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BANZAI COMBAT 97 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hecalzag (ranked 5199 p4p, 24801 weight class) and Nate Poirier (ranked 553 p4p, 572 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hecalzag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Poirier!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hecalzag.
Hecalzag shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Poirier eats them both and turns towards Hecalzag to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hecalzag throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hecalzag throws a push kick but Poirier slaps the foot to one side.
Hecalzag's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hecalzag duly obliges.
Hecalzag lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hecalzag misses with the combination.
Poirier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hecalzag thuds his shin into the meat of Poirier's side.
Hecalzag delivers a nice body kick.
Poirier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poirier has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hecalzag thuds his shin into the meat of Poirier's side.
Hecalzag scores with a one two! Poirier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 Poirier is rocked!
Hecalzag is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Poirier hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Hecalzag!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yao Ming (ranked 24732 p4p, 3057 weight class) and Tre Davis (ranked 584 p4p, 406 weight class). Yao Ming has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yao Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tre Davis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ming throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ming misses with an uppercut
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis moves away from the strike by Ming.
Ming looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Ming swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ming slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Ming there.
Davis defending well as Ming loads up on a big left hand.
Ming is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Ming - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ming throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Yao Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Ming.
Davis is looking to clinch but Ming is avoiding it.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming lands the left hand.
Ming throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Ming's head coaches at Fireball Zone that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ming works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
Ming throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
Ming bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Ming swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ming is looking to counter punch.
Ming circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Ming.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Ming.
Ming takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ming has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ming softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis lands a body punch.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ming is defending well for now.
Ming with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ming fails to land.
Davis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ming seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Davis can turn it around.
Davis prevents a body shot from Ming.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ming.
Ming keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ming misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ming is keeping busy.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ming clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ming finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Davis avoids the head kick by Ming.
Ming throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Ming is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Davis slips a jab from Ming.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis throws a body punch but Ming moves out of range.
Ming lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ming misses the target.
Ming stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Ming loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Ming misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Ming will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ming has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ming missing with knees to the body.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ming throws a counter high kick but Davis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ming connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Ming really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Ming tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ming thinking.
Ming misses with a straight left.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Ming pushes him off.
Ming gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Ming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yao Ming dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis tries to clinch up but Ming circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Ming unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Ming lands with a short shot to the head.
Ming throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Ming.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mings head.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Ming lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ming lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ming breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ming thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yao Ming is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ming jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ming tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ming.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ming.
Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ming with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis tries to break free but Ming pushes him back against the cage.
Davis tries a body shot but Ming blocks it.
Ming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Ming.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ming in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis has Ming pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ming.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Ming tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis gets through Ming's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ming blocking some punches.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Ming is blocking nicely.
Ming misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ming working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ming lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis stalling.
Ming breaks from the clinch.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis wants to counter with a clinch but Ming pushes him away.
Davis moves away from the strike by Ming.
Ming scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ming fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Ming swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Ming swings widly with a right hand
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ming throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis tries to clinch but Ming is having none of it.
Ming throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Nice cross by Ming.
Davis avoids the body shot from Ming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Ming looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ming finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming lands with a slapping head kick.
Ming swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Ming, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ming is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Ming swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ming rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ming's elbow.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Ming blocks it.
Ming lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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 Yao Ming will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ming with a hook.
Ming misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ming scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ming lands with an overhand left.
Ming misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Ming bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Ming lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Ming throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ming swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Ming pushes him off.
Ming loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Ming pushes him off.
Davis is looking to clinch but Ming is avoiding it.
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ming letting Davis take a breather here.
Tre Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ming scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ming lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming lands a knee to the head.
Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ming works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ming misses with a knee strike.
Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ming on the inside.
A short left from Davis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ming lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
Ming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ming cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yao Ming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ming uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Ming.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Ming avoids the damage to the body.
Yao Ming is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis stalling.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ming.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ming.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Ming prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ming.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Ming is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Ming controls the action.
Ming lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ming lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tre Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis tries a body shot but Ming blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yao Ming showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ming, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yao Ming!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Shappens (ranked 24757 p4p, 3070 weight class) and Matthias Schmitt (ranked 505 p4p, 343 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Shappens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthias Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shappens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schmitt avoids it really well and circles away.
Schmitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shappens throws a hook to the side of Schmitt's head but Schmitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmitt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shappens on the side of the head.
Shappens falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schmitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Shappens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shappens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schmitt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schmitt digs a good body shot into Shappens's ribs.
Shappens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schmitt jabs Shappens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shappens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schmitt but Schmitt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schmitt throws out a counter right but Shappens avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Shappens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shappens wants to clinch but Schmitt slips to the side
and Schmitt counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmitt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schmitt connects with a right hand. Shappens shakes it off.
Schmitt slaps away a takedown attempt from Shappens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt lands with a nice combination. Shappens backs away looking to recover.
Schmitt misses with a double jab.
Shappens throws a nice looking combination but Schmitt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schmitt lands a glancing blow to the side of Shappens's head.
Shappens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shappens takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Schmitt. Beautiful body shot.
Shappens is breathing heavily.
Schmitt connects with a right hand. Shappens shakes it off.
Shappens fails with the takedown
and Schmitt counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmitt jabs at Shappens's body.
Schmitt thuds his right hand into Shappens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schmitt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schmitt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shappens has time to react.
Shappens throws a combination that misses
enabling Schmitt to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shappens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schmitt has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Schmitt lands a jab to the head.
Schmitt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shappens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schmitt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schmitt scores with a one two! Shappens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shappens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schmitt as he avoids it easily.
Matthias Schmitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shappens walks into a stiff left hand from Schmitt.
Shappens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shappens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Schmitt counter with a right hand.
Shappens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmitt lands with a nice combination. Shappens backs away looking to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Schmitt. Those never looked like landing.
Schmitt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shappens on the side of the head.
Shappens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt tests Shappens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schmitt lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Schmitt - just one landing.
Shappens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schmitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmitt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schmitt clobbers Shappens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schmitt works the jab nicely.
Schmitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shappens or perhaps it was just good defense by Schmitt, which made it look bad.
Shappens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shappens looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmitt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shappens doesn't seem bothered though.
Schmitt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shappens in his tracks.
Shappens tries to clinch up.
Schmitt cracks Shappens with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shappens misses with the combination.
Schmitt scores with a nice head shot.
Schmitt lands with a straight right. Shappens didn't see that one coming.
Shappens thows a leg kick but Schmitt checks it
and Schmitt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schmitt lands with a straight right. Shappens didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shappens has a takedown stuffed.
Schmitt lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthias Schmitt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shappens is looking to clinch but Schmitt is avoiding it.
Schmitt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schmitt cracks Shappens with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schmitt lands with an uppercut that bounces Shappens off the cage and back into range.
Shappens shoots for a takedown but Schmitt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schmitt lands with a nice combination. Shappens backs away looking to recover.
Shappens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schmitt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Shappens is rocked!
Shappens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shappens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Shappens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shappens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shappens seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Shappens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shappens throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Schmitt counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shappens fails with the takedown.
Oooooh!!! Schmitt has knocked Shappens down with a huge combo! Schmitt steps away and waves a wobbly Shappens back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shappens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schmitt pinned against the cage. Schmitt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Schmitt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schmitt thuds a left hand into Shappens's body.
Schmitt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schmitt jabs Shappens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schmitt throws out a powerful jab.
Schmitt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rich Shappens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmitt lands with an overhand left.
Schmitt lands a slapping body shot.
Shappens thows a leg kick but Schmitt checks it
and Schmitt counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Shappens! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthias Schmitt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Santos (ranked 4038 p4p, 3594 weight class) and Reid Erickson (ranked 418 p4p, 383 weight class). Mario Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reid Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Erickson as he jumps to the side.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Erickson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Santos with a body shot.
Good shot there by Erickson.
 It looks like Mario Santos has been cut.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Erickson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Erickson scores with a counter punch that sends Santos to the canvas! Erickson smells blood - he's punishing Santos with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Santos has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reid Erickson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Chase (ranked 2924 p4p, 3583 weight class) and Colby Canvana (ranked 389 p4p, 443 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicholas Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colby Canvana!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canvana tries for a takedown but Chase circles away easily
and Chase counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Canvana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chase counters with a crisp right hand that drops Canvana! Chase lets Canvana back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Canvana is rocked!
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canvana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chase counters with a crisp right hand that drops Canvana! Chase lets Canvana back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Canvana is still on wobbly legs! Can Chase finish him?
Nicholas Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colby Canvana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canvana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chase checks it well.
Canvana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chase counters with a right hand from hell and Canvana is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicholas Chase!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Mcmillan (ranked 3266 p4p, 2689 weight class) and Artyom Kozlov (ranked 183 p4p, 162 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brenden Mcmillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcmillan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kozlov misses with a straight right.
Mcmillan fails with the takedown
and Kozlov counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Brenden Mcmillan has been cut.
Kozlov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mcmillan counters with a stiff right hand.
Kozlov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcmillan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcmillan tries to clinch there but Kozlov circles away.
Kozlov throws an overhand right that lands on Mcmillan's shoulder, as Mcmillan tries to avoid the shot.
Mcmillan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kozlov.
Mcmillan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kozlov moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcmillan moves out of range as Kozlov strikes.
Kozlov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mcmillan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kozlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kozlov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kozlov throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcmillan counters with a straight right hand.
Artyom Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kozlov lands with a nice body punch.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Mcmillan.
Kozlov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kozlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mcmillan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozlov avoids the head kick by Mcmillan.
Kozlov throws out a counter right but Mcmillan avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcmillan is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Kozlov.
Mcmillan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Mcmillan tries to counter by clinching up but Kozlov breaks away and moves out of range.
Kozlov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kozlov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kozlov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mcmillan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kozlov misses with a straight left.
Mcmillan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kozlov.
Sloppy strikes from Kozlov. Those never looked like landing.
Kozlov digs a good body shot into Mcmillan's ribs.
Mcmillan is breathing heavily.
Kozlov lands a big right hand that sends Mcmillan crashing to the mat! Kozlov stays standing though and waves Mcmillan back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kozlov sends Mcmillan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kozlov is motioning to the referee to let Mcmillan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mcmillan is rocked!
Kozlov moves in close and cracks Mcmillan with a massive right hand! Mcmillan, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Kozlov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artyom Kozlov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ching Chang (ranked 2589 p4p, 2991 weight class) and Sava Grujic (ranked 250 p4p, 288 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grujic's choice of entrance music: Oj Alija, aljo (Hey, Alija Aljo!). Ching Chang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ching Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sava Grujic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grujic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chang but Chang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grujic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grujic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chang tries to avoid it but Grujic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chang to the ground. Chang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grujic with a poor takedown
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Ching Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sava Grujic.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grujic.
Chang lands with a hook. Grujic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grujic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grujic misses with a takedown attempt
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Grujic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grujic misses.
Grujic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chang as he jumps to the side.
Sava Grujic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grujic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grujic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chang connects with a single shot there.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grujic.
Grujic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chang circles away.
Grujic doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Grujic looks winded!
Grujic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grujic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grujic's hands.
Grujic has his takedown stuffed
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grujic is rocked!
It looks like Chang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
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!
Grujic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chang misses with a straight right.
Grujic has his takedown stuffed
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grujic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Chang scores with the left hand. Grujic knows he should have avoided that one.
Grujic is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Grujic tries for a takedown but Chang circles away easily
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Grujic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chang counters with a crisp right that sends Grujic to the canvas! Chang follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ching Chang!
After the big win, Ching Chang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BANZAI NUTRITION and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aanti Korhonen (ranked 2726 p4p, 3036 weight class) and Hanung Herman (ranked 245 p4p, 263 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aanti Korhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hanung Herman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Korhonen can pounce on him.
Korhonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Korhonen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Korhonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Herman throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Herman rushes Korhonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Korhonen stalling in the clinch.
Korhonen tries a body shot but Herman blocks it.
Korhonen trying to control the position but instead, Herman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korhonen into the cage.
Herman manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korhonen throws a sloppy strike and Herman has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Korhonen is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Herman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hanung Herman!
During a confident post fight interview, Hanung Herman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reñan Silva (ranked 2597 p4p, 1919 weight class) and The Doctor (ranked 236 p4p, 188 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by “Ak Do Flamego”. Doctor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by $uicideboy$ - The Thin Grey Line. The Doctor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reñan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Doctor!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctor closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Doctor drags the fight down to the ground.
Doctor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Doctor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Doctor tries to improve position but can't.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doctor has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Doctor defends it.
Doctor preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Doctor is trying to control but can't.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Doctor tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Doctor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Doctor defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctor is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Doctor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doctor has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Silva tries to control but Doctor wriggling away.
Silva prevents Doctor from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctor tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Doctor tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva scoring with strikes but Doctor is staying in there.
Doctor can't escape the position.
Doctor gets back to half guard.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doctor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doctor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Doctor looking for submissions off his back.
Doctor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Doctor's temple.
Doctor wants to control but Silva passes into side.
Doctor is looking for a sweep.
Doctor sneaks back into half guard.
Doctor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reñan Silva 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.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Doctor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Doctor regains guard immediately.
Doctor looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Doctor looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is working Doctor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctor looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Doctor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Doctor wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
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.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Doctor passes into half guard.
Doctor seems to be looking for submissions.
Doctor is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Doctor is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doctor postures up.
Doctor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Doctor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Doctor!
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is nestled in close to Doctor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Doctor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva won't allow Doctor to sweep him here.
Doctor has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva prevents Doctor from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctor trying to control but Silva postures up.
Doctor actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doctor can do to turn this around?
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doctor keeps working.
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 Reñan Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Doctor has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Doctor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doctor blocking some punches.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Doctor jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Doctor working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Doctor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Doctor has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva prevents Doctor from improving his position.
Doctor is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Doctor's hands, connecting with Doctor's forehead.
Doctor is trying to control but can't.
Doctor is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doctor is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Reñan Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctor is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doctor is trying to control but can't.
Doctor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva won't allow Doctor to sweep him here.
Doctor looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes into side control, despite Doctor's attempt to control the position.
Doctor tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Silva landing punches.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Doctor is rocked!
Doctor is trying to escape the mount.
Doctor is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Doctor tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva wants to control the pace but Doctor is squirming around nicely.
Doctor seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Doctor tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctor is still trying to improve position.
Silva unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Doctor wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Silva celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reñan Silva!
Reñan Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 2637 p4p, 2024 weight class) and Magilla Gorilla (ranked 258 p4p, 208 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamont Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Magilla Gorilla!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gorilla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banner can't break the clinch.
Gorilla jumps guard but Banner stands there with Gorilla around his waist. Gorilla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gorilla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gorilla goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banner prevents it.
Gorilla tries to pull guard but Banner won't allow it.
Lamont Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magilla Gorilla.
Gorilla tries to pull guard but Banner holds him up against the cage and eventually Gorilla drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorilla gets control of Banner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gorilla will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gorilla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorilla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banner is aware though and is defending well.
Gorilla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gorilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gorilla is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Banner has his hands clasped together but Gorilla extends and breaks Banner's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gorilla.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Magilla Gorilla!
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