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NYF 81: Kramer vs Holton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyoto Costa (ranked 3720 p4p, 3483 weight class) and Alex Poatan (ranked 394 p4p, 380 weight class). Poatan has chosen The rock Hollywood theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyoto Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Poatan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poatan moves into the clinch successfully.
Costa has Poatan pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Costa.
Costa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poatan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Poatan is defending well.
Poatan is trying to break the clinch but Costa is controlling him.
Poatan misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa leaning against his opponent.
Costa stalling the fight.
Costa is leaning against Poatan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poatan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Costa - that landed with a thud.
Poatan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Costa is defending well for now.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Costa scores with a nice short uppercut.
 It looks like Alex Poatan has been cut.
Poatan takes a shot to the head.
Poatan landing knees to the body.
Poatan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costa.
Costa digs a right hand into Poatan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poatan's gas tank.
Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costa is trying to break free.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Costa is working Poatan over against the cage.
Poatan misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa prevents a body shot from Poatan.
Costa manages to break the clinch.
Costa misses with a hook. Poatan ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Costa.
Kyoto Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa missing with a left hand there. Poatan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alex Poatan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa wants to slow Poatan down by chopping away at his legs.
Costa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Poatan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Poatan moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a nice shot to the body.
Costa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poatan backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poatan misses with some punches.
Poatan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Poatan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Costa is struggling to control the position.
Costa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Costa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Poatan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Poatan wants to get back to his feet.
Poatan taking some punishment here, with Costa in his half guard.
Poatan wants to get back to his feet.
Costa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poatan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Poatan wants to get back to his feet.
Poatan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa working the head and body with strikes.
Costa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Costa stops Poatan from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Costa in particular looking to stall.
Poatan is looking to improve his position.
Costa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Costa there.
Costa is taking a breather. Poatan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Costa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Costa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Poatan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poatan is trying to stand back up but Costa is controlling him
Costa controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoto Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Poatan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costa gets the takedown into side control.
Costa taking a breather here.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poatan can do to turn this around?
Poatan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Costa scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Poatan's face as Costa controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Costa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kyoto Costa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poatan struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa lands an elbow.
Poatan tries to buck Costa off but Costa is having none of it.
Costa cracks Poatan with a big right hand but Poatan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Poatan is pushing Costa's head away, looking to escape. Costa manages to hold on to the position though.
Costa is working Poatan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Costa is staying tight to Poatan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Poatan tries to escape but Costa is in control.
Poatan is trying to get back to half guard.
Costa happy to just control the position for now.
Costa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa controls the position.
Poatan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Costa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Costa controls the position.
Costa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Costa controlling the position.
Poatan is trying to improve his position.
Costa is staying tight to Poatan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poatan tries to escape but Costa is in control.
Poatan is trying to control Costa's posture but Costa avoids it.
Poatan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Poatan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Costa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Costa is staying tight to Poatan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Costa working the ground and pound from side control.
Costa blocks the strikes from Poatan.
Costa is staying tight to Poatan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Poatan wants to control but Costa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Costa lands some shots froms side control.
The referee asks Costa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Costa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Poatan is trying to get back to his feet.
Poatan trying to remain calm as Costa controls from the top position.
Costa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Costa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Poatan keeps Costa under control for a moment.
Costa takes a little break here. Poatan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poatan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Costa working the body and head with strikes.
Poatan wants to get back to his feet but Costa drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoto Costa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Poatan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Poatan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Poatan is predictable there
and Costa counters with a straight right hand.
Costa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poatan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Costa cracks Poatan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Costa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poatan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Costa misses with a hook.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Poatan.
Poatan misses with a double jab.
Costa lands with an uppercut that bounces Poatan off the cage and back into range.
Kyoto Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa scores with a jab to the head.
Costa throws a body punch but Poatan moves out of range.
Costa throws an off balance right hand
and Poatan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poatan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Poatan tries to kick Costa off but Costa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa stalling.
Costa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Costa content to control rather than advance.
Poatan tries to kick Costa off but Costa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Poatan taking some punishment here, with Costa in his half guard.
Costa slows the pace down in half guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Costa.
Costa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Poatan for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Poatan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Costa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Poatan wants to stand up but Costa is controlling him.
Costa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Costa lands a couple of elbows.
Poatan being controlled here, momentarily.
Poatan wants to stand up but Costa is controlling him.
Costa is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poatan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Costa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Poatan throws out a counter right but Costa avoids it with no problem.
Costa tried to score with a low kick but Poatan checks it.
Poatan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poatan gets caught napping as Costa dives in and scores a takedown. Poatan manages to retain guard.
Costa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Poatan controls Costa momentarily but Costa frees himself.
Poatan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Costa controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Poatan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
Poatan is keen to just control but Costa is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alex Poatan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoto Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costa 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyoto Costa!
The defeated Alex Poatan had this to say: 'It is what it is'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sato (ranked 2261 p4p, 2818 weight class) and Nuur Ibraahim (ranked 265 p4p, 321 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nuur Ibraahim!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibraahim throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Sato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ibraahim slips under a jab.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Ibraahim's head but Ibraahim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibraahim.
A little jabbing left from Ibraahim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibraahim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ibraahim.
Sato throws a series of punches but Ibraahim moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sato.
Ibraahim throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibraahim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibraahim walks into a stiff left hand from Sato.
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibraahim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Ibraahim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryan Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Jab by Sato.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ibraahim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato misses with a hook
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ibraahim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ibraahim misses with a few strikes there.
Ibraahim has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ibraahim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
Sato is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibraahim now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sato throws a hook but Ibraahim blocks it.
Ibraahim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ibraahim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato avoids the body shot from Ibraahim.
Sato lands a jab to Ibraahim's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibraahim slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibraahim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Ibraahim.
An attempted straight right counter from Sato misses the target.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato lands a glancing blow to the side of Ibraahim's head.
Ibraahim just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibraahim blocks a jab.
Ibraahim unleashes a big counter combination but Sato bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ibraahim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato throws a hook but Ibraahim avoids it easily.
Ibraahim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ibraahim moves away from the strike by Sato.
Ibraahim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ibraahim's head backwards.
Sato scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a jab when Ibraahim was well out of range.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibraahim moves away.
Ibraahim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ibraahim connects with a body shot.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibraahim.
Ibraahim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
A combination from Ibraahim does no damage.
Sato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibraahim manages to avoid it.
Ibraahim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ibraahim counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato misses with a shot to the body
and Ibraahim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ibraahim avoids the body shot from Sato.
Sato is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Ibraahim counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibraahim looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibraahim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ibraahim avoids the body shot from Sato.
Ibraahim throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Ibraahim moved out of range.
Ibraahim throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Ibraahim staying out of range there.
Sato jabs Ibraahim right on the nose. Ibraahim blinks but takes it well.
Ibraahim slips a straight right by Sato.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ibraahim in his tracks.
Ibraahim moves forwards but Sato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibraahim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ibraahim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sato dominated that round.
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.
Ibraahim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Sato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato swinging wildly here.
Sato staying out of range there.
Sato is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ibraahim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Ibraahim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Sato misses.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Sato walks into a left hand.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ibraahim to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ibraahim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibraahim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Sato lands a right hook to the body.
Ibraahim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sato lands with a straight right. Ibraahim didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a left hand
and Ibraahim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Sato.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Sato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibraahim can do to turn this around?
Ibraahim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sato cracks Ibraahim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Ibraahim's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ibraahim might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sato has got the better of the exchanges.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Ibraahim's shoulder, as Ibraahim tries to avoid the shot.
Ibraahim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sato scores with a jab. Ibraahim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibraahim throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Ibraahim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sato - just one landing.
Sato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sato thuds his right hand into Ibraahim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sato misses with a hook
and Ibraahim counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato misses with a left hand
and Ibraahim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibraahim.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ibraahim.
Ibraahim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Ibraahim throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Ibraahim connects with a single shot there.
Sato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ibraahim counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ibraahim is breathing heavily.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Ibraahim moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Sato coming out on top.
Ibraahim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibraahim.
Ibraahim now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ibraahim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibraahim misses the target.
Sato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ibraahim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ibraahim slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Sato misses with a body punch
and Ibraahim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Sato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ibraahim doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a body punch
and Ibraahim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato cracks Ibraahim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ibraahim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Ibraahim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ibraahim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Sato clobbers Ibraahim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato misses with a straight left.
Ibraahim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Ibraahim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sato dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ibraahim staying out of range there.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato with a hook.
Ibraahim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ibraahim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato scores with a jab to the body.
Ibraahim moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibraahim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ibraahim moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibraahim! But no joy.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibraahim manages to avoid it.
Ibraahim doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Sato there.
Sato throws the left hand but Ibraahim avoids the punch easily.
Sato throws a hook but Ibraahim avoids it easily.
Sato misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibraahim throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Ibraahim misses with a wild body shot.
Ibraahim misses with a body shot.
Sato blocks a jab.
Sato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibraahim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ibraahim moves out of range of the strikes.
Sato lands a lovely overhand right.
Sato throws out a powerful jab.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibraahim manages to avoid it.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibraahim moves away.
Ibraahim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibraahim throws out a counter right but Sato avoids it with no problem.
Ibraahim misses with a right hand
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Sato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibraahim counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato misses with a shot to the body
and Ibraahim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ibraahim avoids the body shot from Sato.
Ibraahim throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Sato sizes up Ibraahim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ibraahim catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ibraahim.
Ibraahim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ibraahim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a hook but Ibraahim avoids it easily.
Ibraahim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibraahim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibraahim misses the target.
Sato scores with a shot to the body.
Ibraahim misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Nuur Ibraahim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Ibraahim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato takes a swing at Ibraahim's ribcage but misses.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Ibraahim walks into a stiff left hand from Sato.
Sato throws a right and a left that Ibraahim avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibraahim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
Ibraahim throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Ibraahim saw that one coming.
Ibraahim throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato misses with the combination.
Sato scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Ibraahim.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Ryan Sato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sato punishes Ibraahim's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Sato!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Chase (ranked 1757 p4p, 2387 weight class) and Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov (ranked 233 p4p, 316 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase moves away from the strike by Zhanbolatov.
Chase throws a head kick that misses.
Zhanbolatov throws a looping overhand right but Chase ducks down to avoid it.
Chase misses with a left hand
and Zhanbolatov counters with a left to the body.
Chase gets a double leg takedown into Zhanbolatov's guard.
Chase throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zhanbolatov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chase throws a strike but Zhanbolatov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zhanbolatov won't allow Chase to sweep him here.
Chase definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chase preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zhanbolatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhanbolatov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhanbolatov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chase wants to stand but Zhanbolatov is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhanbolatov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhanbolatov throwing strikes from guard but Chase blocks nicely.
Zhanbolatov trying to control but Chase is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chase throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhanbolatov blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by Zhanbolatov as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Danny Chase has been cut.
Danny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhanbolatov looks to throw the jab but Chase is out of range.
Chase misses the shot to the body.
Chase on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zhanbolatov clobbers Chase with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zhanbolatov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zhanbolatov throws out a loose jab but Chase uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chase takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 Chase is rocked!
Zhanbolatov moves out of range as Chase strikes.
Zhanbolatov throws out a counter right but Chase avoids it with no problem.
Oh Chase is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhanbolatov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chase throws out the jab.
Chase seems to have got his legs back now.
Chase misses with a head kick.
Zhanbolatov avoids the head kick by Chase.
Chase throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhanbolatov drops Chase with a big left hand and mounts him. Chase is in big trouble!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zhanbolatov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Zhanbolatov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Zhanbolatov! Chase is hurt baaadly! Zhanbolatov is firing away with more strikes - Chase is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov!
Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Garrone (ranked 2734 p4p, 3564 weight class) and Lanion Mauricio (ranked 349 p4p, 428 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Garrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lanion Mauricio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauricio clinches.
Garrone tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Garrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mauricio has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garrone clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
My spies in Blacktalians MMA inform me that Mauricio has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Garrone covers up after that shot from Mauricio.
It looks like Francesco Garrone has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mauricio sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Garrone taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lanion Mauricio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Mendes (ranked 1247 p4p, 1999 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 180 p4p, 272 weight class). Mendes comes to the cage accompanied by Future - Last Breath. Tokoro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blksmiith - Gore-Tex Covers my Soul kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Mendes dives in for a single leg takedown but Tokoro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Mendes backs off Tokoro throws a huge counter combo but Mendes manages to avoid it all.
We've been hearing reports that Mendes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tokoro has a couple of punches blocked by Mendes.
Mendes fails to pull guard.
Mendes prevents a body shot from Tokoro.
Tokoro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tokoro walks away with a smile on his face. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokoro misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendes tries to counter with a takedown but Tokoro is quick to defend against it.
Mendes shoots in and gets a takedown into Tokoro's guard.
Tokoro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tokoro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokoro is trying to keep Mendes in close.
Tokoro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throwing strikes from guard but Tokoro blocks nicely.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendes is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mendes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokoro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tokoro throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
Mendes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendes on the side of the head.
Mendes lands a jab to the nose.
Tokoro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tokoro throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokoro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendes gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes wants to control but Tokoro is keeping him busy.
Tokoro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tokoro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tokoro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendes is working away from the top position though.
Mendes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura but Tokoro is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokoro trying to control here.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Tokoro is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tokoro is looking to improve his position.
Tokoro keeps trying to improve his position.
Tokoro is still trying to improve position.
Mendes is thwarting Tokoro's attempts to control the position.
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tokoro keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokoro wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hideo Tokoro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tokoro missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Mendes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tokoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokoro throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Tokoro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tokoro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tokoro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes scores with a hook.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokoro throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Tokoro.
Nice defenses there by Tokoro.
Tokoro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokoro clobbers Mendes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tokoro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendes tries to clinch but Tokoro moves out of range.
Tokoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokoro.
Mendes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tokoro avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokoro looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Tokoro fails to land.
Mendes gets control of Tokoro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mendes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tokoro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tokoro wants to stand but Mendes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tokoro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mendes is tightening it up a little... Tokoro has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tokoro reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tokoro taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mendes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paulo Mendes!
Paulo Mendes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Swagger (ranked 1192 p4p, 1277 weight class) and Patrick Van Kerckhoven (ranked 146 p4p, 155 weight class). Van Kerckhoven has chosen Neo Cortex - Elements (Daniel Cain Remix) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spenser Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger looks to throw a body kick
and Van Kerckhoven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Spenser Swagger has been cut.
Van Kerckhoven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Swagger avoids the body shot from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven throws a wild body kick that Swagger sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swagger. Van Kerckhoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kerckhoven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kerckhoven takes one to the side of the head.
Swagger throws the left hand but Van Kerckhoven avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kerckhoven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kerckhoven flicks out a counter leg kick but Swagger steps away.
Van Kerckhoven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Swagger loads up on a big right hand but Van Kerckhoven slips the punch.
Swagger throws a leg kick but Van Kerckhoven checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Kerckhoven moves out of range of the body kick from Swagger.
Swagger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Van Kerckhoven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a body kick.
Swagger lands a big head kick that sends Van Kerckhoven tumbling to the mat! Swagger takes a step backwards and waves Van Kerckhoven back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Patrick Van Kerckhoven has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swagger misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Kerckhoven moves out of range as Swagger throws a body kick.
Van Kerckhoven takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Kerckhoven slips a jab from Swagger.
Swagger throws a low kick, looking for Van Kerckhoven's leg but Van Kerckhoven calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Swagger throws a hook but Van Kerckhoven blocks it.
Swagger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swagger lands a body shot.
Van Kerckhoven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swagger.
Swagger scores with a spinning back kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Kerckhoven.
Swagger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Kerckhoven!
Swagger throws a head kick but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kerckhoven replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Swagger blocks it well.
Swagger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Kerckhoven connects with a right hand. Swagger shakes it off.
Van Kerckhoven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swagger throws a head kick that misses.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swagger throws a head kick but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range.
Van Kerckhoven tries a quick counter leg kick but Swagger is wise to it.
Swagger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swagger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Kerckhoven flicks out a counter leg kick but Swagger steps away.
Swagger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kerckhoven throws out a counter right but Swagger avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throws a head kick that misses.
Swagger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Swagger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Kerckhoven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swagger.
Van Kerckhoven scores with a punch to the head.
Spenser Swagger's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kerckhoven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swagger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Swagger is looking to chop away at Van Kerckhoven's legs.
Swagger misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Van Kerckhoven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Kerckhoven lunges at Swagger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swagger's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spenser Swagger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Swagger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Kerckhoven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swagger throws a leg kick
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Swagger tried to score with a low kick but Van Kerckhoven checks it.
Van Kerckhoven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swagger pushes Van Kerckhoven away with a front kick.
Van Kerckhoven avoids the head kick by Swagger.
Van Kerckhoven jabs at Swagger's body.
Van Kerckhoven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swagger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
Spenser Swagger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Kerckhoven ducks under a wild hook from Swagger.
Spenser Swagger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swagger misses with an uppercut
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a straight right hand.
Spenser Swagger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Kerckhoven will feel that in the morning.
Swagger throws a front kick that sends Van Kerckhoven stumbling back into the cage.
Swagger throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a straight right hand.
Spenser Swagger is winning the standup battle so far.
Swagger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kerckhoven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jeez, Spenser Swagger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Spenser Swagger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
A relieved looking Patrick Van Kerckhoven 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 Jack Saragih (ranked 1003 p4p, 1303 weight class) and Eddie Young (ranked 110 p4p, 144 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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24
135
10 - 6 - 0 |
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24
142
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Saragih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saragih lands with a shot to the body.
Young misses with a straight left.
Saragih takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young looks for the body kick but Saragih saw that one coming.
Saragih is looking to chop away at Young's legs.
Saragih throws a quick inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Young.
It looks like Jack Saragih has been cut.
Saragih throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Saragih lands a nice shot to the body.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saragih.
Young looks to throw the jab but Saragih is out of range.
As Young looks to move away, Saragih throws a big counter combo but Young just gets out of the way.
Nice jab there from Saragih.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saragih thows a body kick. Young tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Saragih lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saragih takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saragih looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Young with a jab.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saragih.
Saragih shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Young scores with a spinning back kick!
Young loads up on a big right hand but Saragih slips the punch.
Saragih misses the body punch
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saragih thuds a left hand into Young's body.
Saragih cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Young tries to bum rush Saragih with a series of wild strikes but Saragih uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saragih. That one must have hurt.
Saragih chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young throws a sloppy head kick
and Saragih counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Young.
Saragih tries a head kick but it misses.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saragih connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young looks to throw the jab but Saragih is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
Saragih scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saragih blocks a head kick by Young.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Saragih connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Saragih scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saragih sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Young misses with a hook. Saragih ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Saragih finds it's way through Young's defenses.
Saragih throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Young looks to land a body kick but Saragih moved away.
Saragih connects with a leg kick.
Young throws a wild body kick that Saragih sees coming a mile off.
Saragih thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saragih throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
Saragih throws out a powerful jab.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saragih.
Saragih swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Saragih throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Saragih does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Young misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saragih scores with a head kick.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saragih pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saragih blocks a head kick by Young.
Saragih avoids a kick to the body.
Saragih is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Young cracks Saragih with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young avoids the head kick by Saragih.
Saragih looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Saragih punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Saragih stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saragih tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Saragih.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Saragih counter with a right hand.
Saragih is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saragih scores with a one two! Young had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 Young is rocked!
Good leg kick by Saragih.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Saragih finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saragih throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Saragih ducks down to avoid it.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saragih connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saragihs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Saragih misses.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saragih throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saragih bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saragih keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Saragih was looking to counter with a kick there.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saragih can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Saragih dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Saragih's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saragih steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Saragih lands a nice looking kick to the body. Young takes a step back to recover.
Young missing with a left hand there. Saragih was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Saragih is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Saragih misses with a hook
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Saragih looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young throws out a counter right but Saragih avoids it with no problem.
Young lands a head kick!
A low kick lands for Saragih.
Young looks to throw the jab but Saragih is out of range.
Jack Saragih is winning the standup battle so far.
Saragih needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
Young throws a head kick but Saragih moves out of range.
As Young backs away, Saragih returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saragih bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saragih misses with a body kick.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saragih.
A cross from Saragih lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young misses the jab.
Eddie Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saragih throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Saragih buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes a swing at Saragih's ribcage but misses.
Saragih misses the shot to the body.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saragih swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saragih throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young tries to land a front kick but Saragih steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young works Saragih's body with a nice hook.
Saragih slips a jab from Young.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Saragih's shoulder, as Saragih tries to avoid the shot.
Saragih showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young misses with a straight left.
Saragih lands a jab to the nose.
Saragih lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Young might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saragih has got the better of the exchanges.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Saragih is just out of range.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saragih throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Saragih lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saragih lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Saragih finds it's target.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Saragih misses.
Young throws a hook but Saragih avoids it easily.
Young dodges the punch combination from Saragih.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Saragih counter with a right hand.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young misses the jab.
Saragih with a nice calf kick.
Saragih lands a jab to Young's midsection.
Saragih with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young takes a swing at Saragih's ribcage but misses.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saragih misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saragih moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Young.
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young avoids the body shot from Saragih.
Saragih with a nice cross.
Jab from Saragih.
Saragih avoids the head kick by Young.
Young blocks a jab.
Saragih uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Saragih works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saragih.
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!
Saragih takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saragih misses with a hook.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saragih manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saragih.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saragih darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saragih.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Young lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Saragih. Those never looked like landing.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saragih buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saragih connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Saragih throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young throws a counter combo.
Young moves forwards but Saragih connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Young moves out of range as Saragih strikes.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saragih moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saragih blocks a head kick by Young.
Saragih slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Saragih tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Saragih.
Young replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saragih blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Saragih will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Saragih's cut.
That's time! Saragih's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Saragih scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saragih darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young staying out of range there.
Young moves out of range as Saragih throws a body kick.
Young throws out a loose jab but Saragih uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saragih sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Young throws a head kick but Saragih moves out of range.
Young dodges the punch combination from Saragih.
Saragih looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young throws a series of punches but Saragih avoids them all with ease.
Saragih on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saragih avoids a kick to the body.
Saragih connects with a looping right hand.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Saragih knocks Young out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Saragih!
Jack Saragih thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 830 p4p, 956 weight class) and Hideyoshi Yamasaki (ranked 95 p4p, 110 weight class). Garcia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thors Hammer - Mexico. Yamasaki has chosen 2Pac - Only God Can Judge Me as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
169
12 - 8 - 0 |
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170
11 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideyoshi Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Yamasaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamasaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
Yamasaki throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Yamasaki backing up. Yamasaki nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Yamasaki's body.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Yamasaki shakes it off.
Yamasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Yamasaki misses with a body punch
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamasaki is rocked!
Garcia lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Yamasaki head around and knocks him out cold! Garcia hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 598 p4p, 552 weight class) and Kawainui Perry (ranked 87 p4p, 80 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180
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177
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawainui Perry!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Perry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Perry responds with a good body kick, but Kakuzo manages to step out the way in time.
A good leg kick by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
An attempted straight right counter from Kakuzo misses the target.
Kakuzo closes the distance but Perry moves to the side
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perry throws a head kick but Kakuzo moves out of range.
Perry checks a leg kick.
Kakuzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kakuzo throws a right hand that misses
and Perry counters with an inside leg kick.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakuzo.
Perry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo moves to clinch but Perry breaks away
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nakagome Kakuzo has been cut.
Kakuzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perry's head backwards.
A big left from Kakuzo misses.
Kakuzo scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
A clash of legs there as Kakuzo blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Kakuzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kakuzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Kakuzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perry doesn't seem phased though.
Perry staying out of range there.
Perry flicks out a counter leg kick but Kakuzo steps away.
That kick from Kakuzo tenderised Perry's leg. Perry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kakuzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perry with the inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo tries to work over Perry's front leg with a kick but Perry checks it.
Kakuzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perry's sensitive parts.
Kakuzo tries to clinch but Perry moves out of range.
Kakuzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kakuzo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakuzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Kakuzo saw that one coming.
A low kick from Kakuzo misses
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kakuzo slips a jab from Perry.
Kakuzo wants to clinch.
Perry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Kakuzo stalks Perry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perry's face. Perry staggers backwards, shaken.
Kakuzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Kawainui Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perry misses the jab.
Kakuzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kakuzo checks a low kick from Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kakuzo cracks Perry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kakuzo misses with a body shot
and Perry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Perry throws a wild body kick that Kakuzo sees coming a mile off.
Kakuzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kakuzo with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kakuzo checks a leg kick.
Kakuzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kakuzo blocks a jab.
Perry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perry slaps away a takedown attempt from Kakuzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kakuzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakagome Kakuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry misses with a looping left.
Perry slips a jab from Kakuzo.
Perry throws out a counter right but Kakuzo avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kakuzo keeps Perry at a distance using the push kick.
Perry jabs Kakuzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry lands a glancing blow to the side of Kakuzo's head.
The fighters circling - Kakuzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Perry.
Kakuzo misses with a low kick as Perry jumps back.
Kakuzo throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perry throws a solid leg kick but Kakuzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perry.
Perry throws a front kick aimed at Kakuzo's knee but Kakuzo avoids it well.
Perry misses with a looping right.
Kakuzo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Perry back to the cage. Kakuzo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kakuzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perry. Perry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kakuzo scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Nakagome Kakuzo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nakagome Kakuzo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Perry blocks the low kick.
Nice cross by Kakuzo.
Perry throws a hook but Kakuzo avoids it easily.
Kakuzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perry jabs Kakuzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kakuzo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kakuzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kakuzo connects with a nice short shot to Perry's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kakuzo connects with a nice short shot to Perry's temple.
Kakuzo trying to control the action but Perry is working from the bottom.
Perry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kakuzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kakuzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is pressing down on Kakuzo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kakuzo throws an elbow that misses. Perry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kakuzo's guard. Nice move by Perry!
Kakuzo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kakuzo is looking for a triangle here but Perry uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kakuzo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Perry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kakuzo is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perry blocks the strikes from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kakuzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perry pulls his head out easily.
Kakuzo is in trouble now - Perry has advanced to mount!
Kakuzo is looking to improve his position but Perry isn't that keen on the idea.
Kakuzo is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kakuzo to take his back!
Kakuzo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kakuzo tries to escape but Perry has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kakuzo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Perry's guard. Nice work there by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Perry's guard.
Perry controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kakuzo misses with a head shot. Perry uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Kakuzo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nakagome Kakuzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kakuzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kakuzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kakuzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakuzo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kakuzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakagome Kakuzo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nakagome Kakuzo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kakuzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Perry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kakuzo's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perry as Kakuzo tries to tie him up.
Kakuzo dodges an elbow strike from Perry.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perry.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Kakuzo has had enough of the clinch but Perry keeps him there for the moment.
Kakuzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kakuzo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perry after a bit of a struggle.
Kakuzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kakuzo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Perry is trying to keep an underhook but Kakuzo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kakuzo wants to pass to mount but Perry is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo trying to work for an americana but Perry has managed to regain full guard.
Perry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry prevents Kakuzo from improving his position.
Kakuzo is looking to control Perry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kakuzo avoid being mounted?
Kakuzo moves into full guard.
Kakuzo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Perry has passed into half guard!
Kakuzo is looking to improve his position.
Perry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Kakuzo actively working from the bottom here.
Perry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kakuzo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Perry pushes past his half guard into mount!
Kakuzo regains half guard.
Kakuzo actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kakuzo tries to roll over but Perry keeps him under control.
Kakuzo is looking to control Perry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kakuzo avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry slows the pace down in half guard.
Kakuzo is looking to improve his position.
Kakuzo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Perry jumps into side control!
Perry wants to control but Kakuzo is keeping him busy.
Kakuzo wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Perry has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Kakuzo's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Kakuzo is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Perry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kawainui Perry!
Kawainui Perry thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kramer (ranked 355 p4p, 489 weight class) and DeShaun Dupree Holton (ranked 49 p4p, 65 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShaun Dupree Holton!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer shoots in and gets a takedown into Dupree Holton's guard.
Kramer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kramer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dupree Holton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dupree Holton is pulling down on Kramer's head to control his posture.
Kramer is pushing down on Dupree Holton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dupree Holton is fighting to maintain full guard but Kramer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kramer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dupree Holton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kramer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kramer seems to be working for a kimura but Dupree Holton defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree Holton moves into full guard.
Kramer advances to half guard.
Kramer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer is trying to work for a kimura but Dupree Holton is defending well.
Kramer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kramer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dupree Holton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dupree Holton keeping control of the position.
Kramer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dupree Holton sees it coming and defends easily.
Kramer seems to be working for a kimura but Dupree Holton defends the submission attempt.
Dupree Holton is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kramer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dupree Holton sees it coming and defends easily.
Dupree Holton gets full guard.
Dupree Holton wants to sweep but no luck.
Dupree Holton is trying to control the position but Kramer postures up.
Dupree Holton pulls Kramer in close to prevent any damage.
Kramer stopping the sweep attempt from Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton is adopting a defensive guard.
Kramer advances position into side control!
Kramer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer moves into full mount!
Kramer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dupree Holton is trying desperately to improve position.
Dupree Holton is still trying to improve position.
Kramer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kramer jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dupree Holton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dupree Holton and Kramer has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dupree Holton is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dupree Holton regains half guard.
Dupree Holton wants to control but Kramer is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kramer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kramer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dupree Holton sees it coming and defends easily.
Dupree Holton trying to control here.
Kramer looks to land a strike but Dupree Holton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kramer being controlled here momentarily.
Kramer is looking to advance position but Dupree Holton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kramer is squirming around, avoiding Dupree Holton's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Kramer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dupree Holton fails to land the takedown.
Dupree Holton fails with the takedown
and Kramer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dupree Holton's guard.
Kramer advances to half guard.
Kramer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dupree Holton defends it well.
We've been informed that Dupree Holton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kramer working over Dupree Holton with some ground and pound. Dupree Holton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer seems to be looking for submissions.
Kramer trying to pass the guard but Dupree Holton defending well.
Kramer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer is working for a kimura but Dupree Holton is defending it quite comfortably.
Kramer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dupree Holton is trying to get back to full guard.
Kramer is working for a kimura but Dupree Holton is defending it quite comfortably.
Kramer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dupree Holton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Kramer postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kramer is working for a kimura but Dupree Holton is defending it quite comfortably.
Dupree Holton wants to get back to full guard.
Kramer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dupree Holton wants to improve his position but Kramer is controlling well.
Kramer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dupree Holton has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kramer lands a nice short elbow.
Dupree Holton wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dupree Holton defends it well.
Kramer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kramer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dupree Holton is just riding it out for now. Kramer eventually gives up the hold.
Kramer prevents Dupree Holton from improving his position.
Kramer drops an elbow to the side of Dupree Holton's head.
Dupree Holton is looking for a sweep. Kramer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kramer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer throws a strike but Dupree Holton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kramer postures up.
Kramer throwing strikes but missing.
Kramer tries to free his leg and advance position but Dupree Holton is retaining full guard.
Kramer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dupree Holton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kramer has Dupree Holton in his guard.
Kramer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dupree Holton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kramer can't keep his opponent in guard - Dupree Holton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dupree Holton wants to work for an arm triangle but Kramer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Kramer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kramer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dupree Holton sneaks back into half guard.
Dupree Holton wants to control but Kramer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dupree Holton is defending against the submission attempts here by Kramer.
Jon Kramer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kramer is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree Holton gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer won't allow Dupree Holton to sweep him here.
Kramer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dupree Holton's head.
Kramer advances to half guard.
Dupree Holton is looking for a sweep. Kramer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kramer is looking for a kimura but Dupree Holton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kramer to get the leverage.
Dupree Holton tries to roll over but Kramer keeps him under control.
Kramer is working for a kimura but Dupree Holton is defending it quite comfortably.
Kramer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dupree Holton can do to turn this around?
Dupree Holton is pressing down on Kramer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kramer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kramer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dupree Holton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kramer has Dupree Holton in his guard.
Kramer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dupree Holton controls the pace.
Dupree Holton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dupree Holton wants to pass the guard but Kramer is keeping the position.
Kramer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dupree Holton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dupree Holton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dupree Holton slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer looking for submissions off his back.
Dupree Holton trying to pass the guard but Kramer defending well.
Kramer looking for submissions off his back.
Dupree Holton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kramer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kramer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kramer is trying to get back to full guard.
Kramer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kramer.
Dupree Holton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kramer wants to sweep here but Dupree Holton controlling him for the moment.
Kramer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Kramer keeping full guard, as Dupree Holton tries to pass.
Kramer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dupree Holton is aware though and is defending well.
Dupree Holton pushing down on Kramer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kramer wants to improve his position but Dupree Holton is controlling well.
Dupree Holton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kramer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kramer is looking for a sweep. Dupree Holton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kramer actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kramer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dupree Holton pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Kramer clearly takes that round.
That's time! Kramer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dupree Holton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kramer pinned against the cage. Kramer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kramer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dupree Holton dives in for a single leg takedown but Kramer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dupree Holton has his takedown stuffed
and Kramer counters by clinching up.
Jon Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeShaun Dupree Holton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer decides to pull guard.
Kramer keeping full guard, as Dupree Holton tries to pass.
Dupree Holton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kramer is looking to cinch up a triangle. Dupree Holton throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kramer's body to avoid the submission. Kramer has instead reached around Dupree Holton's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kramer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jon Kramer!
Jon Kramer retains his light heavyweight title!
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