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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dennison (ranked 2139 p4p, 3160 weight class) and Klayton King (ranked 250 p4p, 365 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klayton King!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennison throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Dennison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Dennison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by King.
Dennison misses with a hook to the body
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dennison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Dennison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dennison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dennison loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
A big right from King misses.
Dennison misses with a hook.
Dennison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dennison's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye.
Dennison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King tries a quick counter leg kick but Dennison is wise to it.
Dennison throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King slips a jab from Dennison.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King throws a hook but Dennison avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks a nice hook into Dennison's ribs.
Dennison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dennison moves away.
Dennison attempts a counter takedown but King avoids it well and moves away.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King cracks a nice hook into Dennison's ribs.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Dennison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King throws a head kick but Dennison moves out of range.
Dennison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Dennison looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dennison throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King throws a jab when Dennison was well out of range.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dennison.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dennison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a series of punches but Dennison moves out of range.
King moves away from the strike by Dennison.
King loads up on a big right hand but Dennison slips the punch.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dennison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dennison misses with a wild body shot.
King is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dennison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Dennison.
Dennison looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from King.
Dennison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dennison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dennison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Dennison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dennison with a nice head shot there.
Dennison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Dennison distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dennison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Dennison connects with a couple of short punches.
 King is rocked!
Dennison 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.
Dennison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dennison chips away with some ground and pound.
Dennison lands a couple of digs.
King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dennison defends well.
Dennison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King is still in real trouble! Can Dennison finish him?
Dennison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Dennison working some strikes from top position.
Dennison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Dennison loads up on a big left hand. King felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Dennison looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! King can't hide his disappointment, as Dennison celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Dennison!
Dick Dennison very nearly forgot to thank Bloodbath MMA Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ant Thrax (ranked 1180 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Jeremy Arnason (ranked 156 p4p, 224 weight class). Arnason comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ant Thrax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrax moves in looking to clinch but Arnason pushes him off.
Arnason falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thrax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Arnason.
Arnason throws a lazy right hand but Thrax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnason swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thrax.
Arnason slips under a jab.
Thrax wants to clinch up but Arnason keeps it at a distance.
Arnason misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thrax to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnason misses with a jab to the body
and Thrax counters with a straight right hand.
Arnason misses with a shot to the body
and Thrax counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnason connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason misses with the combination.
Thrax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arnason throws a shot from downtown. Thrax moves away and avoids it.
Arnason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arnason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arnason throws a hook but Thrax avoids it easily.
Arnason ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Arnason does no damage.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrax walks into a straight right hand from Arnason.
Arnason scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arnason looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrax is just out of range.
Arnason throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason misses with a hook to the body
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Arnason misses.
Arnason swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thrax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnason feints a jab promting Thrax to slip. Arnason then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thrax slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arnason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnason with a nice cross.
Arnason misses with a left hand
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrax is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Arnason misses with a double jab.
Thrax tries to clinch
and Arnason counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnason misses with a shot to the body
and Thrax counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thrax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrax is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason prevents a body shot from Thrax.
Thrax lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thrax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thrax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrax misses with the head strike.
Arnason pushes Thrax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrax blocking some punches.
Thrax missing with knees to the body.
Arnason tries to work over Thrax's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrax.
Arnason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnason throws a head punch that misses.
Thrax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thrax creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thrax lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnason scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnason.
Thrax blocks an elbow strike from Arnason.
Arnason throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrax.
Arnason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arnason scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnason is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thrax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnason's elbow.
Thrax works on Arnason's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnason.
Thrax misses with the head strike.
Arnason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thrax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnason.
Thrax lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrax looking to throw knees to the head but Arnason is blocking nicely.
Arnason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnason tries to throw a body punch but Thrax avoids it by throwing Arnason back against the cage.
Arnason swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrax gets through Arnason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thrax misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnason.
Thrax scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Arnason will probably get the nod.
That's time! Thrax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arnason lands a right hook to the body.
Arnason misses with a two punch combination.
Arnason moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arnason throws a jab when Thrax was well out of range.
Arnason misses with an uppercut. Thrax saw that one coming.
Thrax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arnason lands a lovely overhand right.
Arnason throws a body punch but Thrax moves out of range.
Thrax throws a big counter combination but Arnason scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arnason lands a jab to the nose.
Arnason looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrax is just out of range.
Arnason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrax.
Arnason looks to throw the jab but Thrax is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thrax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax is looking to clinch but Arnason is avoiding it.
Arnason stuns Thrax with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thrax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arnason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arnason throws out a counter right but Thrax avoids it with no problem.
Arnason misses with a straight right.
Arnason throws a shot from downtown. Thrax moves away and avoids it.
Arnason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrax wants to clinch up but Arnason keeps it at a distance.
Arnason gets tackled into the cage by Thrax. Thrax maintains the clinch.
Arnason has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thrax seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arnason can turn it around.
Thrax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnason lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrax.
Arnason is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arnason gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax tries a knee to the head but Arnason blocks it.
Arnason lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnason lands a shoulder strike.
Arnason lands with a right to the head.
Arnason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arnason takes a shot to the head.
Arnason taking a breather.
Arnason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnason has a couple of punches blocked by Thrax.
Arnason misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thrax tries a body shot but Arnason blocks it.
Arnason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arnason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrax looking to throw knees to the head but Arnason is blocking nicely.
Thrax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrax misses with a body punch.
Arnason looking to slow down the pace here.
Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrax.
Thrax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arnason throws an elbow that misses.
Thrax throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Thrax.
A head punch on the inside from Thrax fails to land.
Ant Thrax has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Arnason.
Thrax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arnason blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arnason misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrax.
Arnason lands an uppercut.
Arnason throws an elbow but it misses.
Arnason stalling against the cage.
Arnason is looking to control Thrax's arms but Thrax gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arnason has his back to the cage.
Thrax misses with a body punch.
Thrax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrax swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrax lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrax lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Thrax.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrax.
Arnason effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrax.
Thrax misses with a punch to the body.
Arnason taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Thrax - that landed with a thud.
Arnason has a couple of punches blocked by Thrax.
Arnason trying to stall but Thrax improves his position.
Thrax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arnason blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnason gets through Thrax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thrax throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnason.
Arnason looking to stall.
Arnason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Arnason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arnason throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnason misses with a series of wild punches.
Thrax tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arnason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrax fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arnason swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrax walks into a left hand.
Arnason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thrax looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arnason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arnason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thrax defending well as Arnason loads up on a big left hand.
Arnason swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrax is looking to clinch.
Ant Thrax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnason connects with a right hand. Thrax shakes it off.
Arnason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrax wants to clinch
and Arnason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thrax thinking.
Arnason cracks Thrax with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arnason scores with a nice strike.
Arnason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thrax looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnason circles away.
It seemed like Arnason was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnason circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arnason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnason throws the left hand but Thrax avoids the punch easily.
Thrax throws a hook to the side of Arnason's head but Arnason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrax slips under a jab from Arnason.
Arnason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thrax slips a straight right by Arnason.
Thrax tries to clinch up but Arnason circles away and keeps his distance.
Arnason moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thrax lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thrax.
 It looks like Jeremy Arnason has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnason misses with a body punch
and Thrax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thrax fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thrax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arnason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrax went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thrax walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thrax moves into range and clinches up with Arnason.
Arnason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Thrax.
Thrax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thrax scores with a shot to the side of Arnason's head.
Thrax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Arnason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnason misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrax backwards.
Arnason misses with an elbow over the top.
Arnason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arnason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Thrax scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thrax throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnason.
Thrax softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arnason working aggressively here.
Arnason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnason blocking some punches.
Thrax blocks an elbow strike from Arnason.
Arnason tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrax's elbow.
Jeremy Arnason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arnason has a couple of punches blocked by Thrax.
Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnason swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnason blocks an uppercut.
Thrax blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Arnason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arnason winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Arnason!
A relieved looking Jeremy Arnason thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 1112 p4p, 1491 weight class) and Hawk Hollow (ranked 107 p4p, 134 weight class). Pavlek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hawk Hollow!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pavlek stuffs the takedown.
Hollow moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Pavlek. Those never looked like landing.
Hollow wants to clinch but Pavlek slips to the side
and Pavlek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pavlek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Hollow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hollow.
Pavlek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hollow drives through and clinches with Pavlek against the cage.
Hollow wants a takedown.
Jakov Pavlek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Hollow.
Pavlek breaks the clinch.
Hollow scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hollow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a head kick but Hollow moves out of range.
Pavlek connects with a jab.
Hollow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hollow throws a nice looking combination but Pavlek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Pavlek misses.
Hollow gets a clinch.
Hollow controlling the action here for a moment.
Pavlek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Pavlek.
Pavlek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hollow blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek has had enough of the clinch but Hollow keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlek manages to break the clinch.
Pavlek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollow unleashes a big counter combination but Pavlek bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pavlek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pavlek misses with a lunging right hand
and Hollow counters with a stiff right hand.
Hollow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Hollow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pavlek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hollow darts in and clinches Pavlek up against the cage.
Hollow managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek manages to break the clinch.
Pavlek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pavlek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hollow wants to counter the offense by Pavlek and move into the clinch position.
Hollow throws a sloppy head kick and Pavlek moves out of range easily.
Hollow throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Pavlek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow darts in and clinches Pavlek up against the cage.
Pavlek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hollow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlek.
Hollow unleashes a big counter combination but Pavlek bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pavlek lands a lovely overhand right.
A clash of legs there as Hollow blocks the low kick.
Hollow moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Hollow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pavlek with a body shot.
Hollow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a head kick that misses.
Pavlek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pavlek but Pavlek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hollow throws a sloppy head kick and Pavlek moves out of range easily.
Hollow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pavlek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hollow tries to clinch but Pavlek is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek misses with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Pavlek. No joy for Hollow on that attempt.
Hollow moves out of range as Pavlek strikes.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut.
Hollow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hollow pushes Pavlek up against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a front kick aimed at Hollow's knee but Hollow avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakov Pavlek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pavlek swings for the body but Hollow moves out of range.
Pavlek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pavlek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hollow can do to turn this around?
Pavlek tries to score with a low kick but Hollow moves his leg out of the way.
Pavlek throws a hook to the side of Hollow's head but Hollow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollow shoots and misses
and Pavlek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlek throws an overhand right that lands on Hollow's shoulder, as Hollow tries to avoid the shot.
Hollow throws a counter combo.
Pavlek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hollow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pavlek defends it well.
Hollow moves into the clinch.
Hollow slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hollow blocks the elbow strike.
Hollow jumps guard and drags Pavlek to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pavlek wants to stand but Hollow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pavlek is fighting to break Hollow's control of his arms but Hollow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek tries to stand but Hollow is controlling from the bottom.
Hollow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pavlek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hollow is proving hard to escape from.
Hollow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pavlek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pavlek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hollow on the ground.
Pavlek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hollow trying to keep a closed guard but Pavlek is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hollow walks into a stiff left hand from Pavlek.
Hollow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pavlek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jakov Pavlek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pavlek connects with a single shot there.
Hollow misses with a takedown attempt - Pavlek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jakov Pavlek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Hollow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Pavlek as Hollow shoots in.
Hollow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pavlek swivels and escapes.
Hollow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pavlek's waist but Pavlek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hollow off to one side.
Pavlek throws a series of punches but Hollow avoids them all with ease.
Pavlek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hollow at a distance.
Hollow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pavlek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hollow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pavlek avoids it really well and circles away.
Hollow drops his hands momentarily and Pavlek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jakov Pavlek is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a lazy right hand but Hollow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Pavlek misses its intended target.
Pavlek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlek throws a nice head kick!
Hollow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Pavlek wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakov Pavlek dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pavlek looks for the body kick but Hollow saw that one coming.
Hollow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavlek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pavlek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlek thows a leg kick but Hollow checks it
and Hollow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hollow.
Hollow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pavlek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hollow can turn it around.
Pavlek working hard to break the clinch.
Hollow manages to break the clinch.
Hollow misses with a takedown
and Pavlek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollow with a poor takedown
and Pavlek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pavlek counters with a series of strikes. Hollow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jakov Pavlek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Hollow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pavlek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hollow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow slips a jab and a cross from Pavlek.
Hollow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pavlek defends it nicely.
Hollow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a head kick that misses.
Pavlek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pavlek tests Hollow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pavlek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hollow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws the left hand but Hollow avoids the punch easily.
Pavlek looks to land a right hand but Hollow moved out of range.
Hollow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Pavlek counter with a right hand.
Pavlek throws a jab when Hollow was well out of range.
Pavlek stuffs the takedown attempt from Hollow. Hollow gets slowly back to his feet.
Pavlek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pavlek digs a good hook to Hollow's body.
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!
Hollow tries to clinch there but Pavlek circles away.
Pavlek connects with a single shot there.
Pavlek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow slips a jab from Pavlek.
Nice cross by Pavlek.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hollow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hollow shoots in for a double leg but Pavlek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hollow misses with a jab to the body
and Pavlek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hollow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hollow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pavlek, pushing him back against the cage.
Hawk Hollow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavlek breaks from the clinch.
Pavlek punishes Hollow's body with a nice straight punch.
Pavlek tries to keep at a distance but Hollow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pavlek wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek stalling in the clinch.
Pavlek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hollow throws a head kick that misses.
Pavlek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlek throws out the jab.
Hollow has Pavlek up against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jakov Pavlek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pavlek looks to land a combination but Hollow avoids it well.
Hollow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pavlek counters with a left to the body.
Hollow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlek dodges the punch combination from Hollow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakov Pavlek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pavlek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakov Pavlek!
Jakov Pavlek 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 1050 p4p, 1127 weight class) and Teddy Dalrymple (ranked 134 p4p, 151 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr.'s entrance music is Rags2Riches. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy Dalrymple!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalrymple throws a hook but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it easily.
Dalrymple takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thibodeaux Jr. moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalrymple.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalrymple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a nice shot that snaps Dalrymple's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a head kick that Dalrymple semi-blocks.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries a head kick but it misses.
Dalrymple is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dalrymple scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Thibodeaux Jr. darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dalrymple misses with a looping left.
Dalrymple misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux Jr. misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux Jr.. Beautiful body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Dalrymple.
A low kick lands for Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Dalrymple was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dalrymple in his tracks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dalrymple.
Dalrymple lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dalrymple slips under a jab from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple throws out a counter right but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a jab.
A big left from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Dalrymple on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalrymple walks into a stiff left hand from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple fails to land with a series of punches.
Dalrymple on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thibodeaux Jr. connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dalrymple scrambles back to his feet.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a sloppy right hand. Dalrymple should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick from Thibodeaux Jr., right into the meat of the thigh.
Thibodeaux Jr. attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dalrymple throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dalrymple looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux Jr. steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalrymple.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips a jab and a cross from Dalrymple.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a nice head shot.
Dalrymple looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. is just out of range.
Dalrymple chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thibodeaux Jr. can pounce on him.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Dalrymple lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Dalrymple's ribcage but misses.
Dalrymple swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dalrymple missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux Jr. was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body punch but Dalrymple moves out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dalrymple swinging wildly here.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a left hand
and Dalrymple connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Thibodeaux Jr. cracks Dalrymple with an open hand slap.
Dalrymple gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalrymple bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dalrymple is able to avoid easily.
Dalrymple lands a jab.
Dalrymple moves out of range of the strikes.
Dalrymple throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dalrymple bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the body shot from Dalrymple.
An inside leg kick from Dalrymple misses.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux Jr. throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux Jr. throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dalrymple with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thibodeaux Jr. to score with a decent uppercut.
Dalrymple moves out of range of the strikes.
Dalrymple on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr. missing with a left hand there. Dalrymple was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux Jr. does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalrymple.
A low kick from Thibodeaux Jr. is predictable there
letting Dalrymple counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalrymple throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dalrymple.
Dalrymple takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thibodeaux Jr. chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dalrymple can pounce on him.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalrymple tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dalrymple takes one on the button.
Thibodeaux Jr. explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalrymple moves away.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dalrymple looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dalrymple shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thibodeaux Jr. dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dalrymple. That did some damage!
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thibodeaux Jr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalrymple can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux Jr. feints and then cracks Dalrymple's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dalrymple down.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalrymple.
Thibodeaux Jr. finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thibodeaux Jr. attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dalrymple might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thibodeaux Jr. has got the better of the exchanges.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Thibodeaux Jr. misses
and Dalrymple counters with a series of strikes. Thibodeaux Jr. will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dalrymple uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. thuds his shin into the meat of Dalrymple's side.
Dalrymple slips a straight right by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. works the jab nicely.
Dalrymple checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Dalrymple on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple fails to land with a series of punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a body shot.
Dalrymple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thibodeaux Jr..
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a head kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalrymple throws out a counter right but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a lunging right hand
and Dalrymple counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body punch but Dalrymple moves out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a head kick that misses.
Dalrymple takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a low kick as Dalrymple jumps back.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dalrymple takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Dalrymple blocks the low kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Dalrymple blocks it.
Dalrymple now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dalrymple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thibodeaux Jr..
Sloppy strikes from Dalrymple. Those never looked like landing.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a sloppy head kick and Dalrymple moves out of range easily.
Dalrymple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a leg kick.
Dalrymple throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a body shot.
Dalrymple throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a head kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a looping overhand right but Dalrymple ducks down to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dalrymple counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dalrymple.
Dalrymple lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr. backwards.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to push Dalrymple away but Dalrymple has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dalrymple tries to circle away but Thibodeaux Jr. has him pinned against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalrymple was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple wants to counter the offense by Thibodeaux Jr. and move into the clinch position.
Dalrymple on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dalrymple throws a hook but Thibodeaux Jr. blocks it.
Dalrymple moves out of range as Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body kick.
Dalrymple unleashes a big counter combination but Thibodeaux Jr. bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dalrymple moves forwards but Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dalrymple checks it well.
Dalrymple throws a big counter head kick but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thibodeaux Jr. pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dalrymple blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dalrymple staying out of range there.
Dalrymple has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Thibodeaux Jr. does it's job there.
Dalrymple jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Dalrymple's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Dalrymple's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dalrymple is looking for the big counter here.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalrymple keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. jabs Dalrymple to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Thibodeaux Jr..
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalrymple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Dalrymple on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Dalrymple sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dalrymple wants to counter the offense by Thibodeaux Jr. and move into the clinch position.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a jab. Dalrymple acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dalrymple in his tracks.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a jab to the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a leg kick that knocks Dalrymple off balance momentarily.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dalrymple misses with a hook. Thibodeaux Jr. ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook. Dalrymple ducked under it nicely.
Dalrymple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalrymple now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dalrymple in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Dalrymple.
Thibodeaux Jr. cracks a nice hook into Dalrymple's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple throws a low kick but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dalrymple.
Dalrymple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dalrymple ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dalrymple has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thibodeaux Jr. walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dalrymple checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Dalrymple was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a leg kick that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. thows a leg kick but Dalrymple checks it
and Dalrymple counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a low kick but Dalrymple avoids it.
Dalrymple scores with a decent looking hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range of the body kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dalrymple misses with the combination.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a body shot.
Dalrymple misses with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dalrymple's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thibodeaux Jr. connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dalrymple scrambles back to his feet.
Dalrymple has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dalrymple there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalrymple takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dalrymple misses with a body kick.
Dalrymple bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr.'s jab looks to have found its range, popping Dalrymple under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to land a left hand but Dalrymple moved out of range nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body punch but Dalrymple moves out of range.
Dalrymple lands with a right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. thumps Dalrymple with a low kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dalrymple circles away quickly and effectively.
Dalrymple swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a leg kick that knocks Dalrymple off balance momentarily.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a low kick, looking for Dalrymple's leg but Dalrymple calmly moves out of range.
Dalrymple ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dalrymple to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalrymple slips a straight right by Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple throws out a counter right but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dalrymple let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Dalrymple misses.
Dalrymple gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thibodeaux Jr..
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalrymple pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thibodeaux Jr. back to the cage. Dalrymple follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thibodeaux Jr. closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Thibodeaux Jr..
Some wild striking there from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dalrymple misses with a hook. Thibodeaux Jr. ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dalrymple.
Dalrymple looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a slapping body shot.
Dalrymple moves out of range as Thibodeaux Jr. strikes.
Dalrymple is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dalrymple throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thibodeaux Jr. on the side of the head.
Dalrymple has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thibodeaux Jr..
Both fighters circling a little - Thibodeaux Jr. finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the jab.
Dalrymple loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. slips the punch.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thibodeaux Jr. jabs Dalrymple to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dalrymple avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dalrymple tries to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut
and Dalrymple cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalrymple lands with a right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dalrymple.
Dalrymple ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalrymple.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalrymple takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a head kick!
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. had his way with Teddy Dalrymple in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to land a right hand but Dalrymple moved out of range.
It seemed like Dalrymple was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. cracks Dalrymple with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalrymple was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Dalrymple.
Thibodeaux Jr. looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a jab to the body
and Dalrymple counters with a head kick that drops Thibodeaux Jr. to the mat! Thibodeaux Jr. scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalrymple only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Thibodeaux Jr. coming out on top.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right hand that misses
and Dalrymple counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thibodeaux Jr. thinking.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thibodeaux Jr. cracks Dalrymple with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalrymple was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple tries to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. shakes him off and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Thibodeaux Jr. there.
Nice defenses there by Dalrymple.
Dalrymple takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to score with low kicks.
Dalrymple misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws out a loose jab but Dalrymple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalrymple takes one to the chin there.
Teddy Dalrymple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Dalrymple both land. Nice combination.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a low kick nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Dalrymple throws out a counter right but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it with no problem.
Dalrymple uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux Jr. works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dalrymple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalrymple looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dalrymple slips under a jab.
Dalrymple now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Dalrymple sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalrymple appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dalrymple stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple scores with a jab.
Dalrymple moves forwards but Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a head kick that misses.
Dalrymple looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Thibodeaux Jr. misses its intended target.
Dalrymple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux Jr..
Dalrymple looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dalrymple loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. slips the punch.
Dalrymple takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dalrymple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thibodeaux Jr.. Thibodeaux Jr. obviously looking to wear him down.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Dalrymple was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a head kick.
Dalrymple now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A left lands for Thibodeaux Jr..
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux Jr. throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a leg kick but Dalrymple checks it.
Dalrymple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a sloppy head kick and Dalrymple moves out of range easily.
Dalrymple counters with a body kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dalrymple on the side of the head.
Dalrymple on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Dalrymple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Thibodeaux Jr., right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thibodeaux Jr., winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chronian Dispatch Regulator (ranked 988 p4p, 826 weight class) and Alexus Argento (ranked 126 p4p, 103 weight class). Dispatch Regulator comes to the cage accompanied by A Doon Hicky. Alexus Argento told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chronian Dispatch Regulator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dispatch Regulator is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Argento.
Argento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dispatch Regulator bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Argento's head.
It looks like Alexus Argento has been cut.
Dispatch Regulator looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dispatch Regulator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Argento moves away.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dispatch Regulator swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Argento on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator cracks a nice hook into Argento's ribs.
Dispatch Regulator misses the jab.
Argento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Dispatch Regulator misses.
Dispatch Regulator has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dispatch Regulator feints and then cracks Argento's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Argento down.
Dispatch Regulator misses with an uppercut.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chronian Dispatch Regulator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Argento checks a leg kick.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dispatch Regulator defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator connects with a leg kick.
Dispatch Regulator throws a head kick but Argento moves out of range.
Dispatch Regulator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Argento manages to avoid it.
Dispatch Regulator walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Argento checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dispatch Regulator defends it well.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a right hand
and Argento counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Argento.
Argento postures up in Dispatch Regulator's guard and throws a big left but Dispatch Regulator blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Argento throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Argento must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Argento missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Argento missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dispatch Regulator manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Argento manages to get himself to full guard.
Dispatch Regulator pushing down on Argento's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dispatch Regulator not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dispatch Regulator tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dispatch Regulator is pressing down on Argento's thigh, looking to free his foot. Argento is holding on for now.
Argento regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dispatch Regulator.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dispatch Regulator looking to pass the guard.
Dispatch Regulator throwing strikes but missing.
Argento has his foot on Dispatch Regulator's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dispatch Regulator works his way back into a safe position though.
Dispatch Regulator wants to pass the guard but Argento is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dispatch Regulator trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dispatch Regulator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chronian Dispatch Regulator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexus Argento's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dispatch Regulator misses with a hook.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dispatch Regulator defends it well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dispatch Regulator throws a shot from downtown. Argento moves away and avoids it.
Argento feints the counter takedown.
Argento slips under a jab from Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a leg kick
and Argento counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dispatch Regulator!
Dispatch Regulator is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Argento misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dispatch Regulator is looking to regain half guard here but Argento keeps moving and retains side control.
Argento in side control, throwing shots but Dispatch Regulator defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator sneaks back into half guard.
Argento thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Argento wants to free his trapped foot but Dispatch Regulator is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Argento throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dispatch Regulator to regain full guard.
Argento distracts Dispatch Regulator with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Argento makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dispatch Regulator 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.
Argento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Argento scoring with punches to the head and body.
Argento preventing the sweep.
Dispatch Regulator pulls Argento in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Argento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Argento keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dispatch Regulator's head.
Dispatch Regulator looking to hit a scissor sweep but Argento is one step ahead there.
Argento working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Argento postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dispatch Regulator seems keen to control Argento's posture.
Argento pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dispatch Regulator is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Argento throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dispatch Regulator works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dispatch Regulator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dispatch Regulator seems keen to control Argento's posture.
Dispatch Regulator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dispatch Regulator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Argento working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dispatch Regulator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Argento won't allow Dispatch Regulator to sweep him here.
Argento content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Argento working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dispatch Regulator wants to lay and pray for a moment but Argento keeps working.
Dispatch Regulator tries to pass the half guard into mount. Argento knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dispatch Regulator throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Argento keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dispatch Regulator throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dispatch Regulator not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexus Argento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexus Argento's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dispatch Regulator is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Argento moves away from the strike by Dispatch Regulator.
Argento with the counter takedown but Dispatch Regulator avoids it easily.
Dispatch Regulator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Argento tries to counter it with a takedown but Dispatch Regulator pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dispatch Regulator scores with a one two! Argento had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Dispatch Regulator.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dispatch Regulator throws an off balance right hand
and Argento decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dispatch Regulator's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argento slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dispatch Regulator defending against the ground and pound.
Dispatch Regulator is trying to get back to half guard.
Argento working the ground and pound.
Dispatch Regulator struggling a bit here.
Dispatch Regulator taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dispatch Regulator avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Argento.
Argento is putting a hurting on Dispatch Regulator here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Argento connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dispatch Regulator some visible discomfort.
Argento misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Argento in side control, throwing shots but Dispatch Regulator defends.
Dispatch Regulator is looking to reverse the position.
Argento looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dispatch Regulator is avoiding damage well.
Dispatch Regulator takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dispatch Regulator wants to control but Argento postures up.
Argento working the ground and pound.
Alexus Argento has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Argento in side control, throwing shots but Dispatch Regulator defends.
Dispatch Regulator takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dispatch Regulator wants to control but Argento postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento tries to move to mount but Dispatch Regulator blocks the move with his legs.
Argento throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Argento scoring with punches and elbows.
Argento works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dispatch Regulator regains half guard, as Argento was trying to land strikes.
Dispatch Regulator on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Argento trying to advance position but Dispatch Regulator counters by regaining guard.
Dispatch Regulator is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dispatch Regulator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento is in close to Dispatch Regulator's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Argento missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Argento with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Argento trying to move into half guard but instead Dispatch Regulator has managed to sweep!
Dispatch Regulator throws a strike but Argento rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Argento cracks Dispatch Regulator with a solid left hand.
Dispatch Regulator managing to control the position.
Dispatch Regulator avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Argento throws an elbow that misses. Dispatch Regulator uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Argento's guard. Nice move by Dispatch Regulator!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexus Argento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Argento has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexus Argento!
An out of breath Alexus Argento thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odin Markkanen (ranked 460 p4p, 662 weight class) and Li Gong (ranked 46 p4p, 68 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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World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Markkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markkanen thumps Gong with a low kick.
Markkanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Markkanen.
Gong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markkanen.
Gong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Markkanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gong misses with a jab to the body
and Markkanen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gong is staying active underneath Markkanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Markkanen there.
Markkanen trying to work for an americana but Gong has managed to regain full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gong has control of Markkanen's left arm, preventing Markkanen from doing any damage.
Markkanen scoring with some ground and pound.
Gong is adopting a defensive guard.
Markkanen postures up in Gong's guard and throws a big left but Gong blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Gong looking for a sweep. Not yet Gong, not yet.
Markkanen postures up in Gong's guard and throws a big left but Gong blocks it.
Gong wants to get back to his feet but Markkanen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markkanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markkanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing that Markkanen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Markkanen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Markkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gong keeping full guard, as Markkanen tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen wants to control from the top but Gong keeps moving.
Markkanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markkanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Markkanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markkanen won't allow Gong to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gong missing with a left hand there. Markkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Markkanen misses its target.
Markkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gong works the jab nicely.
Li Gong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markkanen swings widly with a right hand
and Gong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Markkanen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut there from Markkanen.
Gong misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a body punch but Gong moves out of range.
Gong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markkanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gong.
Gong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markkanen. Gong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Markkanen scores with a leg kick.
Markkanen cracks Gong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Gong.
Markkanen attempts a counter takedown but Gong avoids it well and moves away.
Markkanen lands with a good body shot.
Markkanen lands a really nice looking cross but Gong seems unphased.
Markkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gong is just out of range.
Gong looks to score with a jab to the body but Markkanen is just out of range.
Markkanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gong. Gong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markkanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Gong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gong misses with an uppercut. Markkanen saw that one coming.
Gong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gong checks a low kick from Markkanen.
Gong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Markkanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Gong misses.
A low kick lands for Markkanen.
Gong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Markkanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Gong connects with a crisp jab.
Odin Markkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markkanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gong.
Gong lands with a nice body punch.
Gong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markkanen moves away.
Markkanen throws a low kick but Gong avoids it.
Markkanen lands an overhand right.
Markkanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Markkanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Markkanen throws a strike but Gong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Markkanen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gong delivers a nice body kick.
Gong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danga de danga de dang - Markkanen scores with a four punch combination!
Markkanen moves out of range as Gong throws a body kick.
Markkanen tries to counter with a takedown but Gong is quick to defend against it.
Markkanen dives in and grabs Gong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gong pushes down on Markkanen's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Gong.
Markkanen staying out of range there.
Markkanen shoots and misses
and Gong counters with a head kick.
Markkanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gong in his tracks.
Markkanen looks to throw the jab but Gong is out of range.
Gong connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gong blocks the body kick.
Gong missing with a left hand there. Markkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Markkanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong just misses with a punch to the body.
Gong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Markkanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odin Markkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markkanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Markkanen misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Markkanen misses
and Markkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markkanen.
Markkanen connects with a crisp jab.
Markkanen jabs at Gong's body.
Gong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markkanen throws a big shot that misses.
Gong walks into a straight right hand from Markkanen.
Markkanen throws a hook but Gong avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Markkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gong can do to turn this around?
Markkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gong is just out of range.
Gong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Markkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markkanen throws a looping overhand right but Gong ducks down to avoid it.
Odin Markkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Markkanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Markkanen lands with an overhand left.
Markkanen lands with a right hand.
Markkanen scores with a jab to the head.
Gong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Markkanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Gong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Markkanen with a poor takedown
and Gong counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Odin Markkanen has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gong moves away.
Gong misses with an uppercut. Markkanen saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Markkanen misses the target.
Markkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gong is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen loads up on a big right hand but Gong slips the punch.
Gong lands a big head kick that sends Markkanen tumbling to the mat! Gong takes a step backwards and waves Markkanen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Markkanen is rocked!
Gong lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Markkanen crumples to the floor! Gong milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Li Gong!
A less than humble Li Gong misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Essien Ekuoba (ranked 1079 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Artem Ramazanov (ranked 62 p4p, 73 weight class). Ekuoba comes to the cage accompanied by Pure Water. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramazanov's choice of entrance music: All The Things She Said - t.A.T.u. This should be fireworks!
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Essien Ekuoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Artem Ramazanov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramazanov tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekuoba misses the target.
Ramazanov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ekuoba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramazanov counters with a left to the body.
Ekuoba throws an off balance right hand
and Ramazanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Essien Ekuoba has been cut.
Ramazanov tries to land a front kick but Ekuoba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ekuoba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ramazanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramazanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramazanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Artem Ramazanov has been cut.
A jab from Ekuoba misses.
Ramazanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ekuoba's head.
Ramazanov scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramazanov is looking to clinch.
Ramazanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekuoba manages to avoid it.
Ekuoba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ekuoba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekuoba stuffs the takedown.
Ramazanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Ekuoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekuoba scores with a nice strike.
Ekuoba slips under a jab from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov slips under a jab.
Ramazanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramazanov throws a head kick but Ekuoba moves out of range.
Ekuoba throws a hook but Ramazanov avoids it easily.
Ramazanov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Ramazanov.
A left lands for Ramazanov.
Essien Ekuoba's cut is getting worse.
Ramazanov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ekuoba clinches with his opponent.
Come on Ekuoba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ekuoba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramazanov's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ramazanov fails to land.
Ekuoba misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramazanov.
Ekuoba is working Ramazanov over against the cage.
Ramazanov lands a right hand.
Ekuoba prevents the takedown attempt.
Ekuoba tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramazanov avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramazanov can't get the takedown.
Essien Ekuoba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artem Ramazanov.
Ekuoba lands with a left to the head.
Ramazanov pushes Ekuoba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekuoba misses with a knee to the head.
Ramazanov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov lands a nice elbow.
Ramazanov gets through Ekuoba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Essien Ekuoba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ekuoba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramazanov has him pressed against the cage.
Ekuoba stalls.
Ramazanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekuoba is trying to break the clinch but Ramazanov is controlling him.
Ramazanov prevents a body shot from Ekuoba.
Ekuoba is trying to stall.
Ramazanov tries to throw a body punch but Ekuoba avoids it by throwing Ramazanov back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ramazanov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramazanov.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramazanov throws an elbow but misses.
Ramazanov working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov manages to break the clinch.
Essien Ekuoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramazanov fails with the takedown.
Ramazanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ekuoba counters with a nice uppercut.
Ekuoba closes the distance and clinches.
Ramazanov tries to throw a body punch but Ekuoba avoids it by throwing Ramazanov back against the cage.
Ramazanov misses with a knee strike.
Ekuoba taking a breather.
Ekuoba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramazanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramazanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramazanov is trying to drag Ekuoba to the mat but Ekuoba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ekuoba scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artem Ramazanov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ekuoba misses with a jab to the body
and Ramazanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramazanov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ramazanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekuoba counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ramazanov! Ekuoba lets Ramazanov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ramazanov throws a sloppy head kick and Ekuoba moves out of range easily.
Ekuoba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramazanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekuoba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekuoba is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Ekuoba shuts the power down on Ramazanov. Lights out, game over! Ekuoba is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Essien Ekuoba!
Artem Ramazanov spoke after the fight, saying 'Losing sucks! But it fuels me to be stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 301 p4p, 520 weight class) and Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 42 p4p, 50 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakachi Tadageru!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadageru looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fisher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fisher needs to keep his hands up - Tadageru had a free shot at his head there.
Jab by Tadageru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fisher's half guard.
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tadageru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tadageru wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.
Tadageru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Tadageru thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
Tadageru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tadageru missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tadageru is trying to control the action in half guard but Fisher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fisher is defending against the submission attempts here by Tadageru.
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tadageru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tadageru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tadageru is nestled in close to Fisher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Tadageru working Fisher over with strikes.
Tadageru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tadageru stalling.
Fisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fisher tries to get out of the position.
Tadageru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tadageru is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tadageru throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fisher because Tadageru loaded up on that one.
Fisher is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tadageru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tadageru wants to control the pace but Fisher is squirming around nicely.
Tadageru cracks Fisher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tadageru throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fisher because Tadageru loaded up on that one.
Tadageru looking to finish with strikes here!
Tadageru with shots to the head and body - Fisher looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tadageru landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fisher is rocked!
Fisher avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tadageru.
Oh Fisher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tadageru throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fisher seems to have got his legs back now.
Tadageru goes for an armbar but Fisher turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fisher.
Fisher is looking to stand up but Tadageru won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tadageru is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tadageru connects with a nice short shot to Fisher's temple.
Fisher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tadageru.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tadageru.
Tadageru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fisher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tadageru scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tadageru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tadageru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fisher is refusing to be controlled, as Tadageru sits in half guard.
Tadageru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Tadageru is nestled in close to Fisher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tadageru moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.
Tadageru gets a clinch.
Tadageru is looking for a takedown.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tadageru can't get the takedown.
Fisher prevents a takedown attempt there.
John Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakachi Tadageru.
Tadageru tries to score a body lock takedown but Fisher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tadageru tries for a takedown but Fisher manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Fisher.
Tadageru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fisher or not.
Tadageru tries to score a body lock takedown but Fisher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tadageru changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fisher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tadageru misses with a takedown attempt - Fisher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru is looking to clinch.
Tadageru digs a good body shot into Fisher's ribs.
Tadageru looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tadageru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Tadageru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fisher is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Tadageru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tadageru passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tadageru sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nakachi Tadageru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tadageru in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tadageru working Fisher over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tadageru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tadageru with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru scoring with strikes but Fisher is staying in there.
Tadageru thowing shots but they're missing.
Fisher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tadageru lands a big shot there that rocks Fisher but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tadageru lands a big elbow.
Fisher tries to buck Tadageru off but he can't manage it.
Tadageru postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Fisher bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tadageru and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakachi Tadageru!
After winning the bout, Nakachi Tadageru thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 356 p4p, 454 weight class) and Jerome Kyrylo (ranked 47 p4p, 58 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Kyrylo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Obama as he connects with a hook.
Kyrylo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obama.
Kyrylo throws a poor cross that misses
and Obama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Kyrylo. Those never looked like landing.
Kyrylo tries to clinch there but Obama circles away.
Kyrylo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyrylo looks to clinch
and Obama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyrylo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Obama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrylo pushes Obama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kyrylo can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Obama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kyrylo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kyrylo throws out a loose jab but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kyrylo avoids it.
Obama looks for the body kick but Kyrylo saw that one coming.
Obama looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyrylo is just out of range.
Obama with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo throws a nice looking combination but Obama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obama jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Obama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obama.
Kyrylo throws an overhand right that lands on Obama's shoulder, as Obama tries to avoid the shot.
Obama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Kyrylo lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Obama crumples to the floor! Kyrylo milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jerome Kyrylo!
An out of breath Jerome Kyrylo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgars Al Dariush (ranked 15 p4p, 68 weight class) and Karl Karjalainen (ranked 5 p4p, 11 weight class). Edgars Al Dariush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Al Dariush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjalainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al Dariush on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Al Dariush scores with the left hand. Karjalainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Al Dariush throws a jab when Karjalainen was well out of range.
Al Dariush with a nice cross.
Karjalainen missing with a left hand there. Al Dariush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karjalainen looks to throw the jab but Al Dariush is out of range.
Al Dariush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Dariush blocks the elbow strike.
Karjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Karjalainen 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.
A short uppercut from Karjalainen.
Al Dariush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Dariush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karjalainen's elbow.
Karjalainen stalling the fight.
Karjalainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karjalainen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karjalainen prevents a body shot from Al Dariush.
Karjalainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Dariush avoids the damage to the body.
Karjalainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Karjalainen.
Al Dariush is breathing heavily.
Al Dariush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Dariush can't find room to land a body shot as Karjalainen controls the action.
Karjalainen leaning against his opponent.
Al Dariush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karjalainen backwards.
Karjalainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karjalainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Dariush avoids it.
Al Dariush misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Al Dariush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karjalainen.
Al Dariush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Dariush digs a right hand underneath Karjalainen's ribcage. Karjalainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karjalainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karjalainen looking to throw knees to the head but Al Dariush is blocking nicely.
Karjalainen misses with a knee to the head.
Al Dariush swings wildly with an uppercut but Karjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen is trying to stall.
Al Dariush blocks an elbow strike.
Karjalainen misses with a punch 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!
Karjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Dariush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Dariush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karjalainen's elbow.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Dariush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karjalainen.
The referee calls for Karjalainen to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush pushes Karjalainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Al Dariush lands a body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Al Dariush lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Dariush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen looking to stall.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Dariush throws a punch but it's blocked by Karjalainen.
Al Dariush misses with the head strike.
Al Dariush misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karjalainen's elbow.
Al Dariush tries to throw a body punch but Karjalainen avoids it by throwing Al Dariush back against the cage.
A short left from Karjalainen.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands a hook that snaps the head of Karjalainen backwards.
Al Dariush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karjalainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Dariush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karjalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karjalainen takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Karl Karjalainen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karjalainen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Al Dariush throws a head punch that misses.
Al Dariush is leaning against Karjalainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Al Dariush can't find room to land a body shot as Karjalainen controls the action.
Karjalainen misses with a knee strike.
Karjalainen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karjalainen lands with a right to the head.
Al Dariush scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Al Dariush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Dariush pushes Karjalainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karjalainen scores with a shot to the side of Al Dariush's head.
Nice body punch from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Dariush is leaning against Karjalainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Edgars Al Dariush will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Karjalainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Al Dariush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karjalainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karjalainen.
Al Dariush with the inside leg kick.
Al Dariush slips under a jab.
Karjalainen throws a right hand that misses
and Al Dariush counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Al Dariush getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Dariush wants to clinch but Karjalainen slips to the side
enabling Karjalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Dariush lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karjalainen's sensitive parts.
Karjalainen moves in looking to clinch but Al Dariush pushes him off.
Karjalainen scores with a jab. Al Dariush acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Al Dariush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karjalainen.
Al Dariush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karjalainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Karjalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Dariush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karjalainen misses the jab.
Al Dariush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Dariush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karjalainen looks to throw the jab but Al Dariush is out of range.
Al Dariush lands a glancing blow to the side of Karjalainen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karjalainen loads up on a big right hand but Al Dariush slips the punch.
Al Dariush smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Al Dariush wants to clinch up but Karjalainen keeps it at a distance.
Edgars Al Dariush is winning the standup battle so far.
Karjalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Dariush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Dariush moves out of range as Karjalainen strikes.
Karjalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karjalainen misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Karjalainen.
A big left from Karjalainen misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Al Dariush!
A solid body kick from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karjalainen's head backwards.
Al Dariush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karjalainen.
Al Dariush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Dariush avoids the head kick by Karjalainen.
A nice leg kick from Al Dariush, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Al Dariush with a nice cross.
Al Dariush lands with a nice body kick.
Al Dariush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al Dariush closes the distance and clinches.
Karjalainen blocking some punches.
Karjalainen is trying to stall.
Karjalainen is trying to break free.
Karjalainen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Karjalainen tries to land a knee to the head but Al Dariush blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karjalainen.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karjalainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karjalainen lands a left hand.
Karjalainen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen misses with the head strike.
Al Dariush lands with a right to the head.
Karjalainen working aggressively here.
Karjalainen breaks from the clinch.
Karjalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Dariush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karjalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Dariush clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karjalainen throws an elbow but misses.
Karjalainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karjalainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Al Dariush backwards.
Karjalainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Al Dariush is keeping busy.
Al Dariush throws a punch but it's blocked by Karjalainen.
A nice left hand lands by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Dariush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Dariush cracks Karjalainen with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karjalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karjalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush has a couple of punches blocked by Karjalainen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karjalainen lands with a light punch inside.
Al Dariush avoiding damage as Karjalainen throws knees to the body.
Al Dariush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Dariush misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Edgars Al Dariush will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Karjalainen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Al Dariush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Dariush blocks a jab.
Al Dariush slips under a jab.
Karjalainen moves out of range as Al Dariush throws a body kick.
Karjalainen misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Karjalainen misses the target.
Al Dariush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Dariush lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Karjalainen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Al Dariush has closed the distance and engaged Karjalainen in a clinch.
Al Dariush misses with the head strike.
Karjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karjalainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen tries a knee to the head but Al Dariush blocks it.
Karjalainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karjalainen stalling in the clinch but Al Dariush improves position.
Al Dariush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Dariush blocking some punches.
Karjalainen prevents a body shot from Al Dariush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Dariush avoiding damage as Karjalainen throws knees to the body.
Karjalainen lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Dariush misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Dariush tries to throw a body punch but Karjalainen avoids it by throwing Al Dariush back against the cage.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karjalainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Al Dariush misses with a body punch.
Al Dariush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Al Dariush as the two fighters clinch.
Karjalainen has Al Dariush pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Dariush.
Karjalainen prevents a body shot from Al Dariush.
A nice left hand lands by Al Dariush.
Karjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen misses with the head strike.
Karjalainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karl Karjalainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Al Dariush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karjalainen leaning against his opponent.
Al Dariush pushes Karjalainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karjalainen misses with some punches.
Al Dariush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karjalainens head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karjalainen trying to stall but Al Dariush improves his position.
Karjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karjalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Dariush blocking some punches.
Karjalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Dariush scores with a shoulder strike.
Karjalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Al Dariush controls the action.
Al Dariush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karjalainen working aggressively here.
Karjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Dariush lands a shot to the body.
Al Dariush lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Al Dariush fails to land.
Al Dariush lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Dariush can't find room to land a body shot as Karjalainen controls the action.
Nice body punch from Al Dariush - that landed with a thud.
Al Dariush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Al Dariush lands a left hand.
A short right from Al Dariush on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Al Dariush as the two fighters clinch.
Al Dariush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Dariush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Dariush scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Al Dariush scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Al Dariush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karjalainens head.
Al Dariush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karjalainen backwards.
Al Dariush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Al Dariush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Dariush lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karjalainen working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Al Dariush.
Karjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Al Dariush.
Good body shot from Al Dariush.
A short body shot lands from Al Dariush as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Al Dariush as the two fighters clinch.
Al Dariush lands with a left to the head.
Karjalainen is rocked!
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Karjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Dariush gets through Karjalainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Al Dariush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Karjalainen's cut.
That's time! Al Dariush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karjalainen tries to keep at a distance but Al Dariush has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Dariush avoids the elbow strike from Karjalainen, against the cage.
Al Dariush misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Dariush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karjalainen backwards.
Al Dariush stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Dariush lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karjalainen or not.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Dariush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Al Dariush fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Dariush.
Karjalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Dariush finish him?
Al Dariush lands with a right to the head.
Karjalainen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Karjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karjalainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Al Dariush scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Dariush avoids it.
Karjalainen trying to stall but Al Dariush improves his position.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Dariush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karjalainen's elbow.
Al Dariush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Karjalainen.
Al Dariush scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Dariush lands a body shot.
Al Dariush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Karjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Dariush is defending well for now.
Karjalainen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karjalainen trying to land knees to the body.
Karjalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karjalainen stalling in the clinch but Al Dariush improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karjalainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karjalainen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Dariush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Dariush is working Karjalainen over against the cage.
Al Dariush lands a body punch in the clinch.
Al Dariush throws a punch but it's blocked by Karjalainen.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Dariush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karjalainens head.
A shot in the inside from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush misses with a punch to the body.
Al Dariush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karjalainen can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands with a left to the head.
That has opened up Karl Karjalainen's cut even more.
Al Dariush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karjalainen tries a knee to the head but Al Dariush blocks it.
Karjalainen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Al Dariush lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands with a light punch inside.
Al Dariush misses with a body punch.
Karjalainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Dariush struggles to land a body shot inside as Karjalainen controls his hands.
Al Dariush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karjalainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Al Dariush backwards.
Karjalainen blocks an uppercut.
Al Dariush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Dariush misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Dariush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karjalainen's elbow.
Karjalainen trying to land knees to the body.
Al Dariush working aggressively here.
Al Dariush misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with the head strike.
Al Dariush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Al Dariush lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Dariush blocks the elbow strike.
Al Dariush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Dariush managing to block the knees to the body from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Dariush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al Dariush can't find room to land a body shot as Karjalainen controls the action.
Karjalainen blocking some punches.
Al Dariush scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Dariush gets through Karjalainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Dariush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Dariush.
Karjalainen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Al Dariush throws a punch but it's blocked by Karjalainen.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush had his way with Karl Karjalainen in that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Karjalainen's cut.
That's time! Al Dariush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Karjalainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Karl Karjalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karjalainen pushes Al Dariush back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Al Dariush tries to throw a body punch but Karjalainen avoids it by throwing Al Dariush back against the cage.
Al Dariush misses with a body punch.
Al Dariush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karjalainen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Edgars Al Dariush has been cut.
Al Dariush misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Dariush misses with some punches.
Al Dariush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karjalainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Al Dariush backwards.
Karjalainen blocking some punches.
Al Dariush avoids a wild elbow strike from Karjalainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Dariush struggles to land a body shot inside as Karjalainen controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karjalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Dariush backwards.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Dariush throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush blocking some punches.
Karjalainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karjalainen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Al Dariush's defenses.
Al Dariush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karjalainen misses with the head strike.
Karjalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Dariush backwards.
Al Dariush misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Karjalainen.
Al Dariush avoids a wild elbow strike from Karjalainen.
Al Dariush struggles to land a body shot inside as Karjalainen controls his hands.
Karjalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Al Dariush controls the action.
Al Dariush tries a body shot but Karjalainen blocks it.
Al Dariush misses with some punches.
Karjalainen avoiding damage.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Al Dariush in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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.
Karjalainen lands a good knee to the midsection. Al Dariush won't want to take too many of those.
Karjalainen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karjalainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karjalainen.
Al Dariush struggles to land a body shot inside as Karjalainen controls his hands.
Karjalainen misses with a body punch.
Al Dariush tries to work over Karjalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Karjalainen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karjalainen throws an elbow but misses.
Karjalainen scores with a shot to the side of Al Dariush's head.
Karjalainen prevents a body shot from Al Dariush.
Karjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Dariush is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Dariush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karjalainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karjalainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Karjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Dariush avoiding damage as Karjalainen throws knees to the body.
Karjalainen controlling the action here for a moment.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karjalainen is trying to break the clinch but Al Dariush has him pressed against the cage.
Karjalainen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Al Dariush up against the cage.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Dariush misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karjalainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al Dariush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Dariush is leaning against Karjalainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Al Dariush lands with a left to the head.
Karjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Al Dariush.
Karjalainen has had enough of the clinch but Al Dariush keeps him there for the moment.
Karjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Dariush is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Dariush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karjalainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Dariush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Al Dariush lands a left hand.
Al Dariush misses with a body punch.
Al Dariush misses with a punch to the body.
Al Dariush blocks a body shot from Karjalainen.
Al Dariush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Dariush scores with a hook to the body.
Al Dariush lands with a left to the head.
Al Dariush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karjalainen's elbow.
A short uppercut from Al Dariush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Karjalainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Dariush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgars Al Dariush!
Edgars Al Dariush retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Edgars Al Dariush thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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