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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 18521 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Jacques Pierre (ranked 492 p4p, 346 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 45 - 39 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pierre misses.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Fujimoto moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujimoto doesn't seem phased though.
Pierre cracks Fujimoto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fujimoto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pierre finish 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!
Pierre tries to bum rush Fujimoto with a series of wild strikes but Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Fujimoto misses its target.
Pierre closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Fujimoto out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Pierre !
Jacques Pierre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Menes Kai (ranked 1074 p4p, 1627 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 115 p4p, 158 weight class). Kai comes to the cage accompanied by The Astronaut - Jin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Menes Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto throws a body shot but no joy.
Aalto tries to work over Kai's front leg with a kick but Kai checks it.
Jab, jab by Kai - just one landing.
Aalto throws a lazy head kick
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kai jabs at Aalto's body.
Kai checks the leg kick.
Aalto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Kai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kai misses with a straight left.
Aalto misses with the body kick
and Kai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto throws a head kick but Kai moves out of range.
Kai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aalto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Michael Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aalto's hands.
Aalto throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
Kai scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Aalto.
Kai is looking to wear down Aalto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kai cracks Aalto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aalto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aalto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kai stuns Aalto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kai checks a leg kick.
Aalto walks into a left hand.
Kai jabs Aalto right on the nose. Aalto blinks but takes it well.
Aalto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Kai throws a hook but Aalto avoids it easily.
Aalto misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Kai misses its target.
Kai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aalto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Aalto slips a jab from Kai.
Kai 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.
Aalto misses with a low kick.
Aalto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aalto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Aalto.
Kai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aalto. Aalto obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kai jabs at Aalto's body.
Aalto avoids the body shot from Kai.
Kai moves out of range as Aalto throws a body kick.
Kai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kai slips a jab and a cross from Aalto.
Aalto is looking to land body kicks.
Kai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aalto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - Kai coming out on top.
Aalto looks for the body kick but Kai saw that one coming.
Aalto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kai swings for the body but Aalto moves out of range.
Kai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aalto on the side of the head.
Aalto throws a low kick but Kai avoids it.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Aalto misses.
A jab from Aalto misses.
Kai stuns Aalto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands a slapping body shot.
Aalto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aalto. Aalto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
Aalto lands a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Kai blocks the leg kick.
Aalto misses with a right hand
and Kai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kai cracks Aalto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aalto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kai moves out of range as Aalto throws a body kick.
Aalto misses with the body kick
and Kai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aalto misses the shot to the body.
Kai throwing a counter right hand but Aalto manages to avoid it.
A big left from Kai misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai takes a swing at Aalto's ribcage but misses.
Kai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aalto. Aalto obviously looking to wear him down.
Aalto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai counters with a straight right hand.
Aalto throws a wild body kick that Kai sees coming a mile off.
Aalto throws a head kick that misses
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
Aalto looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Kai misses its target.
Kai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kai connects with a body shot.
Aalto ducks right into an uppercut from Kai.
 Aalto is rocked!
Aalto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aalto is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him?
A shot to the liver by Kai. Beautiful body shot.
Aalto seems to have recovered his senses.
Kai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kai lands a big uppercut and Aalto crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Aalto looks OK. Kai waves Aalto back to his feet!
Aalto gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kai gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Menes Kai!
A victorious Menes Kai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 1084 p4p, 2758 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 83 p4p, 161 weight class). Nomura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nomura. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomura ducks under a wild hook from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomura was well out of range. Poor timing from Kutvonen.
A little feinted left hand from Nomura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kutvonen throws a hook to the side of Nomura's head but Nomura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lusmu Kutvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutvonen misses with a jab to the body
and Nomura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Kutvonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen thuds his right hand into Nomura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kutvonen looks to land a left hand but Nomura moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kutvonen misses the target.
Kutvonen throws the left hand but Nomura avoids the punch easily.
Nomura is looking to counter punch.
Nomura missing with a left hand there. Kutvonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kutvonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Nomura.
Nomura throws a big counter combination but Kutvonen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kutvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nomura throwing a counter right hand but Kutvonen manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kutvonen. Nomura does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Nomura misses the target.
We've been hearing reports that Nomura has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nomura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen throws out a powerful jab.
 Nomura is rocked!
Kutvonen sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Nomura's defenses. It connects perfectly with Nomura's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lusmu Kutvonen!
Lusmu Kutvonen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Tadahiro Nomura was interviewed post fight and said 'Mizu ni nagasu/the water flows.'.
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#R1##TD#
Nakagawa feints and as O'Reilly raises his hands in defense, Nakagawa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakagawa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O'Reilly's guard.
Nakagawa trying to pass the guard but O'Reilly defending well.
O'Reilly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Nakagawa is trying to work for a kimura but O'Reilly is defending well.
O'Reilly misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa trying to pass the guard but O'Reilly defending well. #T1#
Ground and pound from Nakagawa.
O'Reilly has hold of Nakagawa's hands but Nakagawa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
O'Reilly lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Nakagawa is trying to control. O'Reilly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O'Reilly lands a couple of sideways elbows.
O'Reilly flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
O'Reilly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nakagawa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nakagawa tries to pass to full mount but O'Reilly defends it. #SUB#
Nakagawa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakagawa slips a nice elbow through O'Reilly's hands, connecting with O'Reilly's forehead.
Nakagawa is trying to control the action in half guard but O'Reilly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nakagawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nakagawa trying to pass the guard but O'Reilly defending well.
O'Reilly is not content to let Nakagawa control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
O'Reilly missing with punches from the bottom.
O'Reilly throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
O'Reilly is looking to escape.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nakagawa blocks a head kick by O'Reilly.
O'Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O'Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakagawa scores with a decent looking hook.
A left lands for Nakagawa.
O'Reilly throws a body kick that misses.
Nakagawa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O'Reilly throws a right hand that Nakagawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakagawa also avoids with ease.
Nakagawa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T4#
O'Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O'Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O'Reilly misses with a head kick.
Nakagawa scores with a shot to the body.
#TD#
Nakagawa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakagawa is trying to control the action in half guard but O'Reilly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Nakagawa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nakagawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. O'Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O'Reilly is trying to stand back up but Nakagawa is controlling him
Nakagawa blocks the strikes from O'Reilly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that round.
That's time! Nakagawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nakagawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O'Reilly's waist but O'Reilly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakagawa off to one side.
O'Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Nakagawa lands.
O'Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Nakagawa moves out of range easily.
O'Reilly misses with an uppercut. Nakagawa saw that one coming.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O'Reilly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa punishes O'Reilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Nakagawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O'Reilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O'Reilly misses with a left hand #TD#
and Nakagawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
O'Reilly tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nakagawa manages to move to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakagawa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of O'Reilly's face.
O'Reilly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T1#
O'Reilly is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nakagawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nakagawa looking to finish O'Reilly with some ground and pound. This is bad for O'Reilly!
O'Reilly is in a horrible position here. Nakagawa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O'Reilly is trying to escape the mount.
Nakagawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O'Reilly is looking to escape.
Nakagawa controlling his opponent.
Nakagawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O'Reilly can do to turn this around?#T2#
Shinnosuke Nakagawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakagawa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of O'Reilly's face.
You get the feeling that O'Reilly really doesn't like being in this position too much.
O'Reilly is bucking up trying to escape but Nakagawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O'Reilly throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
O'Reilly is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
O'Reilly gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
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Nakagawa just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Nakagawa is punishing O'Reilly with some ground and pound.
Nakagawa softening up his opponent with strikes here.
O'Reilly is really stuck here.
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Nakagawa is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Nakagawa lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns O'Reilly.
O'Reilly is covering up but some of the strikes from Nakagawa are getting through and doing damage.
#T4#
O'Reilly is trying to stand back up.
Nakagawa doesn't have the hooks in and O'Reilly manages to turn into his guard.
Nakagawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Nakagawa looking for a guillotine here but O'Reilly defends easily.
Nakagawa controls O'Reilly momentarily but O'Reilly frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa 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!#R3#
O'Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by Nakagawa.
O'Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
O'Reilly throws a hook to the side of Nakagawa's head but Nakagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O'Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O'Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#TD#
Nakagawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. O'Reilly sprawls well initially but Nakagawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nakagawa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nakagawa working O'Reilly over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakagawa is trying to control. O'Reilly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nakagawa lands a nice short elbow.#T1#
Nakagawa trying to control from half guard but O'Reilly is working away.
Nakagawa wants to pass to mount but O'Reilly is defending the position.
Nakagawa trying to control from half guard but O'Reilly is working away.
O'Reilly connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Nakagawa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
O'Reilly misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakagawa winds up and cracks O'Reilly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nakagawa trying to control the pace.
Nakagawa is keen to just control but O'Reilly is a slippery customer.
Nakagawa trying to pass the guard but O'Reilly defending well.
Nakagawa working the head and body with strikes.
O'Reilly flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nakagawa trying to control from half guard but O'Reilly is working away. #T3#
Nakagawa is nestled in close to O'Reilly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Nakagawa is looking for a kimura but O'Reilly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakagawa to get the leverage.
Nakagawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakagawa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
O'Reilly misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nakagawa wants to pass the guard but O'Reilly is defending well. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nakagawa with a jab.
O'Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Nakagawa feinted with a counter takedown.
A nice combination there by Nakagawa.
#T4#
Nakagawa avoids the body shot from O'Reilly.
Nakagawa attempts a counter takedown but O'Reilly avoids it well and moves away.
O'Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O'Reilly misses with a double jab.
Nakagawa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nakagawa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O'Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nakagawa sizes up O'Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O'Reilly throws a head kick but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Nakagawa blocks the body kick.
O'Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakagawa manages to avoid it.
Patty O'Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Reilly.
O'Reilly misses with a left hand #TD#
and Nakagawa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O'Reilly's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O'Reilly wants to stand and escape but Nakagawa is having none of it.
Nakagawa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O'Reilly doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakagawa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Shinnosuke Nakagawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Jurassic Predator X (ranked 628 p4p, 517 weight class) and Mabahong Tae (ranked 83 p4p, 67 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Jurassic Predator X!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Predator X looks to land a right hand but Tae moved out of range.
Tae closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Predator X wants to get back to his feet.
Tae is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Predator X is just riding it out for now. Tae eventually gives up the hold.
Predator X avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tae.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae is trying to control. Predator X wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tae thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tae is trying to control the action in half guard but Predator X is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Predator X keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae throws a strike but Predator X avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Predator X keeping full guard, as Tae tries to pass.
Tae is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tae is looking to work some ground and pound but Predator X has wrist control.
Tae has gone for a leg lock! Predator X slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tae's guard.
Tae throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tae looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae working for a triangle but Predator X defends it easily.
Tae had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Predator X defends it easily.
Tae is looking for a triangle but Predator X pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tae is on top in guard.
Tae advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tae goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Predator X has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tae but great work by Predator X.
Tae is looking to regain half guard here but Predator X keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tae manages to work his way to half guard, despite Predator X's best efforts.
Predator X wants to stand up but Tae is controlling the position.
Tae wants to improve his position but Predator X is controlling well.
Tae actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Predator X decides to stand up.
Predator X throws a hook to the side of Tae's head but Tae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Predator X misses with a low kick.
Predator X misses with a head kick.
Tae let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Predator X takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Predator X throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Predator X swings widly with a right hand
and Tae counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Tae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd cheers as Predator X lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tae doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mabahong Tae will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tae forces Predator X back against the cage and clinches.
Tae breaks from the clinch.
The Jurassic Predator X is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tae shoots in and drives through. Predator X sprawls well.
Predator X throwing a counter right hand but Tae manages to avoid it.
Predator X throws a shot to the body.
Tae walks into a left hand.
Tae needs to keep his hands up - Predator X had a free shot at his head there.
Predator X dodges the punch combination from Tae.
Tae moves away from the strike by Predator X.
It seemed like Tae was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Predator X lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Predator X checks a leg kick.
Tae scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like The Jurassic Predator X has been cut.
Tae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tae lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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!
Predator X loads up on a big right hand but Tae slips the punch.
Tae throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Tae with that takedown attempt.
The Jurassic Predator X is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Predator X misses with a two punch combination.
Tae throws a counter combo.
Tae misses with a few strikes there.
Predator X lands a jab-cross combination.
Predator X throws out a loose jab but Tae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tae lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Predator X looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tae swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Predator X pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Predator X misses with a body kick.
Tae tries to clinch but Predator X moves out of range.
Tae on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Predator X takes a swing at Tae's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Predator X takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tae avoids the body shot from Predator X.
Tae throws out a counter right but Predator X avoids it with no problem.
Predator X attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tae darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Jurassic Predator X seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tae misses the jab.
Tae throws a combination that misses
and Predator X makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Predator X misses with a straight right.
Tae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Predator X.
Predator X falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tae counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Predator X thinking.
Tae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Predator X swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Predator X throws a head kick that misses
and Tae counters with a stiff right hand.
Tae blocks a head kick by Predator X.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae misses with a two punch combination.
Tae tries to move into range but Predator X moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tae throws a combination. Predator X tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Predator X misses with a hook. Tae ducked under it nicely.
Predator X throws a chopping leg kick but Tae manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tae throws an overhand right that lands on Predator X's shoulder, as Predator X tries to avoid the shot.
Predator X throws out a powerful jab.
Tae tries to clinch but Predator X is having none of it.
Predator X looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Predator X scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Predator X misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tae.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Predator X throws a jab when Tae was well out of range.
We've been told by Predator X's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Predator X loads up on a big right hand but Tae slips the punch.
The Jurassic Predator X is winning the standup battle so far.
Tae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Predator X.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tae looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Predator X fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tae manages to avoid it.
Predator X scoring well with a low kick there.
Tae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Predator X tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Predator X fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tae manages to avoid it.
Tae now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Predator X throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Predator X will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Jurassic Predator X dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Jurassic Predator X's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Predator X keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Predator X changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Predator X lands the left hand.
Predator X uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tae.
Predator X swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Predator X misses.
Tae misses with a left hand
and Predator X counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tae moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Tae releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Predator X misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Predator X throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tae throws out a counter right but Predator X avoids it with no problem.
Predator X misses with a body punch
and Tae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tae misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Predator X.
Predator X closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tae misses with a straight left.
Predator X is looking to slow Tae down with leg kicks.
A big right from Predator X misses.
Tae feints the counter takedown.
Predator X looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Predator X goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Predator X's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Predator X duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Predator X throws a shot from downtown. Tae moves away and avoids it.
Predator X misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tae appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae tries to clinch but Predator X is having none of it.
Tae bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tae slips a jab from Predator X.
Predator X connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tae's hands.
Predator X misses with an uppercut
and Tae makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Predator X walks into a jab.
Tae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Predator X misses with a few strikes there.
Tae misses with a few strikes there.
Predator X throws an overhand right that lands on Tae's shoulder, as Tae tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Tae was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tae tests Predator X's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Predator X throws a head kick but Tae moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Predator X with a jab.
Predator X keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Predator X dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tae. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Tae. Those never looked like landing.
Predator X jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Predator X.
A little jabbing left from Tae on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Predator X scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Predator X lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Predator X moves away from the strike by Tae.
Predator X pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Predator X uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tae has time to react.
Tae moves away from the strike by Predator X.
Tae swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tae moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Predator X does no damage.
Predator X missing with a left hand there. Tae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Tae on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Predator X misses with a hook. Tae ducked under it nicely.
Predator X pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tae is out of range and Predator X settles back down.
Predator X ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tae moves away.
Despite the aggression on Tae's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Predator X throws a predictable looking body shot
and Predator X takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Predator X darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Predator X steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tae.
As Tae looks to move away, Predator X throws a big counter combo but Tae just gets out of the way.
Predator X lands with a slapping head kick.
Predator X swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Predator X cracks Tae with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tae pushes Predator X up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Jurassic Predator X showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Predator X has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Jurassic Predator X!
A relieved looking The Jurassic Predator X 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Spencer (ranked 591 p4p, 1272 weight class) and Bone Breaker (ranked 79 p4p, 154 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker tries for a takedown but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spencer but Spencer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Breaker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Breaker fails with a takedown attempt.
As Breaker backs away, Spencer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
James Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bone Breaker.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Breaker lands a lovely overhand right.
Breaker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spencer defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spencer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spencer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Breaker walks into a straight right hand from Spencer.
 It looks like Bone Breaker has been cut.
Breaker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spencer in his tracks.
Breaker misses with a right hand
and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Breaker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spencer on his heels. He'll look to pass Spencer's guard now, I'm sure.
Spencer keeping full guard, as Breaker tries to pass.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Breaker from controlling successfully.
Spencer keeping full guard, as Breaker tries to pass.
Breaker pushing down on Spencer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spencer is looking to control Breaker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spencer avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is looking to advance position but Spencer won't allow it.
Breaker is trying to control the action in half guard but Spencer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spencer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Breaker on the ground.
Spencer won't allow Breaker to pass to mount.
Well, if Breaker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Breaker wants to take a breather but Spencer is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Breaker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bone Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker tries for a takedown but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Breaker darts in looking for a takedown but Spencer gets double underhooks and turns Breaker into the cage.
Spencer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spencer as he avoids it easily.
Spencer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Breaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spencer sprawls well. Spencer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Breaker gets slowly back to his feet.
Breaker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spencer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries for a takedown but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spencer counters with a right hand to the body.
Breaker shoots in looking for a takedown but Spencer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Breaker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Breaker with a poor takedown
and Spencer counters with a left to the body.
Breaker looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Spencer.
Breaker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spencer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spencer counters with a nice body shot.
Spencer thuds a left hand into Breaker's body.
Breaker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spencer finds it's way round the side to connect with Breaker's head.
The fighters circling - Breaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Spencer misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Spencer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bone Breaker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Breaker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Breaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer is looking to wear down Breaker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Breaker tries for a takedown but Spencer circles away easily
and Spencer counters with a nice leg kick.
Spencer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breaker can do to turn this around?
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer lands the left hand.
Spencer thuds a left hand into Breaker's body.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
And Breaker tries to counter it with a takedown but Spencer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Breaker tries for a takedown but Spencer circles away easily
and Spencer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
James Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bone Breaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Breaker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breaker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker tries for a takedown but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spencer throws a body punch but Breaker moves out of range.
Spencer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Breaker.
Breaker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spencer counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Breaker! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Spencer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Spencer!
As James Spencer got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hope he’s alright- his skull đź’€ cracked like a wee egg .'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 292 p4p, 642 weight class) and Danila Bagrov (ranked 36 p4p, 88 weight class). Obaminator's entrance music is Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bagrov's choice of entrance music: Đмперия зла. Barack Obaminator has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danila Bagrov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obaminator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Obaminator.
Bagrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obaminator throws a hook but Bagrov avoids it easily.
Obaminator throws the kick towards the body but Bagrov avoids it.
Obaminator misses the jab.
Obaminator misses with a body shot.
Bagrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Obaminator finds it's way through Bagrov's defenses.
Obaminator swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bagrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Obaminator throws out a loose jab but Bagrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bagrov misses with a looping right.
It looked like Obaminator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obaminator dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bagrov. That did some damage!
Bagrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bagrov looks to land a left hand but Obaminator moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obaminator.
Bagrov staying out of range there.
Bagrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Obaminator misses with a hook
and Bagrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bagrov tests Obaminator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obaminator moves out of range of the strikes.
Obaminator takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obaminator just misses with a punch to the body.
Obaminator connects with a crisp jab.
Obaminator swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Obaminator feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bagrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bagrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obaminator to score with a decent uppercut.
Obaminator misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Obaminator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bagrov 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Obaminator digs a good hook to Bagrov's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obaminator.
Bagrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obaminator lands an overhand right.
Obaminator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bagrov.
Nice defenses there by Obaminator.
Nice uppercut there from Obaminator.
Obaminator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Obaminator.
Obaminator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator scores with a hook.
Bagrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Obaminator takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Obaminator ducks under a wild hook from Bagrov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bagrov. Obaminator does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obaminator connects with a leg kick.
Bagrov slips under a jab.
Bagrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obaminator. Bagrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obaminator throws a leg kick but Bagrov checks it.
Obaminator misses with a straight right.
Bagrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obaminator.
Obaminator misses with a lunging right hand
and Bagrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov throws a shot to the body.
Obaminator scores with a decent looking hook.
Obaminator feints and then cracks Bagrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bagrov down.
Obaminator throws a hook but Bagrov avoids it easily.
Bagrov throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Bagrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obaminator misses with a hook
enabling Bagrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Obaminator throws a low kick, looking for Bagrov's leg but Bagrov calmly moves out of range.
Bagrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Obaminator throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bagrov counter with a right hand.
Obaminator swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bagrov.
Obaminator misses with a hook
and Bagrov counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bagrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obaminator scores with a hook to the body. Bagrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bagrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obaminator throws out the jab.
Bagrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bagrov slips a jab from Obaminator.
Bagrov throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Bagrov misses with a straight left.
Obaminator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrov moves away.
A jab lands there for Obaminator.
Bagrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obaminator jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bagrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bagrov checks it well.
Bagrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Bagrov throws a body punch but Obaminator moves out of range.
Obaminator fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bagrov just manages to avoid it.
Bagrov moves away from the strike by Obaminator.
A little jabbing left from Bagrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Bagrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Obaminator misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obaminator connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Obaminator.
Bagrov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obaminator is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bagrov can do to turn this around?
Bagrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bagrov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Obaminator has got the better of the exchanges.
Obaminator swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Bagrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bagrov with a nice cross.
Bagrov throws a big shot that misses.
Obaminator connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bagrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator misses the jab.
Bagrov throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Bagrov moves out of range as Obaminator strikes.
Bagrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bagrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obaminator pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a big shot that misses.
Bagrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obaminator with a body shot.
Obaminator throws a hook but Bagrov blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Bagrov.
Obaminator is looking to chop away at Bagrov's legs.
Obaminator throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bagrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bagrov throws a big shot that misses.
Obaminator appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bagrov slips under a jab.
Bagrov misses with an uppercut. Obaminator saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Obaminator misses its intended target.
Barack Obaminator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagrov looks to land a left hand but Obaminator moved out of range nicely.
Bagrov walks into a jab.
Obaminator avoids the body shot from Bagrov.
Obaminator tried to counter with a leg kick but Bagrov avoided it.
Bagrov checks a leg kick.
Obaminator throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bagrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bagrov defending well as Obaminator loads up on a big left hand.
Obaminator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bagrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obaminator throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obaminator under the eye.
Barack Obaminator is winning the standup battle so far.
Obaminator throws a leg kick
and Bagrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Bagrov misses with a looping left.
Obaminator dips to his left and cracks Bagrov with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obaminator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagrov manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bagrov misses.
Obaminator swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Bagrov throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Obaminator swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bagrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obaminator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Obaminator.
Obaminator misses with a right hand
and Bagrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bagrov misses with a straight left.
Bagrov slips a straight right by Obaminator.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Obaminator throws a poor cross that misses
and Bagrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bagrov looks to land a left hand but Obaminator moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Obaminator misses.
Obaminator connects with a leg kick.
Obaminator throws an overhand right that lands on Bagrov's shoulder, as Bagrov tries to avoid the shot.
Bagrov throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Obaminator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bagrov throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Bagrov misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Obaminator misses
letting Bagrov counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bagrov momentarily.
Obaminator wants to slow Bagrov down by chopping away at his legs.
Bagrov lands with an overhand left.
Bagrov cracks Obaminator with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bagrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obaminator swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Obaminator misses with a wild body shot.
Obaminator misses with a left hand
and Bagrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Obaminator throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagrov.
Bagrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obaminator jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obaminator misses with a straight right.
Bagrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Obaminator looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagrov is just out of range.
Bagrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Obaminator swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bagrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bagrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obaminator.
Bagrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Obaminator.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obaminator throws out the jab.
Bagrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bagrov slips under a jab.
Bagrov throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Bagrov misses with a straight right.
Bagrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bagrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obaminator feints and then cracks Bagrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bagrov down.
Obaminator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obaminator lunges at Bagrov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bagrov's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bagrov scores with a body shot.
Obaminator slips under a jab.
Obaminator connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bagrov. Bagrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barack Obaminator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator staying out of range there.
Obaminator throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A countering left hand to the body from Bagrov misses.
Bagrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bagrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obaminator.
Bagrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obaminator missing with a left hand there. Bagrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obaminator just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagrov throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Obaminator lands with a hook. Bagrov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Obaminator throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bagrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obaminator with a nice cross.
Bagrov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bagrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bagrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obaminator.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Obaminator misses.
Bagrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obaminator.
A nice side step and Bagrov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Obaminator looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obaminator wants to slow Bagrov down by chopping away at his legs.
Obaminator scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bagrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Bagrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bagrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obaminator throws out a loose jab but Bagrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obaminator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bagrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bagrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Obaminator.
Obaminator jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danila Bagrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obaminator throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barack Obaminator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obaminator has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barack Obaminator!
Barack Obaminator thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 106 p4p, 152 weight class) and Levi Daan (ranked 13 p4p, 20 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lew misses with a shot to the body
and Daan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daan pushes Lew away with a front kick.
Lew misses with a body shot.
Lew misses with a hook to the body
and Daan counters with a nice body shot.
Daan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lew at a distance.
Lew ducks right into an uppercut from Daan.
Lew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daan throws a low kick but Lew moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daan lands a leg kick that knocks Lew off balance momentarily.
Lew tries a head kick but it misses.
Daan defending well as Lew loads up on a big left hand.
Daan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew 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.
Daan 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.
Daan is looking to score with low kicks.
Lew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lew is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lew. Lew circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lew darts in trying to clinch
and Daan counters with a thumping low kick.
Daan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lew throws a lazy uppercut
and Daan counters with a two punch combo.
Lew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lew.
Daan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lew misses with a left hand
enabling Daan to counter with a crisp jab.
Lew checks the leg kick.
Daan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Daan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daan counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lew is predictable there
and Daan counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Daan misses the target.
Daan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Daan saw that one coming.
Lew looks to land a left hand but Daan moved out of range nicely.
Daan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Daan coming out on top.
Daan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lew checks a leg kick.
Daan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lew scores with a head kick. Daan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Levi Daan has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew drops Daan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Daan looks back up at him and smiles so Lew waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Daan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daan throws a front kick aimed at Lew's knee but Lew avoids it well.
Daan is still on wobbly legs! Can Lew finish him?
Daan dips to his left and cracks Lew with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by Daan.
Daan seems to have recovered his senses.
Lew is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lew misses the target.
Lew misses with a body kick.
Lew misses with a hook.
Lew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daan flicks out a counter leg kick but Lew steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Daan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Levi Daan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lew catches Daan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daan slips a straight right by Lew.
Lew throws a leg kick
and Daan counters with a good, hard body kick but Lew shrugs it off.
Lew throws a lazy right hand but Daan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daan thinks about the counter body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daan.
Daan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lew.
Daan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daan scores with a hook to the body. Lew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daan lands with an uppercut that bounces Lew off the cage and back into range.
Daan with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew lands a big right hand that sends Daan crashing to the mat! Lew stays standing though and waves Daan back to his feet!
Daan lands a leg kick that knocks Lew off balance momentarily.
Daan misses with an uppercut.
Lew throwing a counter right hand but Daan manages to avoid it.
Lew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daan.
Daan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lew throws a lazy uppercut
and Daan counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lew ducks under a wild hook from Daan.
Lew blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lew misses.
Daan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lew misses with a right hand
and Daan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lew misses the jab.
Daan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lew throws a poor cross that misses
and Daan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daan.
Daan defending well as Lew loads up on a big left hand.
Daan lands a nice shot that snaps Lew's head back.
Daan thuds his shin into the meat of Lew's side.
Levi Daan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daan throws a leg kick but Lew moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daan.
Lew takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lew moves out of range of the body kick.
Daan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lew.
Daan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daan throws the left hand but Lew avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Daan!
Nice defenses there by Lew.
Lew half committed to a counter leg kick.
Daan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daan throws out a counter right but Lew avoids it with no problem.
Lew lands with a shot to the body.
Daan scores with a body shot.
Lew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lew will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lew moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lew avoids the body shot from Daan.
Daan tries to clinch but Lew moves away
and Lew counters with a nice uppercut.
Lew is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lew on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Daan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Levi Daan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daan.
Daan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Levi Daan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That kick from Daan tenderised Lew's leg. Lew is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lew sends Daan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lew is motioning to the referee to let Daan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lew throws a poor cross that misses
and Daan counters with a low kick, right behind Lew 's knee.
Lew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daan.
Daan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lew sends Daan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lew is motioning to the referee to let Daan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lew looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Lew blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lew has time to react.
Daan scores with a jab. Lew acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Lew.
Lew swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lew walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daan.
Lew throws a lazy uppercut
and Daan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lew tries to clinch but Daan moves out of range.
Daan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Julius Lew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daan. That's going to slow Lew down.
Lew throws an off balance right hand
and Daan counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Lew.
Lew tried to counter with a leg kick but Daan avoided it.
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!
Lew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daan.
Daan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Daan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lew in his tracks.
Daan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daan connects with a nice looking jab.
Lew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daan counters with a straight right hand.
Lew swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lew clinches up against the cage.
Lew misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lew pushes Daan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lew fails to land.
Daan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Lew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daan.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew tries to work over Daan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daan lands with a right to the head.
Lew misses with some punches.
Lew is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lew throws a head punch that misses.
Lew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daan effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daan.
Lew blocks an uppercut.
Lew struggles to land a body shot inside as Daan controls his hands.
Lew breaks the clinch.
Daan lands a nice looking body shot.
Daan misses with a low kick.
Lew fires out a quick counter leg kick but Daan just manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julius Lew.
I think Daan 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Daan!
A very excited looking Levi Daan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 97 p4p, 59 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 17 p4p, 8 weight class). Hightower's entrance music is The Power. A fine choice. Olsen has chosen Tubthumping by Chumbawamba as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hightower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hightower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Olsen blocks a jab.
Hightower throws an overhand right that lands on Olsen's shoulder, as Olsen tries to avoid the shot.
Olsen defending well as Hightower loads up on a big left hand.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Olsen misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower digs a good hook to Olsen's body.
Hightower thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Olsen if he has to take too many more of those.
Olsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hightower lands a slapping body shot.
Olsen looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Olsen ducks into an uppercut from Hightower and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Hightower!
Our winner, Jason Hightower, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Kjetil Olsen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Owie!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 44 p4p, 69 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 7 p4p, 10 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jiang.
Traumen tries to counter by clinching up but Jiang breaks away and moves out of range.
Jiang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Traumen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jiang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jiang blocks a head kick by Traumen.
Jiang pushes Traumen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traumen slows down the pace here.
Jiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Traumen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Traumen tries to work over Jiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traumen lands a right hand.
Jiang gets through Traumen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
Traumen managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Traumen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Traumen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jiang up against the cage.
Traumen avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
Jiang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jiang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Traumen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jiang can turn it around.
Traumen avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Jiang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Traumen controls his hands.
Traumen managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Traumen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Traumen blocks the leg kick.
Traumen tests Jiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch but Traumen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang moves into the clinch.
Traumen throws a head punch that misses.
Traumen misses with some punches.
Jiang slowing the pace effectively.
Traumen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traumen working aggressively here.
Traumen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Traumen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traumen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traumen taking a breather.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Jiang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Traumen or not.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Jiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traumen breaks from the clinch.
Jiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traumen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang moves out of range of the body kick from Traumen.
Jiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Traumen throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang feints and then cracks Traumen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Traumen down.
Traumen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Traumen misses.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Traumen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang digs a good body shot into Traumen's ribs.
Traumen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Jiang moves forwards but Traumen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Traumen is out of range.
Traumen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Traumen's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jiang throws a push kick but Traumen slaps the foot to one side.
Jiang punishes Traumen's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jiang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Traumen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Traumen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Traumen misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jiang's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traumen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Traumen rather than just go for the knockout.
Jiang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Traumen throws a leg kick which misses Jiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Jiang tries to avoid it.
Traumen throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Traumen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jiang throws a push kick but Traumen slaps the foot to one side.
Traumen connects with a body shot.
Traumen misses with a kick to the body.
Traumen is looking to chop away at Jiang's legs.
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traumen.
A cross from Traumen lands.
Traumen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Traumen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Traumen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jiang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Traumen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Lucas Traumen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Traumen throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Traumen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiang.
Traumen is looking to counter the offense by Jiang and move into the clinch.
Traumen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jiang.
Jiang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Traumen's head.
Lucas Traumen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jiang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jiang misses with a leg kick.
Jiang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jiang looks to land a body kick but Traumen moved away.
Jiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Traumen counters by clinching up.
Jiang stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Traumen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Traumen blocks it with crossed arms.
Traumen working aggressively here.
Traumen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Traumen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traumen trying to stall but Jiang improves his position.
Jiang is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Traumen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang cracks Traumen with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traumen.
Nice body punch from Jiang - that landed with a thud.
Jiang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Jiang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Traumen throws a head punch that misses.
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
Traumen just leaning against Jiang, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Jiang.
Nice body punch from Jiang - that landed with a thud.
Jiang gets through Traumen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Traumen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traumen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Traumen avoids the damage to the body.
Traumen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Traumen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jiang is trying to maintain a safe position but Traumen gets an underhook and turns Jiang into the cage.
Traumen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traumen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang throws the left hand but Traumen avoids the punch easily.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Traumen with a hook.
Traumen throws a solid leg kick but Jiang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Traumen.
Traumen ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Jiang blocks a head kick by Traumen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Traumen looks to land a body kick but Jiang moved away.
Jiang throws a hook to the side of Traumen's head but Traumen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jiang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Traumen loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
Traumen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang with the inside leg kick.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traumen.
Traumen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traumen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Traumen tries to counter by clinching up but Jiang breaks away and moves out of range.
Traumen lands a nice shot that snaps Jiang's head back.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses.
Jiang moves into the clinch.
Jiang digs a right hand into Traumen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traumen's gas tank.
Jiang lands a right hand.
Traumen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang is looking to control Traumen's arms but Traumen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jiang has his back to the cage.
Jiang is trying to stall.
Traumen blocks a body shot from Jiang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Traumen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage 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!
Jiang scores with a hook to the body.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jiang.
Traumen trying to control the position but instead, Jiang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Traumen into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jiang fails to land.
Traumen lands a left hand.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Traumen avoids it.
Jiang lands an uppercut.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Traumen controls his hands.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
Traumen pushes Jiang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jiang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Jiang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Traumen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Traumen tries to circle away but Jiang has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Traumen lands the left hand.
Traumen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiang.
As Jiang tries to get set, Traumen tries to push him back and clinch up but Jiang manages to avoid the attempt.
Traumen with a nice calf kick.
Traumen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Traumen scores with a head kick. Jiang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Traumen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang feints and then cracks Traumen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Traumen down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traumen.
Traumen prevents a body shot from Jiang.
Jiang lands a knee to the body.
Jiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traumen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Traumen misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Traumen blocking some punches.
Traumen breaks from the clinch.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Traumen.
Traumen blocks a jab.
Jiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jiang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Traumen throws a hook but Jiang avoids it easily.
Jiang digs a good body shot into Traumen's ribs.
Jiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traumen.
Traumen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jiang thows a body kick. Traumen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jiang slips under a jab.
Traumen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Traumen throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traumen throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Traumen misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Traumen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Traumen. Beautiful body shot.
Traumen throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Traumen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jiang takes a swing at Traumen's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for Jiang.
Jiang misses with a head kick.
Traumen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jiang.
Traumen misses with a body kick.
Jiang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Traumen lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Traumen checks a leg kick.
Traumen throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang fakes the leg kick and cracks Traumen in the body.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Traumen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jiang can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Traumen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Traumen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Traumen dodges the punch combination from Jiang.
Traumen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Traumen slips a straight right by Jiang.
Traumen tries to counter by clinching up but Jiang breaks away and moves out of range.
Jiang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jiang throws out a leg kick but Traumen moves out of range and Jiang only half commits.
A punch lands to the side of Jiang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Traumen looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
Traumen throws a leg kick but Jiang checks it.
Traumen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Traumen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traumen moves out of range as Jiang strikes.
A shot to the body from Traumen misses
and Jiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traumen throws a lazy body kick
and Jiang counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick from Jiang misses.
Traumen works the jab nicely.
A big left from Traumen misses.
Traumen throws a shot from downtown. Jiang moves away and avoids it.
Traumen backing away here, and Jiang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Traumen misses with a looping left.
A big left from Traumen misses.
It seemed like Jiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jiang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Traumen lands a head shot.
Jiang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Traumen.
A big left from Traumen misses.
Jiang throws a hook but Traumen avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Da Jiang just about did enough to take it.
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.
Jiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Traumen misses with a hook.
Jiang tries to counter with a clinch but Traumen shakes him off and moves away.
Jiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Traumen looks to land a body kick but Jiang moved away.
Jiang throws a head kick but Traumen moves out of range.
Traumen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jiang throws a big shot that misses.
Traumen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jiang throws a hook to the side of Traumen's head but Traumen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traumen throws a low kick, looking for Jiang's leg but Jiang calmly moves out of range.
Traumen thows a leg kick but Jiang checks it
and Jiang counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Traumen looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Traumen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Traumen throws a head kick that misses.
Traumen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Traumen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
Traumen moves out of range as Jiang throws a body kick.
Traumen throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
Traumen missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traumen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jiang.
Jiang connects with a body shot that sends Traumen's belly button to the back.
Traumen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Traumen tries a head kick but it misses.
Traumen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Jiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Traumen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
Jiang scores with a head kick. Traumen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jiang cracks Traumen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Traumen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang takes a swing at Traumen's ribcage but misses.
Traumen 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traumen moves out of range of the strikes.
Traumen misses with a looping left.
Traumen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Traumen lands a nice looking body shot.
Traumen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Traumen throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Traumen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Traumen just misses with a punch to the body.
Traumen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Traumen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Traumen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jiang manages to circle out of the way.
Traumen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang scores with a leg kick.
Jiang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Traumen throws a leg kick which misses Jiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Jiang tries to avoid it.
Jiang wants to slow Traumen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Traumen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Traumen cracks Jiang with a good jab.
Traumen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Traumen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jiang. That one must have hurt.
Jiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Traumen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jiang is out of range and Traumen settles back down.
Traumen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Traumen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Jiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen 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.
Jiang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traumen ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Traumen throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Traumen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Traumen throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
Traumen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jiang scores with a jab.
Jiang works Traumen's body with a nice hook.
Jiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Traumen looks to land a right hand but Jiang moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Traumen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Traumen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jiang.
Jiang misses with a head kick.
Traumen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Traumen throws a leg kick
and Jiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Traumen throws a hook but Jiang avoids it easily.
Jiang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Traumen.
Jiang swings for the body but Traumen moves out of range.
A jab from Traumen misses.
Traumen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Jiang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Traumen scores with a leg kick.
Traumen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Traumen tries to land a front kick but Jiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Traumen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jiang counters with a good low kick that Traumen was not able to check.
Traumen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jiang feints and then cracks Traumen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Traumen down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Traumen, pushing him back against the cage.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Traumen fails to land.
Traumen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Traumen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traumen blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
Jiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traumen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jiang throws a body kick that misses.
Traumen throws a big counter combination but Jiang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Traumen scores with a shot to the body.
Jiang throws out a powerful jab.
Traumen lands with an uppercut that bounces Jiang off the cage and back into range.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traumen moves away.
Traumen throws a leg kick which misses Jiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Jiang tries to avoid it.
Traumen looks to land a combination. Jiang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Traumen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Traumen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Traumen.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Traumen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Traumen.
Traumen throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Traumen. Jiang shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang rushes Traumen and presses him up against the cage.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traumen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Traumen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Traumen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jiangs head.
Traumen working aggressively here.
Jiang taking a breather.
Traumen throws a head punch that misses.
Jiang looking to slow down the pace here.
Traumen blocks an uppercut.
Jiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Traumen.
Knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang misses with some punches.
Jiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Traumen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Traumen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Traumen avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Lucas Traumen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Traumen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Traumen misses with the head strike.
Jiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang misses with some punches.
Traumen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Traumen circles away and keeps his distance.
As Jiang tries to get set, Traumen tries to push him back and clinch up but Jiang manages to avoid the attempt.
Traumen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jiang. Jiang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Traumen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jiang is looking to land body kicks.
Jiang digs a good body shot into Traumen's ribs.
Jiang connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traumen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traumen throws a shot from downtown. Jiang moves away and avoids it.
Jiang throws out a loose jab but Traumen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traumen ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Traumen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jiang is just out of range.
Jiang throws out a counter right but Traumen avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Jiang. Those never looked like landing.
Jiang slips under a jab.
Traumen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Traumen digs a good body shot into Jiang's ribs.
Traumen missing with a left hand there. Jiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lucas Traumen.
I think Jiang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Da Jiang!
A very excited looking Da Jiang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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