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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kane (ranked 3096 p4p, 3042 weight class) and Tom Durant (ranked 353 p4p, 341 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Durant!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kane.
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durant sizes up Kane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Durant lands with a shot to the body.
Kane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kane fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Durant to the ground. Kane is now in Durant's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Durant has wrist control.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kane has gone for a leg lock! Durant slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kane's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kane controls Durant momentarily but Durant frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Durant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Durant wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kane holds on and takes a little breather.
Durant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Durant would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durant defends well.
Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durant defends well.
Durant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Durant told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kane working for a triangle but Durant defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Durant wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durant has managed to get both his arms back between Kane's legs - danger averted.
Durant wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane trying to keep a closed guard but Durant is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kane.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durant! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Durant.
 It looks like Harry Kane has been cut.
Durant misses with a hook.
Kane tries for a takedown but Durant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Durant.
Durant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kane.
Durant checks a low kick from Kane.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant 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.
Durant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Durant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durant.
Durant lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Durant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Durant gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Durant!
A victorious Tom Durant thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahid Gangster (ranked 1343 p4p, 1799 weight class) and Guilherme Gamboa (ranked 160 p4p, 215 weight class). Gangster comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - The Warriors Way. Vahid Gangster has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guilherme Gamboa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamboa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gamboa connects with a nice short shot to Gangster's temple.
Gamboa slows the pace down in half guard.
Gamboa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gangster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gangster taking some punishment here, with Gamboa in his half guard.
Gamboa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gamboa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Gamboa there.
Gamboa working Gangster over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamboa trying to control the pace.
Gamboa lands with a punch from half guard.
 Gangster is rocked!
Gamboa working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamboa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gamboa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gamboa winds up and cracks Gangster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gamboa working over Gangster with some ground and pound. Gangster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gamboa lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Gangster! More strikes land and this one is all over! Gamboa jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Gamboa!
After winning the bout, Guilherme Gamboa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Francis (ranked 1598 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Surkho Dratchev (ranked 194 p4p, 155 weight class). Dratchev has chosen Schweine by Glukoza Nostra as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dratchev has closed the distance and engaged Francis in a clinch.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dratchev's elbow.
Dratchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dratchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dratchev can't find room to land a body shot as Francis controls the action.
Dratchev throws a head punch that misses.
Francis misses with some punches.
Dratchev wants a takedown.
Dratchev tries to score a body lock takedown but Francis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dratchev.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dratchev wants a takedown but no success here.
Jayson Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Surkho Dratchev.
A short uppercut from Francis.
Francis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Dratchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis scores with a shoulder strike.
Francis slowing the pace effectively.
Dratchev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev is trying to pull guard but Francis has him pressed against the cage.
Francis tries a body shot but Dratchev blocks it.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Francis stops a takedown attempt from Dratchev.
Francis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dratchev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Francis is defending well.
Francis pushes Dratchev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of Dratchev's head.
Francis blocks a body shot from Dratchev.
Dratchev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Francis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dratchev tries a body shot but Francis blocks it.
Dratchev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Francis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dratchev.
Dratchev tries to work over Francis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dratchev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Francis prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev pulls Francis into guard.
Francis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dratchev is trying to keep Francis in close.
Francis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Francis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Francis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dratchev looking for a sweep. Not yet Dratchev, not yet.
Dratchev trying to keep a closed guard but Francis is proving a slippery customer.
Dratchev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Francis defends it easily.
Dratchev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Francis won't allow Dratchev to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis pushing down on Dratchev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dratchev trying to hold on to Francis's head to control him but Francis postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Francis in particular looking to stall.
Dratchev is looking to control Francis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dratchev avoid being mounted?
Francis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dratchev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily.
Dratchev is trying to get back to full guard.
Dratchev won't allow Francis to pass to mount.
Dratchev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Francis slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Dratchev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dratchev.
Francis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dratchev looking for a sweep. Not yet Dratchev, not yet.
Francis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dratchev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Francis is one step ahead there.
Francis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayson Francis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dratchev looks for the body kick but Francis saw that one coming.
Dratchev clinches up against the cage.
Dratchev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Francis is defending well.
Jayson Francis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dratchev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Francis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Francis.
Francis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dratchev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dratchev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Dratchev.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dratchev can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Francis.
Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dratchev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Francis is trying to maintain a safe position but Dratchev gets an underhook and turns Francis into the cage.
Dratchev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Francis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jayson Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Surkho Dratchev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Francis after a bit of a struggle.
Francis has Dratchev pushed against the cage.
Dratchev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Francis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dratchev moves into the clinch.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dratchev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Francis regains guard immediately.
Dratchev is fighting to break Francis's control of his arms but Francis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dratchev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Francis is keeping the position for now.
Dratchev wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francis is pulling down on Dratchev's head. It's preventing any offense from Dratchev, at least for the moment.
Francis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Francis trying to control the position.
Dratchev throws a big elbow that misses.
Dratchev trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dratchev clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Francis.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis is pressed up against the cage. Dratchev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Francis down to the mat. Francis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dratchev drives through and clinches with Francis against the cage.
Francis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Francis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Francis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dratchev is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Francis.
A short right from Francis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Francis on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dratchev blocking some punches.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev takes a shot to the head.
Francis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dratchev backwards.
Dratchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis works on Dratchev's body with a couple of short punches.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dratchev.
Dratchev blocking some punches.
Francis lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Dratchev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dratchev misses with a low kick.
Francis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Jayson Francis has been cut.
Surkho Dratchev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dratchev 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 low kick from Dratchev is predictable there
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
Francis blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayson Francis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Francis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dratchev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've been told by Francis's head coaches at Gunplay MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dratchev throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dratchev throws a low kick, looking for Francis's leg but Francis calmly moves out of range.
Dratchev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Francis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dratchev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francis tried to counter with a leg kick but Dratchev avoided it.
Francis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dratchev. That did some damage!
Dratchev tries to score with a low kick but Francis moves his leg out of the way.
Francis throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Francis.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dratchev blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Dratchev.
Dratchev is trying to drag Francis to the mat but Francis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Francis misses with some punches.
Dratchev looking for a takedown.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Dratchev.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Francis.
Nice body punch from Francis.
Dratchev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Francis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dratchev wants to take the fight to the mat but Francis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jayson Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Surkho Dratchev.
Francis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dratchevs head.
Francis prevents the takedown attempt.
Dratchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dratchev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Francis.
A shot in the inside from Francis.
Surkho Dratchev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of Dratchev's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dratchev tries to throw a body punch but Francis avoids it by throwing Dratchev back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dratchev.
Dratchev tries a body shot but Francis blocks it.
Dratchev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Francis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Francis lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dratchev.
Dratchev tries for a takedown but Francis manages to get underhooks.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dratchev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Francis to keep the fight standing.
Francis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Francis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Francis lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis stops a takedown attempt from Dratchev.
Francis pushes Dratchev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis lands with a left to the head.
Dratchev presses Francis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis has Dratchev pushed against the cage.
Francis scores with a shoulder strike.
Dratchev manages to pull guard.
Dratchev being controlled here, momentarily.
Dratchev wants to sweep but no luck.
Francis wants to get up but he can't break Dratchev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dratchev trying to keep a closed guard but Francis is proving a slippery customer.
Francis is stalling in the full guard.
Dratchev trying to keep a closed guard but Francis is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dratchev is looking for a triangle but Francis pushes his legs off easily.
Francis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jayson Francis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Dratchev misses.
Francis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dratchev.
Dratchev throws a hook but Francis blocks it.
Dratchev throws a lazy body kick
and Francis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayson Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Francis, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayson Francis!
A less than humble Jayson Francis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Surkho Dratchev spoke after the fight, saying 'Pass Vodka. Nostrovia!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 819 p4p, 809 weight class) and Lane Prilla (ranked 17 p4p, 109 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane Prilla!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prilla lands a lovely overhand right.
Prilla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prilla at a distance.
Prilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie catches Prilla with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Lane Prilla has been cut.
Prilla thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prilla pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Prilla.
Prilla cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prilla. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prilla throws a body shot but no joy.
Prilla scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prilla throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Prilla misses the body punch
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lane Prilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prilla connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Prilla moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Prilla misses with a body kick.
Prilla lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie defending well as Prilla loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prilla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Prilla there.
Prilla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prilla.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prilla can pounce on him.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prilla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prilla throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Prilla throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Prilla moved out of range nicely.
Prilla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prilla.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prilla takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prilla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prilla throws a sloppy body shot
and Prilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prilla throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Prilla stuffs the takedown.
Prilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Prilla manages to avoid it.
Prilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Prilla.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prilla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prilla 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.
Gracie works Prilla's body with a nice hook.
Prilla throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Prilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Prilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lane Prilla's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Prilla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prilla doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Prilla.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Prilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Prilla manages to avoid it.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Prilla.
Jab by Prilla.
Prilla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lane Prilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prilla dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Prilla misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Prilla avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prilla misses with a left hand
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Lane Prilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prilla lands with a right hand.
Prilla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Prilla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Prilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Prilla throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Prilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Prilla.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Prilla misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Prilla manages to avoid it.
Prilla scores with a hook.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prilla works the jab nicely.
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prilla blocks a low kick nicely.
Prilla throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Prilla jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prilla lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Prilla stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet!
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prilla lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Prilla cracks Gracie with a hook to the temple - Gracie is on wobbly legs here! Prilla swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gracie falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Prilla wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lane Prilla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Spencer (ranked 820 p4p, 997 weight class) and Daverio Graves (ranked 111 p4p, 135 weight class). Daverio Graves will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daverio Graves!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Graves throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Spencer sprawling to the canvas! Spencer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Graves finish him?!
Horrible takedown attempt by Spencer or perhaps it was just good defense by Graves, which made it look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Spencer's head, knocking him out cold! Graves is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daverio Graves!
An out of breath Daverio Graves 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hao Qiang (ranked 394 p4p, 928 weight class) and Mabuz Bacia (ranked 55 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hao Qiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabuz Bacia!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bacia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Qiang slips under a jab.
Qiang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Qiang.
Qiang scores with a decent looking hook.
Bacia thows a body kick. Qiang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Qiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bacia throws out the jab.
Bacia lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Hao Qiang has been cut.
Bacia throws a lazy right hand but Qiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qiang tries to clinch but Bacia is having none of it.
Bacia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Qiang lands a body shot.
Bacia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bacia is looking to chop away at Qiang's legs.
Qiang loads up on a big right hand but Bacia slips the punch.
Qiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bacia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacia throws out a loose jab but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bacia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qiang.
A solid leg kick lands there for Qiang.
Qiang throws a jab when Bacia was well out of range.
A nice side step and Bacia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oooooh!!! Bacia has knocked Qiang down with a huge combo! Bacia steps away and waves a wobbly Qiang back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bacia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qiang throwing a counter right hand but Bacia manages to avoid it.
Bacia ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacia throws a right and a left that Qiang avoids nicely.
Bacia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qiang circles away quickly and effectively.
Qiang is looking to counter punch.
Bacia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Qiang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bacia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bacia tries to break free but Qiang pushes him back against the cage.
Qiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bacia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Qiang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Qiang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bacia.
Bacia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bacia looks to land a combination but Qiang avoids it well.
Qiang lands a really nice looking cross but Bacia seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Qiang checks a leg kick.
Qiang thuds his right hand into Bacia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Qiang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bacia looks to throw the jab but Qiang is out of range.
Qiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bacia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bacia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Qiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Mabuz Bacia has been cut.
Qiang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Qiang takes a swing at Bacia's ribcage but misses.
Bacia throws a head kick but Qiang moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Bacia.
Bacia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Qiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bacia.
Bacia misses the shot to the body.
Bacia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Qiang half committed to a counter leg kick.
Qiang connects with the punch.
Qiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Bacia.
Bacia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Qiang dips to his left and cracks Bacia with an uppercut!
Qiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Qiang looks to land a right hand but Bacia moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bacia was well out of range. Poor timing from Qiang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qiang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bacia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Qiang.
Bacia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qiang throws out the jab.
Qiang lands a head shot.
Bacia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Bacia does no damage.
Bacia lands a two punch combo.
Hao Qiang's cut is getting worse.
Qiang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bacia's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qiang lands with an uppercut that bounces Bacia off the cage and back into range.
Bacia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qiang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hao Qiang will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Qiang throws a hook to the side of Bacia's head but Bacia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qiang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hao Qiang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hao Qiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Qiang.
Qiang moves forwards but Bacia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Qiang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bacia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Qiang connects with a leg kick.
Qiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Bacia fails to land with a series of punches.
Qiang throws a body punch but Bacia moves out of range.
Bacia loads up on a big right hand but Qiang slips the punch.
Mabuz Bacia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Qiang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Qiang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bacia ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang throws out a powerful jab.
Qiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bacia moves out of range of the strikes.
Bacia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Qiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bacia.
A telegraphed right hand from Qiang misses the target.
Bacia misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Qiang.
Qiang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Qiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bacia throws a head kick that misses.
Bacia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Qiang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bacia misses with a head kick.
Bacia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qiang circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Qiang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Qiang.
Qiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bacia.
Qiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bacia throws a sloppy head kick and Qiang moves out of range easily.
Bacia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Qiang.
Bacia misses with an uppercut.
Bacia ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Qiang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bacia.
Qiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Bacia misses its intended target.
Qiang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Qiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bacia moves away.
Qiang backing away here, and Bacia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bacia misses with a looping right.
Qiang scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang lands a nice shot that snaps Bacia's head back.
Bacia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bacia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qiang.
Bacia ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Despite the aggression on Bacia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Qiang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bacia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Qiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Qiang misses its target.
Bacia avoids the body shot from Qiang.
Qiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bacia moves away.
A head kick misses from Bacia.
Qiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Qiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Bacia is just out of range.
Qiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Bacia is just out of range.
Bacia throws a right and a left that Qiang avoids nicely.
Qiang is looking to counter punch.
Bacia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qiang tries to clinch up
and Bacia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeez, Hao Qiang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bacia misses with a body kick.
Bacia throws a right and a left that Qiang avoids nicely.
Qiang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick lands for Qiang.
Qiang loads up on a big right hand but Bacia slips the punch.
Qiang misses with a lunging right hand
and Bacia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bacia misses with a looping right.
Bacia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Qiang lands a big head kick that sends Bacia tumbling to the mat! Qiang takes a step backwards and waves Bacia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qiang closes the distance and clinches.
Qiang scores with a shot to the side of Bacia's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hao Qiang dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bacia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Qiang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bacia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Qiang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bacia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Qiang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bacia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Qiang misses with a hook.
Bacia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Qiang throws an overhand right that lands on Bacia's shoulder, as Bacia tries to avoid the shot.
Bacia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bacia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qiang throws a body punch but Bacia moves out of range.
Qiang moves away from the strike by Bacia.
Qiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bacia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Qiang throws the kick towards the body but Bacia avoids it.
Bacia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang catches Bacia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mabuz Bacia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bacia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Qiang throws a body punch but Bacia moves out of range.
Qiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qiang slips a jab from Bacia.
An attempted straight right counter from Qiang misses the target.
Bacia cracks Qiang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Qiang tries to clinch but Bacia is having none of it.
Qiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Bacia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hao Qiang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mabuz Bacia!
After winning the bout, Mabuz Bacia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranian Hulk (ranked 1031 p4p, 452 weight class) and Daniel Bjorkman (ranked 76 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iranian Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Bjorkman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorkman keeps the fight on the outside.
Hulk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hulk blocks a body shot from Bjorkman.
Bjorkman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hulk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjorkman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hulks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hulk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bjorkman is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjorkman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bjorkman is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjorkman is doing well to control the position and prevent Hulk from advancing to side control.
Hulk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bjorkman wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorkman is staying active underneath Hulk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjorkman is trying to maintain the position but Hulk is very close to passing his half guard.
Hulk escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hulk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bjorkman avoids it really well and circles away.
Hulk shoots in for a double leg but Bjorkman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bjorkman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bjorkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hulk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bjorkman counters with a left to the body.
Daniel Bjorkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjorkman connects with a looping right hand.
Daniel Bjorkman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hulk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hulk throwing strikes from guard but Bjorkman blocks nicely.
Hulk won't allow Bjorkman to sweep him here.
Hulk looking to sit in guard and control but Bjorkman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hulk being controlled here, momentarily.
Hulk controlling Bjorkman's posture.
Hulk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bjorkman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk working a defensive guard here.
Bjorkman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bjorkman stopping the sweep attempt from Hulk.
Bjorkman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hulk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hulk is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hulk wants to control from the top but Bjorkman keeps moving.
Hulk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hulk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hulk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hulk distracts Bjorkman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hulk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hulk forces his way into half guard.
Hulk with the ground and pound but Bjorkman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iranian Hulk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hulk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Daniel Bjorkman has been cut.
Bjorkman stuffs the takedown.
Hulk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bjorkman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hulk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bjorkman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hulk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hulk gets the takedown into side control.
Bjorkman throws Hulk to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hulk has a takedown stuffed.
Bjorkman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iranian Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjorkman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Iranian Hulk has been cut.
No luck for Hulk with that takedown attempt.
Bjorkman throws a series of strikes that have Hulk backpedaling.
Hulk shoots and misses
and Bjorkman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bjorkman tries to clinch but Hulk moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorkman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hulk's head.
Hulk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Bjorkman misses.
It looked like Hulk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjorkman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hulk on the side of the head.
Hulk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bjorkman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bjorkman misses with a straight left.
Hulk tries to move into range but Bjorkman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bjorkman looks to land a right hand but Hulk moved out of range.
Bjorkman misses with a straight right.
Bjorkman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hulk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bjorkman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bjorkman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hulk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjorkman connects with a right hand. Hulk shakes it off.
Iranian Hulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjorkman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjorkman lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkman lands a slapping body shot.
Hulk moves in looking to clinch but Bjorkman pushes him off.
Bjorkman misses with a looping right.
Hulk attempts a counter takedown but Bjorkman avoids it well and moves away.
Bjorkman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bjorkman misses the shot to the body.
Hulk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bjorkman defends well and Hulk ends up having to push Bjorkman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bjorkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjorkman is working Hulk over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjorkman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hulk blocks a body shot from Bjorkman.
Hulk tries for a takedown but Bjorkman manages to get underhooks.
Hulk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjorkman connects with a body shot that sends Hulk's belly button to the back.
Bjorkman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bjorkman lands a jab to Hulk's midsection.
Bjorkman has Hulk up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjorkman misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hulk tries for a takedown but Bjorkman manages to get underhooks.
Bjorkman gets through Hulk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hulk tries to score a body lock takedown but Bjorkman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Bjorkman.
Hulk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjorkman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hulk backwards.
Bjorkman lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Bjorkman on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bjorkman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjorkman.
Bjorkman misses with some punches.
Hulk tries to score a body lock takedown but Bjorkman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bjorkman lands a body shot.
Bjorkman tries to throw a body punch but Hulk avoids it by throwing Bjorkman back against the cage.
Bjorkman lands with a short shot to the head.
Bjorkman works on Hulk's body with a couple of short punches.
Bjorkman lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjorkman lands a body punch.
Bjorkman lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bjorkman.
Hulk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjorkman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hulk.
Bjorkman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hulk backwards.
Bjorkman lands a shot to the body.
Bjorkman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hulk or not.
A nice left hand lands by Bjorkman.
Bjorkman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjorkman cracks a nice hook into Hulk's ribs.
Bjorkman scores with a hook to the body. Hulk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bjorkman digs a good body shot into Hulk's ribs.
Bjorkman jabs Hulk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bjorkman moves into the clinch.
Bjorkman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjorkman pushes Hulk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bjorkman lands with a left to the head.
Bjorkman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hulk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hulk needs to keep his hands up - Bjorkman had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bjorkman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bjorkman gets a clinch.
Bjorkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hulk backwards.
Hulk is rocked!
Bjorkman throws a head punch that misses.
Bjorkman creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hulk with a big uppercut! Hulk tries to clinch up but Bjorkman pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hulk to the mat! Hulk covers up and Bjorkman unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel Bjorkman!
Daniel Bjorkman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 181 p4p, 258 weight class) and Ivan Jankovic (ranked 19 p4p, 29 weight class). Ivan Jankovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jankovic controlling Jones's posture.
Jankovic working a defensive guard here.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankovic has wrist control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones stands up over Jankovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jankovic striking from the bottom.
Jankovic controlling Jones's posture.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jankovic trying to control the position.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jankovic working a defensive guard here.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jankovic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jankovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
Jankovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jankovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Jankovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jankovic manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Jankovic's guard.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones postures up in Jankovic's guard and throws a big left but Jankovic blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jankovic trying to control the position.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones is looking to clinch but Jankovic is avoiding it.
Jankovic throws a counter combo.
Jankovic walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jankovic defends well and Jones ends up having to push Jankovic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jankovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jankovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jankovic can do to turn this around?
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jankovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jankovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jankovic prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Jankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Jankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jankovic up against the cage.
Jones is working for takedown but Jankovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Jankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Jankovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jankovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jankovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jankovic scores with a hook to the body.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jankovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones jumps guard but Jankovic stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jankovic lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jankovic.
Jankovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jankovic lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jankovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ivan Jankovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Jankovic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jankovic.
Jankovic cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jankovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jankovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Jankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jankovic obliges.
A short right from Jankovic.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jankovic landing knees to the body.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jankovic smiles and moves away.
Jankovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jankovic throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Kevin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jankovic cracks Jones with a big right hand and Jones goes down!
It looks like Kevin Jones has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jankovic working some strikes from top position.
Jones is rocked!
Jones working for a triangle but Jankovic defends it easily.
Jankovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones working for a triangle but Jankovic defends it easily.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Jankovic slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jankovic is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jankovic wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jankovic is one step ahead there.
Jones keeping full guard, as Jankovic tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jankovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jankovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jankovic works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jankovic trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jankovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jankovic has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Jankovic trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jankovic defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jankovic wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Kevin Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jankovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jankovic cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jankovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jankovic throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jankovic manages to circle out of the way.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jankovic tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jankovic to the ground. Jankovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Jankovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jankovic! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones slips a straight right by Jankovic.
Jankovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jankovic stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jankovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivan Jankovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jankovic defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jankovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jankovic defending well though.
Jankovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jankovic has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jankovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jankovic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jankovic is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jankovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jankovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jankovic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jankovic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jankovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jankovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Jankovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ivan Jankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jankovic is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Jankovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones shoots in but Jankovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jankovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankovic moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jankovic connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jones'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.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Jankovic, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Jankovic against the cage but Jankovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Jankovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jankovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jankovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jankovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jankovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kevin Jones's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Jankovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jankovic drops Jones with a big left hand! Jones is injured, injured bad! Jankovic jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Jankovic!
Ivan Jankovic is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ivan Jankovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doric Dienekes (ranked 299 p4p, 458 weight class) and Bart Detweiler (ranked 34 p4p, 58 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Detweiler!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Detweiler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dienekes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bart Detweiler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Detweiler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dienekes!
Dienekes is looking to reverse the position.
Dienekes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dienekes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ZuccoTraining Ground, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dienekes is looking for a sweep.
Detweiler working away.
Dienekes is looking for a sweep.
Detweiler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dienekes keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes is trying to get back to half guard.
Detweiler wants to control for a moment but Dienekes uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler wants to control but Dienekes is keeping him busy.
Detweiler thows a huge punch but Dienekes dodges it nicely.
Dienekes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Detweiler working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Detweiler is looking to stall here but Dienekes recovers full guard.
Detweiler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dienekes is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler keeping full guard, as Dienekes tries to pass.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Detweiler keeps moving.
Detweiler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Detweiler pulls Dienekes in close to his closed guard and prevents Dienekes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dienekes stands up over Detweiler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Detweiler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dienekes defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler has Dienekes pulled in close to control his posture.
Dienekes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dienekes passes into half guard.
Dienekes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dienekes wants to work for an arm triangle but Detweiler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dienekes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Detweiler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Detweiler wants to control but Dienekes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dienekes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes working Detweiler over with strikes.
Detweiler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dienekes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Detweiler tries to get to full guard but Dienekes has control of the leg.
Detweiler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Detweiler is adopting a defensive guard.
Dienekes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Detweiler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Doric Dienekes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Detweiler connects with a looping right hand.
Detweiler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dienekes counters with a shoot takedown. Detweiler fights it but they end up in guard.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Detweiler keeps moving.
Dienekes working some strikes from top position.
Detweiler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dienekes trying to control the position from guard on top but Detweiler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detweiler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Detweiler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dienekes defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Doric Dienekes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dienekes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Detweiler pulls his head out easily.
Dienekes is looking for a sweep. Detweiler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Detweiler stalling.
Detweiler is keen to just control but Dienekes is a slippery customer.
Detweiler wants to pass the guard but Dienekes is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes wants to improve his position but Detweiler is controlling well.
Dienekes is staying active underneath Detweiler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dienekes tries to roll over but Detweiler keeps him under control.
Dienekes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Detweiler looking to sit in guard and control but Dienekes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dienekes trying to control but Detweiler is working from the bottom.
Dienekes is working Detweiler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dienekes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dienekes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dienekes throws a big right hand that misses.
Detweiler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Detweiler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Detweiler pulls Dienekes in close to his closed guard and prevents Dienekes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Detweiler keeps moving.
Dienekes 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four 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.
Detweiler looking for a guillotine here but Dienekes defends easily.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Detweiler keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dienekes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Detweiler. Those never looked like landing.
Dienekes attempts a counter takedown but Detweiler avoids it well and moves away.
Dienekes slips a straight right by Detweiler.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Detweiler misses with a combination
and Dienekes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Detweiler!
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 Doric Dienekes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Detweiler is defended easily by Dienekes.
Detweiler scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Detweiler. That snapped Dienekes's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detweiler drives through and clinches with Dienekes against the cage.
Detweiler lands an elbow inside that Dienekes shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Detweiler.
Dienekes being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dienekes blocks an uppercut.
Detweiler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dienekes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Detweiler.
Dienekes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Detweiler.
Dienekes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Detweiler clinches up with Dienekes and pushes him back against the cage.
Dienekes tries to pull guard but Detweiler won't allow it.
Bart Detweiler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes drags the fight down to the ground.
Detweiler preventing the sweep.
Dienekes is looking for a triangle but Detweiler pushes his legs off easily.
Detweiler throws an elbow that misses. Dienekes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Detweiler's guard. Nice move by Dienekes!
Detweiler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dienekes wants to pass the guard but Detweiler is keeping the position.
Detweiler has Dienekes pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes is looking to work some ground and pound but Detweiler has wrist control.
Dienekes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Detweiler trying to control the position here.
Detweiler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dienekes 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.
Dienekes is looking to work some ground and pound but Detweiler has wrist control.
That's four 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.
Dienekes lands a couple of elbows.
Dienekes trying to move into half guard but instead Detweiler has managed to sweep!
Detweiler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dienekes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dienekes keeping moving, preventing Detweiler from controlling successfully.
Detweiler wants to pass the guard but Dienekes is keeping the position.
Dienekes has his foot on Detweiler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Detweiler works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dienekes keeping moving, preventing Detweiler from controlling successfully.
Doric Dienekes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dienekes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Detweiler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dienekes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doric Dienekes!
In defeat, Bart Detweiler stepped up to the mic, saying 'The Athletic Commission just announced my opponent has tested positive for PEDs, so this fight will be declared a No-Contest. Big up to those of us who still fight clean!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgars Al Dariush (ranked 42 p4p, 275 weight class) and Duncan Farquharson (ranked 8 p4p, 43 weight class). Duncan Farquharson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Al Dariush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Farquharson shoots in for a takedown but Al Dariush shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Dariush was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson darts in looking for a takedown but Al Dariush gets double underhooks and turns Farquharson into the cage.
Farquharson defending well as Al Dariush loads up on a big left hand.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush connects with a right hand. Farquharson shakes it off.
Al Dariush's corner calls for a 1-2. Al Dariush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Dariush gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Farquharson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson is posturing up here but Al Dariush has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Farquharson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Farquharson has to tap! Slick submission there by Al Dariush!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edgars Al Dariush!
Edgars Al Dariush retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Edgars Al Dariush thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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