that misses
and Malaki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gall Peters moves away from the strike by Malaki.
Gall Peters catches Malaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gall Peters smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 Malaki is rocked!
Malaki throws a leg kick but Gall Peters moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gall Peters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gall Peters closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malaki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki lands a nice hook to Gall Peters's body. Gall Peters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gall Peters lands a left and a right that send Malaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Gall Peters thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Malaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Gall Peters finish him?
The fighters circling - Malaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gall Peters blocks a head kick by Malaki.
Malaki misses with a head kick.
Gall Peters looks to clinch
and Malaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Malaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Gall Peters tries to clinch but Malaki is having none of 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!
Malaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gall Peters.
Gall Peters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gall Peters.
Gall Peters is looking to clinch but Malaki is avoiding it.
Malaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gall Peters throws an off balance right hand
and Malaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Malaki slips a jab from Gall Peters.
Malaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gall Peters is looking to clinch.
Gall Peters throws a hook but Malaki avoids it easily.
Gall Peters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malaki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gall Peters's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malaki looks to land a combination but Gall Peters avoids it well.
Gall Peters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gall Peters misses with a right hand
and Malaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gall Peters walks into a left hand.
Malaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Gall Peters is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malaki.
Gall Peters throws a jab but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gall Peters has time to react.
Malaki scores with a leg kick.
Malaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gall Peters.
Malaki throws a hook but Gall Peters blocks it.
Malaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gall Peters.
Gall Peters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Gall Peters is wise to it.
Gall Peters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaki. Malaki obviously looking to wear him down.
Gall Peters misses with an uppercut
and Malaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gall Peters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malaki counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gall Peters throws a looping overhand right but Malaki ducks down to avoid it.
Malaki unleashes a big counter combination but Gall Peters bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Malaki misses with an uppercut.
Gall Peters lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gall Peters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malaki slips under a jab from Gall Peters.
Malaki missing with a left hand there. Gall Peters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gall Peters manages to avoid it.
Gall Peters closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Malaki.
Malaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isai Malaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isai Malaki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tungslegge Rettslag (ranked 2123 p4p, 2809 weight class) and Andreas Burns (ranked 266 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tungslegge Rettslag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Burns!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Rettslag takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rettslag misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Rettslag uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Rettslag lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
Burns displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rettslag moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Andreas Burns has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns swings for the body but Rettslag moves out of range.
Rettslag was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rettslag fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns in the body.
Rettslag scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burns lands a nice hook to Rettslag's body. Rettslag takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rettslag with a nice cross.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Rettslag coming out on top.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Rettslag.
Rettslag definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rettslag uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rettslag seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rettslag rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tungslegge Rettslag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rettslag looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Rettslag's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rettslag duly obliges.
Rettslag throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rettslag.
Burns lands a jab to Rettslag's midsection.
Burns throws a series of punches but Rettslag moves out of range.
Rettslag throws a monster overhand right that drops Burns! Rettslag follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tungslegge Rettslag!
A victorious Tungslegge Rettslag thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Rocha (ranked 2647 p4p, 2110 weight class) and Freaky Max (ranked 300 p4p, 253 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Max!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rocha defending well as Max loads up on a big left hand.
Rocha throwing a counter right hand but Max manages to avoid it.
Rocha slips under a jab from Max.
Max buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rocha throws a big shot that misses.
Rocha slips a jab from Max.
Rocha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Max throws out the jab.
Max throws a good cross that connects.
Max connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rocha's hands.
Max waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocha.
Max wants to clinch up but Rocha keeps it at a distance.
Rocha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Max moves into range and clinches up with Rocha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rocha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Max blocks an uppercut.
Rocha tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Rocha back against the cage.
Rocha scores with a shot to the side of Max's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocha pushes Max back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rocha.
Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rocha throws a low kick, looking for Max's leg but Max calmly moves out of range.
Max uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rocha has time to react.
Rocha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rocha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Rocha pushes him off.
Rocha moves forwards but Max connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Max has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Freaky Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocha throws a solid leg kick but Max takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rocha.
Max pushes Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Max displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rocha up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rocha as the two fighters clinch.
Max stalling against the cage.
Max blocks a body shot from Rocha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max prevents a body shot from Rocha.
A short right from Rocha on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rocha lands with a left to the head.
Rocha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocha scores with a punch to the head.
Rocha throws a low kick, looking for Max's leg but Max calmly moves out of range.
Max throws out a loose jab but Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha throws a right and a left that Max avoids nicely.
Max wants to counter with a clinch but Rocha pushes him away.
Rocha misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Rocha.
Max rushes Rocha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Max blocking some punches.
Rocha wants to break free but Max has control.
Max lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Max tries to clinch but Rocha is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rocha looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rocha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Max pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Max thumps Rocha with a low kick.
Max misses with a looping right.
Max wants to clinch.
Rocha throws a jab but it's blocked by Max.
Rocha swings for the body but Max moves out of range.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocha works the jab nicely.
Rocha scores with the left hand. Max knows he should have avoided that one.
Rocha blocks a head kick by Max.
Rocha thinks about countering with a head kick.
Max tries to clinch there but Rocha circles away.
Rocha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Max will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocha. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max misses with a looping left.
Max closes the distance and pushes Rocha back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Max misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rocha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Max fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid body kick from Rocha.
Rocha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Freaky Max has been cut.
Max throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Rocha moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rocha.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocha misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Rocha. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Rocha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freaky Max's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Max takes one to the side of the head.
Rocha scores with a leg kick.
Rocha fails to land with a series of punches.
Max cracks Rocha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rocha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Max momentarily.
Max thuds his right hand into Rocha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Max takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Max misses with a low kick.
Max has Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rocha scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Max blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis Rocha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Max taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Max keeps control of Rocha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Max swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocha misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxs head.
Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Max leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rocha manages to break the clinch.
Max misses with a hook.
Max tries to clinch but Rocha is having none of it.
Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Max misses with a double jab.
Max closes the distance and pushes Rocha back into the cage.
Rocha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Max or not.
Rocha working hard to break the clinch.
Max tries to work over Rocha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rocha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Max finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rocha is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Max misses
and Rocha counters with a straight right hand.
Rocha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Max can do to turn this around?
Max tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Max throws a head kick but Rocha moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Max throws an overhand right that lands on Rocha's shoulder, as Rocha tries to avoid the shot.
Max throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rocha counters with a leg kick.
Rocha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Max. That did some damage!
Max on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Max avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Max ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocha moves away.
Max fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocha misses the target.
Rocha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Max on the side of the head.
Max takes the fight into the clinch.
Rocha lands with a light punch inside.
Rocha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Rocha lands an uppercut.
Max prevents a body shot from Rocha.
Nice body punch from Rocha - that landed with a thud.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Rocha controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Rocha does no damage.
Rocha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Max throws a jab when Rocha was well out of range.
Rocha checks a leg kick.
Rocha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Max blocks a low kick nicely.
Max fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rocha, pushing him back against the cage.
Max lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Max stalling the fight.
Max misses with a body punch.
Rocha stalling.
Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
Rocha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rocha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Max.
Rocha blocks a body shot from Max.
Max blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Max backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Max.
Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Max.
Max misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rocha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Max.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max tries to move into range but Rocha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rocha blocks a head kick by Max.
Rocha lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rocha dips to his left and cracks Max with an uppercut!
A jab from Max misses.
Rocha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Max.
A lazy left from Rocha finds it's target.
Rocha throws a hook to the side of Max's head but Max sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Max tries to counter with a clinch but Rocha shakes him off and moves away.
Max stalks Rocha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rocha's face. Rocha staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Rocha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freaky Max's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Max takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freaky Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Lewis Rocha has been cut.
Rocha is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis Rocha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Max takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Max tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Max rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rocha to counter with a crisp jab.
Max bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocha misses with a head kick.
Rocha slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Rocha there.
A head kick misses from Max.
Max misses with a straight right.
Max throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Max has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Max there as he acknowledges the shot.
Max finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Rocha.
Rocha throws out a powerful jab.
Rocha throws a body kick that misses.
Max takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Max tries to clinch
letting Rocha counter with a right hand.
Max has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rocha.
Rocha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Max stuns Rocha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Max.
Rocha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Max throws a jab when Rocha was well out of range.
Max throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Max swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Max lands.
Max cracks Rocha with a good jab.
Max takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Max shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Max tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocha was well out of range. Poor timing from Max.
Rocha lands with an overhand left.
Rocha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Max clinches with his opponent.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Max misses with a short punch on the inside.
Max has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rocha misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxs head.
Max struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocha controls his hands.
Max stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rocha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rocha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Max blocks a body shot from Rocha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rocha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Max tries to throw a body punch but Rocha avoids it by throwing Max back against the cage.
Max prevents a body shot from Rocha.
Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Max fails with an attempt to clinch.
Max's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Max walks into a left hand.
Max throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocha.
Rocha misses with a straight right.
Max tries to counter with a clinch but Rocha shakes him off and moves away.
Rocha scores with a punch to the head.
Max misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
Rocha scores with a shot to the body.
Max swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocha throws a nice head kick!
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Rocha moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha gets tackled into the cage by Max. Max maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha can't find room to land a body shot as Max controls the action.
Rocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rocha tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Rocha back against the cage.
Rocha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rocha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Max lands a left hand.
Max lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
The referee calls for Max to work.
Max blocks an uppercut.
Max displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rocha up against the cage.
Rocha pushes Max back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis Rocha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Max tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocha's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocha 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Rocha!
A victorious Lewis Rocha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barnaby Grunter (ranked 2255 p4p, 1403 weight class) and Wong Fei Hung (ranked 246 p4p, 160 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnaby Grunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wong Fei Hung!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grunter misses with a right hand
and Fei Hung counters with a one-two to the body.
Fei Hung fails to land with a series of punches.
Fei Hung looks to throw the jab but Grunter is out of range.
Grunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fei Hung.
Grunter lands an overhand right.
It looks like Wong Fei Hung has been cut.
We've been told by Grunter's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grunter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grunter scores with the left hand. Fei Hung knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Grunter misses its intended target.
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!
Fei Hung throws a big shot that misses.
Grunter looks to land a left hand but Fei Hung moved out of range nicely.
Fei Hung misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Grunter misses the target.
Grunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei Hung is just out of range.
Grunter rushes Fei Hung and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooh!!! Fei Hung has knocked Grunter down with a huge combo! Fei Hung steps away and waves a wobbly Grunter back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fei Hung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grunter.
Grunter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grunter throws a leg kick but Fei Hung checks it.
Fei Hung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fei Hung throws a hook to the side of Grunter's head but Grunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Grunter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grunter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Hung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grunter.
Fei Hung connects with the punch.
Fei Hung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fei Hung.
Grunter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fei Hung misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung lands an overhand right.
Fei Hung cracks Grunter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fei Hung has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Grunter to stand back up!
Fei Hung connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fei Hung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fei Hung throws a body punch but Grunter moves out of range.
Fei Hung drops Grunter with a beautiful combination! Grunter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fei Hung is looking for the KO!
Grunter walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Fei Hung swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wong Fei Hung!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Werner (ranked 3158 p4p, 1362 weight class) and Filipo Mirkovic (ranked 323 p4p, 155 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Werner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipo Mirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werner throws a leg kick but Mirkovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mirkovic lands with a straight right. Werner didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Timo Werner has been cut.
Werner forces Mirkovic back against the cage and clinches.
Werner swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Werner blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mirkovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Werner.
Mirkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Werner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirkovic controls his hands.
Mirkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Werner avoids it by throwing Mirkovic back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Werner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Werner tries to work over Mirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Werner working hard to break the clinch.
Mirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Werner's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mirkovic.
Mirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Werner misses with some punches.
Werner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirkovic blocks a body shot from Werner.
Werner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Werner forces Mirkovic back against the cage and clinches.
Mirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Werner.
Werner lands with a right to the head.
Mirkovic working aggressively here.
Mirkovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Werner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mirkovic can turn it around.
Mirkovic lands a body shot.
Werner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Werner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mirkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Werner breaks the clinch.
Werner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Werner tries to clinch there but Mirkovic circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic lands a nice shot that snaps Werner's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirkovic cracks Werner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Werner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mirkovic finish him?
Werner is rocked!
Mirkovic steps in with a hook that catches Werner right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mirkovic follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Werner looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filipo Mirkovic!
A victorious Filipo Mirkovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Hung Wang (ranked 1028 p4p, 582 weight class) and Hail Satan (ranked 135 p4p, 76 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Hung Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hail Satan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang throws a body shot but no joy.
Satan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
A left lands for Wang.
Satan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wang cracks Satan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Wang misses.
Satan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wang with a body shot.
Wang avoids the body shot from Satan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Satan ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Satan circles away.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Satan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang jabs at Satan's body.
Wang lands a jab to the nose.
Wang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wang tries to clinch there but Satan circles away.
Wang closes the distance but Satan moves to the side
and Satan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satan looks to land a right hand but Wang moved out of range.
Wang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Satan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Satan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
and Satan counters with a right hand to the body.
Wang misses with a looping right.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan is having none of it.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Satan saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Satan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wang takes a swing at Satan's ribcage but misses.
Wang closes the distance and clinches.
Wang gets control of Satan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wang will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wang has his foot on Satan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Satan works his way back into a safe position though.
Satan won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
Satan is stalling in the full guard.
Satan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
and Satan counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Satan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Satan.
Wang throws a lazy right hand but Satan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wang misses with a body shot
and Satan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wang thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Satan as he connects with a hook.
Satan throws a big shot that misses.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Satan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Satan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satan blocks a jab.
Satan throws a jab but it's blocked by Wang.
Wang lands a jab.
Wang wants to clinch but Satan slips to the side
and Satan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wang wants to clinch but Satan slips to the side
enabling Satan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang tries to clinch up but Satan circles away and keeps his distance.
Satan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been informed that Satan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wang scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satan blocks a jab.
Wang clinches with his opponent.
Wang tries a body shot but Satan blocks it.
Wang gets through Satan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Satan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Satan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang gets a clinch.
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Hung Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Satan has him pressed against the cage.
Satan working aggressively here.
Wang jumps guard but Satan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hail Satan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wang rushes Satan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Satan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang misses with a jab to the body
and Satan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satan throws out a counter right but Wang avoids it with no problem.
Satan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young Hung Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satan moves away.
Satan lands a slapping body shot.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan moves out of range.
Wang drives through and clinches with Satan against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang pulls guard.
Wang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Satan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Satan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Satan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Satan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wang keeping full guard, as Satan tries to pass.
Wang wants to sweep here but Satan controlling him for the moment.
Wang is pulling down on Satan's head to control his posture.
Satan trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang looking to control.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wang is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satan.
Nice defenses there by Satan.
Wang takes a swing at Satan's ribcage but misses.
Wang has closed the distance and engaged Satan in a clinch.
Wang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan won't allow it.
Wang decides to pull guard.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wang is really struggling to control Satan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Satan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan pushing down on Wang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
Wang is looking to control Satan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wang avoid being mounted?
Wang is looking to improve his position.
Satan controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Young Hung Wang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Satan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang looks to clinch
and Satan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satan scores with a jab to the body.
Satan misses with a double jab.
Wang is looking to counter the offense by Satan and move into the clinch.
Wang tries to move into range but Satan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Satan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Wang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Satan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Wang misses the jab.
Satan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wang clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan blocking some punches.
Wang tries to score a body lock takedown but Satan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Satan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wang wants to take the fight to the mat but Satan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Hung Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang can't find room to land a body shot as Satan controls the action.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan won't allow it.
Wang misses with a body punch.
Satan breaks the clinch.
Satan throws a hook but Wang avoids it easily.
Satan throws a lazy right hand but Wang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Satan digs a good body shot into Wang's ribs.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Satan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Satan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands with an uppercut that bounces Satan off the cage and back into range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hail Satan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Satan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Wang wants to clinch but Satan slips to the side
and Satan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Wang as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang moves out of range as Satan strikes.
Satan stuns Wang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Satan throws a jab when Wang was well out of range.
Satan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wang throws out the jab.
Satan keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Satan counters with a stiff right hand.
Satan scores with a body shot.
Satan lands a nice shot that snaps Wang's head back.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan is having none of it.
Satan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wang clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Wang on the inside.
Wang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A hook to the body from Satan.
Wang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Satan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Satan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws an off balance right hand
and Satan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Wang lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang is looking to clinch.
Satan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang closes the distance and clinches.
Satan breaks the clinch.
Satan lands a head shot.
Wang forces Satan back against the cage and clinches.
Wang drags the fight down to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hail Satan really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Satan counters with a two punch combo.
Wang darts in and clinches Satan up against the cage.
Wang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Satan to keep the fight standing.
Wang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Satan to keep the fight standing.
Satan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang lands a jab to Satan's midsection.
Wang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satan.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang tries to counter by clinching up but Satan breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang darts in and clinches Satan up against the cage.
Wang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Satan's face.
It looks like Hail Satan has been cut.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wang jumps guard and drags Satan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wang wants to control but Satan passes easily into half guard.
Satan is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang wants to improve his position but Satan is controlling well.
Satan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Satan counters with a two punch combo.
Wang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to clinch
and Satan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Satan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wang defending well as Satan loads up on a big left hand.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Satan is just out of range.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan moves out of range.
Wang wants to clinch but Satan slips to the side
and Satan counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang wants to clinch.
Satan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satan misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to clinch up.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Wang moves into the clinch successfully.
Wang jumps guard but Satan stands there with Wang around his waist. Wang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Hung Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satan smiles and moves away.
Wang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Satan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wang.
Wang rushes Satan and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan won't allow it.
Wang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satan's elbow.
Satan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang has closed the distance and engaged Satan in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Satan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Wang misses
and Satan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hail Satan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hail Satan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Satan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young Hung Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satan connects with a body shot that sends Wang's belly button to the back.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Satan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satan misses with a wild body shot.
Satan misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Satan both land. Nice combination.
Satan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satan keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan moves away
and Satan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan lands a jab-cross combination.
Wang tries to clinch up.
Satan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Satan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Satan backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satan.
Wang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Satan walks away with a smile on his face. Wang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Satan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Satan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Wang misses.
Satan throws out a counter right but Wang avoids it with no problem.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan moves away
and Satan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satan keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
Satan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Wang has Satan up against the cage in a clinch.
Wang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Hung Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satan slips a straight right by Wang.
Satan misses with a hook.
Wang swings widly with a right hand
and Satan counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang jumps guard but Satan stands there with Wang around his waist. Wang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Satan to keep the fight standing.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Satan to keep the fight standing.
Satan being controlled against the cage.
Wang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hail Satan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Satan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wang pulls guard effortlessly.
Satan tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young Hung Wang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Satan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Satan has managed to get both his arms back between Wang's legs - danger averted.
Wang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Satan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Satan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Satan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hail Satan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Satan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hail Satan! Hail Satan retains his light heavyweight title!
Hail Satan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thank you for attending tonight's baptism.'.
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