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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 4954 p4p, 4020 weight class) and Hafthor Kruger (ranked 460 p4p, 413 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by High Cotton by Alabama. Gage Bennett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hafthor Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Bennett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruger finds it's way round the side to connect with Bennett's head.
Kruger takes a kick to the side of the head.
 It looks like Hafthor Kruger has been cut.
Kruger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kruger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kruger connects with an inside leg kick.
Bennett lands a lovely overhand right.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 It looks like Gage Bennett 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!
Bennett walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
A cross from Kruger lands.
Kruger scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Kruger.
Bennett takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.
Kruger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kruger! Bennett is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hafthor Kruger!
Hafthor Kruger managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 2668 p4p, 3009 weight class) and Dzhabrail Aslakhanov (ranked 312 p4p, 350 weight class). King comes into the arena with YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 28 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dzhabrail Aslakhanov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aslakhanov loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aslakhanov. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a body shot.
Malcolm King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aslakhanov cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aslakhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Good leg kick by King.
Aslakhanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aslakhanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aslakhanov knocks King to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
 King is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
King is trying to escape the position but Aslakhanov is controlling the position.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aslakhanov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
Aslakhanov taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
King wants to get back to his feet but Aslakhanov drags him back down.
King wants to get back to his feet but Aslakhanov is dominant here and he's now got King's back!
Aslakhanov is looking for the choke from the back position but King is controlling his hands well.
King trying to get back to his feet but Aslakhanov is in full control for now.
Aslakhanov is riding his opponent, not letting King buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Aslakhanov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to stand back up.
Aslakhanov controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dzhabrail Aslakhanov dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King throws a head kick but Aslakhanov moves out of range.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aslakhanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
King misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Aslakhanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aslakhanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Dzhabrail Aslakhanov has been cut.
King tries to land a front kick but Aslakhanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aslakhanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Aslakhanov moves away from the strike by King.
Aslakhanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aslakhanov's head.
Aslakhanov looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Dzhabrail Aslakhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Aslakhanov misses its intended target.
Aslakhanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aslakhanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aslakhanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aslakhanov counters with a big uppercut that knocks King off his feet! Aslakhanov dives into side control looking to finish!
King tries to escape but Aslakhanov is in control.
Aslakhanov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
King is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aslakhanov just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aslakhanov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aslakhanov prevents King from escaping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King wants to get back to his feet but Aslakhanov is dominant here and he's now got King's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aslakhanov is working for a rear naked choke. King is not defending it well and Aslakhanov has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! King refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of King's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dzhabrail Aslakhanov!
Dzhabrail Aslakhanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 1097 p4p, 1495 weight class) and Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 141 p4p, 185 weight class). Joestar comes to the cage accompanied by Coda - Bloody Stream. 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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Good wrestling
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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 30 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panagiotis Nikolau!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolau throws an overhand right that lands on Joestar's shoulder, as Joestar tries to avoid the shot.
Nikolau moves out of range of the strikes.
Joestar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joestar lands with a kick to the temple. Nikolau shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A shot to the body from Nikolau misses
and Joestar counters with a three punch combo that has Nikolau backing up. Nikolau nods at Joestar to acknowledge the strikes.
Joestar lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikolau moves away.
Joestar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Joestar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolau blocks an uppercut.
Nikolau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joestar manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Nikolau misses the target.
Joestar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joestar misses with a series of wild punches.
Nikolau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Johan Joestar has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Nikolau misses.
Joestar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nikolau fakes the leg kick and cracks Joestar in the body.
A shot to the body from Nikolau misses
and Joestar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nikolau thumps Joestar with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Joestar misses the target.
Nikolau throws out a counter right but Joestar avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joestar lands a head kick!
Joestar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolau lands a left and a right that send Joestar crashing to the mat, dazed. Nikolau thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Joestar throws a leg kick
and Nikolau counters with a huge right that knocks Joestar out cold! Nikolau is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panagiotis Nikolau!
Panagiotis Nikolau thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Prilla (ranked 747 p4p, 746 weight class) and Robbie Auston (ranked 98 p4p, 97 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane Prilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Auston!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Auston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Auston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Auston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Prilla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Auston works the jab nicely.
Prilla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Auston counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Auston misses the target.
Auston throws a jab when Prilla was well out of range.
Robbie Auston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prilla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Auston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Auston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prilla moves away.
Auston connects with a jab.
Auston blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prilla thows a body kick. Auston tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Prilla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prilla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Auston.
Auston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Prilla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Auston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prilla manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Auston.
It looks like Lane Prilla has been cut.
Prilla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Auston slips under a jab from Prilla.
Auston connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Prilla misses.
Prilla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Auston throws a shot from downtown. Prilla moves away and avoids it.
Auston throws a looping overhand right but Prilla ducks down to avoid it.
Prilla throws out a loose jab but Auston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Auston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prilla. Auston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Auston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Auston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prilla throws a jab when Auston was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Prilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Auston throws a body punch but Prilla moves out of range.
Prilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Auston was well out of range. Poor timing from Prilla.
Auston just misses with a punch to the body.
Prilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prilla misses with a looping left.
Auston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Auston 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.
Prilla moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Robbie Auston has been cut.
Auston moves out of range as Prilla strikes.
Prilla digs a good hook to Auston's body.
Nice jab there from Prilla.
Auston throws a head kick but Prilla moves out of range.
Auston scores with a jab to the head.
Auston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prilla throws out the jab.
Prilla takes one to the chin there.
Auston looks to throw the jab but Prilla is out of range.
It looked like Prilla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Prilla misses the target.
Auston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Auston.
Prilla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Auston finds it's way round the side to connect with Prilla's head.
Prilla is rocked!
Auston lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Prilla falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robbie Auston!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 598 p4p, 511 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 83 p4p, 70 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Evans looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Evans pushes Winston away with a front kick.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston misses with a low kick.
Winston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Winston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Evans.
Winston throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Winston looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Winston misses.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Evans moves into range and connects with a jab.
Winston slips a jab from Evans.
Evans with a nice calf kick.
Gwynn Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Evans finds it's target.
Winston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Winston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winston does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Winston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Winston.
Winston was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Winston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Evans's head backwards.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Winston manages to avoid it.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston wants to slow Evans down by chopping away at his legs.
Winston moves forwards but Evans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Winston misses.
Winston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winston.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winston is out of range and Evans settles back down.
Winston unleashes a big counter combination but Evans bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Evans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Evans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Winston just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEvans.
Evans scores with a head kick. Winston tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Winston throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Evans throws a push kick but Winston slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Evans is predictable there
and Winston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evans scores with a spinning back kick!
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Evans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winston counters with an outside leg kick.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Evans throws out a leg kick but Winston moves out of range and Evans only half commits.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Evans throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Winston feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans tries to land a front kick but Winston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winston is looking to chop away at Evans's legs.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
Evans swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston feints a counter leg kick.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Winston throws a head kick that misses.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Winston manages to avoid it.
Gwynn Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston blocks a head kick by Evans.
Winston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Evans thuds a left hand into Winston's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Evans.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
It seemed like Winston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Evans lands a leg kick that knocks Winston off balance momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Evans - that will leave a mark!
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Winston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
A lazy left from Evans finds 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!
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans connects with a solid leg kick.
Evans misses with the body kick
letting Winston counter with a right hand.
A jab from Evans misses.
Winston tries a quick counter leg kick but Evans is wise to it.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Winston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Evans. That one must have hurt.
Evans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Winston appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans tries to clinch there but Winston circles away.
Winston feints a counter leg kick.
Evans blocks a low kick nicely.
Evans fires out a quick counter leg kick but Winston just manages to avoid it.
Evans scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Winston is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Winston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Evans throws a poor cross that misses
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Winston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winston throws a leg kick that misses.
Evans checks the leg kick nicely there.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Evans checks a leg kick.
Evans swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Evans tries to work over Winston's front leg with a kick but Winston checks it.
Winston tries a quick counter leg kick but Evans is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Winston misses with a head kick.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winston checks a low kick from Evans.
Winston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Evans lands a slapping body shot.
Winston swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Winston blocks a low kick nicely.
Winston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston punishes Evans's body with a nice straight punch.
Evans misses with a hook. Winston ducked under it nicely.
Winston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Evans has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a body kick.
Winston sizes up Evans with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Evans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Nice body punch from Winston.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston throws a poor cross that misses
and Winston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evans takes one on the button.
Winston lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Winston there.
Winston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Evans scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winston can do to turn this around?
Winston scores with a leg kick.
Evans misses with a left hand
and Winston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Evans lands a glancing blow to the side of Winston's head.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Evans
and Winston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Winston as he connects with a hook.
Winston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Winston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evans blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Evans tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Evans connects with a leg kick.
Harry Winston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Evans appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Winston drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evans scores with a leg kick.
Evans throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Evans.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Winston.
Well Evans has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
Gwynn Evans decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Weismuller (ranked 276 p4p, 940 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 38 p4p, 126 weight class). Weismuller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nobody Speak. Faolin has chosen It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain as his entrance music. Tommy Weismuller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weismuller misses with a body kick.
Faolin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weismuller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Weismuller throws a front kick aimed at Faolin's knee but Faolin avoids it well.
Weismuller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Faolins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Weismuller throws a leg kick but Faolin moved away.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weismuller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faolin.
Faolin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller.
Weismuller lands a head shot.
Weismuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faolin throws a hook to the side of Weismuller's head but Weismuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faolin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faolin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Faolin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weismuller lands with a shot to the body.
Weismuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut.
Faolin just misses with a punch to the body.
Weismuller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Faolin wants to counter with a clinch but Weismuller pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weismuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut.
Faolin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weismuller slips a jab from Faolin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Weismuller. Faolin shrugs it off though.
Faolin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Faolin scores with a shot to the body.
Weismuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Faolin off the cage and back into range.
Weismuller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weismuller scores with a decent looking hook.
Weismuller thuds a left hand into Faolin's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Faolin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faolin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weismuller is looking to score with low kicks.
Weismuller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Weismuller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Faolin is out of range.
Nice body kick from Weismuller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weismuller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faolin looks to clinch
and Weismuller counters with a nice body kick.
Weismuller misses with a body shot.
Faolin staying out of range there.
Faolin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Faolin scores with a jab.
Weismuller is looking to slow Faolin down with leg kicks.
Weismuller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Faolin misses with a straight left.
Weismuller tried to counter with a leg kick but Faolin avoided it.
Faolin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Weismuller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Weismuller throws a body punch but Faolin moves out of range.
Faolin misses with a body shot.
Weismuller with the inside leg kick.
Weismuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Faolin throws a looping overhand right but Weismuller ducks down to avoid it.
Weismuller throws out a leg kick but Faolin moves out of range and Weismuller only half commits.
Weismuller scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller throws out a powerful jab.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Faolin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Weismuller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Faolin is out of range and Weismuller settles back down.
Weismuller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Faolin takes a step back to recover.
Weismuller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faolin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weismuller swats away the attempt to clinch by Faolin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faolin. Weismuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weismuller throws a jab when Faolin was well out of range.
Faolin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weismuller has time to react.
Weismuller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Weismuller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weismuller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faolin momentarily.
A big right from Weismuller misses.
Faolin tries to clinch but Weismuller moves away
and Weismuller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Faolin really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weismuller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a lazy right hand but Weismuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weismuller throws a push kick but Faolin slaps the foot to one side.
Faolin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faolin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Weismuller misses with a looping left.
Faolin misses with a two punch combination.
Weismuller looks to land a body kick but Faolin moved away.
Weismuller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faolin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Faolin.
Faolin closes the distance and clinches.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weismuller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weismuller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faolin.
Weismuller throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Faolin on the inside.
Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Weismuller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weismuller connects with a crisp jab.
Weismuller scores with a spinning back kick!
Faolin 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.
Weismuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weismuller cracks Faolin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Faolin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Weismuller misses.
Faolin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Weismuller.
Faolin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weismuller feints and then cracks Faolin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faolin down.
Weismuller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weismuller is looking to score with low kicks.
Weismuller lands a jab to the head.
Faolin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faolin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weismuller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Weismuller.
Weismuller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Faolin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weismuller.
Faolin wants to counter the offense by Weismuller and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faolin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weismuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faolin can do to turn this around?
Weismuller slips under a jab.
Faolin 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.
Weismuller slips a jab and a cross from Faolin.
Weismuller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weismuller. That's going to slow Faolin down.
A nice leg kick from Weismuller, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faolin blocks a low kick nicely.
Weismuller thumps Faolin with a low kick.
Faolin throws a nice looking combination but Weismuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faolin walks into a stiff left hand from Weismuller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Faolin.
Faolin tries to counter with a clinch but Weismuller shakes him off and moves away.
Faolin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weismuller misses with a wild body shot.
Weismuller sets himself, and Faolin steps forward looking for the clinch! Weismuller avoids it this time.
Weismuller lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weismuller lands an overhand right.
Faolin throws out a loose jab but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joey Faolin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faolin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weismuller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Weismuller is blocking nicely.
Faolin tries to work over Weismuller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weismuller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weismuller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Weismuller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weismuller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Faolin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faolin moves into the clinch.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
A short body shot lands from Weismuller as the two fighters clinch.
Weismuller lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Faolin.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller blocks a body shot from Faolin.
Weismuller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Weismuller.
Faolin is breathing heavily.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller presses Faolin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weismuller throws a head punch that misses.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Weismuller.
Weismuller cracks Faolin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faolin slips a jab from Weismuller.
Weismuller scoring well with a low kick there.
Weismuller throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch combination from Faolin misses.
Weismuller misses the jab.
Weismuller tries to work over Faolin's front leg with a kick but Faolin checks it.
Faolin is looking to clinch.
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faolin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faolin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Weismuller with a nice cross.
Weismuller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Faolin will feel that in the morning.
Faolin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weismuller throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Weismuller.
Faolin misses with a straight left.
Faolin throws a combination that misses
letting Weismuller counter with a right hand.
Weismuller slips under a jab from Faolin.
Weismuller half committed to a counter leg kick.
Weismuller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Faolin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weismuller throws a lazy right hand but Faolin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faolin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weismuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faolin.
Weismuller scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faolin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weismuller scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Weismuller misses.
Faolin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Weismuller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Weismuller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tommy Weismuller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weismuller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Weismuller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faolin takes one on the button.
Faolin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weismuller misses the jab.
Faolin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faolin slips under a jab from Weismuller.
Tommy Weismuller is winning the standup battle so far.
Weismuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Faolin off the cage and back into range.
Weismuller keeps Faolin at a distance using the push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Faolin misses the target.
Faolin misses with a double jab
and Weismuller counters with a straight right hand.
Faolin clinches with his opponent.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weismuller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weismuller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin tries to clinch there but Weismuller circles away.
Faolin needs to keep his hands up - Weismuller had a free shot at his head there.
Weismuller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Faolin if he has to take too many more of those.
Faolin throws a nice looking combination but Weismuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weismuller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faolin needs to keep his hands up - Weismuller had a free shot at his head there.
Weismuller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Weismuller finds it's way through Faolin's defenses.
Faolin throws a big shot that misses.
Faolin jabs Weismuller right on the nose. Weismuller blinks but takes it well.
Faolin misses with a double jab
and Weismuller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weismuller. That's going to slow Faolin down.
Faolin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faolin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Faolin misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Faolin misses with a body shot.
Weismuller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joey Faolin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weismuller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weismuller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faolin throws a hook but Weismuller avoids it easily.
Faolin looks to land a right hand but Weismuller moved out of range.
Weismuller thows a body kick. Faolin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Faolin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weismuller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crunch! Weismuller slams his shin into Faolin's torso.
Faolin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weismuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Weismuller scores with a jab to the head.
Weismuller thuds his right hand into Faolin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Faolin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faolin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faolin just misses with a punch to the body.
Weismuller appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller ducks under a wild hook from Faolin.
A big left from Faolin misses.
Faolin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weismuller.
Faolin throws a hook but Weismuller avoids it easily.
Weismuller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Weismuller. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Weismuller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weismuller.
Faolin pushes Weismuller up against the cage in a clinch.
Weismuller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weismuller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Weismuller managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Weismuller managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Weismuller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Weismuller.
Weismuller misses with an elbow strike.
Weismuller lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Weismuller blocks an uppercut.
Joey Faolin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Weismuller blocking some punches.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Weismuller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weismuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Weismuller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weismuller, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Weismuller!
Tommy Weismuller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 509 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 69 p4p, 151 weight class). McKane comes to the cage accompanied by SAVE ME. Bonaparte has chosen Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte misses with a hook. McKane ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from McKane misses the target.
Bonaparte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonaparte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKane.
Bonaparte throws a big counter head kick but McKane avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Bonaparte there.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and McKane moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte defending well as McKane loads up on a big left hand.
Bonaparte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McKane throws a body shot but no joy.
McKane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Bonaparte to counter with a crisp jab.
McKane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonaparte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McKane misses with a hook. Bonaparte ducked under it nicely.
Bonaparte steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McKane throws a looping overhand right but Bonaparte ducks down to avoid it.
Bonaparte misses with a straight right.
Bonaparte misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a one-two to the body.
McKane misses with a jab to the body
and Bonaparte counters with a nice low kick that buckles McKane's knee momentarily.
McKane misses the shot to the body.
Bonaparte feints a counter leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses.
McKane digs a good body shot into Bonaparte's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKane scores with a leg kick.
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKane throwing a counter right hand but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
McKane throws a front kick that sends Bonaparte stumbling back into the cage.
McKane thows a leg kick but Bonaparte checks it
letting Bonaparte counter with a right hand.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick
and McKane counters with a leg kick.
McKane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
Bonaparte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McKane swings for the body but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Bonaparte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
McKane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonaparte.
It appears McKane was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Bonaparte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for McKane.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacques Bonaparte will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bonaparte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKane.
McKane looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonaparte is just out of range.
McKane swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Bonaparte to counter with a crisp jab.
McKane connects with a body shot that sends Bonaparte's belly button to the back.
McKane defending well as Bonaparte loads up on a big left hand.
Taz McKane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane misses the shot to the body.
Bonaparte throws a counter combo.
McKane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonaparte.
McKane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bonaparte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonaparte throws the kick towards the body but McKane avoids it.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from McKane.
It seemed like Bonaparte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy body kick from McKane
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonaparte misses the shot to the body.
McKane throws a shot from downtown. Bonaparte moves away and avoids it.
McKane is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bonaparte's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McKane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonaparte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McKane blocks a jab.
McKane is looking to counter punch.
McKane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonaparte momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane throws a wild body kick that Bonaparte sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Bonaparte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McKane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKane misses with a hook. Bonaparte ducked under it nicely.
McKane swings widly with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a nice right hand that sends McKane toppling to the canvas! McKane scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bonaparte finish him?!
McKane is rocked!
McKane misses with the body kick
and Bonaparte rattles McKane with a well-timed uppercut counter. - McKane tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Bonaparte dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving McKane stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacques Bonaparte!
Jacques Bonaparte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daverio Graves (ranked 877 p4p, 664 weight class) and Djordje Stankovic (ranked 120 p4p, 89 weight class). Stankovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daverio Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djordje Stankovic!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankovic scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Stankovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves scores with a nice right hand.
Graves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stankovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Stankovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Graves.
Jab from Stankovic.
Graves avoids the body shot from Stankovic.
Stankovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stankovic throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Stankovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Graves does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stankovic throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Stankovic lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Stankovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Stankovic jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stankovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Graves.
 Stankovic is rocked!
Stankovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Graves pounces like a tiger and cracks Stankovic with a vicious hook! Stankovic is down but not out! Graves follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daverio Graves!
Daverio Graves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Okoro (ranked 130 p4p, 122 weight class) and Karl Karjalainen (ranked 22 p4p, 21 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Okoro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TOP OF MY GAME. Kobe Okoro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karjalainen looks to throw the jab but Okoro is out of range.
Okoro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karjalainen throws out a loose jab but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro thinks about countering with a head kick.
Karjalainen misses with a shot to the body
and Okoro counters with a series of strikes. Karjalainen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karjalainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okoro.
Karjalainen misses with an uppercut.
Karl Karjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okoro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Okoro cracks Karjalainen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Okoro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Karjalainen to stand back up!
It looks like Karl Karjalainen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Karjalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okoro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Okoro misses.
Okoro ducks under a wild hook from Karjalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karjalainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Karjalainen.
It appears Okoro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Okoro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karjalainen throws out a loose jab but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karjalainen lands a front kick.
Okoro takes one on the button.
It looks like Kobe Okoro has been cut.
Karjalainen throws a shot from downtown. Okoro moves away and avoids it.
Okoro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Karjalainen misses with a shot to the body
and Okoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karjalainen throws a lazy right hand but Okoro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okoro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Okoro off the cage and back into range.
Okoro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karjalainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karjalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okoro.
Karjalainen misses with a hook.
Okoro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Karjalainen avoids it.
Karjalainen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Karjalainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okoro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Karjalainen misses.
Okoro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okoro misses with a hook to the body
and Karjalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Karjalainen thuds his right hand into Okoro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen throws a looping overhand right but Okoro ducks down to avoid it.
Karjalainen lands with a good body shot.
Karjalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okoro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Karjalainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Okoro counters with a nice leg kick.
Okoro throws a lazy right hand but Karjalainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karjalainen looks to land a left hand but Okoro moved out of range nicely.
Karjalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karjalainen swings widly with a right hand
and Okoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Karl Karjalainen's cut even more.
Okoro slips a straight right by Karjalainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen throws a big shot that misses.
Karjalainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoro counters with a right hand to the body.
Karjalainen throws a hook to the side of Okoro's head but Okoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Okoro misses its target.
Nice jab there from Okoro.
Karjalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karjalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okoro counters with an outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okoro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kobe Okoro's cut is getting worse.
Karjalainen throws a shot from downtown. Okoro moves away and avoids it.
Okoro is looking to counter punch.
Okoro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okoro cracks Karjalainen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Karjalainen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Okoro finish him?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Okoro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karjalainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okoro throws a lazy uppercut
letting Karjalainen counter with a right hand.
Karjalainen throws a lazy head kick
and Okoro counters with a crisp right hand that drops Karjalainen! Okoro lets Karjalainen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Karjalainen is rocked!
Karjalainen throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Okoro crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Karl Karjalainen!
A very excited looking Karl Karjalainen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haruki Johnson (ranked 39 p4p, 29 weight class) and Edgars Al Dariush (ranked 8 p4p, 7 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Al Dariush!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Dariush throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Al Dariush misses with a straight right.
Al Dariush lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Dariush scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Al Dariush forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Dariush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Al Dariush misses.
Al Dariush closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Al Dariush misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Dariush has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Dariushs head.
Al Dariush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Al Dariush backwards.
Al Dariush keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush working aggressively here.
Al Dariush lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Al Dariush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Dariush pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Al Dariush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Dariush tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Al Dariush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Al Dariush throws a head punch that misses.
Al Dariush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Dariush takes a shot to the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Dariush uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Al Dariush on the inside.
Al Dariush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Dariush has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Al Dariush blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Al Dariush struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Al Dariush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Dariush misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Dariush.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Dariush is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Al Dariush manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Dariush throws out a powerful jab.
Al Dariush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson slips a jab from Al Dariush.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al Dariush misses with a body kick.
Al Dariush has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Al Dariush instigates a clinch.
Al Dariush swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Al Dariush.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Al Dariush throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Al Dariush!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush 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.
Johnson defending well as Al Dariush loads up on a big left hand.
Al Dariush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Al Dariush in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Al Dariush scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Al Dariush changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Al Dariush closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Edgars Al Dariush has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Al Dariush throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Al Dariush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Dariush attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with a kick to the body.
Edgars Al Dariush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Dariush misses the shot to the body.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson takes a swing at Al Dariush's ribcage but misses.
Al Dariush stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al Dariush slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Al Dariush fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Al Dariush lands with a nice body kick.
Al Dariush jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Dariush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Dariush slips under a jab.
Al Dariush now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Dariush tries to clinch up
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Al Dariush 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.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Dariush makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al Dariush tries to land a body kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Al Dariush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Al Dariush counters with a straight right hand.
Al Dariush throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Al Dariush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush scores with a leg kick.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Al Dariush manages to avoid it.
Al Dariush has managed to clinch.
Al Dariush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Dariush.
A head punch on the inside from Al Dariush fails to land.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Al Dariush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Al Dariush moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Al Dariush lands with a good body shot.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Dariush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Al Dariush.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Al Dariush throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Al Dariush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson slips a jab from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Dariush closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Al Dariush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Dariush blocking some punches.
Al Dariush works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Al Dariush takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Al Dariush backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edgars Al Dariush's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Al Dariush throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al Dariush stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al Dariush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Dariush throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Dariush misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Al Dariush manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Al Dariush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Al Dariush moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Al Dariush looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Al Dariush scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Dariush throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Dariush lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Al Dariush throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Dariush wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Al Dariush - that will leave a mark!
Al Dariush closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Al Dariush - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Dariush.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Dariush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Dariush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Dariush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson looking to stall.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edgars Al Dariush seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Al Dariush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Al Dariush presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Dariush misses with a punch to the body.
Al Dariush working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Al Dariush scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Dariush lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Al Dariush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Dariush misses with some punches.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Al Dariush lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands a right hand.
Al Dariush scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Al Dariush lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Dariush lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush misses with a body punch.
Al Dariush lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Dariush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Al Dariush has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Al Dariush presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Dariush throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Dariush thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Dariush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Dariush feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
A swing and a miss from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Dariush connects with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgars Al Dariush's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Dariush can pounce on him.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Dariush clinches with his opponent.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Al Dariush lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Al Dariush.
It looks like Haruki Johnson has been cut.
Al Dariush lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands with a left to the head.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush scores with a hook to the body.
Al Dariush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Al Dariush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Dariush misses with a punch to the body.
Al Dariush can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush blocking some punches.
Al Dariush tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Dariush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Dariush lands a right hand.
A short right from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Dariush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands a body punch.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Dariush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Al Dariush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Dariush tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson tries to break free but Al Dariush pushes him back against the cage.
Al Dariush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Al Dariush scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Dariush.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Dariush lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Al Dariush feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Al Dariush feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Dariush connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Dariush throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Al Dariush clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Al Dariush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Dariush scores with a nice right hand.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al Dariush thinking.
Al Dariush listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Al Dariush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Al Dariush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Dariush pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Dariush swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Al Dariush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Al Dariush does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush tries to clinch up.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Al Dariush avoided it.
Al Dariush gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Dariush shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Dariush scores with a kick to the midsection.
Al Dariush tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Al Dariush just manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A lazy left from Al Dariush finds it's target.
Haruki Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Al Dariush with a hook.
Al Dariush lands with an overhand left.
Al Dariush gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Al Dariush was not able to check.
Al Dariush doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Dariush throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Dariush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Dariush.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Al Dariush lands a head shot.
Al Dariush darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al Dariush rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Al Dariush misses with a punch to the body.
Al Dariush lands with a light punch inside.
Al Dariush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Dariush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Dariush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Dariush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Al Dariush closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al Dariush thinking.
Al Dariush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush is looking to score with low kicks.
Al Dariush with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Dariush throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson jabs Al Dariush to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Al Dariush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Dariush misses with a looping left.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Al Dariush connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Al Dariush misses with a body kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Al Dariush wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Al Dariush connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Dariush lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Al Dariush clinches up against the cage.
Al Dariush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Dariush lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Al Dariush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Dariush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgars Al Dariush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Dariush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgars Al Dariush!
Edgars Al Dariush is the new light heavyweight champion!
Edgars Al Dariush decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Haruki Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'Yeah but my nan says I'm really good at this.'.
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