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DMMA 342: Hostile Takeover PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arriorus Adee (ranked 1472 p4p, 4168 weight class) and Kain Mack (ranked 148 p4p, 355 weight class). Arriorus Adee had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack connects with a solid leg kick.
Mack lands a leg kick that knocks Adee off balance momentarily.
Adee throws a wild body kick that Mack sees coming a mile off.
Adee dodges the punch combination from Mack.
Mack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mack throws a leg kick but Adee moved away.
We've been informed that Mack has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Adee scores with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Adee.
Mack takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adee throws a nice looking combination but Mack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mack tries a quick counter leg kick but Adee is wise to it.
Mack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mack slips a straight right by Adee.
Adee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Adee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mack has time to react.
Adee blocks a leg kick.
Mack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack moves out of range of the strikes.
Mack throws a lazy right hand but Adee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adee throws a leg kick which misses Mack's front leg but catches the back leg as Mack tries to avoid it.
Adee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Mack throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mack feints and then cracks Adee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adee down.
Mack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adee connects with a crisp jab.
Mack lands a nice hook to Adee's body. Adee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Mack misses.
Adee throwing a counter right hand but Mack manages to avoid it.
Mack avoids the head kick by Adee.
Adee moves out of range of the strikes.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Adee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Adee is looking to land body kicks.
Mack looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Adee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mack throws a lazy right hand but Adee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mack avoids a kick to the body.
Adee fakes the leg kick and cracks Mack in the body.
Adee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mack.
It looked like Adee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adee moves out of range as Mack throws a body kick.
Mack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack throws a counter combo.
Mack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adee.
Adee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mack on the side of the head.
Adee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adee throws a poor cross that misses
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.
Adee connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adee misses with a body kick.
Mack counters with a body kick.
Adee punishes Mack's body with a nice straight punch.
Adee takes one on the button.
Mack misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Adee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adee moves away.
Mack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mack throws a nice looking combination but Adee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mack misses with an uppercut.
Mack takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Adee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mack.
Adee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mack is out of range and Adee settles back down.
Mack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kain Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee throws a leg kick but Mack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adee thumps Mack with a low kick.
Adee scores with a head kick. Mack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Adee misses the target.
Mack misses with a right hand
and Adee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Adee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack slips under a jab from Adee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee punishes Mack's body with a nice straight punch.
Mack throws an overhand right that lands on Adee's shoulder, as Adee tries to avoid the shot.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Adee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mack momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arriorus Adee will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Adee.
Adee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Mack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mack misses with a body shot.
Mack works the jab nicely.
Mack misses with an uppercut.
Mack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adee.
Adee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mack doesn't seem bothered though.
Mack connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Mack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adee throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Adee blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adee. Adee obviously looking to wear him down.
Mack looks for the body kick but Adee saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mack crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Adee - the referee stops the clock and Mack gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Adee. Mack manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adee.
Adee throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adee. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adee on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adee. That's going to slow Mack down.
Mack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Mack.
Adee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mack walks into a straight right hand from Adee.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Adee looks to land a left hand but Mack moved out of range nicely.
Mack misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Mack takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adee blocks the body kick.
Mack swings widly with a right hand
and Adee counters with a good low kick that Mack was not able to check.
Adee with a hook.
Mack misses with a left hand
and Adee counters with a nice uppercut.
Mack has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Adee.
Mack moves out of range of the strikes.
Mack throws a body kick that misses.
Adee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adee is out of range.
Mack wants to land a leg kick but Adee is out of range.
Mack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adee.
Mack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adee tests Mack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mack momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adee looks to land a body kick but Mack moved away.
Adee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mack avoids a kick to the body.
Adee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mack tries to keep at a distance but Adee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adees head.
Adee misses with the head strike.
Mack tries a body shot but Adee blocks it.
Mack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Adee fails to land.
Adee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adee.
Adee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack tries a body shot but Adee blocks it.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
Adee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Adee.
Mack throws an elbow but it misses.
Adee pushes Mack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Adee.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Adee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee prevents a body shot from Mack.
A hook to the body from Adee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arriorus Adee dominated that second round.
That's time! Adee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mack.
Adee throws a leg kick which misses Mack's front leg but catches the back leg as Mack tries to avoid it.
Adee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adee with the inside leg kick.
Adee lands a front kick.
Adee throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Mack.
Adee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mack.
Mack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Mack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adee doesn't seem phased though.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mack misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Adee misses its target.
Adee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee stuns Mack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mack's head backwards.
Adee swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Adee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mack scores with a body shot.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Mack as he connects with a hook.
Mack drops his hands momentarily and Adee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the body from Adee misses
and Mack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
 It looks like Arriorus Adee has been cut.
Adee lands a jab to the head.
Mack throws a right hand that misses
and Adee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adee closes the distance and clinches.
Adee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adee prevents a body shot from Mack.
Adee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Adee.
Adee presses Mack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack takes a shot to the head.
Adee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adee lands a shot to the body.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Adee.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Adee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Adee fails to land.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Adee.
Adee scores with a shoulder strike.
Arriorus Adee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Adee.
Still in the clinch, Adee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adee presses Mack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Adee.
Kain Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adee lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Adee.
Mack lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Mack.
Adee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Adee controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Adee.
Adee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Adee.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mack.
Adee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adee prevents a body shot from Mack.
A right hand to the body from Adee.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Adee.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Mack.
Adee prevents a body shot from Mack.
Adee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Adee.
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack tries to work over Adee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Adee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack misses with an elbow strike.
Adee lands a body shot.
Adee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adee lands a body punch.
Adee tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arriorus Adee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adee 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arriorus Adee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 1179 p4p, 2175 weight class) and Arax Lightspeed (ranked 124 p4p, 212 weight class). Lightspeed has chosen Silver Scrapes - Danny McCarthy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arax Lightspeed!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomoguchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lightspeed under the eye.
Lightspeed digs a good hook to Tomoguchi's body.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightspeed punishes Tomoguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Tomoguchi looks to land a right hand but Lightspeed moved out of range.
Tomoguchi moves out of range as Lightspeed strikes.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Lightspeed moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Tomoguchi misses its intended target.
Lightspeed tries a head kick but it misses.
Lightspeed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightspeed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightspeed was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Lightspeed connects with a solid leg kick.
Tomoguchi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tomoguchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lightspeed.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed wants to counter with a clinch but Tomoguchi pushes him away.
Tomoguchi misses the body punch
and Tomoguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomoguchi takes a swing at Lightspeed's ribcage but misses.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Lightspeed moves away and avoids it.
Lightspeed wants to counter with a clinch but Tomoguchi pushes him away.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lightspeed.
Tomoguchi misses with a straight left.
Tomoguchi sets himself, and Lightspeed steps forward looking for the clinch! Tomoguchi avoids it this time.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightspeed was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomoguchi throws a body punch but Lightspeed moves out of range.
Tomoguchi sets himself, and Lightspeed steps forward looking for the clinch! Tomoguchi avoids it this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Tomoguchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tomoguchi scores with the left hand. Lightspeed knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomoguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lightspeed counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomoguchi misses with a jab to the body
and Lightspeed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomoguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lightspeed has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi.
Lightspeed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomoguchi as he connects with a hook.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
Lightspeed looks to land a right hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range.
Lightspeed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Tomoguchi misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tomoguchi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightspeed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomoguchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomoguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lightspeed scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
Lightspeed closes the distance and clinches.
Lightspeed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoguchi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lightspeed pushes Tomoguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi pushes Lightspeed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightspeed tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightspeed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tomoguchi.
Lightspeed throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lightspeeds head.
Tomoguchi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
Lightspeed lands a nice uppercut.
Lightspeed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightspeed tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomoguchi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tomoguchi tries to pull guard but Lightspeed won't allow it.
Lightspeed tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomoguchi lands an uppercut.
Lightspeed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightspeed misses with a body punch.
Tomoguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomoguchi has Lightspeed pressed against the cage.
Tomoguchi jumps guard but Lightspeed stands there with Tomoguchi around his waist. Tomoguchi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Tomoguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomoguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed lands a body punch.
Tomoguchi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tomoguchi blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightspeed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lightspeed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomoguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightspeed.
Tomoguchi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lightspeed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
Lightspeed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightspeed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Lightspeed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Lightspeed struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Tomoguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lightspeed backwards.
Lightspeed throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi stalling in the clinch but Lightspeed improves position.
Lightspeed tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Lightspeed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lightspeed walks away with a smile on his face. Tomoguchi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab from Lightspeed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arax Lightspeed will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lightspeed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tomoguchi 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.
Lightspeed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lightspeed misses with a wild body shot.
Lightspeed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lightspeed throws a lazy right hand but Tomoguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomoguchi lands a jab to the head.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lightspeed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightspeed just misses with a punch to the body.
Lightspeed throws a body shot but no joy.
Lightspeed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomoguchi moves away.
Tomoguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightspeed manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Lightspeed.
Lightspeed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tomoguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tomoguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomoguchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tomoguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed blocks a jab.
Tomoguchi swings for the body but Lightspeed moves out of range.
Lightspeed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No joy there for Lightspeed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lightspeed ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Lightspeed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lightspeed defending well as Tomoguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Tomoguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightspeed manages to avoid it.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Lightspeed blocks it.
Lightspeed takes a swing at Tomoguchi's ribcage but misses.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightspeed moves away.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightspeed is just out of range.
Tomoguchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lightspeed circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab from Lightspeed.
Tomoguchi cracks a nice hook into Lightspeed's ribs.
Lightspeed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tomoguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lightspeed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lightspeed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lightspeed misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomoguchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightspeed scores with a decent looking hook.
Lightspeed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lightspeed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomoguchi misses with a jab to the body
and Lightspeed counters with a nice uppercut.
Lightspeed moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomoguchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lightspeed.
A little jabbing left from Lightspeed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shinji Tomoguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Tomoguchi.
Lightspeed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tomoguchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lightspeed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lightspeed lands with a nice body punch.
Tomoguchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lightspeed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lightspeed throws a body punch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lightspeed looks to land a right hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range.
Lightspeed throws a head kick that misses.
Lightspeed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tomoguchi lands with a nice body punch.
Tomoguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lightspeed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Lightspeed.
Tomoguchi throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lightspeed to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomoguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightspeed.
Tomoguchi throws the left hand but Lightspeed avoids the punch easily.
Lightspeed tries to clinch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
A big right from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lightspeed's hands.
Tomoguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomoguchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Lightspeed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lightspeed tries to clinch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightspeed tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tomoguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Lightspeed tests Tomoguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Lightspeed moved out of range nicely.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lightspeed misses with a straight right.
Lightspeed instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed tries to work over Tomoguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightspeed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Lightspeed.
Tomoguchi looking to slow down the pace here.
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 Shinji Tomoguchi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lightspeed scores with a nice head shot.
Shinji Tomoguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Lightspeed ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Lightspeed stuns Tomoguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lightspeed just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lightspeed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tomoguchi rather than just go for the knockout.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Lightspeed ducks down to avoid it.
Lightspeed throws a sloppy head kick and Tomoguchi moves out of range easily.
Lightspeed digs a good body shot into Tomoguchi's ribs.
Lightspeed slips under a jab from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Lightspeed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomoguchi pushes Lightspeed up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightspeed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lightspeed is looking to stand up but Tomoguchi won't let him.
Tomoguchi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lightspeed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lightspeed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomoguchi keeping moving, preventing Lightspeed from controlling successfully.
Lightspeed content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Tomoguchi has locked up a guillotine! Tomoguchi's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lightspeed is holding on here and Tomoguchi must be using up a lot of energy. Lightspeed has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Tomoguchi gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinji Tomoguchi!
In his post fight interview, Shinji Tomoguchi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 318 p4p, 990 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 45 p4p, 128 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lalime misses.
Lalime lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Evans blocks a low kick nicely.
Evans lands a nice looking body shot.
Lalime darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Lalime moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lalime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lalime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Evans.
A hook to the body from Evans.
Lalime blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime lands a left hand.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lalime misses with a body punch.
Lalime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Evans.
Lalime presses Evans against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Lalime misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Lalime.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Evans blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Lalime. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lalime.
Lalime chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
Lalime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evans was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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!
Lalime tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Evans darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lalime misses with a hook
and Evans counters with an inside leg kick.
Lalime misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lalime.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Lalime's ribs.
Lalime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lalime closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lalime has Evans pushed against the cage.
Lalime throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to break free but Lalime has control.
Lalime lands a body shot.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Lalime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lalime's elbow.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans tries to work over Lalime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans tries a body shot but Lalime blocks it.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans swings for the body but Lalime moves out of range.
Lalime misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evans is looking to wear down Lalime with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Lalime.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Lalime was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lalime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Lalime is looking for the big counter here.
Lalime lands a jab to Evans's midsection.
Lalime swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Lalime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Lalime. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalime is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evans throws a solid leg kick but Lalime takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Evans.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gwynn Evans will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lalime takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lalime moves into the clinch successfully.
Lalime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anthony Lalime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lalime displaying some good clinch control by pressing Evans up against the cage.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Lalime controls his hands.
Lalime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Lalime scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
A right handed body shot lands from Evans.
Evans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lalime fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Evans misses its target.
Gwynn Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Lalime is predictable there
and Evans counters with a body kick that stops Lalime in his tracks momentarily.
Lalime blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans scores with a nice strike.
Lalime walks into a left hand.
Lalime misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Evans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Evans lands the left hand.
Lalime staying out of range there.
Lalime throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Evans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lalime moves out of range of the leg kick from Evans.
Lalime missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lalime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lalime walks into a straight right hand from Evans.
Lalime misses the jab.
Evans swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lalime misses with a combination
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans throws a shot to the body.
Evans explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lalime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looks like Evans has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Evans jabs at Lalime's body.
Lalime takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Evans misses with a body shot
enabling Lalime to counter with a crisp jab.
Lalime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Lalime throws a head kick that misses
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
Lalime misses with an uppercut.
Lalime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a front kick aimed at Lalime's knee but Lalime avoids it well.
Lalime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lalime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Lalime.
Donk. Evans catches Lalime right on the button with a cross.
Lalime takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lalime is looking to clinch.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lalime throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lalime misses with a hook.
Evans throws a counter high kick but Lalime was just alert enough to avoid it.
Evans throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Evans slips a straight right by Lalime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lalime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Evans finds it's target.
Lalime takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lalime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lalime misses with the body kick
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans scores with a hook to the body. Lalime takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Evans coming out on top.
Lalime tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans 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.
Lalime looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Evans lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lalime has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lalime and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lalime throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
Lalime gets a clinch.
A short right from Evans.
Lalime stalling in the clinch.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lalime backwards.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lalime is working Evans over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lalime gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lalime backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalime blocks an uppercut.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lalime can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Lalime.
A nice left hand lands by Lalime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lalime lands with a left to the head.
Lalime gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lalime is struggling to control the position.
Evans prevents a body shot from Lalime.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Lalime controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Evans.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Lalime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalime works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Lalime.
Anthony Lalime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lalime cracks Evans with a nice body shot.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lalime.
Lalime blocks an uppercut.
Lalime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lalime is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Evans tries a body shot but Lalime blocks it.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lalime backwards.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Lalime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lalime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans tries to work over Lalime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lalime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
Lalime has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Evans seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lalime can turn it around.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Lalime.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Lalime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lalime pushes Evans back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lalime lands with a light punch inside.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lalime swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans tries to work over Lalime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime lands an uppercut.
Lalime will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Evans up against the cage.
Lalime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Lalime misses.
Evans swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Evans slips under a jab.
Lalime throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lalime throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Lalime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Evans has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
Gwynn Evans seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bofur Widenose (ranked 537 p4p, 499 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 69 p4p, 64 weight class). Kostov has chosen Гио Пика - Буйно Голова as his entrance music. 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 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bofur Widenose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Widenose instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Kostov.
Kostov tries to work over Widenose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov is working Widenose over against the cage.
Widenose tries to pull guard but Kostov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Widenose tries for a takedown. No joy.
Widenose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bofur Widenose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Widenose prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Widenose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Widenose tries to pull guard but Kostov won't allow it.
Widenose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kostov to keep the fight standing.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Widenose avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Kostov is struggling to control the position.
Widenose tries to pull guard but Kostov won't allow it.
Widenose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kostov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Widenose jumps guard but Kostov stands there with Widenose around his waist. Widenose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kostov gets underhooks to prevent Widenose's takedown attempt.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Widenose controls his hands.
Kostov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Kostov.
Widenose wants a takedown but no success here.
Kostov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kostov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kostov lands a hook that snaps the head of Widenose backwards.
Kostov prevents the takedown attempt.
Kostov misses with some punches.
Widenose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kostov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Widenose seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kostov can turn it around.
Kostov tries a body shot but Widenose blocks it.
Widenose prevents a body shot from Kostov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Widenose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kostov is defending well.
Widenose is looking for a takedown.
Kostov tries a body shot but Widenose blocks it.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Widenose's elbow.
Widenose looking to stall.
Widenose jumps guard but Kostov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Widenose wants a takedown.
Kostov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kostov cracks Widenose with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Widenose controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov is pressed up against the cage. Widenose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kostov down to the mat. Kostov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kostov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kostov lands with a good body shot.
Kostov lands a nice hook to Widenose's body. Widenose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Widenose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kostov lands a front kick.
Kostov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kostov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kostov misses with a straight left.
Kostov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kostov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kostov throws a looping overhand right but Widenose ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Widenose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kostov circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kostov quickly recovers to half guard.
Kostov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Widenose keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Widenose avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kostov is struggling to control the position.
Widenose lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kostov is positioning himself well to prevent Widenose advancing to mount.
Kostov wants to improve his position but Widenose is controlling well.
Kostov has a hand on Widenose's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Widenose takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Kostov.
Kostov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kostov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kostov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Widenose half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Widenose moves away from the strike by Kostov.
Widenose dives in for a single leg takedown but Kostov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kostov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kostov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Widenose prevents a body shot from Kostov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Kostov.
Kostov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kostov tries a body shot but Widenose blocks it.
Widenose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kostov smiles and moves away.
A low kick from Kostov misses
and Widenose counters with a single leg into guard. Kostov didn't expect that.
Kostov kicks Widenose off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kostov loads up on a big right hand but Widenose slips the punch.
Kostov with the inside leg kick.
Kostov misses with the body kick
and Widenose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Widenose is working for a kimura but Kostov is defending it quite comfortably.
Widenose is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widenose is keen to just control but Kostov is a slippery customer.
Widenose is stalling here. Kostov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Widenose seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kostov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kostov controlling the position from side mount.
Widenose is trying to improve his position.
Kostov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pavel Kostov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Widenose is trying to control Kostov's posture but Kostov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Widenose is trying to control Kostov's posture but Kostov avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kostov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kostov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Widenose to his feet.
The fighters circling - Kostov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kostov scores with a nice right hand.
Pavel Kostov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Widenose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kostov connects with a right hand. Widenose shakes it off.
Kostov tries to land a body kick
and Widenose counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kostov!
Widenose is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kostov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kostov regains half guard, as Widenose was trying to land strikes.
Kostov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose scoring with some ground and pound.
Kostov is pulling down on Widenose's head to control his posture.
Kostov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Widenose lands a couple of digs.
Kostov controlling Widenose's posture.
Widenose tries to free his leg and advance position but Kostov is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kostov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Widenose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kostov is on top in guard.
Kostov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Widenose is keeping the position for now.
Widenose is trying to control the position but Kostov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Widenose is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Widenose wants to control the position but Kostov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Widenose is trying is best to control the position here.
Kostov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Widenose trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Kostov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Widenose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pavel Kostov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kostov misses with a body shot.
Kostov jabs Widenose right on the nose. Widenose blinks but takes it well.
Kostov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Widenose moves into range and clinches up with Kostov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Widenose jumps guard but Kostov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Widenose is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bofur Widenose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostov has a couple of punches blocked by Widenose.
Kostov prevents a body shot from Widenose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kostov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kostov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Kostov!
A relieved looking Pavel Kostov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 387 p4p, 481 weight class) and Ricky Greene (ranked 27 p4p, 35 weight class). Greene has chosen Stepdad- Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene lands with a good body shot.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Greene has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A good leg kick by Cowan.
Cowan tries a head kick but it misses.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Greene with the counter takedown but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cowan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greene.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Cowan scores with a leg kick.
Greene has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greene there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greene has a takedown stuffed.
Greene connects with a body shot that sends Cowan's belly button to the back.
Cowan throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Greene if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Greene moves forwards but Cowan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Greene to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Greene thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cowan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greene controlling from the top position.
Greene wants to control from the top but Cowan keeps moving.
Greene engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan keeping full guard, as Greene tries to pass.
Greene slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Greene thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cowan slips a jab from Greene.
A clash of legs there as Greene blocks the low kick.
Cowan slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan missing with a left hand there. Greene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cowan throws out the jab.
Cowan throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Greene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greene misses with a straight right.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt.
Greene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowan.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Cowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Cowan throws a leg kick which misses Greene's front leg but catches the back leg as Greene tries to avoid it.
Greene feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Greene is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Greene has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Greene drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cowan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Greene has Cowan in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene working for a triangle but Cowan defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greene with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cowan throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cowan thumps Greene with a low kick.
Greene scores with a jab to the jaw.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Cowan.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
Greene is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cowan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Cowan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greene is out of range and Cowan settles back down.
Greene takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Greene moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Cowan misses with a low kick.
Cowan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greene looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
Greene fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greene is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cowan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greene slips a jab from Cowan.
Greene on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greene moves away from the strike by Cowan.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cowan.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowan is just out of range.
Good work by Greene as he checks the leg kick.
And Greene tries to counter it with a takedown but Cowan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Cowan.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
The fighters circling - Cowan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cowan.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cowan defends it well.
Greene moves out of range as Cowan strikes.
Cowan throws a solid leg kick but Greene takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cowan.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cowan defends it well.
Sloppy strikes from Greene. Those never looked like landing.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Greene slips a straight right by Cowan.
Greene's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greene takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Cowan misses.
Cowan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greene throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greene throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cowan as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan throws a combination. Greene tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Greene throws a nice looking combination but Cowan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Greene tries to clinch but Cowan is having none of it.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Cowan with the inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Cowan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown. Cowan tries to sprawl out of it but Greene keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cowan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greene lands a jab.
That kick from Cowan tenderised Greene's leg. Greene is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan sizes up Greene with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cowan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greene chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cowan can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
And Greene tries to counter it with a takedown but Cowan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cowan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greene drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cowan pushes Greene off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cowan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cowan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Greene shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cowan's guard.
Cowan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cowan lands the left hand.
Greene scores with a jab.
Greene fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Greene shoots for a takedown but Cowan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Greene shoots for a double leg takedown but Cowan sprawls well. He's pushed Greene's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mickey Cowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
Cowan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greene is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good shot there by Cowan.
Both fighters circling a little - Cowan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Greene throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene scores with a takedown into Cowan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cowan's guard.
Greene is working for a kimura but Cowan is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene passes to side control.
Greene looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greene tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Greene working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ricky Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Greene tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cowan is not content to let Greene control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Greene swings around for an armbar but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Greene's guard.
Cowan wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Cowan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a triangle but Cowan pushes his legs off easily.
Greene is looking for a triangle but Cowan pushes his legs off easily.
Cowan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Greene.
I think Cowan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 265 p4p, 211 weight class) and Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 31 p4p, 25 weight class). Nakachi Tadageru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakachi Tadageru!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadageru has closed the distance and engaged Fisher in a clinch.
Fisher lands a nice uppercut.
Fisher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tadageru is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tadageru is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fisher can't fight it off and eventually Tadageru manages to take the fight to the floor. Fisher looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tadageru is one step ahead there.
Tadageru trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tadageru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tadageru throws a big right hand that misses.
Tadageru throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tadageru on the ground.
Tadageru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tadageru works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tadageru passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fisher!
Tadageru looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tadageru looking to finish with strikes here!
Tadageru thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tadageru cracks Fisher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tadageru scoring with strikes but Fisher is staying in there.
Tadageru raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is squirming around, avoiding Tadageru's attempts to control the action.
Tadageru lands a couple of good shots and Fisher has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tadageru throwing sloppy strikes.
Tadageru punches the canvas rather than the man.
Fisher covers up after that shot from Tadageru.
Tadageru throwing damaging strikes from the back! Fisher could be in trouble here!
Fisher avoids the strikes from Tadageru.
Fisher has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tadageru.
Fisher grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Tadageru is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Tadageru gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
 Fisher is rocked!
Tadageru working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fisher is covering up but some of the strikes from Tadageru are getting through and doing damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tadageru missing with strikes.
Fisher covers up after that shot from Tadageru.
Oh Fisher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tadageru somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Tadageru missing with strikes from the back.
Fisher seems to have got his legs back now.
Tadageru looking to break Fisher's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Fisher remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tadageru will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tadageru throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Tadageru is looking for a rear naked choke here but Fisher reverses the position brilliantly into Tadageru's guard!
Fisher postures up.
Tadageru manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fisher manages to get himself to full guard.
Tadageru slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Tadageru crashes against the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tadageru landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tadageru tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fisher parries the strikes from Tadageru easily there. Tadageru is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fisher to escape.
Tadageru is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fisher has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tadageru taking a breather here.
Sloppy strikes there by Tadageru.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target.
Tadageru tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tadageru tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fisher takes a swing at Tadageru's ribcage but misses.
Fisher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tadageru misses with a looping left.
Tadageru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
And Tadageru tries to counter it with a takedown but Fisher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tadageru moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fisher misses the target.
Tadageru moves into the clinch.
Tadageru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fisher tries to work over Tadageru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fisher scores with a shot to the side of Tadageru's head.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike.
Fisher working aggressively here.
Tadageru is working for takedown but Fisher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fisher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tadageru backwards.
Tadageru is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fisher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tadageru wants a takedown.
John Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakachi Tadageru.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fisher.
Fisher is leaning against Tadageru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fisher lands a shot to the body.
Tadageru is breathing heavily.
Fisher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tadageru has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fisher regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tadageru wants to pass the guard but Fisher is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fisher is adopting a defensive guard.
Nakachi Tadageru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tadageru postures up.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
Tadageru scoring with some ground and pound.
Tadageru is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tadageru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tadageru lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tadageru postures up and lands a big shot to Fisher's brow.
Tadageru scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tadageru advances to half guard.
Tadageru lands with a punch from half guard.
Fisher is refusing to be controlled, as Tadageru sits in half guard.
Fisher wants to control but Tadageru is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tadageru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tadageru working the head and body with strikes.
Tadageru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tadageru is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tadageru working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tadageru works his way into full mount!
Tadageru with the ground and pound from mount.
Tadageru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tadageru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tadageru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound.
Tadageru is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tadageru fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fisher sprawls well initially but Tadageru persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tadageru slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.
Tadageru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Tadageru is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tadageru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tadageru throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Tadageru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Tadageru.
Tadageru is thwarting Fisher's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tadageru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tadageru landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tadageru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fisher is just riding it out for now. Tadageru eventually gives up the hold.
Fisher is in trouble now - Tadageru has advanced to mount!
Tadageru tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.
Fisher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tadageru in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tadageru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tadageru is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
John Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru working the ground and pound effectively.
Fisher wants to control but Tadageru is having none of it.
Tadageru looking to control but Fisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fisher can't escape the position.
Tadageru landing strikes from the mount and Fisher is in trouble!
Tadageru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tadageru landing punches.
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!
Tadageru lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oooh a big shot lands for Tadageru! Fisher is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nakachi Tadageru!
A very excited looking Nakachi Tadageru made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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