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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sweet Tea Bloominshine (ranked 3000 p4p, 2575 weight class) and Rapido Nadadora (ranked 275 p4p, 250 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sweet Tea Bloominshine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloominshine misses with a takedown attempt - Nadadora sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nadadora looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bloominshine fails with a takedown attempt.
Nadadora unleashes a big counter combination but Bloominshine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bloominshine misses with a looping right.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bloominshine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nadadora rushes Bloominshine and presses him up against the cage.
Bloominshine is trying to break the clinch but Nadadora is controlling him.
Nadadora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Bloominshine avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Bloominshine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nadadora can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bloominshine stays in close to Nadadora's body and controls the position.
Bloominshine stands up and waves to Nadadora to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloominshine scores with a jab to the body.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bloominshine circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooh!!! Nadadora has knocked Bloominshine down with a huge combo! Nadadora steps away and waves a wobbly Bloominshine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Bloominshine is rocked!
 It looks like Sweet Tea Bloominshine has been cut.
Nadadora is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Bloominshine hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rapido Nadadora!
Rapido Nadadora 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Godfrey Lacroix (ranked 1254 p4p, 1868 weight class) and Kurou Nishiyama (ranked 131 p4p, 185 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Godfrey Lacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurou Nishiyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacroix stuffs the takedown attempt from Nishiyama. Nishiyama gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Nishiyama.
Nishiyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nishiyama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lacroix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nishiyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nishiyama sizes up Lacroix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nishiyama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Nishiyama scores with a four punch combination!
Nishiyama's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nishiyama duly obliges.
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!
An inside leg kick from Nishiyama misses.
Lacroix appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lacroix throws a shot from downtown. Nishiyama moves away and avoids it.
Lacroix cracks Nishiyama with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacroix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nishiyama moves out of range as Lacroix strikes.
Nishiyama wants to counter with a clinch but Lacroix pushes him away.
Nishiyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nishiyama wants to slow Lacroix down by chopping away at his legs.
Lacroix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nishiyama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lacroix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Nishiyama is rocked!
Lacroix fakes the body blow, causing Nishiyama to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Nishiyama goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Godfrey Lacroix!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Tiernan (ranked 1263 p4p, 1676 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 89 p4p, 121 weight class). Prince has chosen Nas- N.Y. State of Mind as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiernan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prince misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan tests Prince's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prince misses with a two punch combination.
Prince tries to clinch up but Tiernan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prince connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Prince misses with a looping right.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince misses the jab.
Tiernan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiernan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Prince catches Tiernan right on the button with a cross.
Prince slips a jab from Tiernan.
Prince connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prince darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prince counters with an inside leg kick.
Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiernan.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Prince pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiernan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiernan swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
Prince looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Prince misses the jab.
Prince stuns Tiernan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiernan throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily.
A big left from Prince misses.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiernan throws a head kick but Prince moves out of range.
Prince throws a hook but Tiernan avoids it easily.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tiernan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Prince counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tiernan thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Tiernan blocks the low kick.
Tiernan is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Tiernan.
Tiernan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tiernan's corner calls for a 1-2. Tiernan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Prince looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Prince fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tiernan.
Tiernan avoids the head kick by Prince.
Tiernan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prince attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Prince has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiernan.
Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiernan.
Tiernan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
Prince with a nice calf kick.
Tiernan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prince blocks a jab.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Prince.
Tiernan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.
Nice defenses there by Prince.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince slips under a jab from Tiernan.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Prince has time to react.
Tiernan throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
Prince looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prince takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prince doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiernan circles away.
Tiernan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prince.
Prince misses the jab.
Tiernan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prince needs to keep his hands up - Tiernan had a free shot at his head there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a shot to the head.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
Tiernan is leaning against Prince and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prince has him pressed against the cage.
Tiernan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan looks to throw the jab but Prince is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prince slips under a jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
Prince is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tiernan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Prince uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tiernan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prince can pounce on him.
Tiernan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
Prince appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prince.
Prince lands a body shot.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Prince clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nasir Prince will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Prince scores with a jab.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Prince's head but Prince sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prince looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prince fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Prince misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Prince misses with a looping right.
Prince missing with a left hand there. Tiernan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Tiernan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prince.
Tiernan scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiernan throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
Prince throws a hook but Tiernan avoids it easily.
Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiernan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prince throws an off balance right hand
and Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Prince is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prince, as that shot connected.
Tiernan scores with the left hand. Prince knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiernan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince slips a straight right by Tiernan.
Prince throws out a counter right but Tiernan avoids it with no problem.
Tiernan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiernan misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiernan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiernan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Prince smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prince connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Prince slips under a jab.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Prince should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tiernan, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan sizes up Prince with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiernan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a body punch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prince has managed to clinch.
Tiernan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
Prince lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prince closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Prince prevents Tiernan from breaking the clinch.
Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Prince blocks it.
Tiernan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Prince lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiernan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prince tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tiernan counters with a right hand to the body.
Prince lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiernan off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
A jab from Tiernan finds it's way through Prince's defenses.
Tiernan walks into a jab.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Tiernan moved out of range.
Prince missing with a left hand there. Tiernan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan punishes Prince's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the body.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Prince.
Tiernan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prince staying out of range there.
Prince buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiernan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiernan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prince.
Prince tries to clinch up.
Tiernan checks a leg kick nicely.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. Prince saw that one coming.
Tiernan walks into a straight right hand from Prince.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Prince in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prince clinches.
Tiernan is working Prince over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiernan as Prince tries to tie him up.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
Prince dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nasir Prince will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tiernan connects with a looping right hand.
Cathal Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince blocks a jab.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prince tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prince misses with a looping right.
Tiernan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Tiernan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Prince. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prince.
Prince throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince takes one to the chin there.
Prince throws a jab when Tiernan was well out of range.
Prince moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince slips a straight right by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Prince sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prince connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tiernan scrambles back to his feet.
Prince uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan looks to throw the jab but Prince is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Prince's head but Prince sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prince misses with a straight left.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiernan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prince doesn't seem bothered though.
Tiernan thuds his right hand into Prince's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prince takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Prince moved out of range nicely.
Prince is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prince.
Prince blocks a jab.
Tiernan swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
Donk. Tiernan catches Prince right on the button with a cross.
Tiernan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prince tries to clinch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince cracks a nice hook into Tiernan's ribs.
Tiernan throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prince.
Prince scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Prince uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiernan lunges at Prince with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Prince's hand.
Prince lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Prince slips under a jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan takes one to the chin there.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Prince lands a jab.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
Tiernan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prince moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Prince smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prince throws out a loose jab but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince stuns Tiernan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiernan lands a jab to the nose.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Prince throws an overhand right that lands on Tiernan's shoulder, as Tiernan tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tiernan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Prince moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prince defending well as Tiernan loads up on a big left hand.
Tiernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
Prince blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Prince.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prince was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Prince tries to clinch there but Tiernan circles away.
Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiernan throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily.
Prince fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan slips a jab from Prince.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Prince sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prince misses with a straight left.
Prince scores with a jab to the head.
Tiernan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nasir Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prince clinches with his opponent.
Tiernan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Tiernan finds it's way through Prince's defenses.
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiernan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tiernan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prince.
Prince tries to clinch but Tiernan moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiernan works Prince's body with a nice hook.
Prince looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Nasir Prince is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slow jab from Tiernan misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cathal Tiernan.
I think Prince has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nasir Prince!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Montrese Andersson (ranked 1563 p4p, 1115 weight class) and Akira Kaburagi (ranked 162 p4p, 120 weight class). Andersson comes to the cage accompanied by Wax -- Who Is Next. Montrese Andersson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Montrese Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Kaburagi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaburagi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaburagi clinches.
Andersson leaning against his opponent.
Kaburagi is working for takedown but Andersson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kaburagi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andersson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Montrese Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kaburagi.
Andersson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kaburagi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kaburagi lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Andersson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kaburagi pulls his head out easily.
Andersson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaburagi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kaburagi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andersson defending well though.
Kaburagi is thwarting Andersson's attempts to control the position.
Andersson manages to get to full guard.
Andersson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaburagi is aware though and is defending well.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kaburagi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Andersson working a defensive guard here.
Kaburagi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andersson trying to control the position here.
Kaburagi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Andersson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaburagi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a low kick but Kaburagi moves out of range easily.
Kaburagi closes the distance but Andersson moves to the side
and Kaburagi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaburagi shoots for a takedown but Andersson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Andersson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
Kaburagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaburagi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andersson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Andersson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaburagi avoids the damage to the body.
Kaburagi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andersson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kaburagi tries to score a body lock takedown but Andersson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi wants a takedown but no success here.
Kaburagi is trying to drag Andersson to the mat but Andersson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Andersson manages to break the clinch.
Kaburagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andersson throws out the jab.
Kaburagi misses with a takedown attempt
and Andersson counters with a nice body shot.
Andersson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaburagi misses with a takedown attempt
and Andersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaburagi has a takedown stuffed.
Kaburagi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montrese Andersson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaburagi walks into a stiff left hand from Andersson.
Kaburagi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andersson moves into the clinch.
Kaburagi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andersson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Andersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaburagi can do to turn this around?
Kaburagi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kaburagi prevents a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersson throws a combination. Kaburagi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Akira Kaburagi has been cut.
Andersson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaburagi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andersson circles away.
Montrese Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kaburagi.
Kaburagi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaburagi is just out of range.
Kaburagi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Andersson on his heels. He'll look to pass Andersson's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andersson is controlling Kaburagi's posture.
Andersson wants to sweep here but Kaburagi controlling him for the moment.
Kaburagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andersson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaburagi.
Andersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andersson wants to improve his position but instead Kaburagi has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson wants to control but Kaburagi is keeping busy.
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.
Kaburagi is trying to control the action in half guard but Andersson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Andersson trying to control but Kaburagi postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaburagi gets a takedown into half guard.
Kaburagi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Andersson has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kaburagi lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andersson gets back to full guard.
Andersson pushes Kaburagi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kaburagi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andersson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaburagi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andersson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaburagi.
Andersson is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson cracks Kaburagi with an open hand slap.
Andersson misses with an uppercut. Kaburagi saw that one coming.
A jab from Andersson does it's job there.
Kaburagi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaburagi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andersson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kaburagi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andersson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaburagi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andersson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montrese Andersson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akira Kaburagi'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kaburagi tries to keep at a distance but Andersson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andersson pushes Kaburagi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaburagi blocks an elbow strike from Andersson.
Kaburagi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andersson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kaburagi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andersson pinned against the cage. Andersson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andersson forces Kaburagi back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson lands a nice knee to the body.
Andersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Kaburagi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaburagi fails with a takedown attempt.
Montrese Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kaburagi.
A right-left combo lands from Andersson.
Kaburagi has his takedown stuffed
and Andersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andersson lands the left hand.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaburagi is just out of range.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaburagi circles away.
Kaburagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Andersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaburagi's elbow.
Andersson manages to break the clinch.
Andersson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kaburagi tries to avoid it but Andersson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kaburagi to the ground. Kaburagi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andersson missing with a left hand there. Kaburagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaburagi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Andersson sprawls well initially but Kaburagi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson manages to get to full guard.
Kaburagi wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
Andersson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kaburagi has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi prevents Andersson from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kaburagi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andersson defends it well.
Kaburagi prevents Andersson from improving his position.
Akira Kaburagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andersson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andersson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Montrese Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andersson, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Montrese Andersson!
An out of breath Montrese Andersson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric De Boise (ranked 2290 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Brad Shaw (ranked 272 p4p, 203 weight class). De Boise's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Do Your Thing. Cedric De Boise could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Shaw's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw scores with a hook.
Shaw connects with a body shot.
De Boise looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Boise throws a sloppy head kick and Shaw moves out of range easily.
Shaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Boise with a body shot.
De Boise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Boise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaw.
Shaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Boise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Boise throws a leg kick but Shaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Boise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Boise misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Boise bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Shaw! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Shaw is rocked!
De Boise wants to stand but Shaw is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shaw is still in real trouble! Can De Boise finish him?
De Boise wants to stand and escape but instead Shaw has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shaw distracts De Boise with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaw working some strikes from top position.
Shaw tries to free his leg and advance position but De Boise is retaining full guard.
De Boise wants to stand and escape but Shaw is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control but De Boise is working from the bottom.
Shaw is looking to work some ground and pound but De Boise has wrist control.
Shaw forces his way into half guard.
Shaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Boise does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Boise looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but De Boise is defending well.
Shaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaw is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for De Boise!
De Boise is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
De Boise knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
Shaw tries to control but De Boise wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Boise?
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Shaw.
De Boise squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Shaw scoring with strikes but De Boise is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Boise hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Boise wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Shaw has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! De Boise taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Shaw!
Our winner, Brad Shaw, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pultti Pyssy (ranked 960 p4p, 971 weight class) and Joshua Miller (ranked 107 p4p, 109 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pultti Pyssy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller scores with the left hand. Pyssy knows he should have avoided that one.
Pyssy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pyssy throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Pyssy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pyssy.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller looks to land a combination but Pyssy avoids it well.
Pyssy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pyssy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miller's head.
Pyssy takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pyssy moves away.
Pyssy avoids the body shot from Miller.
A quick step to the side and Pyssy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller with a nice cross.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Pyssy is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pyssy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyssy.
Miller gets tackled into the cage by Pyssy. Pyssy maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyssy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Miller tries to work over Pyssy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Pyssy.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyssy.
Pyssy scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller working aggressively here.
Pyssy lands a nice uppercut.
Pyssy misses with a punch to the body.
Miller pushes Pyssy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pyssy tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pyssy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Pyssy with a jab.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Pyssy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pyssy was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Joshua Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Pyssy is just out of range.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller cracks Pyssy with a good jab.
Miller throws a hook but Pyssy blocks it.
Pyssy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pyssy lands with a good body shot.
Pyssy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pyssy throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyssy. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws out a counter right but Pyssy avoids it with no problem.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Pyssy counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pyssy throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Pyssy misses the target.
Pyssy gets a clinch.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Pyssy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller throws a series of punches but Pyssy moves out of range.
Pyssy defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joshua Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pyssy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Pyssy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Pyssy tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pyssy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pyssy eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pyssy misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pyssy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Pyssy moves away from the strike by Miller.
Pyssy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyssy.
Pyssy throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller throws a hook but Pyssy avoids it easily.
Pyssy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pyssy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Miller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Pyssy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Pyssy tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Pyssy blocks a jab.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Pyssy slips a jab from Miller.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller throws a body punch but Pyssy moves out of range.
Pyssy is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Pyssy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pyssy blocks a jab.
Miller swings for the body but Pyssy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyssy is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Pyssy feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Pyssy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Pyssy.
Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pyssy moves away.
Pyssy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller swings for the body but Pyssy moves out of range.
Pyssy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pyssy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Pyssy is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pyssy to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy tries to pass to full mount but Miller defends it.
Pyssy wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Pyssy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pyssy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miller has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyssy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Miller is just riding it out for now. Pyssy eventually gives up the hold.
Pyssy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miller keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pyssy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pyssy prevents Miller from improving his position.
Pyssy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four 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.
Pyssy is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.
Pyssy is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pyssy to get the leverage.
Pyssy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pyssy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Miller to regain full guard.
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 Pultti Pyssy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pyssy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Pyssy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miller checks a low kick from Pyssy.
Miller throws a body punch but Pyssy moves out of range.
Pyssy feinted with a counter takedown.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pyssy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller throws a series of punches but Pyssy moves out of range.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Pyssy moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyssy misses with a body shot.
Pyssy misses with a leg kick
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Pyssy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Pyssy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pyssy is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a hook. Pyssy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pyssy manages to avoid it.
Pyssy misses with a wild body shot.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pyssy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
Pyssy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller swings for the body but Pyssy moves out of range.
Pyssy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Pyssy misses its target.
Pyssy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pyssy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller slips under a jab.
Pyssy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyssy dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on Pyssy's head and hops out.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Pyssy misses.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pyssy counters with a left to the body.
Pyssy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller thuds his right hand into Pyssy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pyssy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy scores with a decent looking hook.
Pyssy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pyssy scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Pyssy.
Pyssy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Pyssy lands an overhand right.
Miller thuds a left hand into Pyssy's body.
Pyssy slips a straight right by Miller.
Pyssy lands a nice shot to the body.
Pyssy throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Pyssy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Pyssy.
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!
Pyssy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pyssy was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pyssy looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Pyssy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pyssy shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Jab from Miller.
Pyssy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pultti Pyssy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Pyssy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pyssy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Miller!
Joshua Miller decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bambang Pamungkas (ranked 1041 p4p, 976 weight class) and Luke Jackson (ranked 113 p4p, 110 weight class). Luke Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bambang Pamungkas's chin.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bambang Pamungkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pamungkas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Pamungkas counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Pamungkas's head but Pamungkas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pamungkas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pamungkas - that will leave a mark!
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Pamungkas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pamungkas ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Pamungkas tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Pamungkas swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pamungkas cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pamungkas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Pamungkas throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pamungkas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pamungkas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pamungkas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson throws a jab when Pamungkas was well out of range.
Pamungkas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pamungkas scores with a jab.
Nice shot by Pamungkas.
Pamungkas misses with a right hand
and Pamungkas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas connects with a nice looking jab.
Pamungkas slips a straight right by Jackson.
Pamungkas takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Pamungkas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pamungkas misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Pamungkas avoids it with no problem.
Pamungkas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pamungkas throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Pamungkas throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Pamungkas throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pamungkas throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pamungkas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pamungkas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
It appears Pamungkas was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a right hand that Pamungkas ducks under and follows up with a left that Pamungkas also avoids with ease.
Pamungkas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pamungkas throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Pamungkas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pamungkas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Pamungkas misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pamungkas tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pamungkas looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson slips under a jab from Pamungkas.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pamungkas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pamungkas scores with a jab to the head.
Pamungkas misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pamungkas's head.
Pamungkas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Pamungkas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Pamungkas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jackson just manages to avoid it.
Pamungkas misses with an uppercut
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pamungkas counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Pamungkas is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson lands a left and a right that send Pamungkas crashing to the mat, dazed. Jackson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pamungkas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pamungkas scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Pamungkas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Pamungkas slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Pamungkas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pamungkas connects with a jab.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pamungkas looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pamungkas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pamungkas ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson lands a big right hand that sends Pamungkas crashing to the mat! Jackson stays standing though and waves Pamungkas back to his feet!
Pamungkas throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Pamungkas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Pamungkas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Pamungkas to the canvas! Pamungkas doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jackson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Jackson 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 Rockwell Mcgee (ranked 591 p4p, 874 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 70 p4p, 93 weight class). Mcgee comes to the cage accompanied by No More Hot Dogs. On his way into the cage it seems that Rockwell Mcgee has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rockwell Mcgee seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rockwell Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcgee counters with a leg kick.
Paulson clobbers Mcgee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paulson ducks under a wild hook from Mcgee.
Paulson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mcgee throws a shot from downtown. Paulson moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Paulson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mcgee - the referee stops the clock and Paulson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mcgee. Paulson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulson. Mcgee does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Mcgee counters with a quick kick to the body but Paulson blocks it.
A punch combination from Mcgee misses.
Paulson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson misses the shot to the body.
Mcgee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulson has Mcgee up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgee breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson gets a clinch.
Mcgee is trying to break free.
Mcgee blocks a body shot from Paulson.
Paulson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgee's efforts to push away.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgee throws a looping overhand right but Paulson ducks down to avoid it.
Paulson is looking to clinch.
Paulson blocks the body kick.
A left lands for Mcgee.
Paulson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulson is looking to clinch but Mcgee is avoiding it.
Paulson misses with a wild body shot.
Paulson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcgee appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a nice looking combination but Mcgee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paulson lands a jab to the nose.
Paulson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mcgee counters with a left and a right that stings Paulson.
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!
Paulson is looking to clinch but Mcgee is avoiding it.
Paulson lands a nice hook to Mcgee's body. Mcgee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgee. Paulson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulson misses with the combination.
Paulson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paulson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcgee ducks under a wild hook from Paulson.
Mcgee loads up on a big right hand but Paulson slips the punch.
As Mcgee backs off Paulson throws a huge counter combo but Mcgee manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcgee.
Paulson throws an off balance right hand
and Mcgee counters with a crisp one two that drops Paulson! Mcgee thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Paulson to his feet! Paulson is in big trouble!
Paulson is rocked!
Paulson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mcgee rather than just go for the knockout.
Paulson backs away from a small jab... but Mcgee lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Paulson crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Mcgee with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rockwell Mcgee!
Post fight, Rockwell Mcgee stared into the camera and said 'What did the giraffe say when he walked into the bar? He said, “Highballs on me, ladies!”'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 303 p4p, 378 weight class) and Paul Eclaro (ranked 32 p4p, 42 weight class). Eclaro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm The Boy. Ulysses Battleby 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eclaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battleby doesn't seem bothered though.
Eclaro darts in looking for a takedown but Battleby gets double underhooks and turns Eclaro into the cage.
Eclaro misses with a hook to the body
and Battleby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battleby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eclaro.
A little feinted left hand from Battleby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eclaro misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Battleby.
Battleby with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eclaro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eclaro there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby misses with a hook
and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Battleby has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Eclaro off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Eclaro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Battleby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eclaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eclaro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Battleby works the jab nicely.
It looks like Paul Eclaro has been cut.
We've been told by Battleby's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro closes the distance and pushes Battleby back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Eclaro.
Battleby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eclaro slips a jab from Battleby.
Eclaro with the counter takedown but Battleby avoids it easily.
Eclaro tries to clinch up but Battleby circles away and keeps his distance.
Eclaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Battleby misses with a looping left.
Eclaro jabs Battleby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eclaro defending well as Battleby loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro slips under a jab.
Battleby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Battleby throws a body punch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Battleby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ulysses Battleby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Eclaro.
Battleby misses with a wild body shot.
Eclaro misses with a body shot
and Battleby counters with a nice uppercut.
Battleby misses with a kick to the body.
Eclaro feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battleby tries to bum rush Eclaro with a series of wild strikes but Eclaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eclaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Eclaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulysses Battleby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battleby pushes Eclaro away with a front kick.
Eclaro looks to land a left hand but Battleby moved out of range nicely.
Eclaro misses with a body punch
and Battleby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Eclaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eclaro closes the distance but Battleby moves to the side
and Battleby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eclaro thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Battleby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Eclaro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eclaro instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Eclaro.
Eclaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Battleby's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Eclaro.
Eclaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Eclaro.
Eclaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eclaro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Battleby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Battleby misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro ducks under a wild hook from Battleby.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro slips a jab from Battleby.
Eclaro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Battleby defends it well.
Battleby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eclaros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eclaro scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Battleby misses its intended target.
Battleby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Battleby throws a head kick that misses
and Eclaro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eclaro.
Battleby uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Eclaro throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Battleby to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battleby keeps Eclaro at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battleby.
A low kick from Battleby is predictable there
and Eclaro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Eclaro trying to control from half guard but Battleby is working away.
Battleby wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Battleby wants to get back to his feet.
Ulysses Battleby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eclaro is working for a kimura but Battleby is defending it quite comfortably.
Battleby tries to kick Eclaro off but Eclaro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Eclaro thows a huge punch but Battleby dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby wants to improve his position but Eclaro is controlling well.
Battleby is working hard here to advance position.
Eclaro stops Battleby from getting back to his feet.
Eclaro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eclaro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eclaro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Battleby knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Battleby is trying to get back to full guard.
Eclaro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Battleby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Battleby won't allow Eclaro to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battleby moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Battleby wants to sweep but no luck.
Battleby pulls Eclaro in close to prevent any damage.
Battleby keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass.
Battleby looking for a sweep. Not yet Battleby, not yet.
Battleby keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass.
Battleby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Eclaro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Ulysses Battleby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Eclaro'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. And we move into the final round!
Eclaro misses with a body shot.
Paul Eclaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eclaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battleby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eclaro can do to turn this around?
Eclaro takes a swing at Battleby's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Battleby misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Battleby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battleby throws a low kick but Eclaro moves out of range easily.
Eclaro misses the body punch
enabling Battleby to counter with a crisp jab.
Battleby throws a sloppy head kick and Eclaro moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro takes one to the side of the head.
Eclaro cracks Battleby with a good jab.
Battleby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eclaro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Battleby counters with a thumping low kick.
Battleby throws an overhand right that lands on Eclaro's shoulder, as Eclaro tries to avoid the shot.
Eclaro with the counter takedown but Battleby avoids it easily.
Battleby cracks Eclaro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eclaro manages to avoid it.
Battleby feints and then cracks Eclaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eclaro down.
Eclaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Battleby is just out of range.
A jab from Battleby misses.
Battleby misses with a wild body shot.
Eclaro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Battleby lands a body shot.
Eclaro swings for the body but Battleby moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby tries to bum rush Eclaro with a series of wild strikes but Eclaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Battleby throws a looping overhand right but Eclaro ducks down to avoid it.
Eclaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Battleby there.
That has opened up Paul Eclaro's cut even more.
Eclaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battleby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eclaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Battleby's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Battleby. Eclaro shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battleby missing with a left hand there. Eclaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eclaro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Eclaro misses with a body shot.
Battleby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Battleby avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Battleby throws a jab but it's blocked by Eclaro.
Eclaro misses the body punch
and Battleby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ulysses Battleby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Battleby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eclaro tries to clinch
and Battleby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysses Battleby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Battleby, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysses Battleby!
A relieved looking Ulysses Battleby 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Crenshaw (ranked 180 p4p, 213 weight class) and Luis Palhares (ranked 22 p4p, 28 weight class). Crenshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers. Palhares has chosen Right On/ Showcore as his entrance music. Luis Palhares will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Palhares throws a hook to the side of Crenshaw's head but Crenshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Palhares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crenshaw is looking to counter the offense by Palhares and move into the clinch.
Good work by Crenshaw as he checks the leg kick.
Crenshaw swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crenshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares throws a lazy right hand but Crenshaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crenshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Palhares lands with a nice body kick.
Palhares works over Crenshaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Palhares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crenshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Palhares is trying to counter with his kicks.
Crenshaw lands a body shot.
Palhares lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares throws a wild body kick that Crenshaw sees coming a mile off.
Palhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Palhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palhares falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crenshaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Crenshaw throws a hook to the side of Palhares's head but Palhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palhares lands a nice hook to Crenshaw's body. Crenshaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crenshaw swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crenshaw takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Palhares misses with a straight right.
Crenshaw drops Palhares with a beautiful combination! Palhares stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crenshaw is looking for the KO!
Palhares is rocked!
It looks like Luis Palhares has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares scores with a push kick.
Palhares is still on wobbly legs! Can Crenshaw finish him?
Palhares lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crenshaw takes a step back to recover.
Palhares goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Palhares seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Palhares lands with an overhand left.
Palhares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crenshaw slips under a jab.
Crenshaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palhares.
Crenshaw misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crenshaw. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crenshaw moves away.
Palhares lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crenshaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for Palhares.
Luis Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares misses with a right hand
and Crenshaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Crenshaw is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Palhares now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crenshaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palhares connects with a body shot that sends Crenshaw's belly button to the back.
Crenshaw connects with a solid leg kick.
Palhares misses with a looping right.
Crenshaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palhares.
Crenshaw motions for Palhares to come forward. Crenshaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crenshaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palhares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palhares scores with a leg kick.
Palhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crenshaw misses with a combination
and Palhares counters with a straight right hand.
Palhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Crenshaw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palhares.
Palhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palhares tries to land a leg kick but Crenshaw saw it coming and moves away.
Palhares throws a body punch but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Crenshaw's shoulder, as Crenshaw tries to avoid the shot.
Palhares plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crenshaw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crenshaw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Palhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crenshaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crenshaw is looking to counter the offense by Palhares and move into the clinch.
Crenshaw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crenshaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palhares is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palhares throws a head kick that misses.
Crenshaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Palhares.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Palhares'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.
The fighters circling - Palhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crenshaw keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Palhares scoring well with a low kick there.
Palhares throws an off balance right hand
and Crenshaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Crenshaw might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Crenshaw pushes Palhares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palhares scores with a shoulder strike.
Palhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palhares misses with an elbow strike.
Crenshaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crenshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
Palhares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crenshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Palhares.
A little feinted left hand from Crenshaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crenshaw wants to clinch but Palhares slips to the side
and Palhares counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palhares.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Palhares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Palhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw avoids the body shot from Palhares.
Crenshaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palhares misses with a looping right.
Crenshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Palhares looks to land a right hand but Crenshaw moved out of range.
Palhares throws a hook but Crenshaw blocks it.
Palhares tries to land a front kick but Crenshaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crenshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Palhares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palhares misses with a wild body shot.
Crenshaw is looking to counter punch.
Palhares looks to land a left hand but Crenshaw moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares lands a lovely overhand right.
Crenshaw moves away from the strike by Palhares.
Crenshaw is looking to counter the offense by Palhares and move into the clinch.
Crenshaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crenshaw is looking to wear down Palhares with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Palhares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palhares looks to land a left hand but Crenshaw moved out of range nicely.
Crenshaw connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crenshaw moves away.
Crenshaw catches Palhares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crenshaw.
Palhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Palhares.
A shot to the liver by Palhares. Beautiful body shot.
Palhares misses with a lunging right hand
and Crenshaw counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a nice looking combination but Crenshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A leg kick checked by Palhares.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Palhares! But no joy.
Palhares throws a head kick but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Palhares misses with a right hand
and Crenshaw counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Palhares.
Palhares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crenshaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crenshaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palhares throws out the jab.
Palhares throws a head kick but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Palhares takes a swing at Crenshaw's ribcage but misses.
Palhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crenshaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crenshaw.
Palhares only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crenshaw manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares misses with an uppercut
and Crenshaw counters with a crisp one two that drops Palhares! Crenshaw thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Palhares to his feet! Palhares is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares tries to score with a low kick but Crenshaw moves his leg out of the way.
Palhares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crenshaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crenshaw avoids the head kick by Palhares.
Palhares throws a hook but Crenshaw avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Palhares.
Palhares misses with a hook. Crenshaw ducked under it nicely.
Crenshaw seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Palhares thows a body kick. Crenshaw tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Luis Palhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palhares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Palhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Palhares throws an off balance right hand
and Crenshaw counters by moving into the clinch.
Palhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palhares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luis Palhares's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palhares with the inside leg kick.
Palhares misses with a hook. Crenshaw ducked under it nicely.
Crenshaw uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Palhares misses with an uppercut. Crenshaw saw that one coming.
Crenshaw slips under a jab.
Crenshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
Crenshaw is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Palhares.
Crenshaw tried to score with a low kick but Palhares checks it.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crenshaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palhares. That did some damage!
Palhares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crenshaw.
Palhares throws a head kick but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Palhares throws a hook to the side of Crenshaw's head but Crenshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Crenshaw tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Palhares manages to circle out of the way.
Palhares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palhares delivers a nice body kick.
Crenshaw scores with a nice right hand.
Palhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Palhares looks to throw the jab but Crenshaw is out of range.
Crenshaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Crenshaw misses.
Palhares throws a lazy right hand but Crenshaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crenshaw blocks the body kick.
That kick from Palhares tenderised Crenshaw's leg. Crenshaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palhares.
Crenshaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palhares's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares moves out of range of the body kick from Crenshaw.
Palhares throws a front kick aimed at Crenshaw's knee but Crenshaw avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Crenshaw misses the target.
Crenshaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palhares wants to break free but Crenshaw has control.
Palhares wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palhares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palhares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crenshaw.
A punch lands to the side of Crenshaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crenshaw clinches up against the cage.
Palhares can't break the clinch.
Palhares misses with a knee to the head.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw blocks an elbow strike.
Crenshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Palhares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crenshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Crenshaw moves out of range as Palhares strikes.
Palhares swings for the body but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Palhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Crenshaw avoids a kick to the body.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares is trying to counter with his kicks.
Palhares swings for the body but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Crenshaw tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Palhares manages to circle out of the way.
Crenshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Palhares misses with a looping right.
Crenshaw slips under a jab from Palhares.
Palhares lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares misses with the combination.
Crenshaw throwing a counter right hand but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Crenshaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palhares at a distance.
Crenshaw tries to clinch up.
Palhares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crenshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Palhares.
Crenshaw swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palhares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Palhares loads up on a big right hand but Crenshaw slips the punch.
Crenshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Crenshaw misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Luis Palhares just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Luis Palhares's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Palhares lands but Crenshaw takes it in his stride.
Crenshaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palhares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Palhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crenshaw instigates a clinch.
Palhares breaks the clinch.
Palhares swings widly with a right hand
and Crenshaw counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike.
Palhares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palhares looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crenshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Palhares breaks the clinch.
Palhares misses with a body punch
and Crenshaw counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw tries to clinch but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares looks to land a body kick but Crenshaw moved away.
Crenshaw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crenshaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crenshaw blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Palhares.
Crenshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palhares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palhares checks a leg kick.
Crenshaw clinches.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw - that landed with a thud.
Palhares is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Crenshaw digs a right hand underneath Palhares's ribcage. Palhares let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crenshaw avoids it.
Crenshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palhares.
Palhares takes a shot to the head.
Palhares prevents a body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crenshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palharess head.
Crenshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crenshaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Crenshaw.
Palhares has had enough of the clinch but Crenshaw keeps him there for the moment.
Crenshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Palhares fails to land.
Palhares breaks the clinch.
Palhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Palhares tests Crenshaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw checks a leg kick.
Crenshaw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Palhares counters with a straight right hand.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Crenshaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Palhares.
Palhares throws a body punch but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Crenshaw is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Palhares misses with an uppercut. Crenshaw saw that one coming.
Crenshaw wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crenshaw jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares throws a sloppy head kick
and Crenshaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a sloppy head kick and Crenshaw moves out of range easily.
Palhares connects with an inside leg kick.
Palhares throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by Palhares misses
and Crenshaw counters with a left to the body.
Palhares throws a good cross that connects.
Crenshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Crenshaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palhares!
Crenshaw dodges the punch combination from Palhares.
Palhares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palhares throws a hook but Crenshaw avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Don Crenshaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luis Palhares's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Palhares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Don Crenshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palhares throws a nice head kick!
Crenshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palhares.
Palhares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crenshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crenshaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Crenshaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palhares, pushing him back against the cage.
Crenshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Palhares controls his hands.
Palhares breaks the clinch.
Palhares throws a head kick but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Palhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crenshaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crenshaw tries to counter by clinching up but Palhares breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crenshaw blocks a jab.
Crenshaw tries to counter by clinching up but Palhares breaks away and moves out of range.
Palhares throws a series of punches but Crenshaw avoids them all with ease.
Crenshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crenshaw avoids the body shot from Palhares.
Crenshaw throws out a leg kick but Palhares moves out of range and Crenshaw only half commits.
Crenshaw slips a jab from Palhares.
Palhares lands a nice looking body shot.
Crenshaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palhares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crenshaw. That's going to slow Palhares down.
Palhares looks to throw the jab but Crenshaw is out of range.
Palhares throws a shot from downtown. Crenshaw moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares connects with an inside leg kick.
Crenshaw throws a big shot that misses.
Palhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Palhares connects with the punch.
Palhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crenshaw avoids a kick to the body.
Palhares misses with a straight left.
Crenshaw tries to counter by clinching up but Palhares breaks away and moves out of range.
Crenshaw defending well as Palhares loads up on a big left hand.
Palhares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crenshaw is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Palhares.
Crenshaw lands a big uppercut and Palhares crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Palhares looks OK. Crenshaw waves Palhares back to his feet!
Palhares is looking to slow Crenshaw down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crenshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
Palhares scores with a hook to the body. Crenshaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palhares loads up on a big right hand but Crenshaw slips the punch.
Palhares throws a lazy right hand but Crenshaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crenshaw swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Palhares.
Palhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crenshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Palhares.
Palhares throws a series of punches but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Crenshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Palhares throws a hook to the side of Crenshaw's head but Crenshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Palhares tries to get set, Crenshaw tries to push him back and clinch up but Palhares manages to avoid the attempt.
Crenshaw misses the shot to the body.
Palhares throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw clinches with his opponent.
Palhares manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Palhares misses.
Palhares connects with an inside leg kick.
Palhares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crenshaw checks a leg kick.
Crenshaw slips a straight right by Palhares.
Crenshaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Crenshaw misses.
Luis Palhares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A low kick lands for Palhares.
Crenshaw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crenshaw misses with a right hand
and Palhares counters with a left to the body.
Crenshaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Palhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Palhares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Palhares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Palhares!
Luis Palhares is the new lightweight champion!
Luis Palhares very nearly forgot to thank Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Don Crenshaw stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm still a cool dad, though.'.
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