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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ante Novak (ranked 5051 p4p, 22914 weight class) and Amarillo Brillo (ranked 467 p4p, 509 weight class). Ante Novak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ante Novak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Novak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brillo scores with a nice head shot.
Novak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brillo.
And Novak counters with a quick kick to the body but Brillo blocks it.
Novak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brillo was covering up waiting for the punch and Novak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brillo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Novak works over Brillo with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brillo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Brillo there.
Brillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brillo passes to side control.
Brillo working the head and body with strikes.
Brillo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brillo tries to score with some ground and pound. Novak controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brillo lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brillo throws an elbow but Novak slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Novak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brillo looks up at the clock and then as Novak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brillo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brillo is working Novak over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Novak down.
Brillo is chipping away with strikes.
Brillo trying to control the position but Novak is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Novak down.
Brillo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Novak sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Brillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo is chipping away with strikes.
Brillo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Novak down.
Brillo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brillo working the ground and pound but Novak is defending the strikes.
Brillo works to advance to full mount. Novak defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brillo lands a couple of good shots and Novak has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Novak tries to escape the position.
Brillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brillo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Brillo throwing sloppy strikes.
Novak covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Novak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brillo on the ground.
Brillo scores with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Brillo. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Brillo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Brillo lands punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brillo is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Novak with him. Novak is trying to defend but Brillo has an arm under the chin now! Novak grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amarillo Brillo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 3425 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Ivarsson Trippin (ranked 274 p4p, 129 weight class). Granes comes to the cage accompanied by 敢不敢. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ivarsson Trippin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivarsson Trippin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trippin. That did some damage!
Trippin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trippin misses with a body kick.
Trippin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Granes catches Trippin right on the button with a cross.
Granes clinches up with Trippin and pushes him back against the cage.
Trippin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trippin misses with the head strike.
Trippin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trippin lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Granes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trippin backwards.
Granes has Trippin pressed against the cage, preventing Trippin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Trippin fails to land.
Trippin lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trippin swings wildly with an uppercut but Granes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trippin working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trippin.
Trippin tries a body shot but Granes blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Trippin.
Trippin tries to throw a body punch but Granes avoids it by throwing Trippin back against the cage.
Granes swings wildly with an uppercut but Trippin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granes tries to score a body lock takedown but Trippin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Granes lands a left hand.
Granes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trippin is trying to break the clinch but Granes has him pressed against the cage.
Granes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trippin misses with a punch on the inside.
Trippin can't find room to land a body shot as Granes controls the action.
Trippin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trippin backwards.
Trippin scores with a shoulder strike.
Granes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trippin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trippin throws a leg kick
and Granes counters with a shoot takedown. Trippin fights it but they end up in guard.
Granes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trippin's head.
Granes wants to control from the top but Trippin keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trippin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trippin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Granes is on top in guard.
Granes throwing strikes from guard but Trippin blocks nicely.
Granes trying to control but Trippin is working from the bottom.
Trippin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Granes controls the pace.
Trippin is trying to control the position but Granes postures up.
Granes throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes lands a couple of elbows.
Granes working some strikes from top position.
Granes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trippin is controlling Granes's posture.
Granes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trippin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Granes postures up and lands a big shot to Trippin's brow.
Granes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Granes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trippin dodges the ground and pound from Granes.
The strikes coming from Granes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Trippin is looking to regain half guard here but Granes keeps moving and retains side control.
Trippin keeping his opponent close.
Granes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Trippin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Trippin is trying to escape the position but Granes is controlling the position.
Granes is looking to take a break and control but Trippin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trippin down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Granes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Granes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trippin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trippin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granes's elbow.
Granes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trippin misses with a body punch.
Trippin misses with some punches.
Trippin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Granes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Granes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trippin's elbow.
Trippin misses with a punch to the body.
Trippin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trippin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trippin.
A short right from Granes on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granes scores with a shot to the side of Trippin's head.
Trippin misses with some punches.
Granes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Granes lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granes looking for a takedown.
Trippin misses with a punch on the inside.
Granes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trippin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graness head.
Granes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trippin blocking some punches.
Granes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Granes throws a punch but it's blocked by Trippin.
Trippin has a couple of punches blocked by Granes.
Trippin misses with a punch on the inside.
Trippin digs a right hand into Granes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Granes's gas tank.
Granes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trippin lands a nice shot to the body.
Granes has clasped his hands together around Trippin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Granes is chipping away with strikes.
Granes cracks Trippin with a big right hand but Trippin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Granes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trippin, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trippin is looking for a sweep.
Granes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trippin can do to turn this around?
An elbow from Granes crashes against the mat.
Granes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trippin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Granes throws a strike aimed at the side of Trippin's head but Trippin avoids it well.
Keenwah Granes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Granes grinds an elbow into Trippin's temple.
Granes 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.
Trippin wants to control but Granes postures up.
Granes trying to control the position but Trippin is working away.
Granes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trippin down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Trippin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Trippin is trying to get back to half guard.
Granes laying and praying for a moment but Trippin takes advantage and regains half guard.
Granes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Granes wants to free his trapped foot but Trippin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Granes not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trippin is not content to let Granes control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Granes lands with a punch from half guard.
Trippin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Granes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Granes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trippin's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trippin throws a front kick aimed at Granes's knee but Granes avoids it well.
Granes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ivarsson Trippin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Granes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trippin.
Keenwah Granes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trippin needs to keep his hands up - Granes had a free shot at his head there.
Trippin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trippin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Granes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Granes tries to close the distance and clinch but Trippin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trippin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Granes avoids a kick to the body.
Trippin throws the left hand but Granes avoids the punch easily.
Granes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Granes gets a clinch.
Trippin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trippin blocks an uppercut.
Granes is trying to stall.
Ivarsson Trippin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trippin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Granes backwards.
Trippin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Trippin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trippin blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin misses with a body punch.
Granes tries to score a body lock takedown but Trippin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trippin breaks from the clinch.
Trippin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Granes is out of range and Trippin settles back down.
Granes tries to counter with a takedown but Trippin is quick to defend against it.
Trippin delivers a nice body kick.
Granes throws a hook but Trippin avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Trippin misses.
Trippin throws out a leg kick but Granes moves out of range and Trippin only half commits.
Trippin throws a low kick, looking for Granes's leg but Granes calmly moves out of range.
Granes misses with a hook
and Trippin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trippin ducks under a wild hook from Granes.
Granes misses with a body shot
and Trippin counters with a head kick. That will keep Granes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Trippin connects with an inside leg kick.
Trippin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trippin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trippin scores with a leg kick.
Granes throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granes instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trippin can't find room to land a body shot as Granes controls the action.
Trippin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granes tries to stall but Trippin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Granes digs a right hand into Trippin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trippin's gas tank.
Trippin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trippin pushes Granes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trippin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trippin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Granes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trippin backwards.
A short uppercut from Trippin.
Still in the clinch, Trippin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trippin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Granes goes for a takedown attempt but Trippin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keenwah Granes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trippin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trippin scores with a kick to the body.
Trippin pounces like a tiger and cracks Granes with a vicious hook! Granes is down but not out! Trippin follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivarsson Trippin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Parmesan Cheese (ranked 1325 p4p, 1743 weight class) and Michal Sykora (ranked 103 p4p, 122 weight class). Parmesan Cheese could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michal Sykora's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Parmesan Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese avoids the head kick by Sykora.
Sykora throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheese on the side of the head.
Sykora avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Sykora missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sykora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheese.
Cheese clobbers Sykora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sykora slips a jab from Cheese.
Cheese lands a big uppercut and Sykora crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sykora looks OK. Cheese waves Sykora back to his feet!
 Sykora is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Sykora is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?
Sykora throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily.
Cheese is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sykora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cheese. Cheese obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheese really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sykora misses with a straight left.
Sykora seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheese lands a leg kick that knocks Sykora off balance momentarily.
Sykora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Cheese appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sykora tries a low kick but Cheese avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
Cheese looks to land a body kick but Sykora moved away.
It seemed like Sykora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sykora.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sykora.
Sykora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sykora throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a leg kick
and Sykora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheese defending well as Sykora loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cheese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sykora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Sykora misses its intended target.
Sykora misses with a body kick.
Sykora throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sykora lands with an uppercut that bounces Cheese off the cage and back into range.
Sykora misses with a looping left.
Sykora throws a big shot that misses.
Cheese staying out of range there.
Sykora lands a really nice looking cross but Cheese seems unphased.
Sykora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Sykora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheese appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cheese scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese scores with a nice head shot.
Sykora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheese is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sykora throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheese counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cheese lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sykora. Sykora tries to recover but Cheese is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sykora lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parmesan Cheese!
After winning the bout, Parmesan Cheese 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ant Thrax (ranked 893 p4p, 304 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 121 p4p, 44 weight class). Bastien Harris 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ant Thrax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrax.
Thrax was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Thrax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrax throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrax misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Ant Thrax has been cut.
Thrax misses with a body punch
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrax 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.
Thrax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrax throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrax lands with an overhand left.
Thrax misses with a hook to the body
and Thrax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrax.
Harris feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax misses with a hook
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrax throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrax misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Thrax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrax throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thrax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Thrax blocks it well.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thrax lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thrax throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Ant Thrax's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips a straight right by Thrax.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Thrax looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Thrax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thrax with a body shot.
Thrax misses with a looping left.
Harris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thrax throws a right hand that misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Thrax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris is trying to counter with his kicks.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Thrax counters with a right hand to the body.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Thrax.
Harris throws out a counter right but Thrax avoids it with no problem.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Thrax's head but Thrax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris misses with a leg kick.
Thrax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrax lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thrax throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrax throws a good cross that connects.
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harris is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thrax had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thrax looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thrax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Ant Thrax's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harris lands the left hand.
Ant Thrax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thrax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thrax in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Thrax throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Thrax throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thrax.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Thrax misses with a body punch
and Thrax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Ant Thrax's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrax.
Thrax throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris digs a good hook to Thrax's body.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrax.
Thrax misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ant Thrax'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.
Nice shot lands for Thrax.
Thrax throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrax thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris slips under a jab from Thrax.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thrax.
A big right from Harris misses.
Thrax swings widly with a right hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris digs a good body shot into Thrax's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Thrax misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Thrax misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ant Thrax's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bastien Harris!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 421 p4p, 290 weight class) and Ilari Rahamies (ranked 40 p4p, 27 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Stepdad- Eminem. Ilari Rahamies will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Greene.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Greene moved away.
Rahamies misses with a looping left.
Rahamies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rahamies tries to land a body kick
so Greene counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rahamies wants to stand and escape but Greene is having none of it.
Greene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rahamies is keeping the position for now.
Greene is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Greene won't allow Rahamies to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Greene stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rahamies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rahamies wants to stand but Greene is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ilari Rahamies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rahamies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Greene fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
Rahamies throws a solid leg kick but Greene takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rahamies.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
Greene darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Greene gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with a looping right.
Rahamies is looking to slow Greene down with leg kicks.
Rahamies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Greene has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Rahamies walks into a stiff left hand from Greene.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Greene sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Greene attempts a counter takedown but Rahamies avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Rahamies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahamies.
Greene tries to counter with a takedown but Rahamies is quick to defend against it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahamies. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Greene walks into a jab.
Rahamies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Rahamies. Those never looked like landing.
Rahamies leaves Greene with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rahamies scores with a nice right hand.
Greene checks a leg kick.
Rahamies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rahamies wants to stand but Greene is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rahamies keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
Greene is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Greene drops back looking for a leg! Rahamies is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rahamies manages to kick Greene off! Greene jumps back into Rahamies's guard.
Rahamies is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Greene wants to pass the guard but Rahamies is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahamies has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Greene off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A swing and a miss from Rahamies.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rahamies.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rahamies throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Rahamies loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greene misses with some punches.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Rahamies blocks a body shot from Greene.
Greene jumps guard but Rahamies turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahamies working aggressively here.
Greene misses with some punches.
Greene digs a right hand into Rahamies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rahamies's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahamies tries to break free but Greene pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahamies.
Greene jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rahamies walks away with a smile on his face. Greene gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Greene swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rahamies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greene connects with a looping right hand.
Rahamies looks to land a body kick but Greene moved away.
Rahamies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahamies.
Greene drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rahamies has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet but Greene drags him back down.
Greene thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Greene working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies is trying to buck Greene off.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rahamies has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rahamies has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rahamies is trying to buck Greene off.
Greene trying to control the action but Rahamies is working from the bottom.
Rahamies throws Greene to one side and escapes!
Greene looks to throw the jab but Rahamies is out of range.
Rahamies is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Rahamies's head but Rahamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rahamies as he avoids it easily.
Greene has a takedown stuffed.
Rahamies now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rahamies scores with a nice right hand.
Rahamies digs a good hook to Greene's body.
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Greene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahamies.
Ilari Rahamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Rahamies scores with a leg kick.
Rahamies looks to land a right hand but Greene moved out of range.
Rahamies with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene avoids the head kick by Rahamies.
Greene changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rahamies looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rahamies throws Greene to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahamies lands a right hook to the body.
Rahamies throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Greene changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rahamies tries to avoid it but Greene manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rahamies to the ground. Rahamies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahamies was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Rahamies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Greene shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rahamies is trying to stand.
Greene is keen to just control but Rahamies is a slippery customer.
Greene is controlling the pace.
Greene seems to be working for a kimura but Rahamies defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Greene manages to mount him!
Rahamies trying desperately to get to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahamies is trying to stand but he's just given Greene his back.
Greene working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Greene working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rahamies is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Greene is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Rahamies has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Greene has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Rahamies taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Greene doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricky Greene!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Machine (ranked 431 p4p, 577 weight class) and Light Uhp (ranked 53 p4p, 74 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Satan Is Real. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Alexis Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Light Uhp!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uhp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uhp clobbers Machine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexis Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Uhp.
Uhp lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Uhp.
Uhp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uhp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Uhp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machine slips a jab from Uhp.
Machine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Uhp to score with a decent uppercut.
Machine tries to clinch but Uhp is having none of it.
Machine tries to clinch but Uhp is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Machine.
Machine throws a hook to the side of Uhp's head but Uhp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uhp throws a push kick but Machine slaps the foot to one side.
Uhp lands a front kick.
Machine connects with a body shot.
Uhp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uhp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uhp scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine throws a combination. Uhp tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Machine moves in looking to clinch but Uhp pushes him off.
Machine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uhp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Machine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machine lands a big head kick that sends Uhp tumbling to the mat! Machine takes a step backwards and waves Uhp back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Light Uhp has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine tries to clinch there but Uhp circles away.
Machine wants to clinch.
Uhp avoids the head kick by Machine.
Machine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uhp can pounce on him.
Oooooh!!! Machine has knocked Uhp down with a huge combo! Machine steps away and waves a wobbly Uhp back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Uhp is rocked!
Machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Machine lands a left and a right that send Uhp crashing to the mat, dazed. Machine thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Uhp is still on wobbly legs! Can Machine finish him?
A slow jab from Machine misses its intended target.
Machine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uhp counters with a straight right hand.
Uhp seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhp keeps the fight on the outside.
Uhp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uhp.
Uhp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uhp avoids the head kick by Machine.
Uhp bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Machine closes the distance and clinches.
Uhp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machine wants to clinch up but Uhp keeps it at a distance.
Uhp has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uhp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Uhp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machine 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.
Machine ducks under a wild hook from Uhp.
Uhp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uhp circles away quickly and effectively.
Uhp connects with a single shot there.
Uhp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Uhp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Machine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uhp jabs Machine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Uhp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Uhp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uhp dips to his left and cracks Machine with an uppercut!
Machine swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Uhp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Uhp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uhp misses with a hook.
Machine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uhp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machine.
Uhp thuds a left hand into Machine's body.
Uhp lands a right hook to the body.
Machine wants to clinch but Uhp slips to the side
and Uhp counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine scores with a nice right hand.
Machine drops his hands momentarily and Uhp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Machine throws a combination. Uhp tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Machine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Uhp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uhp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Machine misses.
Machine 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.
Machine closes the distance and clinches.
Uhp lands an uppercut.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machine lands an elbow just above Uhp 's eye.
Good body shot from Machine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Uhp blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Uhp.
Machine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Alexis Machine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Light Uhp's cut.
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.
Machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uhp missing with a left hand there. Machine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uhp takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick lands for Uhp.
Machine wants to clinch.
Machine wants to clinch but Uhp slips to the side
and Uhp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uhp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machine.
Uhp misses with a body shot.
Machine wants to clinch up but Uhp keeps it at a distance.
Uhp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uhp keeps the fight on the outside.
Machine tries to clinch but Uhp moves away
and Uhp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machine tries to clinch up but Uhp circles away and keeps his distance.
Machine forces Uhp back against the cage and clinches.
Machine has Uhp pressed against the cage, preventing Uhp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uhp dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uhp breaks from the clinch.
Machine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uhp.
Uhp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machine takes a step back to recover.
Machine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uhp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uhp lands with a hook. Machine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alexis Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Uhp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uhp blocks a head kick by Machine.
Machine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uhp.
Uhp scores with a kick to the midsection.
Machine tries to clinch up but Uhp circles away and keeps his distance.
Machine throws a head kick that misses
and Uhp counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uhp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uhp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uhp throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Uhp.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uhp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Machine.
Machine tries to clinch but Uhp moves away
and Uhp counters with a stiff right hand.
Machine scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Uhp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uhp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machine. That did some damage!
Machine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uhp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uhp with a nice calf kick.
Uhp moves away from the strike by Machine.
Machine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uhp lands a leg kick that knocks Machine off balance momentarily.
Uhp with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Uhp.
Uhp lands a jab to the head.
Uhp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uhp manages to avoid it.
Machine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uhp looks to score with a jab to the body but Machine is just out of range.
Uhp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uhp throws a nice head kick!
Uhp scores with a hook to the body. Machine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine cracks Uhp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uhp throws out a leg kick but Machine moves out of range and Uhp only half commits.
Machine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Machine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Machine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Uhp under the eye.
Machine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uhp misses with a hook. Machine ducked under it nicely.
Uhp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Uhp.
Machine moves to clinch but Uhp breaks away
and Uhp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Machine tries to clinch there but Uhp circles away.
Uhp cracks Machine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uhp scores with a jab.
Machine scores with a hook.
Machine misses with a hook. Uhp ducked under it nicely.
Uhp throws a head kick that misses.
Uhp lands a nice looking body shot.
Machine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Machine moves in looking to clinch but Uhp pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Machine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Machine is looking to clinch.
Machine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uhp counters with a good, hard body kick but Machine shrugs it off.
Uhp thuds a left hand into Machine's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Uhp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Light Uhp's cut.
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!
Machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uhp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uhp blocks a head kick by Machine.
Uhp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uhp lands a nice shot that snaps Machine's head back.
Machine stuns Uhp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machine slips a jab from Uhp.
Uhp scores with a jab to the body.
Uhp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machine blocks the body kick.
Machine tries to clinch but Uhp is having none of it.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uhp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uhp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uhp tries to work over Machine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Machine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uhp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Machine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Uhp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uhp misses with a body kick.
Machine tries to clinch but Uhp moves out of range.
Machine takes one to the side of the head.
Uhp feints and then cracks Machine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machine down.
Machine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Machine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uhp scores with a jab to the body.
Machine misses with a hook. Uhp ducked under it nicely.
Uhp lands with an overhand left.
Machine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uhp.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uhp.
Machine darts in trying to clinch
and Uhp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uhp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Machine on the side of the head.
Machine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Uhp doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machine wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine tries to clinch up.
Uhp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machine tries to clinch but Uhp is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Uhp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Uhp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uhp moves away.
Uhp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machine manages to avoid it.
Uhp keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uhp.
Uhp takes a shot to the head.
Uhp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machine tries a body shot but Uhp blocks it.
Alexis Machine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Uhp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Uhp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Machine.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uhp.
Uhp throws a leg kick which misses Machine's front leg but catches the back leg as Machine tries to avoid it.
Uhp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Machine throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Uhp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uhp.
Uhp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machine is out of range and Uhp settles back down.
Machine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uhp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uhp connects with an inside leg kick.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uhp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uhp circles away quickly and effectively.
Machine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uhp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Machine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uhp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machine looks to land a combination but Uhp avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uhp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machine's sensitive parts.
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!
Uhp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Uhp clobbers Machine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Machine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uhp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Uhp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machine looks to clinch
and Uhp counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Uhp.
Uhp swats away the attempt to clinch by Machine.
Machine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uhp manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Uhp misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Uhp!
Light Uhp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uhp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machine moves away.
Machine tried to score with a low kick but Uhp checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Light Uhp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uhp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Uhp!
Light Uhp bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 111 p4p, 231 weight class) and Bubba Rolls (ranked 16 p4p, 34 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rolls's choice of entrance music: Moonshine Bandits - For The Outlawz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Rolls!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolls moves away.
Morrison throws the left hand but Rolls avoids the punch easily.
Rolls has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rolls.
Rolls throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rolls.
Morrison thuds his right hand into Rolls's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been hearing reports that Morrison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rolls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Rolls drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rolls wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Morrison is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rolls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rolls loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison wants to hit a sweep here but Rolls passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morrison there!
Rolls trying to control but Morrison is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to escape the mount.
Rolls lands with some strikes.
Morrison is trying desperately to improve position.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rolls lands a big shot there that rocks Morrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rolls controlling the pace for now.
Rolls scoring with strikes but Morrison is staying in there.
Rolls unloading with bombs!
Morrison is looking to improve his position but Rolls isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison tries to hold on but Rolls postures up.
Morrison working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls looking to finish with strikes here!
Rolls lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rolls looking to finish with strikes here!
Rolls tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morrison tries to hold on but Rolls postures up.
Rolls thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morrison is looking to improve his position but Rolls isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison wants to control but Rolls is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to escape the mount.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Rolls's attempts to control the action.
Morrison is desperately trying to improve his position but Rolls has a good base and remains in mount.
Rolls looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rolls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rolls dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rolls takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rolls scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rolls ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Rolls feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Rolls wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Rolls postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Rolls preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison controls Rolls momentarily but Rolls frees himself.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolls is looking to advance position but Morrison has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Morrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rolls's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rolls can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rolls has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
Bubba Rolls has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison lands with some strikes.
Morrison breaks from Rolls's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morrison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morrison controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison controlling his opponent.
Rolls regains half guard.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
Rolls is not content to let Morrison control the position.
Rolls trying to control here.
Morrison controlling the action here.
Rolls looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morrison with the ground and pound but Rolls uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Rolls looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rolls's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolls controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrison throws a strike but Rolls rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrison wants to improve his position but instead Rolls has moved into half guard.
Rolls trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison trying to get back to full guard but Rolls takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rolls landing strikes from the mount and Morrison is in trouble!
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rolls looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolls manages to avoid it.
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.
Rolls misses with a wild body shot.
Rolls throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Rolls swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Rolls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morrison struggling a bit here.
Morrison sneaks back into half guard.
Rolls is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
Morrison is controlling Rolls's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rolls is one step ahead there.
Rolls is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rolls postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison pulls Rolls in to control the position.
Morrison'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.
Rolls stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison is pulling down on Rolls's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rolls moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Rolls slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rolls.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison with a jab.
Rolls misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison walks into a straight right hand from Rolls.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rolls to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolls slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison moves away from the strike by Rolls.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morrison punishes Rolls's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls jabs at Morrison's body.
Rolls gets a takedown into half guard.
Morrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rolls is working away from the top position though.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Rolls has control of the leg.
Rolls throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morrison 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.
Rolls looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison trying to control but Rolls postures up.
Rolls slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Rolls is very close to passing his half guard.
Rolls prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Rolls trying to control from half guard but Morrison is working away.
Morrison desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rolls really dominated that round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Rolls counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rolls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Rolls releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rolls is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrison with a body shot.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rolls.
Rolls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Rolls moved out of range nicely.
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison throws a jab when Rolls was well out of range.
Rolls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Rolls slips a jab and a cross from Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolls.
Rolls throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Morrison.
Rolls swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison lands a takedown into guard.
Morrison trying to control but Rolls is working from the bottom.
Rolls 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.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison is in close to Rolls's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to Rolls's brow.
Morrison works over Rolls with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Rolls keeps moving.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison looking to sit in guard and control but Rolls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rolls won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rolls manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rolls is on top in guard.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison controlling the position.
Rolls won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison working a defensive guard here.
Rolls trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison is pulling down on Rolls's head. It's preventing any offense from Rolls, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rolls postures up and lands a big shot to Morrison's brow.
Morrison has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rolls has passed into side control.
Morrison tries to bench press Rolls off him but Rolls keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolls landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rolls throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rolls is in Morrison's guard.
Rolls won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Rolls looking to control.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison is working Rolls over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rolls manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Rolls forces his way into half guard.
Morrison tries to roll over but Rolls keeps him under control.
Morrison trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls is controlling the pace.
Morrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Rolls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rolls sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.
Morrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
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. Morrison connects with a nice short shot to Rolls's temple.
Morrison is trying to control. Rolls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morrison slips a nice elbow through Rolls's hands, connecting with Rolls's forehead.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rolls is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison pulls his head out easily.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rolls to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolls working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolls has wrist control.
Rolls has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rolls has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Morrison.
I think Morrison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
A very excited looking Frank Morrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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pop
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