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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Dolton (ranked 3460 p4p, 3216 weight class) and The Devils Outlaw (ranked 125 p4p, 121 weight class). Dolton comes to the cage accompanied by Paradise Warfare. Outlaw has chosen For The Outlawz by Moonshine Bandits 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Dolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolton slips a straight right by Outlaw.
Dolton fails with the takedown.
Dolton slips a jab from Outlaw.
Dolton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dolton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Outlaw defends it well.
Dolton throwing shots but Outlaw is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dolton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dolton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Outlaw wants to get back to his feet.
Dolton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dolton is working for a submission of some sort.
Dolton prevents Outlaw from standing back up.
Dolton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Outlaw sees it coming and defends easily.
Outlaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dolton wants to work for an arm triangle but Outlaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dolton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dolton looking for a submission but Outlaw manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Outlaw wants to stand but Dolton is controlling the position.
Dolton with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Dolton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Outlaw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dolton in his tracks.
Scott Dolton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dolton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dolton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Devils Outlaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dolton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Outlaw but Outlaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Dolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Outlaw's waist but Outlaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dolton off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Outlaw! But no joy.
Outlaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Outlaw cracks Dolton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Outlaw has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dolton to stand back up!
 It looks like Scott Dolton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dolton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Outlaw.
Dolton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outlaw.
Outlaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dolton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dolton fails with the takedown
and Outlaw counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Dolton off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Outlaw follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Dolton was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Devils Outlaw!
The Devils Outlaw seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Scott Dolton had this to say: 'It is a joke? Let's start it over again.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 1696 p4p, 1907 weight class) and Lord Eton Oxford (ranked 202 p4p, 218 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Lord Eton Oxford!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxford throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Lord Eton Oxford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oxford throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oxford counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oxford throws out the jab.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oxford!
It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oxford throws out the jab.
Oxford throws a leg kick
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Oxford wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oxford misses with a head kick.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Oxford moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Oxford.
Oxford misses with a looping left.
Oxford drops Barbosa with a beautiful combination! Barbosa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oxford is looking for the KO!
Oxford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Oxford throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxford moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Oxford with an uppercut!
Oxford works the jab nicely.
Oxford misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oxford can pounce on him.
Oxford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Oxford throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oxford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
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!
Oxford ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Oxford looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Oxford moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Oxford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oxford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for Oxford.
Oxford misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oxford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oxford tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Oxford scores with a nice strike.
Oxford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Oxford.
Oxford misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Oxford misses with a low kick.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxford throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Oxford ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Oxford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Oxford scores with a jab.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Oxford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oxford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oxford feints a jab promting Barbosa to slip. Oxford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Oxford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa throws a hook but Oxford avoids it easily.
Oxford throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oxford slips under a jab.
Oxford shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxford throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Oxford's leg. Oxford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barbosa - that will leave a mark!
Oxford looks winded!
Barbosa throws a hook but Oxford avoids it easily.
Oxford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oxford misses with a hook
and Oxford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Oxford misses with a low kick.
Oxford throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Oxford.
Oxford misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Oxford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a big right hand! Oh Oxford is in trouble here! Barbosa follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
Junior Barbosa 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between KT Panda (ranked 1532 p4p, 1423 weight class) and Yago Nascimento (ranked 78 p4p, 76 weight class). Nascimento is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Panda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Panda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nascimento throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like KT Panda has been cut.
Panda closes the distance and clinches.
Nascimento scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panda's elbow.
Nascimento misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nascimento.
Panda prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
Panda scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nascimento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Panda's head.
Nascimento lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nascimento lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Nascimento pushes Panda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Nascimento controls the action.
Nascimento works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panda's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nascimento.
A short left from Nascimento.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Nascimento controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nascimento.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Nascimento.
Panda is breathing heavily.
Nascimento lands a right hand.
Panda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nascimento lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands with a short shot to the head.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Panda's head.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Nascimento lands a body shot.
Nascimento lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Nascimento works on Panda's body with a couple of short punches.
Nascimento scores with a shoulder strike.
Panda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nascimento throws a head punch that misses.
Nascimento tries a body shot but Panda blocks it.
Nascimento pushes Panda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Nascimento.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Panda's head.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Nascimento misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.
Nascimento throws a punch but it's blocked by Panda.
A shot in the inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
Nascimento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Nascimento fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Nascimento.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nascimento.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento pushes Panda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panda tries to throw a body punch but Nascimento avoids it by throwing Panda back against the cage.
Panda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panda blocks a body shot from Nascimento.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nascimento creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with the head strike.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Nascimento.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Nascimento.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
Still in the clinch, Nascimento scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nascimento throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pandas head.
Nascimento lands a nice uppercut.
Nascimento lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Nascimento throws a punch but it's blocked by Panda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Nascimento.
Nascimento lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nascimento can't find room to land a body shot as Panda controls the action.
Nascimento pushes Panda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nascimento lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panda or not.
Nascimento scores with a hook to the body.
Nascimento scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nascimento.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nascimento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nascimento lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Nascimento struggles to land a body shot inside as Panda controls his hands.
Panda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.
Nascimento tries a body shot but Panda blocks it.
Nascimento lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Nascimento lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Nascimento.
A body shot lands from Nascimento.
A short right from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands with a right to the head.
Nascimento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nascimento.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panda prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento is leaning against Panda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Nascimento scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nascimento.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on KT Panda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nascimento darts in and clinches Panda up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nascimento.
Panda lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Nascimento.
Panda has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento.
Panda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nascimento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nascimento creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nascimento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nascimento lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Nascimento.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 Panda is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Panda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nascimento throws a punch but it's blocked by Panda.
Nascimento lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento throws a big uppercut that drops Panda! More strikes from Nascimento and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Panda lies dazed against the cage as Nascimento celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yago Nascimento!
Our winner, Yago Nascimento, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hardman (ranked 1511 p4p, 2073 weight class) and Kamil Krahujec (ranked 193 p4p, 251 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Krahujec!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krahujec gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardman throws a shot from downtown. Krahujec moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Krahujec, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krahujec with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardman counters with a straight right hand.
Krahujec misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Hardman misses.
Hardman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krahujec.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krahujec.
Krahujec lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardman's head.
Krahujec fails with the takedown.
Hardman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krahujec is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krahujec wants to control the action here but instead Hardman manages to pass to full mount!
Hardman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Krahujec is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hardman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hardman working for a guillotine from mount but Krahujec is in no mood to give up.
Krahujec tries to lock up and control but Hardman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krahujec keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardman working for a guillotine from mount but Krahujec is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Krahujec defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hardman's arms.
Krahujec rolls, trying to escape but Hardman keeps control of the position.
Hardman patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Krahujec is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hardman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hardman controlling well, preventing Krahujec from escaping the position.
Krahujec felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hardman is not going to allow Krahujec to sit and survive in this position.
Hardman controlling well, preventing Krahujec from escaping the position.
Hardman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Krahujec is defending well though. Hardman let's go of the attempt for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krahujec is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman controlling well, preventing Krahujec from escaping the position.
Hardman is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Krahujec won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Hardman off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brock Hardman!
Brock Hardman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 1595 p4p, 876 weight class) and Nick Durling (ranked 201 p4p, 113 weight class). Durling is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BABYMETAL - KARATE. 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 24 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Durling!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Durling looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimmerman is just out of range.
Zimmerman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Durling sprawls and moves away.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Durling appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Durling throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durling throws out a loose jab but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt - Durling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt
and Durling counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moritz Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zimmerman is looking for a takedown.
Zimmerman jumps guard and drags Durling to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Durling got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zimmerman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durling has managed to get both his arms back between Zimmerman's legs - danger averted.
Zimmerman is looking for a triangle but Durling pushes his legs off easily.
Durling landing some decent shots from guard.
Durling wants to control from the top but Zimmerman keeps moving.
Durling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zimmerman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is looking for a triangle but Durling pushes his legs off easily.
Durling trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zimmerman's guard.
Zimmerman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zimmerman is keeping the position for now.
Zimmerman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durling defends well.
Zimmerman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durling preventing the sweep.
Durling got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zimmerman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durling has managed to get both his arms back between Zimmerman's legs - danger averted.
Durling wants to stand but Zimmerman is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durling showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zimmerman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Durling is aware though and is defending well.
Durling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durling is looking to take a break and control but Zimmerman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zimmerman sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zimmerman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zimmerman wants to get back to full guard.
Zimmerman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Durling pulls his head out easily.
Zimmerman wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durling maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Zimmerman could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Durling has cracked it and Zimmerman is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Durling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Durling!
Our winner, Nick Durling, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lutalo Masamba (ranked 593 p4p, 1010 weight class) and Marcus Alexander (ranked 74 p4p, 124 weight class). Masamba comes to the cage accompanied by Conversations (Skeler Remix) - Juice WRLD. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lutalo Masamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masamba throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
Alexander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masamba.
We've been informed that Alexander has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alexander scores with a nice body kick.
Alexander throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Masamba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Masamba misses.
Masamba misses with a hook.
Alexander throws a push kick but Masamba slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Alexander finds it's target.
Alexander misses with a shot to the body
and Masamba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masamba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masamba is looking to counter punch.
Masamba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexander.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alexander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexander tries to land a front kick but Masamba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good work by Masamba as he checks the leg kick.
Alexander throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masamba with a nice cross.
Alexander clinches up with Masamba and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Masamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masamba throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexander.
Alexander trying to stall but Masamba improves his position.
Alexander is struggling to control the position.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masamba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexanders head.
Masamba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masamba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masamba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masamba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Masamba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexander or not.
A short body shot lands from Masamba as the two fighters clinch.
Alexander blocking some punches.
Alexander lands a left hand.
A short right from Masamba on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander throws a head punch that misses.
Masamba lands a right hand.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masamba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masamba has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander.
Masamba working aggressively here.
Masamba lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masamba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Masamba.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexander.
Alexander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masamba takes a shot to the head.
Masamba has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander.
Masamba scores with a shot to the side of Alexander's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masamba throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masamba.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Masamba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexander tries to stall but Masamba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Masamba misses with some punches.
Alexander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masamba.
Masamba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masamba misses with the head strike.
Masamba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masamba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masamba misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Alexander.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masamba backwards.
Masamba swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander can't find room to land a body shot as Masamba controls the action.
Masamba working aggressively here.
A short right from Masamba on the inside.
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!
Alexander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masamba's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masamba.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masambas head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masamba.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Masamba.
Masamba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alexander.
Alexander slowing the pace effectively.
Masamba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander taking a breather.
Alexander lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Masamba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Alexander lands a slapping body shot.
Alexander throws the kick towards the body but Masamba avoids it.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Masamba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexander can pounce on him.
Alexander misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Masamba misses.
Alexander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masamba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masamba throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masamba.
Alexander lands a nice shot that snaps Masamba's head back.
Alexander is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Masamba misses the target.
Alexander slips a jab from Masamba.
It seemed like Alexander was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masamba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Masamba ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Masamba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masambas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Masamba scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Alexander lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masamba doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a straight right.
Alexander throws a big shot that misses.
Marcus Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masamba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alexander. Masamba shrugs it off though.
Masamba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexander throws out the jab.
Masamba motions for Alexander to come forward. Masamba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masamba moves out of range as Alexander throws a body kick.
Alexander dips to his left and cracks Masamba with an uppercut!
Alexander dips to his left and cracks Masamba with an uppercut!
A solid body kick from Alexander.
A big left from Alexander misses.
Alexander uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Masamba.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masamba.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Masamba's head but Masamba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masamba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexander.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
Alexander looks to land a body kick but Masamba moved away.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a nice body kick.
Alexander throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marcus Alexander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masamba.
Alexander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masamba momentarily.
Alexander throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Masamba!
Alexander looks to throw the jab but Masamba is out of range.
Alexander jabs Masamba right on the nose. Masamba blinks but takes it well.
Masamba throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
Masamba throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
Alexander misses with a kick to the body.
Alexander throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Masamba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masamba will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masamba.
A jab from Masamba finds it's way through Alexander's defenses.
Masamba missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Masamba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alexander doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a push kick but Masamba slaps the foot to one side.
Masamba misses with an uppercut. Alexander saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Alexander releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Masamba avoids the body shot from Alexander.
Alexander blocks a low kick nicely.
Masamba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masamba swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alexander misses with a body punch
and Masamba counters with a nice body shot.
Masamba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alexander momentarily.
 Alexander is rocked!
Masamba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Masamba throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
Masamba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masamba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alexander's sensitive parts.
Alexander throws a wild body kick that Masamba sees coming a mile off.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masamba.
Alexander lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Masamba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masamba lands a jab.
Alexander is still on wobbly legs! Can Masamba finish him?
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masamba moves away.
Alexander seems to have recovered his senses.
Masamba and Alexander are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Masamba throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Alexander into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Masamba knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lutalo Masamba!
Lutalo Masamba 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Axton Burgess (ranked 171 p4p, 1041 weight class) and Nick Albodean (ranked 20 p4p, 129 weight class). Burgess comes to the cage accompanied by I Can Only Count to Four. Albodean has chosen I ain't worried - One Republic as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axton Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Albodean!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albodean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burgess throws a counter high kick but Albodean was just alert enough to avoid it.
Albodean tries to work over Burgess's front leg with a kick but Burgess checks it.
Albodean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nick Albodean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albodean misses with a takedown attempt
and Burgess counters with a nice uppercut.
Albodean misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgess counters with a left to the body.
Albodean throws a lazy head kick
and Burgess counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgess swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burgess tries a head kick but it misses.
Albodean shoots and misses
and Burgess counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been told by Burgess's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Albodean misses with an uppercut.
Burgess is looking to counter punch.
Burgess keeps the fight on the outside.
Burgess is looking to counter punch.
Albodean throws an off balance right hand
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albodean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burgess looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Axton Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Albodean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Albodean.
Albodean swings widly with a right hand
and Burgess counters with a nice right hand that sends Albodean toppling to the canvas! Albodean scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Burgess finish him?!
Albodean is rocked!
Burgess fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Albodean out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Axton Burgess!
A relieved looking Axton Burgess thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Nick Albodean had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 101 p4p, 497 weight class) and Leonard Asmodeus (ranked 11 p4p, 60 weight class). Kostov comes to the cage accompanied by Гио Пика - Буйно Голова. Leonard Asmodeus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Asmodeus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asmodeus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kostov.
Asmodeus throws a hook but Kostov blocks it.
Asmodeus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asmodeus takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kostov takes a shot to the head.
Kostov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asmodeus's elbow.
Asmodeus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kostov backwards.
Asmodeus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov digs a right hand into Asmodeus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asmodeus's gas tank.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
I was talking to Kostov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asmodeus misses with a body punch.
Kostov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asmodeus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmodeus stalling in the clinch.
Asmodeus stalling in the clinch but Kostov improves position.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov lands a left hand.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Asmodeus misses with the head strike.
Asmodeus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Asmodeus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Asmodeus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov works on Asmodeus's body with a couple of short punches.
Asmodeus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov is working Asmodeus over against the cage.
Asmodeus is working Kostov over against the cage.
A short left from Kostov.
Asmodeus stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Kostov.
Asmodeus can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Asmodeus prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asmodeus.
Asmodeus has Kostov pushed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asmodeus misses with the head strike.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kostov - that landed with a thud.
Asmodeus stalling in the clinch but Kostov improves position.
A body shot lands from Kostov.
Kostov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kostov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asmodeus has a couple of punches blocked by Kostov.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asmodeus.
Kostov blocks a body shot from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostov.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asmodeus throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus presses Kostov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kostov lands a nice uppercut.
Asmodeus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Asmodeus pushes Kostov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asmodeus stalling the fight.
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Asmodeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Asmodeus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Asmodeus can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Asmodeus works on Kostov's body with a couple of short punches.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Asmodeus.
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!
Asmodeus looking to slow down the pace here.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Asmodeus fails to land.
Kostov gets through Asmodeus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asmodeus stalling.
Kostov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov blocks an uppercut.
Asmodeus trying to control the position but instead, Kostov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Asmodeus into the cage.
Kostov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asmodeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asmodeus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asmodeus.
Asmodeus leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kostov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Asmodeus darts in and clinches Kostov up against the cage.
Asmodeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Asmodeus controls his hands.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asmodeus's elbow.
Asmodeus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kostov up against the cage.
Asmodeus tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asmodeus.
A short left from Kostov.
Asmodeus is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmodeus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Asmodeus.
Asmodeus prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asmodeus lands a shot to the body.
Asmodeus is trying to maintain a safe position but Kostov gets an underhook and turns Asmodeus into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmodeus blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asmodeus.
Kostov is leaning against Asmodeus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asmodeus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kostov backwards.
Kostov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kostov tries a body shot but Asmodeus blocks it.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
A short left from Kostov.
Asmodeus looking to slow down the pace here.
Asmodeus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Kostov.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Asmodeus controls his hands.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asmodeus stalling in the clinch but Kostov improves position.
Asmodeus tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.
Kostov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asmodeus prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Asmodeus misses with a punch to the body.
Asmodeus blocks an uppercut.
Kostov pushes Asmodeus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Asmodeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asmodeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike.
Kostov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kostov digs a right hand into Asmodeus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asmodeus's gas tank.
Kostov digs a right hand underneath Asmodeus's ribcage. Asmodeus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asmodeus is breathing heavily.
Kostov gets through Asmodeus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kostov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Asmodeus tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asmodeus's elbow.
Kostov scores with a shot to the side of Asmodeus's head.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov blocks a body shot from Asmodeus.
Pavel Kostov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asmodeus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov lands an uppercut.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov presses Asmodeus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov digs a right hand into Asmodeus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asmodeus's gas tank.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Asmodeus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Kostov can't find room to land a body shot as Asmodeus controls the action.
Kostov lands with a right to the head.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Leonard Asmodeus has been cut.
Asmodeus looking to slow down the pace here.
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
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!
Kostov lands a shot to the body.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Asmodeus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asmodeus can do to turn this around?
Kostov is leaning against Asmodeus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kostov.
A short right from Kostov.
Asmodeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kostov lands a body punch.
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Kostov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asmodeus.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Kostov tries to work over Asmodeus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Asmodeus's cut.
That's time! Kostov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick from Kostov.
Asmodeus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kostov avoiding damage.
Kostov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kostov lands a left hand.
Kostov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kostov lands a body punch.
Kostov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asmodeus is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kostov.
Asmodeus is still on wobbly legs! Can Kostov finish him?
Kostov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asmodeuss head.
Kostov dips a shoulder and cracks Asmodeus with a mighty uppercut! Asmodeus falls back against the cage and Kostov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Asmodeus is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kostov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Kostov!
Pavel Kostov retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Pavel Kostov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malig Mferi (ranked 962 p4p, 69 weight class) and Carlo Pedersoli (ranked 55 p4p, 4 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malig Mferi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlo Pedersoli!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mferi connects with a looping right hand.
Mferi throws a lazy uppercut
and Pedersoli counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Mferi misses.
Pedersoli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mferi swings widly with a right hand
and Pedersoli counters with a nice body shot.
Mferi misses with a left hand
and Pedersoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Malig Mferi has been cut.
Mferi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mferi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pedersoli feints and then cracks Mferi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mferi down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mferi throws the left hand but Pedersoli avoids the punch easily.
Pedersoli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mferi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mferi scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pedersoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pedersoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pedersoli moves out of range as Mferi strikes.
Nice defenses there by Pedersoli.
Mferi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pedersoli lands a big head kick that sends Mferi tumbling to the mat! Pedersoli takes a step backwards and waves Mferi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mferi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedersoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mferi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Mferi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mferi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Pedersoli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mferi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mferi looks to land a combination but Pedersoli avoids it well.
Mferi misses with a double jab
and Pedersoli counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlo Pedersoli!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlo Pedersoli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongthoranee Sitsongrit (ranked 35 p4p, 57 weight class) and Don Crenshaw (ranked 5 p4p, 8 weight class). Crenshaw has chosen Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crenshaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Crenshaw lands an uppercut.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw lands with a light punch inside.
Crenshaw blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crenshaws head.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Crenshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crenshaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Crenshaw lands a shot to the body.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Crenshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Crenshaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Crenshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crenshaw backwards.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit pushes Crenshaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crenshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crenshaw works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Crenshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crenshaw pushes off an throws an elbow but Sitsongrit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crenshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
It looks like Kongthoranee Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit tries to circle away but Crenshaw has him pinned against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit is looking to break free of the clinch but Crenshaw has double underhooks.
Crenshaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crenshaw scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Crenshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Crenshaw blocks it.
Crenshaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
Crenshaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crenshaw's elbow.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
A short uppercut from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crenshaw takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crenshaw or not.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit presses Crenshaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit pushes Crenshaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Crenshaw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit pushes Crenshaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crenshaw blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Good body shot from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Crenshaw lands with a right to the head.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Crenshaw pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crenshaw tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crenshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kongthoranee Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kongthoranee Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crenshaw manages to avoid it.
Crenshaw tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
As Crenshaw backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crenshaw moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crenshaw is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Crenshaw forces Sitsongrit back against the cage and clinches.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crenshaw.
Crenshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Crenshaw blocks it.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is working Crenshaw over against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Crenshaw's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crenshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Crenshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Crenshaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Crenshaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Crenshaw cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Crenshaw avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Crenshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets through Crenshaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crenshaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Crenshaw, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Crenshaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crenshaw blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Crenshaw's head.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Crenshaw.
A short right from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crenshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Crenshaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crenshaw blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crenshaw's elbow.
Crenshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kongthoranee Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kongthoranee Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crenshaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Crenshaw throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crenshaw drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit gets through Crenshaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crenshaw cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crenshaw leaning against his opponent.
Crenshaw digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Crenshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crenshaw prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crenshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crenshaw lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Crenshaw.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Crenshaw lands with a right to the head.
Crenshaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sitsongrit up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crenshaw digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Crenshaw's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Crenshaw controls his hands.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Crenshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit is working Crenshaw over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Crenshaw lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crenshaw scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Crenshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Crenshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit pushes Crenshaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Crenshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Crenshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crenshaw cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Crenshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Crenshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Crenshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crenshaw lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crenshaw lands a body shot.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Crenshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Crenshaw really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kongthoranee Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crenshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crenshaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crenshaw has Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Crenshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crenshaw scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Crenshaw.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Crenshaw avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit blocks the elbow strike.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crenshaw blocks an uppercut.
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Crenshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Crenshaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crenshaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
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!
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Crenshaw misses with an elbow over the top.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Crenshaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Crenshaw throws knees to the body.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crenshaw prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crenshaw has him pressed against the cage.
Crenshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crenshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Crenshaw lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Crenshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crenshaw's elbow.
Good body shot from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Crenshaw dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kongthoranee Sitsongrit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crenshaw throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crenshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crenshaw drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
Crenshaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crenshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Crenshaw stalling the fight.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Crenshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crenshaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Crenshaw tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Good work by Crenshaw as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crenshaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crenshaw is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Crenshaw moves into range and clinches up with Sitsongrit.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crenshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Crenshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Crenshaw.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Crenshaw working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Crenshaw blocks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Crenshaw.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Crenshaw blocking some punches.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crenshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw misses with an elbow strike.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Crenshaw blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crenshaw lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crenshaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Crenshaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crenshaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Crenshaw!
Don Crenshaw is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Don Crenshaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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