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BANZAI COMBAT 120 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Serta Mierta (ranked 24589 p4p, 24483 weight class) and Ji Soo Shin (ranked 371 p4p, 384 weight class). Ji Soo Shin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Serta Mierta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ji Soo Shin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mierta misses with a low kick as Shin jumps back.
Mierta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mierta cracks Shin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shin.
Shin throws out a leg kick but Mierta moves out of range and Shin only half commits.
Mierta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shin misses with a body shot.
Mierta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mierta jabs Shin right on the nose. Shin blinks but takes it well.
A low kick lands for Shin.
Shin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mierta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shin lands a jab.
Mierta on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shin misses the jab.
Mierta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Shin catches Mierta right on the button with a cross.
Shin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mierta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mierta checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin punishes Mierta's body with a nice straight punch.
Shin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ji Soo Shin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mierta throws a shot from downtown. Shin moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Mierta as he checks the leg kick.
Mierta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shin thumps Mierta with a low kick.
Shin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shin. That's going to slow Mierta down.
Mierta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shin misses with a leg kick.
Mierta looks to land a body kick but Shin moved away.
Shin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mierta checks it well.
Shin throws a solid leg kick but Mierta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shin.
Mierta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mierta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shin.
Shin is looking to chop away at Mierta's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Shin. No joy for Mierta on that attempt.
Shin tries a quick counter leg kick but Mierta is wise to it.
Shin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mierta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shin wants to slow Mierta down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Mierta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shin throws a jab when Mierta was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Shin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Mierta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mierta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mierta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mierta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shin's waist but Shin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mierta off to one side.
Shin lands with an uppercut that bounces Mierta off the cage and back into range.
Shin throws an overhand right that lands on Mierta's shoulder, as Mierta tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mierta.
A swing and a miss from Mierta.
Shin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shin slips a straight right by Mierta.
Mierta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mierta finds it's way round the side to connect with Shin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin lands a leg kick that knocks Mierta off balance momentarily.
Shin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mierta throws out the jab.
Shin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shin lands a glancing blow to the side of Mierta's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shin.
Shin throws a solid leg kick but Mierta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shin.
Nice body punch from Shin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shin.
A low kick lands for Mierta.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shin.
Mierta staying out of range there.
Mierta changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mierta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mierta rushes Shin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shin.
Stalling in the clinch from Mierta.
Mierta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Shin lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Shin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shin.
A body shot lands from Shin.
Mierta lands with a left to the head.
Mierta throws a punch but it's blocked by Shin.
Shin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mierta or not.
Mierta tries a knee to the head but Shin blocks it.
Shin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mierta controls his hands.
Shin works on Mierta's body with a couple of short punches.
Shin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mierta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shin misses with some punches.
Mierta lands an elbow just above Shin 's eye.
 It looks like Ji Soo Shin has been cut.
Mierta tries to pull guard but Shin holds him up against the cage and eventually Mierta drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serta Mierta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mierta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shin lands with a right to the head.
Shin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ji Soo Shin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ji Soo Shin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shin with a nice cross.
A big left from Shin misses.
Nice jab there from Shin.
Shin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mierta.
Mierta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mierta shoots for a double leg takedown but Shin sprawls well. He's pushed Mierta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mierta throws a sloppy head kick and Shin moves out of range easily.
Jab from Shin.
Shin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shin.
Shin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mierta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shin misses with a straight right.
Shin scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Mierta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shin connects with an inside leg kick.
Mierta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin scoring well with a low kick there.
Shin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mierta throws a jab but it's blocked by Shin.
Shin flicks out a counter leg kick but Mierta steps away.
Mierta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shin is refusing to be controlled, as Mierta sits in half guard.
Mierta is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mierta trying to control the position from guard on top but Shin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mierta looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mierta looking to pass the guard.
Mierta being controlled here momentarily.
Mierta pushing down on Shin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mierta is looking to take a break and control but Shin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mierta passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mierta tries to control but Shin wriggling away.
Mierta looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mierta controlling the position easily from mount.
Mierta goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Shin turns into him and now he's in Mierta's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mierta isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shin stacks Mierta on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Shin!
Mierta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mierta trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ji Soo Shin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ji Soo Shin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shin misses with a kick to the body.
Mierta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shin lands with a straight right. Mierta didn't see that one coming.
Shin connects with the punch.
Mierta checks a leg kick.
A big left from Mierta misses.
Shin throws out a counter right but Mierta avoids it with no problem.
Mierta checks a leg kick nicely.
Shin is looking to slow Mierta down with leg kicks.
Ji Soo Shin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mierta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shin on the side of the head.
Shin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mierta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shin.
Mierta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mierta momentarily.
Mierta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mierta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shin 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 Mierta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mierta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mierta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin connects with a leg kick.
Mierta wants to clinch.
Shin tries a quick counter leg kick but Mierta is wise to it.
Mierta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mierta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mierta throws a leg kick but Shin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shin.
Shin throws a leg kick but Mierta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mierta throws a leg kick but Shin moved away.
Mierta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mierta throws a nice looking combination but Shin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Mierta as he checks the leg kick.
Mierta tries to counter by clinching up but Shin breaks away and moves out of range.
Mierta scores with a jab to the body.
Mierta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mierta takes a swing at Shin's ribcage but misses.
Shin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shin misses with a hook. Mierta ducked under it nicely.
Shin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick from Shin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shin. That's going to slow Mierta down.
The crowd cheers as Shin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mierta doesn't seem phased though.
Mierta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mierta appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mierta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shin.
Shin throws a leg kick which misses Mierta's front leg but catches the back leg as Mierta tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shin.
Shin misses with a body kick.
Shin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mierta to score with a decent uppercut.
Ji Soo Shin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mierta ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Mierta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mierta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shin scores with a jab.
Mierta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shin cracks Mierta with an open hand slap.
Shin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mierta fails to land the takedown.
Shin throws a lazy right hand but Mierta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Shin.
Mierta with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mierta.
Mierta tries a head kick but it misses.
Shin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shin tests Mierta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mierta slips a jab from Shin.
Mierta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mierta misses with a body shot.
Mierta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Serta Mierta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shin misses with a wild body shot.
Mierta moves out of range of the body kick from Shin.
Mierta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shin lands a nice shot to the body.
Shin misses the shot to the body.
Ji Soo Shin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mierta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shin throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ji Soo Shin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shin 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ji Soo Shin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Ruiz (ranked 2934 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Eddie Alvarez (ranked 319 p4p, 270 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruiz momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruiz.
Ruiz falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Ruiz is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Eddie Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruiz has time to react.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Ruiz moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruiz has time to react.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Ruiz avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
Ruiz closes the distance but Alvarez moves to the side
and Ruiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Ruiz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Ruiz takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Alvarez cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vien Yosuke (ranked 2568 p4p, 1499 weight class) and Ratchanasak Sitsongrit (ranked 209 p4p, 128 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vien Yosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ratchanasak Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yosuke is out of range.
Vien Yosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yosuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yosuke throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Yosuke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yosuke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Yosuke off the cage and back into range.
Yosuke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yosuke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Yosuke cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yosuke misses with a body kick.
Yosuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Yosuke misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Yosuke's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yosuke misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yosuke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yosuke tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Yosuke lands.
Yosuke lands with a right hand.
Yosuke misses with a leg kick.
Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Yosuke's shoulder, as Yosuke tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Yosuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Yosuke.
Yosuke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Yosuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yosuke misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Yosuke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yosuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Yosuke scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yosuke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yosuke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks Yosuke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yosuke.
Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit stuns Yosuke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yosuke moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit works Yosuke's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yosuke momentarily.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yosuke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Yosuke's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yosuke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yosuke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Yosuke missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yosuke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit jabs Yosuke right on the nose. Yosuke blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yosuke on the side of the head.
Yosuke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yosuke tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Yosuke. Beautiful body shot.
Yosuke with the inside leg kick.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Yosuke misses.
Yosuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yosuke punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Yosuke connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Yosuke moves out of range.
Yosuke swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Yosuke moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke is looking to counter punch.
Yosuke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Yosuke's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yosuke backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Yosuke's shoulder, as Yosuke tries to avoid the shot.
Yosuke looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Nice body punch from Yosuke.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yosuke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yosuke cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yosuke tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Yosuke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ratchanasak Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Yosuke's ribs.
Yosuke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yosuke throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Yosuke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yosuke lands with a right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Yosuke ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit keeps Yosuke at a distance using the push kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Yosuke ducked under it nicely.
Yosuke is looking to land body kicks.
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit thumps Yosuke with a low kick.
Yosuke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Yosuke moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yosuke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yosuke can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yosuke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Yosuke coming out on top.
Yosuke with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yosuke throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yosuke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Yosuke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Yosuke avoids it easily.
It looked like Yosuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yosuke throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yosuke misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Yosuke was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yosuke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Yosuke is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Yosuke misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Yosuke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Yosuke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Yosuke connects with a single shot there.
Yosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yosuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit jabs at Yosuke's body.
Yosuke throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
A left lands for Yosuke.
Yosuke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yosuke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yosuke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yosuke throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Yosuke's knee but Yosuke avoids it well.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Yosuke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Yosuke ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yosuke.
Yosuke moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yosuke swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Yosuke was not able to check.
Yosuke lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
It looked like Yosuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yosuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Yosuke is out of range.
Yosuke misses the shot to the body.
Yosuke is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke misses with a hook.
Yosuke staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yosuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Yosuke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Yosuke.
Yosuke moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yosuke checks it well.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yosuke throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yosuke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yosuke just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Yosuke's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yosuke throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yosuke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Yosuke ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Yosuke counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yosuke swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Yosuke misses with a low kick.
Yosuke slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yosuke misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yosuke connects with a nice looking jab.
Yosuke throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yosuke.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Yosuke throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yosuke misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yosuke misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yosuke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yosuke is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Yosuke is just out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Yosuke checks it.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Yosuke was well out of range.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Yosuke.
A low kick from Yosuke misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Yosuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Yosuke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Yosuke.
Vien Yosuke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Yosuke looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Yosuke's corner calls for a 1-2. Yosuke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yosuke moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Yosuke.
Yosuke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yosuke misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yosuke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - Yosuke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yosuke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yosuke can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Yosuke down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yosuke. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Yosuke with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yosuke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
Yosuke looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Yosuke lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Yosuke 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.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yosuke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yosuke wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Yosuke's defenses.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Yosuke.
Yosuke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yosuke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yosuke misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Yosuke misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Yosuke 's knee.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Yosuke misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yosuke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Yosuke blocks a jab.
Yosuke misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Yosuke.
Yosuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yosuke throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Yosuke.
Yosuke throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yosuke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratchanasak Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Lowery (ranked 2416 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera (ranked 288 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Lowery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ferriera misses.
Lowery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferriera.
Ferriera clinches.
Lowery swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferriera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferriera pulls Lowery into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferriera trying to keep a closed guard but Lowery is proving a slippery customer.
Ferriera pulls Lowery in close to prevent any damage.
Lowery's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferriera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lowery is aware though and is defending well.
Ferriera looking to control.
Ferriera is controlling Lowery's posture.
Lowery has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery postures up.
Ferriera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lowery haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ferriera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lowery can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ferriera is trying to keep Lowery in close.
Ferriera is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lowery has his hands clasped together but Ferriera extends and breaks Lowery's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ferriera.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Joao Antonio Ferriera!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lopez (ranked 1090 p4p, 817 weight class) and Demyan Pulaski (ranked 131 p4p, 99 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by 2PAC - All Eyez on Me. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pulaski's choice of entrance music: Dan Farber - "Don't Touch". 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demyan Pulaski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez connects with the punch.
It looks like Demyan Pulaski has been cut.
Pulaski gets a clinch.
Lopez looking to stall.
Pulaski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pulaski presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pulaski stalling the fight.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Pulaski.
Pulaski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Pulaski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulaski tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Pulaski's shoulder, as Pulaski tries to avoid the shot.
Pulaski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pulaski moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Pulaski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulaski misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Pulaski.
Pulaski throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez takes a swing at Pulaski's ribcage but misses.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Pulaski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Pulaski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulaski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Pulaski tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulaski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Pulaski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lopez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Pulaski loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Pulaski misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulaski jabs at Lopez's body.
Pulaski missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulaski.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Pulaski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopez.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pulaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulaski.
Pulaski throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
Pulaski defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Pulaski works the jab nicely.
Lopez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pulaski rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Diego Lopez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demyan Pulaski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pulaski misses with a straight left.
It looked like Lopez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pulaski.
Pulaski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jab from Pulaski.
Lopez with a jab.
Pulaski throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez throwing a counter right hand but Pulaski manages to avoid it.
Pulaski slips a straight right by Lopez.
Pulaski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulaski misses with a straight right.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulaski! But no joy.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulaski.
Nice shot by Lopez.
Pulaski looks to clinch
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Pulaski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pulaski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 Pulaski is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulaski is holding his hands too far apart here. Lopez throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Pulaski is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Lopez!
Diego Lopez is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Diego Lopez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Baroza (ranked 651 p4p, 751 weight class) and Landin Durham (ranked 55 p4p, 61 weight class). Jorge Baroza has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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12 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Baroza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Landin Durham!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durham throws a hook but Baroza blocks it.
Durham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baroza has time to react.
Durham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baroza scores with the left hand. Durham knows he should have avoided that one.
Baroza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baroza throws a hook to the side of Durham's head but Durham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroza moves away.
Durham staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Baroza.
Baroza throws a jab when Durham was well out of range.
Baroza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durham takes a swing at Baroza's ribcage but misses.
Baroza defending well as Durham loads up on a big left hand.
Durham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durham looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durham takes a swing at Baroza's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Durham crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baroza - the referee stops the clock and Durham gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baroza. Durham manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroza lands with a nice body kick.
Baroza tries a head kick but it misses.
Durham ducks under a wild hook from Baroza.
Baroza throws a head kick but Durham moves out of range.
Baroza misses the shot to the body.
Durham lands with a straight right. Baroza didn't see that one coming.
Jorge Baroza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroza throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durham. Baroza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroza ducks under a wild hook from Durham.
Durham throws an off balance right hand
and Baroza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baroza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durham misses with a left hand
and Baroza counters with a stiff right hand.
Baroza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durham takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Durham stuns Baroza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baroza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durham's head.
Durham is rocked!
Baroza feints and then cracks Durham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durham down.
Durham is still on wobbly legs! Can Baroza finish him?
Good exchange - Baroza coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durham throws a shot from downtown. Baroza moves away and avoids it.
Durham scores with a jab.
Baroza blocks a jab.
Durham seems to have recovered his senses.
Baroza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baroza loads up on a big right hand but Durham slips the punch.
Baroza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durham is out of range.
Durham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baroza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baroza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baroza misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham ducks under a wild hook from Baroza.
Baroza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durham.
Durham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Baroza misses.
Baroza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durham misses with a lunging right hand
and Baroza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroza was well out of range. Poor timing from Durham.
Baroza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durham throws a jab when Baroza was well out of range.
Durham misses with a body shot.
Durham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baroza throws a leg kick but Durham sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Durham now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Durham looks to land a left hand but Baroza moved out of range nicely.
Baroza throws a sloppy head kick and Durham moves out of range easily.
Baroza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durham, pushing him back against the cage.
Durham is trying to break free.
Durham manages to break the clinch.
Baroza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durham throws a body shot but no joy.
Baroza lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Durham.
Durham misses with a wild body shot.
Durham throws a body shot but no joy.
Baroza scores with a head kick. Durham tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Durham moves away from the strike by Baroza.
Durham swings for the body but Baroza moves out of range.
Baroza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Durham misses.
Durham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Baroza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baroza.
Durham has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baroza.
Durham swings for the body but Baroza moves out of range.
Durham misses with a body shot.
Baroza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Durham misses with a body shot.
Baroza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Durham takes a swing at Baroza's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durham throws a hook to the side of Baroza's head but Baroza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baroza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durham.
Baroza throws a jab but it's blocked by Durham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durham.
Baroza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baroza thuds his right hand into Durham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durham misses with a body shot
and Baroza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durham 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.
Baroza avoids the body shot from Durham.
Baroza scoring well with a low kick there.
Durham misses with a body shot.
Durham throws a hook but Baroza blocks it.
Baroza looks to throw the jab but Durham is out of range.
Baroza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Baroza lands.
Durham takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Durham misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durham misses with a right hand
and Baroza counters with an outside leg kick.
Baroza thuds his shin into the meat of Durham's side.
Durham misses the body punch
and Baroza counters with a big head kick but Durham shrugs it off.
and Baroza counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Durham! He's just covering up as Baroza starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Baroza!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jin Matsushima (ranked 1158 p4p, 139 weight class) and Ryan Montana (ranked 92 p4p, 10 weight class). Ryan Montana will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Matsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Montana!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsushima lands an overhand right.
Montana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matsushima with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montana to score with a decent uppercut.
Matsushima misses with a straight right.
Ryan Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana loads up on a big right hand but Matsushima slips the punch.
Matsushima is looking to counter punch.
Montana looks to land a right hand but Matsushima moved out of range.
Matsushima defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
Montana defending well as Matsushima loads up on a big left hand.
Matsushima lands a nice shot to the body.
Montana misses with a looping right.
A jab from Matsushima misses.
Matsushima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsushima throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsushima looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
Matsushima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montana.
Montana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matsushima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana misses with a hook. Matsushima ducked under it nicely.
Matsushima throwing a counter right hand but Montana manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Montana working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana misses with a body punch.
Matsushima tries to work over Montana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Matsushima.
Matsushima blocks an uppercut.
Matsushima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montana's elbow.
Matsushima scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Good body shot from Matsushima.
Matsushima is leaning against Montana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Montana lands a shot to the body.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsushima.
Matsushima managing to block the knees to the body from Montana.
Matsushima tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Matsushima back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsushima.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Montana.
Matsushima definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Matsushima takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Matsushima.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsushima.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushima.
Matsushima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montana misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsushima pushes Montana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsushima blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Matsushima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana working aggressively here.
Matsushima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana throws a head punch that misses.
Montana trying to control the position but instead, Matsushima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montana into the cage.
Matsushima is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Montana's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Matsushima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matsushima has a couple of punches blocked by Montana.
Matsushima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushima.
Montana misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana blocks a body shot from Matsushima.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Matsushima fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.
Montana throws a head punch that misses.
Montana lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima tries to work over Montana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsushima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsushima tries to work over Montana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana blocking some punches.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsushima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montana slowing the pace effectively.
Matsushima blocking some punches.
Montana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Montana working aggressively here.
Matsushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana just leaning against Matsushima, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsushima presses Montana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsushima.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsushima backwards.
Matsushima misses with some punches.
Montana misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Montana.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Montana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matsushima misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Matsushima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsushima slips a jab from Montana.
A big right from Matsushima misses.
Montana 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.
Matsushima cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matsushima blocks a jab.
Matsushima ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
It looked like Matsushima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montana throws a lazy right hand but Matsushima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montana throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Montana misses the target.
Matsushima ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Matsushima moved out of range nicely.
Matsushima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsushima sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Matsushima avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana avoids the body shot from Matsushima.
Montana throws a hook but Matsushima avoids it easily.
Montana slips under a jab from Matsushima.
Montana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montana misses with a hook
and Matsushima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matsushima.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushima tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Matsushima back against the cage.
Matsushima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsushima is working Montana over against the cage.
Ryan Montana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Matsushima fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.
Matsushima blocking some punches.
Matsushima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsushima scores with a hook to the body.
Matsushima blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsushima.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Montana leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Montana.
Matsushima blocks an uppercut.
Matsushima blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matsushima.
Matsushima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matsushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with some punches.
Matsushima has a couple of punches blocked by Montana.
Montana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matsushima backwards.
Matsushima blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana trying to stall but Matsushima improves his position.
Matsushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Montana.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Montana in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Matsushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Montana. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Matsushima lands with a short shot to the head.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Matsushima.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Montana.
Montana throws a head punch that misses.
Matsushima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montana pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Matsushima fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Matsushima.
Matsushima swings wildly with an uppercut but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montana swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Montana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsushima throws a punch but it's blocked by Montana.
Montana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Matsushima.
Matsushima blocking some punches.
Montana swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Montana blocking some punches.
Montana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsushima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushima.
Matsushima blocking some punches.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushima.
Matsushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Montana scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsushima avoids it.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsushima misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushima.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Montana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Montana missing with a left hand there. Matsushima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matsushima is looking to counter punch.
Matsushima darts in and clinches Montana up against the cage.
Matsushima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Montana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montana misses with some punches.
Matsushima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushima.
Matsushima misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsushima.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsushima.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by Matsushima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Matsushima.
Matsushima lands a shot to the body.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushima.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsushima.
Matsushima blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsushima is defending well for now.
Matsushima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Matsushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montana misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Matsushima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsushima.
Matsushima swings wildly with an uppercut but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsushima misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana has Matsushima pushed against the cage.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jin Matsushima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montana.
Matsushima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montana misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima misses with a body punch.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushima.
Montana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matsushima is keeping busy.
Matsushima pushes Montana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Matsushima misses with some punches.
Montana lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsushima.
Matsushima gets through Montana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matsushima scores with a shot to the side of Montana's head.
Montana misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Matsushima tries a body shot but Montana blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsushima.
Matsushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana lands a left hand.
Matsushima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima throws a punch but it's blocked by Montana.
Montana is trying to stall.
Montana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montana lands a nice uppercut.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana takes a shot to the head.
Montana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montana taking a breather.
Montana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Montana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matsushima misses with the head strike.
Matsushima throws a head punch that misses.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushima.
Matsushima struggles to land a body shot inside as Montana controls his hands.
Matsushima swings wildly with an uppercut but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsushima throws a punch but it's blocked by Montana.
Montana wants to stall.
Matsushima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matsushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana prevents a body shot from Matsushima.
Montana scores with a shot to the side of Matsushima's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsushima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsushima lands with a left to the head.
Montana trying to land knees to the body.
Montana tries to stall but Matsushima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matsushima throws a punch but it's blocked by Montana.
Good body shot from Matsushima.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsushima.
Ryan Montana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsushima.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Matsushima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Montana!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Schlager (ranked 1516 p4p, 90 weight class) and Eric Frost (ranked 155 p4p, 13 weight class). Frost has chosen Procreation (of the Wicked) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Schlager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Frost!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlager looks to clinch
and Frost counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Schlager!
Frost tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schlager's legs.
Frost keeps trying to improve his position.
Frost gets to mount! Schlager was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Frost looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Schlager can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Schlager can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frost tries to control but Schlager wriggling away.
Frost controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost trying to control but Schlager is having none of it.
Frost tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schlager is trying desperately to improve position.
Frost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schlager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Frost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to control but Schlager wriggling away.
Schlager sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Frost wants to pass to mount but Schlager is defending the position.
Frost moves nicely into side control.
Frost wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schlager keeps working.
Schlager is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Frost off and has taken his back!
Frost tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Schlager goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Frost turns into him and now he's in Schlager's guard.
Schlager definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schlager has an active guard here but Frost has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Frost in particular looking to stall.
Frost uses his free foot to push down on Schlager's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schlager.
Schlager keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frost looking to control but Schlager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schlager can't escape the position.
Frost takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Schlager showing good submission defense here.
Well, with Frost on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Schlager is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
I really don't envy Schlager right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlager fending off the submission attempt from Frost.
Frost has the hooks in. Schlager is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Frost biding his time, controlling Schlager.
Schlager rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Frost stalling.
Frost seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Schlager is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eric Frost!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Frost thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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