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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Laguera (ranked 24930 p4p, 4346 weight class) and Panda Cuchi (ranked 257 p4p, 214 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Laguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panda Cuchi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuchi 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.
Laguera misses with a double jab.
Laguera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Alejandro Laguera has been cut.
Laguera tries to bum rush Cuchi with a series of wild strikes but Cuchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Cuchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laguera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cuchi.
Cuchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cuchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laguera.
Laguera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cuchi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cuchi moves forwards but Laguera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laguera walks into a straight right hand from Cuchi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguera avoids the body shot from Cuchi.
Laguera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laguera misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuchi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cuchi tries to clinch up.
Laguera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Laguera is rocked!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laguera!
Oh Laguera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Laguera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laguera is aggressively charging in as Cuchi backs up avoiding any damage. Cuchi tosses out a jab and Laguera runs right into it face first! Laguera is out cold! Cuchi dropped down on all fours and is barking in Laguera's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panda Cuchi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 25168 p4p, 4361 weight class) and Keanu Allen (ranked 568 p4p, 479 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isaac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keanu Allen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Allen.
Newton feinted with a counter takedown.
Newton throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen sizes up Newton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newton misses with a double jab.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Newton.
Newton stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Allen counters with a nice body shot.
Newton misses with a double jab
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen connects with a leg kick.
Newton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.
Newton throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Newton is looking to clinch.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Newton.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Allen digs a good hook to Newton's body.
Newton misses with a hook.
Isaac Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Newton throws a right hand that Allen ducks under and follows up with a left that Allen also avoids with ease.
Newton slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newton.
Newton moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Allen scores with a kick to the body.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Newton.
Allen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Newton blocks it well.
Newton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen lands a body shot.
Allen's coach down at The Death Star was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Allen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Newton under the eye.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Allen.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Newton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a low kick, right behind Newton 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Allen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Newton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Newton does no damage.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Allen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Newton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allen sizes up Newton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Newton throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
Newton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newton rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Allen lands with an overhand left.
Newton tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab by Allen.
Newton tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Newton.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Newton.
A little jabbing left from Allen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Newton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Allen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keanu Allen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Allen connects with a high kick.
Newton throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Allen connects with a right hand. Newton shakes it off.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newton.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Allen coming out on top.
Newton misses with a double jab.
Allen throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
Newton misses with a double jab
and Allen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Newton is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton misses with a combination
and Allen counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Keanu Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Allen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newton throws a right hand that Allen ducks under and follows up with a left that Allen also avoids with ease.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Newton.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newton's hands.
Allen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Allen lands with a kick to the temple. Newton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Isaac Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
A jab from Allen does it's job there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Allen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Newton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Newton does no damage.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newton throws out the jab.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Newton misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Newton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Newton is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Newton fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Newton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newton misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands the left hand.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Allen misses.
Allen works over Newton's head and body with a nice combination.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Allen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Newton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Newton eats them both and turns towards Allen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen is looking to slow Newton down with leg kicks.
Newton needs to keep his hands up - Allen had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Newton does no damage.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to clinch
and Allen counters with a nice leg kick.
Newton tries to clinch up.
Newton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Newton is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen cracks Newton with an open hand slap.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Newton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Newton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newton tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Newton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Allen back to the cage. Newton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newton doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton misses with a two punch combination.
Allen moves away from the strike by Newton.
Allen lands with a kick to the temple. Newton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Newton misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Allen misses.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Allen.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Newton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Newton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen connects with a leg kick.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Newton misses.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Good leg kick by Allen.
Newton looks to clinch
and Allen counters with a big head kick but Newton shrugs it off.
Both fighters circling a little - Allen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Newton throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Newton is looking to clinch.
Newton wants to clinch but Allen slips to the side
and Allen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Newton's knee momentarily.
Allen tests Newton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen lunges at Newton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Newton's hand.
Newton is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Newton! Allen dives in looking to finish! Newton is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keanu Allen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Amir (ranked 3174 p4p, 2857 weight class) and Yonatan Augustus (ranked 392 p4p, 363 weight class). Yonatan Augustus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hassan Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonatan Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
Amir tries to counter with a takedown but Augustus is quick to defend against it.
Amir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Augustus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Augustus lands a nice shot to the body.
Amir throws a right and a left that Augustus avoids nicely.
Augustus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amir slips a straight right by Augustus.
Amir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Amir tries to counter with a takedown but Augustus is quick to defend against it.
Good standup being displayed there by Augustus as he connects with a hook.
Augustus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Amir tries to counter with a takedown but Augustus is quick to defend against it.
An inside leg kick lands from Augustus.
Augustus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Augustus. That's going to slow Amir down.
Yonatan Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Augustus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amir has time to react.
Augustus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Amir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Amir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Augustus misses with a hook
and Amir counters with a shoot takedown. Augustus fights it but they end up in guard.
Augustus manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus lands a jab to the nose.
Amir moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Amir moved out of range nicely.
Amir tries to counter with a takedown but Augustus is quick to defend against it.
Augustus loads up on a big right hand but Amir slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus misses with a hook. Amir ducked under it nicely.
Augustus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Augustus misses.
Amir takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Augustus throws a hook but Amir avoids it easily.
Augustus jabs Amir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amir fails to land the takedown.
Augustus delivers a nice body kick.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir tries to clinch up but Augustus circles away and keeps his distance.
Augustus throws a hook to the side of Amir's head but Amir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amir attempts a counter takedown but Augustus avoids it well and moves away.
Amir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Augustus connects with a crisp jab.
Augustus thuds his shin into the meat of Amir's side.
Augustus missing with a left hand there. Amir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Augustus throws a jab when Amir was well out of range.
Augustus throws a right hand that misses
and Amir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Augustus scores with a hook to the body.
Augustus struggles to land a body shot inside as Amir controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus has Amir pushed against the cage.
Augustus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Augustus.
Augustus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Augustus looking to stall.
Augustus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amirs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amir gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Augustus regains guard.
Augustus wants to get back to his feet but Amir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Augustus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yonatan Augustus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Amir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Augustus digs a good hook to Amir's body.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Amir moved out of range nicely.
Amir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Augustus as he connects with a hook.
Amir moves in looking to clinch but Augustus pushes him off.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Amir moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus throws out a powerful jab.
Amir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amir changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Augustus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
Amir appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Augustus throws an overhand right that lands on Amir's shoulder, as Amir tries to avoid the shot.
Augustus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Augustus tries to get set, Amir tries to push him back and clinch up but Augustus manages to avoid the attempt.
Yonatan Augustus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amir takes a kick to the side of the head.
Augustus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Amir takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick from Augustus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amir moves forwards but Augustus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Augustus scores with a leg kick.
Augustus lands with a straight right. Amir didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amir.
Amir attempts a counter takedown but Augustus avoids it well and moves away.
Amir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Augustus counters with a stiff right hand.
Augustus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Augustus misses.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Amir drops down looking for a counter takedown but Augustus sprawls and moves away.
Amir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augustus. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Augustus misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus throws a leg kick which misses Amir's front leg but catches the back leg as Amir tries to avoid it.
Augustus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Augustus misses with a hook. Amir ducked under it nicely.
Amir feinted with a counter takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Augustus - that will leave a mark!
Amir shoots in for a takedown but Augustus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Amir ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Amir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Augustus misses the target.
Amir misses with a looping left.
Augustus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amir counters with a takedown into side control.
Augustus bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonatan Augustus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augustus punishes Amir's body with a nice straight punch.
Augustus swings widly with a right hand
and Amir counters with a takedown into side control.
Augustus is trying to improve his position.
Amir creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Augustus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Amir seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Amir creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Augustus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yonatan Augustus 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! This is the final round!
Augustus scoring well with a low kick there.
Augustus throws a head kick but Amir moves out of range.
Amir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Augustus loads up on a big right hand but Amir slips the punch.
Amir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Augustus scores with a nice strike.
Augustus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus throws out a powerful jab.
Augustus connects with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Augustus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Augustus.
Augustus scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Augustus tenderised Amir's leg. Amir is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Augustus!
Augustus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Amir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Augustus.
Augustus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amir wants to clinch.
Yonatan Augustus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Augustus does it's job there.
Amir will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Augustus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Augustus won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amir working away.
Augustus wants to get back to his feet but Amir is dominant here and he's now got Augustus's back!
Amir missing with punches from the back.
Amir tightening his grip on Augustus, looking for the choke.
Hassan Amir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to break free.
Amir misses with an elbow to the head.
Amir misses with a punch to the head.
Amir punches the canvas rather than the man.
Hassan Amir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Augustus wants to get back to his feet.
Amir is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Augustus knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Augustus for a finish.
Amir throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Augustus wants to control his opponent's hands but Amir gets his hands free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonatan Augustus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Augustus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonatan Augustus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikuru Asakura (ranked 4354 p4p, 2963 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 338 p4p, 262 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikuru Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body kick from Asakura.
Banner works Asakura's body with a nice hook.
Asakura has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rising Sun Training in the buildup to the fight.
Asakura fails to land with a series of punches.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamont Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asakura.
Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asakura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asakura throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Banner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Asakura fails to land with a series of punches.
Asakura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asakura dodges the punch combination from Banner.
A big left from Banner misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner avoids a kick to the body.
Asakura is looking to land body kicks.
Asakura misses with a few strikes there.
Banner cracks Asakura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura works Banner's body with a nice hook.
Asakura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banner misses with a few strikes there.
Asakura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Asakura looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
Banner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asakura throws a hook to the side of Banner's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner cracks Asakura with a good jab.
A jab from Asakura misses.
Banner throws a body punch but Asakura moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Asakura there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura blocks a jab.
Banner defending well as Asakura loads up on a big left hand.
Banner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Banner takes a swing at Asakura's ribcage but misses.
Asakura digs a good hook to Banner's body.
Banner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Asakura misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Banner. Those never looked like landing.
Asakura throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Asakura.
Banner works over Asakura's head and body with a nice combination.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Asakura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Asakura is rocked!
Banner walks into a straight right hand from Asakura.
Oh Asakura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asakura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banner's head backwards.
Asakura seems to have got his legs back now.
Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asakura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asakura appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Asakura misses with a left hand
and Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asakura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Asakura counters with a straight right hand.
Asakura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asakura misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Asakura misses with a body shot.
Asakura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asakura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Banner is out of range.
Banner cracks Asakura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asakura.
Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asakura misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Asakura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Asakura misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Banner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Asakura misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Banner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Banner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asakura throws out the jab.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Banner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Asakura lands a lovely overhand right.
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Asakura misses with a left hand
and Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asakura keeps Banner at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banner needs to keep his hands up - Asakura had a free shot at his head there.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asakura.
Asakura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banner counters with a series of strikes. Asakura will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lamont Banner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asakura misses with a double jab.
Asakura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Asakura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asakura dodges the punch combination from Banner.
Asakura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Asakura coming out on top.
Asakura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner slips a straight right by Asakura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner throws a right and a left that Asakura avoids nicely.
Banner throws a series of punches but Asakura avoids them all with ease.
Banner throws a series of punches but Asakura avoids them all with ease.
Asakura throws a series of punches but Banner moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Asakura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banner doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura scores with a spinning back kick!
Asakura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Banners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Banner takes one on the button.
Banner defending well as Asakura loads up on a big left hand.
Asakura dodges the punch combination from Banner.
Asakura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Asakura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Asakura misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Asakura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Banner.
Banner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Banner as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Banner misses.
Asakura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Mikuru Asakura is winning the standup battle so far.
Banner misses with the combination.
Banner is breathing heavily.
Banner misses with a hook
and Asakura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asakura slips under a jab.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Asakura sizes up Banner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asakura quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asakura.
Asakura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Asakura misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Asakura.
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asakura.
Banner lands a really nice looking cross but Asakura seems unphased.
Banner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asakura lands with a hook. Banner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asakura's hands.
Asakura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asakura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Asakura throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Banner.
Banner throws a right hand that misses
and Asakura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Asakura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Asakura digs a good body shot into Banner's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Asakura.
Nice body punch from Asakura.
Banner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Banner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asakura.
 Banner is rocked!
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asakura.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Asakura finish him?
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Asakura.
Nice shot by Asakura.
Banner swinging wildly here.
Lamont Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Asakura back to the cage. Banner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikuru Asakura dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Banner throws a body punch but Asakura moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Asakura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Asakura is looking to counter punch.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asakura circles away quickly and effectively.
Asakura throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
Asakura looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
Asakura lands with an uppercut that bounces Banner off the cage and back into range.
Banner stalks Asakura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Asakura's face. Asakura staggers backwards, shaken.
Asakura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Banner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banner misses with a body punch
and Asakura counters with a nice body kick.
Banner fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Asakura misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Asakura throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asakura.
Banner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Banner.
Banner works over Asakura's head and body with a nice combination.
A cross from Asakura lands.
Banner misses with an uppercut
and Asakura counters with a nice kick to the body.
Banner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Asakura.
Nice uppercut there from Asakura.
No joy there for Asakura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Asakura.
Asakura throws a hook to the side of Banner's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asakura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner.
Crunch! Asakura slams his shin into Banner's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner throws a series of punches but Asakura moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asakura throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
Asakura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banner circles away quickly and effectively.
Banner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Banner moves forwards but Asakura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asakura jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Asakura throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Banner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Asakura keeps Banner at a distance using the push kick.
Banner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asakura counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Asakura.
Asakura digs a good body shot into Banner's ribs.
Banner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throws a nice looking combination but Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asakura throws the left hand but Banner avoids the punch easily.
Asakura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asakura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Banner throws a series of punches but Asakura avoids them all with ease.
Asakura is looking to land body kicks.
Asakura looks to land a right hand but Banner moved out of range.
Banner misses with a hook. Asakura ducked under it nicely.
Banner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Asakura is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Banner.
A punch combination from Asakura misses.
Banner throws a right and a left that Asakura avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Asakura.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Asakura dodges the punch combination from Banner.
Asakura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asakura loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
A big right from Asakura misses.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Banner is out of range.
Banner misses with a straight left.
Asakura avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikuru Asakura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asakura 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 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikuru Asakura!
A victorious Mikuru Asakura 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Lima (ranked 2498 p4p, 3216 weight class) and Shamus McSorley (ranked 292 p4p, 362 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamus McSorley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSorley cracks a nice hook into De Lima's ribs.
McSorley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Lima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McSorley. McSorley obviously looking to wear him down.
De Lima lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McSorley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Lima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Lima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lima scores with a body shot.
De Lima misses with a hook. McSorley ducked under it nicely.
De Lima throws a looping overhand right but McSorley ducks down to avoid it.
De Lima lands with a nice combination. McSorley backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSorley tries to clinch but De Lima is having none of it.
De Lima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Lima misses with a low kick.
De Lima throws an overhand right that lands on McSorley's shoulder, as McSorley tries to avoid the shot.
De Lima stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima tried to score with a low kick but McSorley checks it.
McSorley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Lima defends it well.
De Lima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McSorley checks it well.
De Lima is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima misses with a few strikes there.
De Lima throws a right and a left that McSorley avoids nicely.
De Lima swinging wildly here.
De Lima misses with a straight right.
De Lima misses with a looping left.
De Lima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McSorley.
McSorley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from De Lima misses the target.
De Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
McSorley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McSorley moves out of range as De Lima strikes.
De Lima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McSorley circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Lima.
De Lima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McSorley throws a solid leg kick but De Lima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McSorley.
McSorley misses with a wild combination.
McSorley lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima throws a right hand that McSorley ducks under and follows up with a left that McSorley also avoids with ease.
McSorley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McSorley tries to land a front kick but De Lima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Lima scores with a decent looking hook.
McSorley defending well as De Lima loads up on a big left hand.
De Lima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McSorley checks it well.
De Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McSorley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McSorley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Lima swinging wildly here.
De Lima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thiago De Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McSorley is looking for the big counter here.
McSorley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McSorley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSorley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Lima lands the left hand.
McSorley checks a leg kick nicely.
McSorley looks for the body kick but De Lima saw that one coming.
De Lima fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - McSorley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McSorley avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Lima swings for the body but McSorley moves out of range.
De Lima misses with a low kick.
De Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSorley.
A clash of legs there as McSorley blocks the low kick.
De Lima lands with a cross.
McSorley dodges the punch combination from De Lima.
McSorley checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as McSorley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Lima tries to bum rush McSorley with a series of wild strikes but McSorley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Lima dodges the punch combination from McSorley.
De Lima tried to counter with a leg kick but McSorley avoided it.
McSorley is looking to chop away at De Lima's legs.
De Lima went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A right-left combo lands from De Lima.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSorley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Lima doesn't seem bothered though.
McSorley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McSorley fails to land with a series of punches.
McSorley looks to land a combination but De Lima avoids it well.
McSorley lands with a nice combination. De Lima backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima lands a leg kick that knocks McSorley off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Lima blocks a low kick nicely.
De Lima appears to be looking for a big counter.
McSorley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Lima feints and then cracks McSorley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McSorley down.
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago De Lima dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McSorley moves into the clinch.
McSorley keeps control of De Lima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McSorley stalling the fight.
McSorley misses with a punch to the body.
McSorley slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Lima being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSorley misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSorley lands a shot to the body.
McSorley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Lima working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from McSorley.
De Lima tries to circle away but McSorley has him pinned against the cage.
De Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McSorley has him pressed against the cage.
McSorley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSorley tries to throw a body punch but De Lima avoids it by throwing McSorley back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima prevents a body shot from McSorley.
McSorley stalling in the clinch.
De Lima is trying to break the clinch but McSorley is controlling him.
McSorley pressing his opponent against the cage.
McSorley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McSorley decides to pull guard.
De Lima slips nicely into half guard.
De Lima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can McSorley defend it? De Lima steps over the head and cranks it - McSorley is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for De Lima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago De Lima!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yosef Kirby (ranked 4371 p4p, 1502 weight class) and Eino Haarju (ranked 377 p4p, 153 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yosef Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eino Haarju!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Haarju.
Haarju loads up on a big right hand but Kirby slips the punch.
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haarju throws out the jab.
Haarju looks to land a body kick but Kirby moved away.
Kirby moves forwards but Haarju connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
An attempted straight right counter from Kirby misses the target.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirby lands with a nice combination. Haarju backs away looking to recover.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Haarju connects with a body shot.
Haarju scores with a hook.
Haarju will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haarju scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirby in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarju fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kirby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haarju in his tracks.
Haarju stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haarju wants it to stay on the feet.
Haarju throws out a counter right but Kirby avoids it with no problem.
Kirby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kirby shoots in looking for a takedown but Haarju manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kirby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haarju scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haarju bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirby's head backwards.
Haarju lands with an uppercut that bounces Kirby off the cage and back into range.
Haarju lands a slapping body shot.
Haarju staying out of range there.
Haarju dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Haarju bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eino Haarju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haarju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Haarju is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kirby with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarju pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirby is out of range and Haarju settles back down.
Haarju feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kirbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haarju clobbers Kirby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haarju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Haarju misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Kirby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haarju lands with a hook. Kirby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haarju bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirby's head backwards.
Kirby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haarju looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Haarju throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirby fails with the takedown
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yosef Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Haarju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kirby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haarju dips to his left and cracks Kirby with an uppercut!
Haarju lands a nice hook to Kirby's body. Kirby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirby slips a jab and a cross from Haarju.
Haarju throws a leg kick
and Kirby decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haarju's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kirby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haarju is trying to control the position but Kirby postures up.
Kirby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kirby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby controlling from the top position.
Kirby looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Haarju dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body punch from Haarju.
Haarju scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kirby walks into a stiff left hand from Haarju.
Haarju has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Eino Haarju seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Haarju.
Haarju misses with the combination.
Haarju lands with a straight right. Kirby didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarju misses with an uppercut.
Haarju thows a leg kick but Kirby checks it
and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Kirby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haarju keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby scoring with some ground and pound.
Kirby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kirby landing with the ground and pound.
Kirby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirby controlling from the top position.
Kirby working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a couple of elbows.
Kirby wants to pass the guard but Haarju is keeping the position.
Kirby connects with a couple of short punches.
Haarju keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Kirby won't allow Haarju to sweep him here.
Kirby scoring with some ground and pound.
Kirby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kirby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kirby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haarju works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haarju is trying to keep Kirby in close.
Haarju has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kirby advances to half guard.
Kirby trying to control the action but Haarju is working from the bottom.
Kirby slips a nice elbow through Haarju's hands, connecting with Haarju's forehead.
Kirby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haarju is just riding it out for now. Kirby eventually gives up the hold.
Haarju is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirby scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands strikes from half guard.
Kirby is keen to just control but Haarju is a slippery customer.
Kirby is really struggling to control Haarju but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kirby is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yosef Kirby dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Haarju throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Kirby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kirby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haarju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Haarju. That snapped Kirby's head back.
Haarju connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haarju keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarju lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirby at a distance.
Haarju throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
Kirby throwing a counter right hand but Haarju manages to avoid it.
Haarju lands a jab to Kirby's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby missing with a left hand there. Haarju was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haarju jabs at Kirby's body.
Haarju connects with a single shot there.
Kirby takes one on the button.
Haarju throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Kirby checks a leg kick.
Haarju connects with a right hand. Kirby shakes it off.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju thuds a left hand into Kirby's body.
Haarju looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Kirby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haarju sprawls and moves away.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Kirby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirby looks for a takedown but Haarju sprawls well.
Haarju doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haarju misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
It looked like Kirby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kirby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haarju tries to avoid it but Kirby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haarju to the ground. Haarju escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yosef Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haarju lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haarju dips to his left and cracks Kirby with an uppercut!
Haarju looks to land a combination. Kirby sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haarju lands with a straight right. Kirby didn't see that one coming.
Kirby shoots in and drives through. Haarju sprawls well.
A jab from Haarju does it's job there.
Haarju throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Kirby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haarju sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haarju throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haarju jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haarju jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haarju cracks Kirby with an open hand slap.
Haarju works the jab nicely.
Haarju lands a jab.
Kirby is rocked!
Kirby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Kirby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haarju stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirby. Kirby gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haarju thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kirby.
Haarju lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby checks a low kick from Haarju.
Kirby misses with a body shot
and Haarju counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kirby thinking.
An inside leg kick from Haarju misses.
The fighters circling - Haarju throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kirby appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haarju ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haarju throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Kirby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haarju.
Kirby misses the body punch
and Haarju connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haarju throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Haarju comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haarju 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daichi Tanaka (ranked 2527 p4p, 2533 weight class) and Ronin Huynh (ranked 222 p4p, 223 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Daichi Tanaka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Daichi Tanaka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daichi Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronin Huynh!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huynh throws a hook but Tanaka blocks it.
Huynh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huynh misses with a hook
letting Tanaka counter with a right hand.
Huynh swinging wildly here.
Huynh cracks Tanaka with a good jab.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huynh keeps working.
Huynh is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh wants to control but Tanaka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huynh wants to get back to full guard.
Huynh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tanaka is trying to work for a kimura but Huynh is defending well.
Tanaka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Huynh is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura here.
Tanaka is trying to control. Huynh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tanaka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huynh is looking to control Tanaka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huynh avoid being mounted?
Tanaka is trying to work for a kimura but Huynh is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh is controlling Tanaka's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Huynh is trying to get back to full guard.
Huynh is trying to control but Tanaka manages to pass to mount!
Tanaka looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Huynh wants to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
Tanaka cracks Huynh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tanaka throws some wild stikes that Huynh manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Huynh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Huynh shrugs it off.
Tanaka looking for a guillotine from mount but Huynh is having none of it.
Tanaka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huynh hang on?
Tanaka dominating with strikes here.
Tanaka jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Huynh manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huynh trying to remain calm as Tanaka controls from the top position.
Huynh tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Tanaka easily slips into full mount!
Tanaka jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Huynh manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daichi Tanaka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tanaka misses with a hook.
Tanaka throws a series of punches but Huynh moves out of range.
Huynh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huynh defending well as Tanaka loads up on a big left hand.
Huynh slips a jab from Tanaka.
A nice side step and Huynh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tanaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huynh can do to turn this around?
Tanaka cracks Huynh with an open hand slap.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huynh.
Huynh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huynh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Huynh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tanaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka lands with a straight right. Huynh didn't see that one coming.
Tanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huynh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Tanaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huynh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ronin Huynh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huynh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Huynh. Beautiful body shot.
Tanaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Huynh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanaka is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huynh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Huynh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanaka lands a body shot.
Tanaka loads up on a big right hand but Huynh slips the punch.
Huynh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Tanaka misses.
Huynh lands an uppercut, right on the button! Tanaka tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronin Huynh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Montserrat Chai (ranked 3148 p4p, 1732 weight class) and Viktor Mertel (ranked 356 p4p, 207 weight class). Mertel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mertel Fuck shit up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Montserrat Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Mertel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai scores with a kick to the body.
Chai is looking to slow Mertel down with leg kicks.
Mertel throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Mertel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mertel thows a leg kick but Chai checks it
and Chai counters with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Mertel.
Mertel misses with a looping right.
Mertel tries a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Mertel throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Chai blocks a jab.
Viktor Mertel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mertel lands a body shot.
Chai has managed to clinch.
Mertel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Mertel.
Mertel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Mertel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
A big left from Mertel misses.
Mertel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mertel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mertel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Mertel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai throws a quick counter head kick but Mertel was just out of range.
Chai clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mertel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Chai.
A short left from Chai.
Chai prevents a body shot from Mertel.
Chai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chai lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mertel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mertel lands a jab.
No joy there for Mertel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chai connects with the punch.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mertel walks into a left hand.
Mertel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Chai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mertel scores with a jab to the head.
Mertel misses with a leg kick
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mertel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mertel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mertel misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mertel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mertel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chai - the referee stops the clock and Mertel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chai. Mertel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mertel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mertel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mertel looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Mertel throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mertel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mertel throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been informed that Mertel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mertel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chai is looking to slow Mertel down with leg kicks.
Mertel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mertel counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai has closed the distance and engaged Mertel in a clinch.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Mertel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mertel slips under a jab from Chai.
Mertel throws a body kick that misses
and Chai counters with an inside leg kick.
Chai works Mertel's body with a nice hook.
Chai works the jab nicely.
Mertel throws out a leg kick but Chai moves out of range and Mertel only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mertel throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mertel.
Mertel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Chai.
Chai scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montserrat Chai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mertel unleashes a big counter combination but Chai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mertel throws a leg kick that misses.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Mertel is just out of range.
Mertel throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Chai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mertel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chai.
Mertel throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai misses with a kick to the body
and Mertel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai cracks Mertel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mertel counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mertel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mertel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mertel misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a nice hook to Mertel's body. Mertel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mertel throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Mertel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chai counters with a leg kick.
Mertel is breathing heavily.
Mertel throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Chai slips a straight right by Mertel.
Chai lands with a cross.
Mertel misses with an uppercut.
Chai slips under a jab.
Mertel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chai.
Chai avoids the body shot from Mertel.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mertel.
Mertel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Mertel 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mertel if he has to take too many more of those.
Mertel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chai sizes up Mertel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mertel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Mertel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chai darts in and clinches Mertel up against the cage.
Chai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chai.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mertel misses with a series of wild punches.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Mertel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mertel. Those never looked like landing.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Mertel misses with an uppercut.
Viktor Mertel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai jabs at Mertel's body.
Nice cross by Chai.
Mertel throws a series of strikes that have Chai backpedaling.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Mertel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mertel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Mertel.
Mertel loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Montserrat Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Mertel takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Chai - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mertel fails to land.
Chai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mertel's efforts to push away.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mertel can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short uppercut from Chai.
Mertel misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mertel digs a good body shot into Chai's ribs.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai lands a head kick!
Mertel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab by Chai.
Chai scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Mertel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chai. That one must have hurt.
Chai with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montserrat Chai dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mertel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mertel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
Mertel throws a leg kick but Chai moved away.
Chai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mertel throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Mertel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Mertel moved away.
Chai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Mertel.
Chai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mertel just manages to avoid it.
Chai sizes up Mertel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mertel throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mertel really felt that one!
Mertel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mertel.
That kick from Chai tenderised Mertel's leg. Mertel is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mertel backwards.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chai slips a jab and a cross from Mertel.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mertel.
Chai avoids the body shot from Mertel.
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!
Mertel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Viktor Mertel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeps Mertel at a distance using the push kick.
Chai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Mertel misses the target.
Chai is looking to counter the offense by Mertel and move into the clinch.
Mertel tries to move into range but Chai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mertel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mertel throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Mertel misses with a body shot.
Mertel avoids the head kick by Chai.
Mertel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Chai lands a nice hook to Mertel's body. Mertel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mertel will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mertel misses with a left hand
and Chai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Montserrat Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Sloppy strikes from Mertel. Those never looked like landing.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mertel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mertel throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Chai forces Mertel back against the cage and clinches.
Mertel is trying to force a seperation but Chai has the dominant position.
Mertel can't break the clinch.
Mertel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mertel tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mertel tries to break the clinch but Chai is controlling the position.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mertel.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Mertel off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai with a hook.
You can see that Mertel has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Mertel's front leg but catches the back leg as Mertel tries to avoid it.
Chai slips a jab from Mertel.
Mertel blocks a head kick by Chai.
Mertel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Mertel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mertel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Montserrat Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chai 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Montserrat Chai!
After winning the bout, Montserrat Chai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Piotr (ranked 1090 p4p, 1624 weight class) and Max Orohena (ranked 20 p4p, 96 weight class). Max Orohena has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maciej Piotr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Piotr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Orohena!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotr catches Orohena with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Piotr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orohena looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Piotr does it's job there.
Orohena is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Piotr.
Piotr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Piotr lunges at Orohena with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orohena's hand.
Piotr lands a right hook to the body.
Piotr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orohenas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piotr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Orohena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Max Orohena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piotr with a nice cross.
Orohena cracks Piotr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Piotr lands with a nice combination. Orohena backs away looking to recover.
Piotr cracks a nice hook into Orohena's ribs.
Piotr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orohena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piotr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Piotr connects with a jab.
Orohena takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Piotr scores with a body shot.
Piotr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orohena under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotr digs a good hook to Orohena's body.
Maciej Piotr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Piotr.
Orohena is rocked!
Piotr measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Orohena! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Maciej Piotr!
Maciej Piotr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Rockmuller (ranked 1171 p4p, 459 weight class) and Hail Satan (ranked 149 p4p, 58 weight class). Hail Satan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Rockmuller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hail Satan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Satan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockmuller.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Satan misses with a wild body shot.
Satan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rockmuller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Satan's guard.
Rockmuller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rockmuller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockmuller stands up over Satan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rockmuller.
Satan pushes Rockmuller off and gets back to his feet.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
Rockmuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satan throws a big shot that misses.
Rockmuller feinted with a counter takedown.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockmuller is just out of range.
Rockmuller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Satan misses with a shot to the body
and Rockmuller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rockmuller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rockmuller stops Satan from getting back to his feet.
Rockmuller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Satan wants to sweep but Rockmuller has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Satan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rockmuller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Satan defending against the ground and pound.
Rockmuller lands a decent elbow from side control.
Satan wants to control but Rockmuller postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satan is trying to get back to half guard.
Satan is trying to buck Rockmuller off.
Rockmuller controls the position.
Rockmuller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Satan for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller lands some shots froms side control.
Satan taking a bit of punishment here - Rockmuller scoring with strikes.
We've been informed that Satan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rockmuller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Satan can't do much from the bottom here.
Rockmuller cracks Satan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Satan is not content to let Rockmuller control the position.
Satan is trying to control Rockmuller's posture but Rockmuller avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Satan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Satan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rockmuller lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rockmuller is putting a hurting on Satan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rockmuller cracks Satan with a big elbow.
Rockmuller creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Satan is looking to reverse the position.
Rockmuller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Satan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satan defending against the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Rockmuller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Satan misses with a body shot.
Satan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockmuller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rockmuller scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Rockmuller does it's job there.
Rockmuller slips under a jab from Satan.
Rockmuller attempts a counter takedown but Satan avoids it well and moves away.
Satan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rockmuller rather than just go for the knockout.
Satan throws a body punch but Rockmuller moves out of range.
Rockmuller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Satan defending well as Rockmuller loads up on a big left hand.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockmuller is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satan misses with a body shot.
A jab from Satan misses.
Rockmuller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rockmuller looks for a takedown but Satan sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Rockmuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockmuller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Satan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satan swings for the body but Rockmuller moves out of range.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockmuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Satan takes a swing at Rockmuller's ribcage but misses.
Satan lands with a nice body punch.
Rockmuller wants to clinch up but Satan keeps it at a distance.
Satan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rockmuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satan can do to turn this around?
Rockmuller missing with a left hand there. Satan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller avoids the body shot from Satan.
Rockmuller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rockmuller cracks Satan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rockmuller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Satan misses with a body shot.
Rockmuller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Satan misses with a body shot.
Rockmuller misses with a wild body shot.
Hail Satan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satan throws out a loose jab but Rockmuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satan missing with a left hand there. Rockmuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rockmuller avoids the body shot from Satan.
Rockmuller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Satan sprawls and moves away.
Rockmuller throws the left hand but Satan avoids the punch easily.
Hail Satan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Satan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockmuller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Satan counters with a right hand to the body.
Rockmuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satan.
Rockmuller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Satan throws out a powerful jab.
Rockmuller rushes Satan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Satan is trying to push Rockmuller away but Rockmuller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rockmuller lands with a light punch inside.
Rockmuller misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rockmuller on the inside.
Rockmuller misses with the head strike.
Satan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockmuller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Satan is defending well.
Rockmuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rockmuller misses with some punches.
Rockmuller throws a punch but it's blocked by Satan.
Satan prevents a body shot from Rockmuller.
Rockmuller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockmuller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockmuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rockmuller tries to work over Satan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rockmuller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satan's elbow.
Rockmuller swings wildly with an uppercut but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Rockmuller dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Rockmuller.
Satan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rockmuller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rockmuller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
Rockmuller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rockmuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Satan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rockmuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satan.
Satan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Satan misses with a straight left.
Rockmuller tries to counter with a takedown but Satan is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan swings for the body but Rockmuller moves out of range.
Rockmuller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Satan sprawls and moves away.
Rockmuller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Satan, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
Rockmuller attempts a counter takedown but Satan avoids it well and moves away.
Rockmuller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Satan in his tracks.
A slow jab from Satan misses its intended target.
Rockmuller avoids the body shot from Satan.
Rockmuller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Satan sprawls and moves away.
Satan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rockmuller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Rockmuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satan misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Rockmuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockmuller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Satan sprawls and moves away.
Rockmuller blocks a jab.
Rockmuller drives through and clinches with Satan against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rockmuller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rockmuller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satan.
Rockmuller is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Satan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Satan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockmuller.
Rockmuller connects with a right hand. Satan shakes it off.
Rockmuller slips a straight right by Satan.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Satan.
Rockmuller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Satan misses the jab.
Rockmuller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Satan.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockmuller is just out of range.
Rockmuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satan.
Rockmuller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rockmuller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rockmuller swings wildly with an uppercut but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockmuller wants to take the fight to the mat but Satan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rockmuller is leaning against Satan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rockmuller misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rockmuller fails to land.
Rockmuller misses with the head strike.
Rockmuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rockmuller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockmuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rockmuller has a couple of punches blocked by Satan.
Rockmuller has Satan pressed against the cage, preventing Satan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satan.
Satan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rockmuller is working Satan over against the cage.
Rockmuller throws a punch but it's blocked by Satan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hail Satan really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rockmuller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Satan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rockmuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satan swings for the body but Rockmuller moves out of range.
Rockmuller wants to clinch up but Satan keeps it at a distance.
Satan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Satan.
Satan misses with a wild body shot.
Satan connects with a body shot that sends Rockmuller's belly button to the back.
Rockmuller misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rockmuller moves in looking to clinch but Satan pushes him off.
Satan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
It looks like Rockmuller has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hail Satan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rockmuller. Rockmuller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Satan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockmuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satan misses with a body shot.
Rockmuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockmuller tries to counter with a takedown but Satan is quick to defend against it.
Rockmuller instigates a clinch.
Rockmuller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satans head.
Rockmuller tries a body shot but Satan blocks it.
Rockmuller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockmuller lands a nice uppercut.
Rockmuller lands an uppercut.
Rockmuller misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan wants to break free but Rockmuller has control.
Rockmuller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Don Rockmuller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satan.
Rockmuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satan blocks an uppercut.
Rockmuller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Rockmuller throws a head punch that misses.
Satan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Rockmuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockmuller connects with a single shot there.
Rockmuller dips to his left and cracks Satan with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Rockmuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockmuller feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Satan misses.
Rockmuller tries to counter with a takedown but Satan is quick to defend against it.
Satan swings for the body but Rockmuller moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Rockmuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockmuller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Satan sprawls and moves away.
Satan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rockmuller throws out a loose jab but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockmuller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rockmuller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rockmuller connects with a looping right hand.
Rockmuller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Satan defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller has managed to clinch.
Rockmuller tries to work over Satan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Satan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rockmuller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockmuller misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockmuller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satans head.
Rockmuller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Rockmuller had his way with Hail Satan in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockmuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Hail Satan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rockmuller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rockmuller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satan.
Satan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rockmuller.
A jab from Rockmuller misses.
Rockmuller tries to clinch but Satan moves away
and Satan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rockmuller fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Satan.
Satan scores with a shot to the body.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Satan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rockmuller moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan blocking some punches.
Rockmuller struggles to land a body shot inside as Satan controls his hands.
Rockmuller tries a body shot but Satan blocks it.
Satan prevents the takedown attempt.
Rockmuller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Satan blocking some punches.
Rockmuller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockmuller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Satan or not.
Rockmuller breaks the clinch.
Satan lands with a cross.
Rockmuller shoots for a double leg takedown but Satan sprawls well. He's pushed Rockmuller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rockmuller tries to clinch up but Satan circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller misses with an uppercut
and Satan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rockmuller works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Satan.
Rockmuller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rockmuller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rockmuller is defended easily by Satan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Rockmuller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockmuller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockmuller moves away.
Rockmuller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satan.
It seemed like Satan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Satan throws a body punch but Rockmuller moves out of range.
Satan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockmuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rockmuller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Satan defends well and Rockmuller ends up having to push Satan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rockmuller.
Rockmuller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Satan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A shot in the inside from Rockmuller.
Rockmuller misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satan.
Rockmuller throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rockmuller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satans head.
Rockmuller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rockmuller tries to throw a body punch but Satan avoids it by throwing Rockmuller back against the cage.
Rockmuller throws a head punch that misses.
Satan blocks a body shot from Rockmuller.
Rockmuller throws a head punch that misses.
Satan is trying to break free.
Satan blocks an uppercut.
Rockmuller tries to throw a body punch but Satan avoids it by throwing Rockmuller back against the cage.
Rockmuller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Satan backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rockmuller lands with a right to the head.
Satan blocks an uppercut.
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 Don Rockmuller.
I think Rockmuller 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Rockmuller!
Don Rockmuller is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Don Rockmuller 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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