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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Narudaninamec (ranked 25168 p4p, 3681 weight class) and Patrice Rose (ranked 458 p4p, 315 weight class). Patrice Rose has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ruslan Narudaninamec's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Narudaninamec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrice Rose!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narudaninamec feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rose throws a head kick but Narudaninamec moves out of range.
Rose gets tackled into the cage by Narudaninamec. Narudaninamec maintains the clinch.
Rose tries to circle away but Narudaninamec has him pinned against the cage.
Rose working hard to break the clinch.
Rose working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Narudaninamec.
Narudaninamec scores with a nice hook to the head.
Narudaninamec scores with a nice hook to the head.
Narudaninamec pulls guard effortlessly.
Narudaninamec has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rose should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Narudaninamec has tightened it up now! Rose should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ruslan Narudaninamec!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alec Bulkanovski (ranked 4600 p4p, 3093 weight class) and Immanuel Ali (ranked 391 p4p, 278 weight class). Bulkanovski comes to the cage accompanied by Men at work- Down under. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alec Bulkanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Immanuel Ali!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulkanovski throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Bulkanovski's head coaches at Cozad MMA Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bulkanovski throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Ali displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bulkanovski at a distance.
Ali lunges at Bulkanovski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulkanovski's hand.
Ali takes the fight into the clinch.
Bulkanovski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ali is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bulkanovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulkanovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulkanovski tries a low kick but Ali avoids it.
Ali closes the distance and pushes Bulkanovski back into the cage.
Ali stops a takedown attempt from Bulkanovski.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bulkanovski backwards.
Ali stops a takedown attempt from Bulkanovski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alec Bulkanovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulkanovski trying to land knees to the body.
Bulkanovski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ali avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Ali.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
Bulkanovski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ali avoids it really well and circles away.
Bulkanovski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Bulkanovski does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ali lands a big right hand that sends Bulkanovski crashing to the mat! Ali stays standing though and waves Bulkanovski back to his feet!
 Bulkanovski is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulkanovski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ali counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Bulkanovski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bulkanovski is breathing heavily.
Ali knocks out Bulkanovski with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ali before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ali picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Immanuel Ali!
A victorious Immanuel Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Alec Bulkanovski was interviewed post fight and said 'That's a tough loss to have. but I will come back better. I just need a quick turnaround cause I'm doing my head in.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuujirou Hanma (ranked 2386 p4p, 2965 weight class) and Aatami Korpi (ranked 312 p4p, 366 weight class). Yuujirou Hanma has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuujirou Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aatami Korpi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Korpi blocks the low kick.
Hanma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Korpi! But no joy.
Hanma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanma throws a solid leg kick but Korpi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanma.
Korpi with the inside leg kick.
Korpi with a nice cross.
Korpi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hanma is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hanma takes one to the chin there.
Hanma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Korpi! But no joy.
Korpi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hanma will feel that in the morning.
Korpi connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Korpi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hanma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheers as Korpi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanma doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Yuujirou Hanma has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma lands a nice shot that snaps Korpi's head back.
Hanma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korpi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a head kick.
Hanma misses with a body kick.
A low kick lands for Korpi.
Hanma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Korpi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korpi lands with a kick to the temple. Hanma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Korpi throws a head kick that half lands.
Korpi lands a jab to the nose.
Korpi lands with a slapping head kick.
Donk. Hanma catches Korpi right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korpi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Korpi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Korpi digs a good body shot into Hanma's ribs.
Korpi moves away from the strike by Hanma.
Hanma throws an overhand right that lands on Korpi's shoulder, as Korpi tries to avoid the shot.
Korpi throws a leg kick which misses Hanma's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanma tries to avoid it.
Hanma misses with a hook to the body
and Korpi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanma really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpi connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Korpi.
Hanma misses with a hook
and Korpi counters with a good low kick that Hanma was not able to check.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Korpi.
Korpi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Korpi misses with a head kick.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Korpi thuds his shin into the meat of Hanma's side.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Hanma throws an off balance right hand
and Korpi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanma really felt that one!
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korpi.
Korpi avoids the elbow strike from Hanma, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Korpi.
Korpi lands an uppercut.
Korpi digs a right hand into Hanma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanma's gas tank.
Korpi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
Korpi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Korpi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Korpi.
Korpi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Korpi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Korpi.
Korpi lands a body punch.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Korpi presses Hanma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Korpi lands a shoulder strike.
Korpi lands with a left to the head.
Korpi lands a body punch.
Korpi lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korpi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
Korpi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Korpi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Good body shot from Korpi.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Korpi - that landed with a thud.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Korpi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Korpi.
Korpi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Korpi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpi lands with a light punch inside.
Korpi is working Hanma over against the cage.
Korpi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Korpi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Korpi.
Korpi lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Korpi lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Korpi.
Nice body punch from Korpi - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Korpi.
Hanma is rocked!
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Oh Hanma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korpi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Korpi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hanma with a big uppercut! Hanma tries to clinch up but Korpi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hanma to the mat! Hanma covers up and Korpi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aatami Korpi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Monroe (ranked 2466 p4p, 2160 weight class) and Tommaso Montanti (ranked 339 p4p, 306 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isiah Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommaso Montanti!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montanti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montanti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montanti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown but Montanti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Isiah Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montanti stuns Monroe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monroe walks into a straight right hand from Montanti.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montanti, as that shot connected.
Monroe takes one to the side of the head.
Monroe shoots and misses
and Montanti counters with a straight right hand.
Monroe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monroe misses with a double jab
and Montanti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe closes the distance and pushes Montanti back into the cage.
Montanti stalls.
Montanti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montanti trying to control the position but instead, Monroe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montanti into the cage.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Montanti.
Monroe rushes Montanti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Monroe misses with some punches.
Montanti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Montanti is fighting off a takedown attempt but Monroe is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Montanti to the mat. Montanti regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Montanti wriggles free and stands up.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Monroe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Montanti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monroe doesn't seem phased though.
Montanti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monroe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Montanti finds it's way round the side to connect with Monroe's head.
Monroe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montanti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monroe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montanti's waist but Montanti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monroe off to one side.
It seemed like Montanti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montanti looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Monroe tries for a takedown but Montanti circles away easily
enabling Montanti to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Monroe wants to free his trapped foot but Montanti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Monroe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montanti tries to roll over but Monroe keeps him under control.
Montanti trying to control from the bottom.
Monroe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Montanti wants to get back to full guard.
Monroe is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Monroe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Monroe is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Montanti gets back to full guard.
Montanti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monroe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montanti keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Monroe drops back looking for a leg! Montanti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Montanti manages to kick Monroe off! Monroe jumps back into Montanti's guard.
Montanti has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Monroe is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Montanti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monroe throws a series of punches but Montanti moves out of range.
Montanti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Monroe moves out of range as Montanti strikes.
Monroe closes the distance and clinches up with Montanti, looking for a takedown. Monroe pushes Montanti against the cage but Montanti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Montanti throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Montanti has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Montanti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montanti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monroe has time to react.
Monroe tries for a takedown but Montanti circles away easily
and Montanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Isiah Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monroe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montanti lands a right hook to the body.
Monroe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monroe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Montanti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montanti lands with a left 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!
Monroe swings wildly with an uppercut but Montanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montanti slowing the pace effectively.
Montanti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Monroe is keeping busy.
Montanti scores with a shoulder strike.
Monroe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Montanti after a bit of a struggle.
Montanti stalling the fight.
Montanti swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montanti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montanti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Monroe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montanti backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montanti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Monroe up against the cage.
Montanti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Monroe looking for a takedown.
Montanti prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Montanti.
Montanti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Montanti working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe tries to score a body lock takedown but Montanti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Montanti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Montanti 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monroe.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montanti.
An attempted straight right counter from Monroe misses the target.
Montanti lands a nice hook to Monroe's body. Monroe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montanti digs a good body shot into Monroe's ribs.
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Montanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monroe blocks a jab.
Montanti keeps the fight on the outside.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montanti.
Montanti looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Monroe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montanti swivels and escapes.
A left lands for Montanti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe gets a takedown into half guard.
Montanti trying to control here.
Montanti missing with punches from the bottom.
Montanti is trying to stand up here but Monroe is controlling him well.
Montanti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Montanti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monroe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommaso Montanti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
Tommaso Montanti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montanti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monroe goes for a takedown attempt but Montanti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Montanti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Montanti's shoulder, as Montanti tries to avoid the shot.
Montanti throws out a counter right but Monroe avoids it with no problem.
Monroe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montanti counters with a straight right hand.
Montanti throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montanti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Montanti misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montanti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monroe. Monroe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Monroe misses with a two punch combination.
Montanti throws out a counter right but Monroe avoids it with no problem.
Monroe clinches up with Montanti and pushes him back against the cage.
Monroe misses with the head strike.
Montanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monroe has picked Montanti up - he's going for a ride! Monroe dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Monroe throws a strike but Montanti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Isiah Monroe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monroe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Monroe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Montanti's head.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Montanti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montanti trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe trying to control but Montanti is working from the bottom.
Montanti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Monroe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montanti swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Monroe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montanti to score with a decent uppercut.
Montanti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montanti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tommaso Montanti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montanti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tommaso Montanti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tommaso Montanti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montanti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montanti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Monroe.
Monroe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Montanti scores with a jab to the head.
Montanti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Montanti.
Montanti throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
Monroe walks into a straight right hand from Montanti.
Montanti misses with a hook.
Monroe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Montanti lands a jab to Monroe's midsection.
Montanti scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe moves to clinch but Montanti breaks away
and Montanti counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montanti tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe walks into a left hand.
Montanti gets caught napping as Monroe dives in and scores a takedown. Montanti manages to retain guard.
Monroe postures up.
Montanti keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Monroe slips nicely into half guard.
Monroe wants to work for an arm triangle but Montanti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Monroe is thwarting Montanti's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommaso Montanti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Montanti 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommaso Montanti!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Wilson (ranked 2247 p4p, 2616 weight class) and Tommy Wilander (ranked 146 p4p, 164 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by I Stand Alone - Godsmack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Wilander!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson scores with a head kick. Wilander tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Tommy Wilander has been cut.
Wilson with the inside leg kick.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilander is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wilander darts in trying to clinch
and Wilson counters with a nice right hand that sends Wilander toppling to the canvas! Wilander scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wilson finish him?!
 Wilander is rocked!
Wilander blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilander shoots in and bounces Wilson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilander is one step ahead there.
Wilson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilander cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
It looks like Lucas Wilson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilander loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilander trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilander trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Wilander from controlling successfully.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Wilander trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Wilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilson sizes up Wilander with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wilander ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilander shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wilander was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilander taking a breather here.
Wilander is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Wilson wants to control but Wilander postures up.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wilander is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson looking to control.
Wilander connects with a couple of short punches.
Lucas Wilson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wilson has his foot on Wilander's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilander works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilander postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jeez, Lucas Wilson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lucas Wilson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Wilander!
Lucas Wilson was interviewed post fight and said 'I hate losing man, but it will just fuel my return, trust me on this - your regularly scheduled ass kicking will return.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Irwin (ranked 2324 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Joey Nutz (ranked 308 p4p, 260 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joey Nutz enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Irwin clinches up against the cage.
Nutz lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Irwin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nutz lands a nice uppercut.
Irwin blocks a body shot from Nutz.
Nutz has had enough of the clinch but Irwin keeps him there for the moment.
Irwin takes a shot to the head.
Irwin has Nutz pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Irwin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nutz's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Nutz.
Irwin throws an elbow but it misses.
Nutz takes an elbow to the temple.
Nutz throws a head punch that misses.
Nutz tries to stall but Irwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Nutz.
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!
Irwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nutz.
Irwin misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irwin slowing the pace effectively.
Nutz misses with the head strike.
Nutz tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nutz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Nutz trying to control the position but instead, Irwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nutz into the cage.
Irwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nutz is defending well for now.
Nutz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irwin is keeping busy.
Irwin avoiding damage.
Nutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nutz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nutz lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Irwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Joey Nutz has been cut.
Nutz dodges an elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Nutz.
Nutz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Irwin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nutz can turn it around.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irwin as Nutz tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nutz avoids it.
Irwin missing with knees 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!
Nutz lands with a right to the head.
Nutz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irwin is keeping busy.
Irwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Irwin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nutz.
Irwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irwin pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nutz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nutz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irwin is keeping busy.
Irwin stalling in the clinch.
Nutz lands a left hand.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Irwin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is leaning against Irwin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nutz is defending well for now.
Nutz throws a head punch that misses.
Nutz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nutz looking to slow down the pace here.
Nutz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irwins head.
Nutz avoids the elbow strike from Irwin, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nutz blocks it with crossed arms.
Nutz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nutz is trying to break free.
Nutz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irwins head.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nutz avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nutz gets through Irwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nutz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Nutz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nutz misses with a straight left.
Nutz dips to his left and cracks Irwin with an uppercut!
Irwin darts in and clinches Nutz up against the cage.
Nutz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee calls for Irwin to work.
Nutz is looking to control Irwin's arms but Irwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nutz has his back to the cage.
Nutz takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Nutz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nutz is defending well for now.
Nutz stalling.
Nutz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nutz letting Irwin take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Nutz fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Irwin has Nutz pushed against the cage.
Irwin landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irwin.
Nutz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Nutz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Irwin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Irwin takes a shot to the head.
Irwin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Irwin prevents a body shot from Nutz.
Nutz is trying to stall.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nutz avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irwin is keeping busy.
Irwin blocking some punches.
Irwin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irwin avoiding damage.
Irwin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Irwin effectively controlling the action here.
Nutz lands a left hand.
Nutz avoids a wild elbow strike from Irwin.
Nutz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irwins head.
Irwin is stalling here.
Irwin takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Nutz on the inside.
Nutz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz managing to block the knees to the body from Irwin.
Nutz lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Nutz.
Nutz dodges an elbow strike from Irwin.
Nutz gets through Irwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nutz tries to break the clinch but Irwin is controlling the position.
Nutz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irwin is keeping busy.
Nutz takes an elbow to the temple.
Nutz can't find room to land a body shot as Irwin controls the action.
A short uppercut from Nutz.
Irwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nutz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nutz swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutz takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz lands with a right to the head.
Nutz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Irwin.
Nutz wants to stall.
Nutz lands a nice uppercut.
Nutz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Irwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irwin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nutz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nutz presses Irwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Nutz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nutz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Irwin tries to clinch
enabling Nutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Irwin rushes Nutz and presses him up against the cage.
Nutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nutz misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Irwin.
Irwin trying to stall but Nutz improves his position.
Nutz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joey Nutz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Irwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nutz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Irwin misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Irwin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Irwin stalling against the cage.
Nutz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin controlling the action here for a moment.
Nutz wants to stall.
Nutz tries to stall but Irwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Nutz on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nutz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irwin is keeping busy.
Nutz seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joey Nutz.
Irwin tries to clinch up but Nutz circles away and keeps his distance.
Nutz clobbers Irwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Irwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz lands with an uppercut that bounces Irwin off the cage and back into range.
Nutz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Nutz checks it.
Nutz throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Irwin feints and then cracks Nutz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nutz down.
Irwin moves into range and clinches up with Nutz.
Irwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nutz is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Irwin.
Nutz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nutz blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nutz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz takes an elbow to the temple.
Nutz tries to work over Irwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nutz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nutz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Irwin up against the cage.
Nutz wants to get back to striking at distance but Irwin won't allow it.
Shawn Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nutz.
A short body shot lands from Nutz as the two fighters clinch.
Nutz stalling in the clinch but Irwin improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Nutz fails to land.
Irwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nutz avoids a wild elbow strike from Irwin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nutz.
Nutz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irwin missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin slows down the pace here.
Nutz has a couple of punches blocked by Irwin.
Nutz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nutz lands a body punch.
Irwin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nutz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Nutz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Irwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Irwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin pushes off an throws an elbow but Nutz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nutz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nutz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Irwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Nutz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nutz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Nutz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Manning (ranked 1942 p4p, 2543 weight class) and Max Orohena (ranked 133 p4p, 160 weight class). Manning comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Many Men (Wish Death). Ryan Manning had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Orohena!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orohena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Max Orohena has been cut.
Orohena jabs Manning to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manning definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Orohena misses.
A clash of legs there as Manning blocks the low kick.
Orohena misses with a hook. Manning ducked under it nicely.
Orohena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orohena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orohena throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Orohena looks to land a right hand but Manning moved out of range.
Orohena lands with a nice body kick.
Manning keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orohena throws a lazy right hand but Manning sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manning was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manning. Orohena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orohena throws a leg kick
and Manning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orohena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manning moves away.
Manning on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Ryan Manning has been cut.
Orohena takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orohena.
Manning wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice cross by Orohena.
Manning connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orohena dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manning. That did some damage!
Manning misses with a low kick.
Orohena throws a nice looking combination but Manning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Orohena misses.
Manning seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Manning as he connects with a hook.
Manning connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Orohena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manning.
Orohena takes a swing at Manning's ribcage but misses.
Manning takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manning is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Manning is breathing heavily.
Orohena throws a leg kick but Manning sees it coming and moves out of range.
Orohena feints and as Manning raises his hands in defense, Orohena changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orohena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orohena trying to control the position from guard on top but Manning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orohena postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orohena tries to free his leg and advance position but Manning is retaining full guard.
Manning on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manning tries to get out of the position.
Orohena trying to control the position from guard on top but Manning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orohena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manning keeping full guard, as Orohena tries to pass.
Manning utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manning checks a leg kick.
Orohena misses with a combination
and Orohena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooh!!! Orohena has knocked Manning down with a huge combo! Orohena steps away and waves a wobbly Manning back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Manning is rocked!
Orohena staying out of range there.
Manning gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Orohena points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Manning wakes up just in time to hear Orohena thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Orohena!
Max Orohena decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ryan Manning spoke after the fight, saying 'Hats off to Max, he was the better fighter tonight, I’m gunna take some time off and come back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soren Lozano (ranked 1916 p4p, 1862 weight class) and Freaky Travis (ranked 128 p4p, 126 weight class). Freaky Travis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soren Lozano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Travis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lozano throws a shot from downtown. Travis moves away and avoids it.
Travis throws a lazy right hand but Lozano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lozano.
Lozano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lozano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Travis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Travis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lozano scores with a punch to the head.
Lozano moves into the clinch.
Travis blocks an uppercut.
Travis looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Lozano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Travis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lozano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Lozano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Travis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lozano as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lozano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lozano lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Lozano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lozano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lozano tries a body shot but Travis blocks it.
Lozano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lozano scores with a hook to the body.
Lozano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lozano has a couple of punches blocked by Travis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Travis.
Lozano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Travis is rocked!
Lozano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Travis is still on wobbly legs! Can Lozano finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Lozano.
Lozano lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Travis to his knees! Lozano keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soren Lozano!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deebo Drummond (ranked 1182 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Genyo Takeda (ranked 90 p4p, 99 weight class). Drummond comes into the arena with 7 Words - Deftones blaring out of the sound system. Deebo Drummond could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Genyo Takeda's chin.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deebo Drummond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Genyo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takeda throws out the jab.
Takeda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takeda throws a jab when Drummond was well out of range.
Drummond misses with a kick to the body.
Takeda throws a big shot that misses.
Takeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Drummond is just out of range.
Drummond throwing a counter right hand but Takeda manages to avoid it.
Drummond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takeda manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Takeda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drummond drops his hands momentarily and Takeda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Takeda.
It looks like Deebo Drummond has been cut.
Takeda throws a shot from downtown. Drummond moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Drummond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takeda slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Takeda misses.
Good exchange - Takeda coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takeda misses the body punch
letting Drummond counter with a right hand.
It looks like Genyo Takeda has been cut.
A lazy left from Takeda finds it's target.
Drummond looks to land a left hand but Takeda moved out of range nicely.
Takeda cracks a nice hook into Drummond's ribs.
Drummond throws a sloppy body shot
and Takeda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takeda connects with a body shot.
Drummond closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takeda counters with a right hand to the body.
Drummond is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Deebo Drummond's cut is getting worse.
Takeda sends Drummond crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Takeda is motioning to the referee to let Drummond up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Drummond is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Takeda! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genyo Takeda!
Genyo Takeda 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino Lampiaun (ranked 916 p4p, 709 weight class) and Cibuka Stilera (ranked 68 p4p, 57 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgulino Lampiaun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cibuka Stilera!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampiaun throws a nice looking combination but Stilera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stilera tries to close the distance and clinch but Lampiaun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stilera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stilera's coach down at Gym To Nica was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stilera's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stilera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stilera throws out a loose jab but Lampiaun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampiaun looking to score a takedown here. Stilera is defending well but Lampiaun drives through and ends up in Stilera's guard.
Lampiaun postures up and lands a big shot to Stilera's brow.
Lampiaun scoring with some ground and pound.
Lampiaun is sitting in close to Stilera's body. Stilera has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lampiaun is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lampiaun is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Stilera.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cibuka Stilera!
A victorious Cibuka Stilera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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