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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Amrani (ranked 2059 p4p, 2035 weight class) and Magomed Sitsongrit (ranked 182 p4p, 180 weight class). Ibrahim Amrani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magomed Sitsongrit's chin.
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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 18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Amrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amrani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Amrani counters with a stiff right hand.
Amrani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Sitsongrit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A quick step to the side and Amrani tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amrani misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a shoot takedown. Amrani fights it but they end up in guard.
Sitsongrit slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amrani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Amrani looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sitsongrit passes into side control.
Amrani is trying to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Amrani's shoulder. That is not cool.
Amrani struggling a bit here.
Amrani manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amrani trying to pass the guard but Sitsongrit defending well.
Sitsongrit manages to get to full guard.
Amrani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Amrani trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sitsongrit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amrani manages to get himself to full guard.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Amrani keeps moving.
Sitsongrit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Amrani haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Amrani is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Amrani has his feet on Sitsongrit's thighs here. He's pushed Sitsongrit off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sitsongrit screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ibrahim Amrani!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ibrahim Amrani made sure he mentioned Bloodbath MMA Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranger Alderidge (ranked 1176 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 122 p4p, 147 weight class). Alderidge's entrance music is Portland, Oregon. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ranger Alderidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alderidge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym To Nica in the buildup to the fight.
Perkele connects with a right hand. Alderidge shakes it off.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Perkele.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkele.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perkele takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Nice cross by Perkele.
Nice shot lands for Alderidge.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a straight right.
Perkele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alderidge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele throws a hook but Alderidge avoids it easily.
As Perkele looks to move away, Alderidge throws a big counter combo but Perkele just gets out of the way.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele lands a nice looking body kick.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alderidge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
Alderidge misses with a body kick.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Alderidge's ribs.
Alderidge throws an off balance right hand
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Perkele.
Alderidge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Alderidge blocks a jab.
Alderidge is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alderidge. Alderidge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alderidge manages to avoid it.
Alderidge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the body
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Alderidge.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Alderidge.
Perkele digs a good hook to Alderidge's body.
Alderidge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Alderidge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele delivers a nice body kick.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses.
Alderidge misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a body kick that stops Alderidge in his tracks momentarily.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alderidge moves away.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Alderidge.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderidge.
Alderidge tries to score with a low kick but Perkele moves his leg out of the way.
Alderidge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
Alderidge backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab lands there for Alderidge.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alderidge's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Perkele.
Alderidge misses with a head kick.
Perkele has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alderidge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alderidge.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkele.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick from Alderidge.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Alderidge throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderidge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alderidge throws a one two combo.
Perkele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alderidge is out of range and Perkele settles back down.
Alderidge moves out of range of the strikes.
Alderidge defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele defending well as Alderidge loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick lands for Perkele.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Alderidge is out of range.
A slow jab from Alderidge misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alderidge thuds his right hand into Perkele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perkele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Alderidge moved out of range nicely.
It appears Alderidge was looking to counter with a kick there.
Alderidge throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alderidge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkele is looking to slow Alderidge down with leg kicks.
Perkele defending well as Alderidge loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Alderidge lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Perkele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alderidge had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Alderidge throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele throws out a counter right but Alderidge avoids it with no problem.
Alderidge lands with an uppercut that bounces Perkele off the cage and back into range.
Perkele connects with a jab.
Perkele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alderidge connects with a right hand. Perkele shakes it off.
Good leg kick by Perkele.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkele jabs at Alderidge's body.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Alderidge.
Alderidge checks a low kick from Perkele.
Alderidge looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick by Alderidge misses
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perkele thumps Alderidge with a low kick.
Perkele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
A head kick misses from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele throws out a counter right but Alderidge avoids it with no problem.
Alderidge misses with a head kick.
Perkele scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Alderidge.
Perkele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alderidge tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Alderidge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alderidge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alderidge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alderidge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Alderidge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Perkele.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Some wild striking there from Alderidge.
Alderidge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Alderidge slips the punch.
Alderidge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alderidge throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Perkele works the jab nicely.
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Alderidge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alderidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alderidge slips a jab from Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a front kick that sends Alderidge stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alderidge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
Perkele scores with a body shot.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Alderidge throws a lazy uppercut
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Alderidge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alderidge checks it well.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alderidge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alderidge throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alderidge.
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alderidge scores with a head kick. Perkele tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alderidge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Alderidge throws a lazy head kick
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alderidge plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perkele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge slips a jab from Perkele.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Ispa Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderidge defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge moves out of range of the strikes.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Alderidge throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele moves out of range as Alderidge throws a body kick.
Alderidge misses with a kick to the body
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Perkele throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alderidge with the inside leg kick.
Alderidge fails to land with a series of punches.
Alderidge throws a lazy head kick
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alderidge works the jab nicely.
Perkele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perkele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alderidge under the eye.
Alderidge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alderidge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alderidge looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perkele lands a nice looking body shot.
Perkele has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Alderidge.
Perkele moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Alderidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alderidge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkele scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Perkele coming out on top.
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Alderidge misses its intended target.
Perkele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alderidge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alderidge throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Perkele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alderidge throws a lazy head kick
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alderidge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perkele's head backwards.
Alderidge thuds a left hand into Perkele's body.
Alderidge throws a right hand that misses
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Alderidge down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alderidge scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Alderidge down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Perkele finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Alderidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alderidge might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alderidge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Perkele catches Alderidge right on the button with a cross.
Alderidge misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Ranger Alderidge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Perkele avoids a kick to the body.
Alderidge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alderidge blocks the body kick.
Alderidge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alderidge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alderidge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele lands a nice hook to Alderidge's body. Alderidge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele.
Alderidge throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Alderidge lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perkele will feel that in the morning.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Alderidge.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Alderidge misses its intended target.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses
and Perkele counters with a nice body shot.
Perkele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alderidge moves away.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alderidge has time to react.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alderidge doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Alderidge on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alderidge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Perkele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perkele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alderidge manages to avoid it.
Alderidge thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Alderidge.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perkele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A low kick from Alderidge is predictable there
and Perkele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alderidge thinking.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Jab by Perkele.
Perkele lands an overhand right.
Alderidge misses with a body kick.
Alderidge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
Alderidge misses with a hook
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body. Alderidge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alderidge throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Alderidge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alderidge on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks Alderidge with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Alderidge cracks Perkele with a good jab.
Perkele feints and then cracks Alderidge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alderidge down.
Alderidge throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele cracks Alderidge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Alderidge tries to score with a low kick but Perkele moves his leg out of the way.
Alderidge throws a head kick that misses.
Alderidge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderidge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perkele stuns Alderidge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alderidge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alderidge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Nice shot by Perkele.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Perkele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perkele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Perkele!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ispa Perkele thanked Bondi MMA 🏝️ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski (ranked 1042 p4p, 1237 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 129 p4p, 147 weight class). Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski comes to the cage accompanied by Meet Fran. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Nakamura misses with a right hand
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski cracks Nakamura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects with a single shot there.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a lovely overhand right.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nakamura swings widly with a right hand
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice cross by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Nakamura walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's head but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura lands a right hook to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocking some punches.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski pushes Nakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocking some punches.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakamura lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Gurizuri Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a right hand.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands with a left to the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakamura looks winded!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski cracks Nakamura with a nice body shot.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski gets through Nakamura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a knee to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski pushes Nakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski obliges.
A short left from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakamura won't want to take too many of those.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski with a knee to the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects with a knee to the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski on the inside.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a nice uppercut.
 Nakamura is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski finish him?
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a big knee to the head and Nakamura goes down! Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
A less than humble Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joon Sang Hun (ranked 1054 p4p, 2658 weight class) and Caio Peieira (ranked 79 p4p, 63 weight class). Caio Peieira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joon Sang Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peieira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sang Hun.
We've been told by Sang Hun's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sang Hun pushes Peieira away with a front kick.
Peieira misses with a combination
and Sang Hun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peieira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sang Hun scores with a kick to the body.
Peieira lands a two punch combo.
Sang Hun just misses with a punch to the body.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sang Hun slips a jab and a cross from Peieira.
Peieira throws a combination that misses
and Sang Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peieira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sang Hun.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Peieira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Peieira misses with a series of wild punches.
Sang Hun lands a head shot.
Peieira misses with a double jab
and Sang Hun counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Sang Hun.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sang Hun - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peieira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sang Hun tests Peieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peieira looks to land a combination but Sang Hun avoids it well.
Peieira fails to land with a series of punches.
Sang Hun thows a body kick. Peieira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sang Hun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peieira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peieira throws a combination that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peieira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sang Hun lands with an overhand left.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peieira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sang Hun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Peieira avoids a kick to the body.
Peieira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peieira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun's corner calls for a 1-2. Sang Hun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sang Hun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sang Hun cracks Peieira with an open hand slap.
Peieira misses with the combination.
Sang Hun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sang Hun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peieira if he has to take too many more of those.
Peieira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sang Hun counters with an inside leg kick.
Peieira misses with a double jab
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Sang Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Peieira misses.
Sang Hun jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sang Hun scores with a decent looking hook.
Peieira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sang Hun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Peieira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sang Hun scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peieira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sang Hun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peieira manages to avoid it.
Sang Hun scores with the left hand. Peieira knows he should have avoided that one.
Peieira misses with a two punch combination.
Sang Hun quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Peieira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Sang Hun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sang Hun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peieira at a distance.
Peieira looks to land a combination. Sang Hun sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peieira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Peieira does no damage.
Sang Hun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Peieira looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Sang Hun. Those never looked like landing.
Peieira throws a counter combo.
Sang Hun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peieira manages to avoid it.
Peieira throws a series of punches but Sang Hun avoids them all with ease.
Sang Hun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peieira 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.
Sang Hun scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peieira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sang Hun circles away quickly and effectively.
Sang Hun quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Peieira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sang Hun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peieira in his tracks.
Peieira misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peieira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sang Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peieira moves away.
Sang Hun lands a front kick.
Peieira throws a nice looking combination but Sang Hun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sang Hun scores with a jab. Peieira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peieira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Peieira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice cross by Sang Hun.
Peieira throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Peieira misses with the combination.
Sang Hun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Peieira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sang Hun has got the better of the exchanges.
Peieira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peieira throws a right hand that Sang Hun ducks under and follows up with a left that Sang Hun also avoids with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sang Hun. Peieira shrugs it off though.
Sang Hun scores with a nice right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sang Hun.
Peieira fails to land with a series of punches.
Peieira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sang Hun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sang Hun keeps Peieira at a distance using the push kick.
Sang Hun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sang Hun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peieira.
Peieira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Peieira.
Peieira is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peieira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sang Hun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peieira can do to turn this around?
Peieira tries to bum rush Sang Hun with a series of wild strikes but Sang Hun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peieira misses with a series of wild punches.
Sang Hun lands a lovely overhand right.
Sang Hun throws a body punch but Peieira moves out of range.
Sang Hun is looking to slow Peieira down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peieira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sang Hun back to the cage. Peieira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Peieira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peieira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sang Hun.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun counters with a nice leg kick.
Peieira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peieira misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Peieira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun dodges the punch combination from Peieira.
Peieira throws a combination that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peieira misses with the combination.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun counters with a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Sang Hun coming out on top.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sang Hun.
Some wild striking there from Peieira.
A little feinted left hand from Sang Hun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sang Hun scores with a punch to the head.
Sang Hun thumps Peieira with a low kick.
Joon Sang Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Peieira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peieira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sang Hun lands a really nice looking cross but Peieira seems unphased.
Peieira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sang Hun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peieira. That did some damage!
Peieira misses with a combination
and Peieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sang Hun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peieira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sang Hun tests Peieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peieira walks into a left hand.
Sang Hun lands an overhand right.
Peieira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sang Hun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Sang Hun misses.
A nice combination there by Peieira.
Peieira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Peieira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peieira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sang Hun counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun connects with a leg kick.
Peieira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peieira walks into a straight right hand from Sang Hun.
Peieira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sang Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Sang Hun lands.
Peieira is rocked!
Sang Hun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Sang Hun finish him?
Peieira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sang Hun.
Peieira misses with a double jab
and Sang Hun scores with a counter punch that sends Peieira to the canvas! Sang Hun smells blood - he's punishing Peieira with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Peieira has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joon Sang Hun!
After winning the bout, Joon Sang Hun 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mafula Kape (ranked 809 p4p, 1924 weight class) and Ibasour Sershurrapal (ranked 65 p4p, 131 weight class). Sershurrapal has chosen Smoking Snakes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibasour Sershurrapal!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sershurrapal tries to close the distance and clinch but Kape swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sershurrapal clinches.
Kape lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sershurrapal backwards.
Kape prevents the takedown attempt.
Sershurrapal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kape avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sershurrapal tightens his grip and picks Kape up, before dumping him to the ground. Kape manages to land in guard.
Sershurrapal pushes down on Kape's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sershurrapal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sershurrapal controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sershurrapal maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kape could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sershurrapal has cracked it and Kape is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sershurrapal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ibasour Sershurrapal!
Ibasour Sershurrapal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Mafula Kape stepped up to the mic, saying '86 IQ'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Okafor (ranked 476 p4p, 1002 weight class) and Ante Petric (ranked 65 p4p, 133 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petric manages to avoid it.
Okafor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petric.
Petric thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been told by Okafor's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petric.
Petric scores with a shot to the body.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Petric throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
Petric throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Petric slips under a jab.
A combination from Okafor does no damage.
Okafor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okafor slips under a jab from Petric.
Okafor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petric takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okafor swings for the body but Petric moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okafor lands with a shot to the body.
Okafor throws a hook but Petric blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petric! But no joy.
Okafor defending well as Petric loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor slips under a jab from Petric.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Okafor finds it's way through Petric's defenses.
It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
Petric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petric throws a poor cross that misses
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
Petric dodges the punch combination from Okafor.
Petric sizes up Okafor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petric.
Petric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okafor moves away from the strike by Petric.
Okafor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Okafor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okafor lands a lovely overhand right.
Ante Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Petric misses with a lunging right hand
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petric takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okafor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okafor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okafor thuds a left hand into Petric's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric misses with a looping left.
Okafor tries to move into range but Petric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petric on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okafor connects with a body shot that sends Petric's belly button to the back.
Petric closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petric slips a jab and a cross from Okafor.
Petric slips under a jab.
Petric slips under a jab from Okafor.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Okafor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petric.
Petric jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petric throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
Petric connects with a right hand. Okafor shakes it off.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Petric moves away and avoids it.
Petric might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Okafor scores with a jab. Petric acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Okafor defending well as Petric loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Petric does it's job there.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
Okafor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okafor lands with a good body shot.
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petric.
A jab from Petric does it's job there.
Petric tests Okafor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Petric ducks down to avoid it.
Petric misses with a straight right.
Petric misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Petric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okafor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Okafor. Those never looked like landing.
Okafor misses with the combination.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petric slips under a jab.
Okafor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petric throws out the jab.
Petric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Okafor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Okafor does no damage.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petric was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
The fighters circling - Petric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petric misses with a body shot
and Okafor counters with a three punch combo that has Petric backing up. Petric nods at Okafor to acknowledge the strikes.
Petric throws out a powerful jab.
Okafor walks into a jab.
Petric slips under a jab.
Petric thuds his right hand into Okafor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petric throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petric avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Petric bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okafor's head.
Petric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Okafor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okafor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Okafor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okafor jabs at Petric's body.
Okafor lands a glancing blow to the side of Petric's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Moses Okafor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okafor slips under a jab.
Moses Okafor is winning the standup battle so far.
Okafor lands a nice hook to Petric's body. Petric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petric takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Okafor throws a jab when Petric was well out of range.
No joy there for Okafor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petric throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
Petric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okafor throws a series of punches but Petric avoids them all with ease.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Petric scores with a hook.
Okafor lands with a hook. Petric tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okafor throws a body punch but Petric moves out of range.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petric scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Petric.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor slips under a jab from Petric.
Petric needs to keep his hands up - Okafor had a free shot at his head there.
Okafor stuns Petric with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Petric misses.
Okafor throwing a counter right hand but Petric manages to avoid it.
Petric lands with a nice body punch.
Petric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okafor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Petric lands a jab to Okafor's midsection.
Petric throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Petric throws a poor cross that misses
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice combination there by Okafor.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Okafor slips under a jab.
Okafor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petric scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Okafor takes a swing at Petric's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Okafor catches Petric right on the button with a cross.
Petric throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Petric takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Petric moved out of range.
Okafor throws a jab but it's blocked by Petric.
Nice shot by Petric.
Petric tries to move into range but Okafor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Okafor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor misses with a hook.
Petric throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Okafor swings for the body but Petric moves out of range.
Petric lands with a good body shot.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okafor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okafor defending well as Petric loads up on a big left hand.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Okafor ducks right into an uppercut from Petric.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petric.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Okafor.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Petric moves away and avoids it.
Petric with a hook.
Petric lands a nice hook to Okafor's body. Okafor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Okafor.
That has opened up Ante Petric's cut even more.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petric manages to avoid it.
Petric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okafor is looking to counter the offense by Petric and move into the clinch.
Petric throws a looping overhand right but Okafor ducks down to avoid it.
Petric moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Petric misses.
Okafor scores with a three punch combo!
Petric misses with a hook.
Petric lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okafor connects with a right hand. Petric shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
Okafor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petric misses with a hook.
Okafor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Petric.
Petric looks to land a left hand but Okafor moved out of range nicely.
Okafor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Okafor there.
Okafor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petric slips under a jab from Okafor.
Petric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor staying out of range there.
Okafor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petric misses with a hook
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Petric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petric punishes Okafor's body with a nice straight punch.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Okafor throws a right and a left that Petric avoids nicely.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Okafor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Okafor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ante Petric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okafor throws a hook but Petric avoids it easily.
A jab from Petric finds it's way through Okafor's defenses.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petric! But no joy.
Petric misses with a straight right.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petric.
Okafor slips under a jab from Petric.
Petric misses with a looping right.
Okafor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Petric - just one landing.
Okafor moves away from the strike by Petric.
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petric.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Petric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petric misses the shot to the body.
Petric cracks a nice hook into Okafor's ribs.
A big left from Petric misses.
Petric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okafor doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor slips a straight right by Petric.
Okafor lands a right hook to the body.
A left lands for Petric.
Petric lands a nice hook to Okafor's body. Okafor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petric moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Petric cracks Okafor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petric misses with a straight right.
Petric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
Okafor blocks a jab.
Petric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Petric misses with a looping right.
Petric has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petric throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Petric has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petric there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okafor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Petric lands a right hook to the body.
Okafor lands a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Okafor. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor slips a straight right by Petric.
Okafor slips a straight right by Petric.
Petric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
A jab from Petric misses.
Petric throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Petric misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Petric.
Petric takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petric throws a looping overhand right but Okafor ducks down to avoid it.
Okafor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okafor throws a series of punches but Petric moves out of range.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okafor feints a jab promting Petric to slip. Okafor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Petric slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Petric takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petric looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Okafor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petric lands a glancing blow to the side of Okafor's head.
Okafor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petric tries to move into range but Okafor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petric throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petric is rocked!
Okafor lands with a nice body punch.
Okafor lands the left hand.
Petric is still on wobbly legs! Can Okafor finish him?
Petric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petric seems to have recovered his senses.
Petric punishes Okafor's body with a nice straight punch.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petric was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Okafor slips under a jab from Petric.
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!
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Petric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petric misses with a straight right.
Petric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petric drops his hands momentarily and Okafor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okafor slips under a jab from Petric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric takes one on the button.
The cut above Ante Petric's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Okafor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petric ducks right into an uppercut from Okafor.
Petric throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor lands with a good body shot.
Petric throws a body shot but no joy.
Petric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petric misses with a hook
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Okafor.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petric.
A slow jab from Petric misses its intended target.
Okafor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okafor cracks Petric with an uppercut from hell and Petric crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Okafor's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Okafor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okafor 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Okafor!
Moses Okafor was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spider Monkey (ranked 152 p4p, 149 weight class) and Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 25 p4p, 24 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monkey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Monkey connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Monkey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Monkey lands a jab.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Monkey.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Monkey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Monkey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Sitsongrit defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monkey misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monkey gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Monkey lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
A left hand lands to the body for Monkey.
Monkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monkey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Monkey.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monkey lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monkey cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monkey's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Monkey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Monkey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Monkey.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands with a right to the head.
Monkey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monkey blocking some punches.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monkey is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Monkey.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monkey is stalling here.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monkeys head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monkey pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Monkey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit cracks Monkey with a nice body shot.
Monkey wants to stall.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Monkey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Monkey.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Monkey dominated that round.
That's time! Monkey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spider Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Monkey throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monkey is looking to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch.
Nice shot by Monkey.
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Spider Monkey is winning the standup battle so far.
Monkey throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monkey connects with a single shot there.
Monkey tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monkey slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Monkey.
Monkey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monkey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Monkey's leg. Monkey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monkey tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Monkey scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Monkey avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monkey. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monkey moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Monkey missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monkey scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Monkey checks it.
Monkey throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Monkey tries to counter by clinching up but Sitsongrit breaks away and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monkey throws out the jab.
Monkey wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monkey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Monkey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Monkey's ribs.
Monkey lands a jab.
Monkey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monkey throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Monkey with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Monkey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Monkey.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monkey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Monkey with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Monkey ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Monkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Monkey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Monkey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Monkey moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Monkey.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Monkey avoids it with no problem.
Monkey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monkey darts in and clinches Sitsongrit up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monkey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Monkey.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Monkey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Monkey on the inside.
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey 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.
Spider Monkey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Monkey shrugs it off though.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Monkey misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Monkey's midsection.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monkey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Monkey feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Monkey connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Monkey misses its intended target.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Monkey finds it's way through Sitsongrit's defenses.
Monkey throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Monkey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Monkey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Monkey settles back down.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Monkey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Monkey.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monkey to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Monkey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Monkey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monkey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donk. Monkey catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Monkey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Monkey.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Monkey scores with a jab to the head.
Monkey feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Monkey
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monkey cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Monkey checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monkey throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey scores with a shot to the body.
Monkey jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Monkey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Monkey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Monkey avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Monkey tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Monkey lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monkey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spider Monkey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spider Monkey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monkey 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spider Monkey!
An out of breath Spider Monkey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 206 p4p, 212 weight class) and Lewis Pendragon (ranked 21 p4p, 22 weight class). Ferkingstad comes to the cage accompanied by Try That In A Small Town. Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Pendragon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferkingstad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferkingstad misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ferkingstad.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Pendragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad leaning against his opponent.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad prevents Pendragon from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Ferkingstad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferkingstad.
Pendragon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pendragon lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad managing to block the knees to the body from Pendragon.
Pendragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pendragon as Ferkingstad tries to tie him up.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Ferkingstad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon works on Ferkingstad's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferkingstad tries a body shot but Pendragon blocks it.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferkingstad is trying to stall.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ferkingstad.
Pendragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pendragon as Ferkingstad tries to tie him up.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Ferkingstad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Pendragon is trying to break free.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pendragon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
Ferkingstad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad misses with some punches.
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon pushes Ferkingstad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Ferkingstad on the inside.
Pendragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad lands a hook that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon cracks Ferkingstad with a nice body shot.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Pendragon avoids the head kick by Ferkingstad.
Pendragon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferkingstad keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferkingstad feints and then cracks Pendragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pendragon down.
Pendragon moves away from the strike by Ferkingstad.
Pendragon rushes Ferkingstad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ferkingstad lands a right hand.
Ferkingstad lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferkingstad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Lewis Pendragon has been cut.
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pendragon.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Ferkingstad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ferkingstad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferkingstad stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pendragon blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferkingstad.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pendragon is trying to break the clinch but Ferkingstad is controlling him.
Ferkingstad lands with a short shot to the head.
Pendragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ferkingstad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
Ferkingstad misses with an elbow strike.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pendragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon misses with some punches.
Ferkingstad misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad prevents Pendragon from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Pendragon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ferkingstad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pendragon slips a straight right by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Pendragon's front leg with a kick but Pendragon checks it.
Pendragon needs to keep his hands up - Ferkingstad had a free shot at his head there.
Pendragon tries to clinch up but Ferkingstad circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferkingstad tests Pendragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pendragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pendragon tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferkingstad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pendragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferkingstad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferkingstad delivers a nice body kick.
Pendragon defending well as Ferkingstad loads up on a big left hand.
Pendragon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pendragon's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon clinches up against the cage.
Ferkingstad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon tries to throw a body punch but Ferkingstad avoids it by throwing Pendragon back against the cage.
Pendragon misses with some punches.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pendragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad lands a body shot.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Pendragon lands with a right to the head.
Pendragon lands a nice uppercut.
Pendragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ferkingstad.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Ferkingstad lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pendragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pendragon pushes Ferkingstad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ferkingstad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a left hand.
Ferkingstad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pendragon presses Ferkingstad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Ferkingstad.
A short uppercut from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Pendragon lands an uppercut.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Pendragon can't find room to land a body shot as Ferkingstad controls the action.
Ferkingstad's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Ferkingstad on the inside.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferkingstad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pendragon.
Pendragon is leaning against Ferkingstad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferkingstad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad is struggling to control the position.
Pendragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferkingstad forces Pendragon back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferkingstad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad lands an uppercut.
Pendragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferkingstad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Pendragon lands a body punch.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Ferkingstad tries a body shot but Pendragon blocks it.
Pendragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferkingstad's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Pendragon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pendragon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Pendragon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferkingstad lands a body punch.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferkingstad lands a shoulder strike.
Ferkingstad lands a body punch.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Pendragon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferkingstad thuds a left hand into Pendragon's body.
Ferkingstad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pendragon can do to turn this around?
Ferkingstad fails to land with a series of punches.
Pendragon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferkingstad keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferkingstad rushes Pendragon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with some punches.
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad cracks Pendragon with a nice body shot.
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferkingstad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Pendragon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferkingstad.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pendragon as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Pendragon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferkingstad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Ferkingstad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Ferkingstad gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Ferkingstad.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Pendragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferkingstad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Ferkingstad.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferkingstad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
Ferkingstad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ferkingstad misses with some punches.
Ferkingstad tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Ferkingstad back against the cage.
Ferkingstad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pendragon up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ferkingstad as the two fighters clinch.
Ferkingstad misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ferkingstad tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Ferkingstad back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Lewis Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Pendragon pushes Ferkingstad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferkingstad blocking some punches.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Ferkingstad lands with a right to the head.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Pendragon misses with an elbow strike.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon misses with some punches.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Pendragon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferkingstad struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Pendragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pendragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
Ferkingstad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferkingstad.
A right hand to the body from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferkingstad 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
A relieved looking Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eli Pope (ranked 335 p4p, 24 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 39 p4p, 3 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Nurmagomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurmagomedov on the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pope.
Pope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurmagomedov on the side of the head.
Pope throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pope slips under a jab.
Pope lands a slapping body shot.
Pope moves forwards but Nurmagomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eli Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Pope misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Nurmagomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pope swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov lunges at Pope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pope's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pope has time to react.
Pope moves away from the strike by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov walks into a jab.
Pope slips under a jab.
Pope has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Savage Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurmagomedovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pope moves away from the strike by Nurmagomedov.
Pope throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov feints the counter takedown.
Pope tries to work over Nurmagomedov's front leg with a kick but Nurmagomedov checks it.
Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick nicely.
Pope throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurmagomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pope takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pope is looking to wear down Nurmagomedov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurmagomedov.
Pope misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pope connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Nurmagomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pope paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmagomedov forces Pope back against the cage and clinches.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Pope scores with a nice hook 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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Nurmagomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Pope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pope momentarily.
Nurmagomedov cracks Pope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pope tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
Nurmagomedov lands an overhand right.
Nurmagomedov pushes Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope cracks Nurmagomedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov with the counter takedown but Pope avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Pope was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
Pope throws a sloppy body shot
and Nurmagomedov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pope's guard.
Nurmagomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pope pulls Nurmagomedov in close to his closed guard and prevents Nurmagomedov from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pope managing to control the position.
Nurmagomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pope on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pope tries to get out of the position.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Pope avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nurmagomedov postures up in Pope's guard and throws a big left but Pope blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmagomedov passes Pope's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a kimura here.
Nurmagomedov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pope is refusing to be controlled, as Nurmagomedov sits in half guard.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
That's time! Pope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pope swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pope has time to react.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov throws out a powerful jab.
Pope scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope throws a sloppy body shot
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmagomedov checks the leg kick.
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Pope.
Nurmagomedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nurmagomedov stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Pope misses.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Pope avoids the punch easily.
Nurmagomedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nurmagomedov throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Pope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Pope wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Pope throws a solid leg kick but Nurmagomedov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pope.
Nurmagomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope misses with a looping left.
Pope throws out a powerful jab.
Nurmagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pope.
Nurmagomedov misses with a double jab.
Nurmagomedov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nurmagomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pope takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nurmagomedov clinches up against the cage.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmagomedov controls his hands.
Nurmagomedov working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pope breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Pope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pope!
Pope thows a leg kick but Nurmagomedov checks it
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to take a breather but Pope is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pope defending well though.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nurmagomedov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pope is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Pope blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a kimura here.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pope manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pope avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmagomedov.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmagomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pope has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nurmagomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmagomedov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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!
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses the jab.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pope throws a hook but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pope connects with a leg kick.
Pope drops his hands momentarily and Nurmagomedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pope misses with a body kick.
Nurmagomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a head kick.
Pope tries to land a front kick but Nurmagomedov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pope blocks a head kick by Nurmagomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Pope misses
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pope will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pope throws a solid leg kick but Nurmagomedov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pope.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope tries to score with a low kick but Nurmagomedov moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov connects with the punch.
Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmagomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Pope.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Nurmagomedov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope misses with an uppercut. Nurmagomedov saw that one coming.
Nurmagomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurmagomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pope lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pope needs to keep his hands up - Nurmagomedov had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Pope.
Nurmagomedov jabs Pope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope blocks a jab.
Pope throws a wild body kick that Nurmagomedov sees coming a mile off.
Nurmagomedov feints the counter takedown.
Eli Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope misses with a body kick.
Pope lands a body shot.
Pope swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab.
Pope tries to land a body kick
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurmagomedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pope is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Nurmagomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid it.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pope tries to keep at a distance but Nurmagomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmagomedov controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Pope lands a left hand.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Nurmagomedov pushes Pope back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
Pope presses Nurmagomedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pope.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nurmagomedov prevents a body shot from Pope.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the head.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
I've got Nurmagomedov 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov took some time post fight to say the following; 'I’m the GOAT.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rome (ranked 22 p4p, 40 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jiang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rome scrambles back to his feet.
Rome fails with the takedown
and Jiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rome lands a nice hook to Jiang's body. Jiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jiang clobbers Rome with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jiang scores with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Rome has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rome shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jiang as he avoids it easily.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rome shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jiang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jiang throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rome avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang throws a push kick but Rome slaps the foot to one side.
Rome darts in looking for a takedown but Jiang gets double underhooks and turns Rome into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang tries to work over Rome's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rome lands a head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Jiang. No joy for Rome on that attempt.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Rome on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rome or perhaps it was just good defense by Jiang, which made it look bad.
Jiang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rome rather than just go for the knockout.
Rome shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jiang pinned against the cage. Jiang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Jiang misses its intended target.
Rome shoots in for a double leg but Jiang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jiang leaves Rome with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a nice looking body kick.
Curtis Rome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rome moves forwards but Jiang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rome has managed to clinch.
Jiang breaks from the clinch.
Jiang lands a leg kick that knocks Rome off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rome ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Rome throws a counter high kick but Jiang was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rome fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jiang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rome checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rome shoots in for a takedown but Jiang shows good takedown defense.
Rome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jiang defends well and Rome ends up having to push Jiang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rome goes for a takedown attempt but Jiang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rome checks a low kick from Jiang.
Rome on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jiang defends well and Rome ends up having to push Jiang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rome is trying to drag Jiang to the mat but Jiang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Rome is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiang scores with a shot to the side of Rome's head.
Jiang lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome tries for a takedown but Jiang manages to get underhooks.
Rome ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rome no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rome looking for a guillotine here but Jiang defends easily.
Rome has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jiang is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rome.
Jiang stands up and beckons Rome to his feet.
A big right from Rome misses.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body. Rome takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rome tries for a takedown but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang 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.
Jiang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jiang wants it to stay on the feet.
Rome shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jiang is trying to defend but Rome finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rome seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Jiang has recovered full guard.
Rome wants to pass the guard but Jiang is keeping the position.
Jiang pushes Rome off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang stuffs the takedown.
Jiang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jiang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rome counters with a three punch combo that has Jiang backing up. Jiang nods at Rome to acknowledge the strikes.
Rome has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jiang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rome goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jiang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rome's guard! Nice work there by Jiang!
Rome has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jiang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rome is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rome throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jiang uses it to pass to side control.
Rome is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jiang is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rome can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jiang wants to stand but Rome is controlling the position.
Da Jiang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rome wants to pass the guard but Jiang is keeping the position.
Jiang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rome. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rome throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jiang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jiang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rome forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jiang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jiang makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Da Jiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rome thinks about countering with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Rome checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rome shoots in and bounces Jiang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jiang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rome is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome passes into half guard.
Rome is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jiang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rome.
Rome is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jiang sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Da Jiang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rome's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rome tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jiang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rome somewhat.
Nice shot lands for Jiang.
Jiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rome. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Jiang as Rome shoots in.
Jiang scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jiang sprawls well. Jiang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rome gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rome slips a jab from Jiang.
A quick step to the side and Rome tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jiang counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rome tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jiang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rome somewhat.
Rome avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jiang catches Rome with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rome on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rome shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jiang kicks Rome off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Rome.
Rome moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jiang counters with an inside leg kick.
Jiang looks for the body kick but Rome saw that one coming.
Rome shoots in but Jiang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jiang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jiang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rome has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rome and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rome closes the distance and clinches up with Jiang, looking for a takedown. Rome pushes Jiang against the cage but Jiang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rome shoots for a double leg takedown but Jiang sprawls well. He's pushed Rome's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rome doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Jiang counter with a right hand.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body. Rome takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Rome does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Rome does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRome.
Rome changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jiang tries to avoid it but Rome manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jiang to the ground. Jiang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jiang takes a swing at Rome's ribcage but misses.
Jiang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rome.
Rome fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Jiang misses.
Jiang misses with a two punch combination.
Jiang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jiang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Jiang.
A low kick from Jiang misses
and Rome counters with a nice uppercut.
Rome misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jiang counters with a stiff right hand.
 Rome is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome scores with a takedown into Jiang's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rome trying to control the position from guard on top but Jiang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiang is looking to stand up but Rome isn't so interested in that idea.
Jiang keeping full guard, as Rome tries to pass.
Rome is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rome has his takedown stuffed
and Jiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rome has his takedown stuffed
and Jiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Rome closes the distance and clinches up with Jiang, looking for a takedown. Rome pushes Jiang against the cage but Jiang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rome fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jiang avoids it really well and circles away.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Rome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rome ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
A left lands for Jiang.
Rome backs away from a small jab... but Jiang lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Rome crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Jiang with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Da Jiang!
Da Jiang is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Da Jiang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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