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BANZAI COMBAT 131 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekkers (ranked 4305 p4p, 5127 weight class) and Zander Fisher (ranked 325 p4p, 344 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fisher controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fisher trying to control but Dekkers is working from the bottom.
Fisher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dekkers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dekkers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dekkers has his feet on Fisher's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers has Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher jumps guard but Dekkers stands there with Fisher around his waist. Fisher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fisher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dekkers tries to work over Fisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fisher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers drives through and clinches with Fisher against the cage.
I was talking to Dekkers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dekkers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fisher pulls guard successfully.
Dekkers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fisher gets tackled into the cage by Dekkers. Dekkers maintains the clinch.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Fisher.
Fisher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers has Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Dekkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Dekkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dekkers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fisher looks winded!
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dekkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fisher.
A right handed body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers is working Fisher over against the cage.
Dekkers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fisher blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers lands a right hand.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fisher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Fisher is trying to force a seperation but Dekkers has the dominant position.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Dekkers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fisher blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Fisher blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dekkers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Dekkers lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Dekkers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fisher or not.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fisher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Dekkers 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.
Fisher tries to keep at a distance but Dekkers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dekkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dekkers is leaning against Fisher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dekkers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dekkers scores with a hook to the body.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dekkers is working Fisher over against the cage.
Dekkers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishers head.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Dekkers.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dekkers lands a body punch.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fisher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dekkers lands a right hand.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers scores with a hook to the body.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Dekkers lands a body shot.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dekkers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dekkers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishers head.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Dekkers.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Fisher looking for a takedown.
Dekkers presses Fisher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramon Dekkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers digs a right hand underneath Fisher's ribcage. Fisher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Fisher blocks with his arms.
Dekkers is leaning against Fisher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
A short right from Dekkers.
Still in the clinch, Dekkers scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dekkers.
Dekkers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dekkers working Fisher over with knees to the body.
Dekkers lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Dekkers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Dekkers as the two fighters clinch.
Dekkers lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dekkers scores with a shot to the side of Fisher's head.
Dekkers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dekkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fisher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers lands a left hand.
Dekkers scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Fisher's ribcage.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Dekkers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dekkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dekkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dekkers darts in and clinches Fisher up against the cage.
Dekkers lands a nice uppercut.
Dekkers tries to work over Fisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fisher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers moves into the clinch.
Fisher breaks the clinch.
Dekkers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Fisher circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dekkers takes the fight into the clinch.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Dekkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a shoulder strike.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers working Fisher over with knees to the body.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands with a short shot to the head.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Dekkers pushes Fisher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dekkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Dekkers lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Dekkers as the two fighters clinch.
Dekkers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Dekkers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
Dekkers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers pushes Fisher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers working Fisher over with knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
A shot in the inside from Dekkers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher jumps guard but Dekkers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fisher blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fisher taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dekkers lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Zander Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dekkers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Dekkers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dekkers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Dekkers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Robinson (ranked 4007 p4p, 2441 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 307 p4p, 211 weight class). Kree P Krawlee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krawlee.
Krawlee gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Krawlee is trying to control. Robinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Krawlee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
Robinson trying to control here.
Krawlee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Krawlee is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Robinson as he works his way to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krawlee stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Krawlee won't allow Robinson to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Krawlee from controlling successfully.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krawlee is one step ahead there.
Robinson looking to control.
Krawlee chips away with some ground and pound.
Krawlee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robinson controls Krawlee momentarily but Krawlee frees himself.
Robinson working for a triangle but Krawlee defends it easily.
Krawlee preventing the sweep.
Krawlee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Krawlee postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Krawlee works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Krawlee working some strikes from top position.
Krawlee is working Robinson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krawlee preventing the sweep.
Krawlee stands up over Robinson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krawlee distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
 Robinson is rocked!
Krawlee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Robinson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Krawlee has Robinson in his guard.
Krawlee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robinson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee working some strikes from top position.
Krawlee landing some decent shots from guard.
Krawlee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krawlee is one step ahead there.
Robinson pushes Krawlee off and gets back to his feet.
Krawlee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krawlee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jamie Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to avoid it but Krawlee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robinson to the ground. Robinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krawlee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krawlee. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krawlee misses with a straight right.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Krawlee looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Robinson misses with a left hand
and Krawlee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krawlee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Krawlee rattles Robinson with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Robinson tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Krawlee dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Robinson stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kree P Krawlee!
During a confident post fight interview, Kree P Krawlee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shara Magomedov (ranked 2221 p4p, 1276 weight class) and Hrvoje Vinkovic (ranked 203 p4p, 123 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shara Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Vinkovic!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinkovic misses with a takedown attempt - Magomedov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Magomedov lands the left hand.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinkovic dodges the punch combination from Magomedov.
Vinkovic closes the distance and pushes Magomedov back into the cage.
Magomedov is trying to push Vinkovic away but Vinkovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vinkovic tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is trying to force a seperation but Vinkovic has the dominant position.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Magomedov would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vinkovic 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.
Vinkovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Magomedov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vinkovic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Magomedov after a bit of a struggle.
Shara Magomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hrvoje Vinkovic.
Magomedov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vinkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Vinkovic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Magomedov after a bit of a struggle.
Vinkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Vinkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Vinkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Vinkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Vinkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Vinkovic gets through Magomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vinkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinkovic throws a head punch that misses.
Vinkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinkovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic tries to advance to mount but Magomedov denies him.
Vinkovic moves into full mount!
Magomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vinkovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magomedov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vinkovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vinkovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vinkovic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vinkovic unloads with some shots from mount but Magomedov bucks and avoids them well.
Vinkovic controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic trying to control but Magomedov is having none of it.
Vinkovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Magomedov working to try and regain half guard.
Vinkovic with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinkovic wants to control the pace but Magomedov is squirming around nicely.
Vinkovic looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Magomedov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hrvoje Vinkovic!
A victorious Hrvoje Vinkovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Chen (ranked 1542 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Oliver Kolar (ranked 141 p4p, 122 weight class). Oliver Kolar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kai Chen'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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Kolar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen looks to land a combination but Kolar avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kolar! But no joy.
Chen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kolar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chen gets caught flat footed, as Kolar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kolar throws a big elbow that misses.
Kolar slips nicely into half guard.
Chen is staying active underneath Kolar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kolar passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolar cracks Chen with a big elbow.
Kolar working away.
Chen tries to buck Kolar off but Kolar is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolar tries to move to mount but Chen blocks the move with his legs.
Chen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chen is trying to control Kolar's posture but Kolar avoids it.
Chen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kolar lands an elbow.
Kolar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chen tries to buck Kolar off but Kolar is having none of it.
Kolar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chen is rocked!
Kolar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chen keeps working.
Oh Chen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kolar's best efforts.
Chen seems to have got his legs back now.
Chen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kolar pulls his head out easily.
Kolar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen is looking to control Kolar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chen avoid being mounted?
Chen tries to get to full guard but Kolar has control of the leg.
Kolar stalling.
Kolar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chen is looking to control Kolar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chen avoid being mounted?
Chen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kolar trying to mount his opponent but Chen defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kolar connects with a nice short shot to Chen's temple.
Kolar working over Chen with some ground and pound. Chen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kolar.
Chen is trying to control but can't.
Chen is looking for a sweep. Kolar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kolar is pushing down on Chen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chen is fighting to maintain full guard but Kolar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kolar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kolar is working for a submission of some sort.
Kolar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kolar moves nicely into side control.
Chen can't do much from the bottom here.
Kolar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolar moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kolar wants to control but Chen is keeping him busy.
Chen tries to buck Kolar off but Kolar is having none of it.
Kolar lands a few punches from side control.
Kolar lands a nice forearm strike.
Chen struggling a bit here.
Kolar cracks Chen with a big right hand but Chen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Kolar dominated that round.
That's time! Chen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chen scores with a body shot.
Chen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kolar counters with a straight right hand.
Chen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kolar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kolar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice sprawl there from Chen as Kolar shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Chen finds it's target.
Chen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Chen. No joy for Kolar on that attempt.
Chen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kolar sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen leaves Kolar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kai Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Kolar.
Chen scores with a shot to the body.
Chen throws a big shot that misses.
Kolar moves into the clinch successfully.
Kolar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chen regains guard.
Kolar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kolar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chen is on top in guard.
Chen trying to control but Kolar is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kolar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chen passes Kolar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kolar is not content to let Chen control the position.
Chen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolar is not content to let Chen control the position.
Chen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kolar tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Chen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kai Chen!
Kai Chen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vien Yosuke (ranked 2904 p4p, 1275 weight class) and Bee Millz (ranked 251 p4p, 117 weight class). Millz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Knock Yourself Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vien Yosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bee Millz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millz gets a clinch.
Millz tries to throw a body punch but Yosuke avoids it by throwing Millz back against the cage.
Millz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yosuke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Millz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Millz is looking to clinch.
Millz moves in looking to clinch but Yosuke pushes him off.
Yosuke lunges at Millz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Millz's hand.
Yosuke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Millz. That did some damage!
Millz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yosuke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yosuke throws a hook but Millz avoids it easily.
Jab by Yosuke.
Millz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yosuke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yosuke throws out a powerful jab.
Millz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Yosuke as he connects with a hook.
Millz moves into the clinch successfully.
Millz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yosuke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yosuke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yosuke works the jab nicely.
Millz slips a straight right by Yosuke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millz forces Yosuke back against the cage and clinches.
Millz digs a right hand into Yosuke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yosuke's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yosuke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yosuke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yosuke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Millz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Millz.
Yosuke misses with a low kick.
Millz drives through and clinches with Yosuke against the cage.
Millz swings wildly with an uppercut but Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yosuke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Millz.
Millz lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yosuke.
Yosuke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yosuke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Millz doesn't manage to clinch there - Yosuke circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millz moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke is trying to break the clinch but Millz has him pressed against the cage.
Yosuke lands a hook that snaps the head of Millz backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Millz fails to land.
Millz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yosuke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Millz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yosuke's efforts to push away.
Yosuke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Millz misses with some punches.
Millz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Millz keeps control of Yosuke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Yosuke.
Yosuke can't find room to land a body shot as Millz controls the action.
Millz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yosuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Millz throws a lazy right hand but Yosuke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yosuke works the jab nicely.
Yosuke looks to land a right hand but Millz moved out of range.
Yosuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Millz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yosuke tries to keep at a distance but Millz has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Millz backwards.
Millz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yosuke breaks from the clinch.
Yosuke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yosuke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yosuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yosuke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yosuke is looking to counter punch.
Yosuke misses with a straight left.
Millz wants to clinch up but Yosuke keeps it at a distance.
Yosuke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Millz. Yosuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Millz moves out of range as Yosuke strikes.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yosuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Millz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Vien Yosuke has been cut.
Yosuke just misses with a punch to the body.
Millz wants to counter with a clinch but Yosuke pushes him away.
Millz throws a lazy right hand but Yosuke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Millz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yosuke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Millz scrambles back to his feet.
Yosuke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Millz wants to clinch.
Yosuke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch but Yosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yosuke takes a swing at Millz's ribcage but misses.
Millz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Yosuke.
A slow jab from Millz misses its intended target.
Millz tries to move into range but Yosuke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Millz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Yosuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yosuke walks into a stiff left hand from Millz.
Millz tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
Yosuke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yosuke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Millz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yosuke is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yosuke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yosuke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yosuke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vien Yosuke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vien Yosuke'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.
Millz avoids the body shot from Yosuke.
Yosuke sets himself, and Millz steps forward looking for the clinch! Yosuke avoids it this time.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch but Yosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yosuke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yosuke feints and then cracks Millz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Millz down.
Millz doesn't manage to clinch there - Yosuke circles away.
Yosuke looks to throw the jab but Millz is out of range.
Yosuke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Millz. Millz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yosuke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Millz's head backwards.
Millz throws a lazy right hand but Yosuke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Yosuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Millz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yosuke lands a lovely overhand right.
Millz tries to clinch up but Yosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Yosuke.
Millz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Millz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Millz misses with a straight right.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yosuke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Millz manages to avoid it.
Millz closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yosuke manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yosuke lands with a cross.
Yosuke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Millz on the side of the head.
Yosuke ducks under a wild hook from Millz.
Vien Yosuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Yosuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Yosuke. Beautiful body shot.
Yosuke works the jab nicely.
Millz moves in looking to clinch but Yosuke pushes him off.
Yosuke throws a looping overhand right but Millz ducks down to avoid it.
Yosuke misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Millz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Millz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yosuke throws out the jab.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Millz 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.
Yosuke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Millz is looking to clinch.
Millz tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
Millz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yosuke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Millz.
Yosuke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Millz's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millz tries to clinch up
and Yosuke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millz tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
Yosuke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab from Yosuke.
Millz moves away from the strike by Yosuke.
Yosuke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yosuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Millz's sensitive parts.
Millz slips under a jab.
Millz is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
Millz gets a clinch.
Bee Millz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yosuke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Millz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yosuke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Millz tries to clinch but Yosuke moves out of range.
Millz 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.
Yosuke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Millz's head.
Millz forces Yosuke back against the cage and clinches.
Millz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yosuke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Millz throws an overhand right that lands on Yosuke's shoulder, as Yosuke tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Yosuke misses the target.
Millz darts in and clinches Yosuke up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yosuke swats away the attempt to clinch by Millz.
Millz takes the fight into the clinch.
Millz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yosuke lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yosuke.
Yosuke is looking to break free of the clinch but Millz has double underhooks.
Yosuke blocking some punches.
Millz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Millz lands a body punch.
Yosuke manages to break the clinch.
Millz misses with a body shot
enabling Yosuke to counter with a crisp jab.
Millz darts in and clinches Yosuke up against the cage.
Yosuke is trying to break free.
Yosuke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yosuke.
Yosuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Millz is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millz moves out of range as Yosuke strikes.
Millz is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
Yosuke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Millz can do to turn this around?
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!
Millz is looking to clinch.
Millz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Millz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yosuke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Millz has time to react.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yosuke!
Millz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Millz tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
Millz fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yosuke.
Yosuke connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millz tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
Millz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yosuke with a hook.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yosuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yosuke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yosuke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Millz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vien Yosuke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vien Yosuke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Millz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yosuke.
Yosuke scores with a jab.
Millz moves forwards but Yosuke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Millz misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yosuke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Millz is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Yosuke misses its target.
Nice shot lands for Yosuke.
Millz tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millz jabs Yosuke right on the nose. Yosuke blinks but takes it well.
Yosuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Millz.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch but Yosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yosuke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Millz.
Millz is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
Millz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yosuke. That's going to slow Millz down.
Millz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Millz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Millz moves in looking to clinch but Yosuke pushes him off.
That kick from Yosuke tenderised Millz's leg. Millz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Millz wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick from Yosuke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yosuke throws a good cross that connects.
Millz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Millz connects with the punch.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yosuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Millz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Millz moves in looking to clinch but Yosuke pushes him off.
Millz ducks under a wild hook from Yosuke.
Bee Millz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yosuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yosuke throws a hook but Millz avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millz tries to clinch up but Yosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
Yosuke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yosuke staying out of range there.
Millz moves away from the strike by Yosuke.
A jab from Yosuke does it's job there.
Millz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good exchange - Yosuke coming out on top.
Millz is looking to clinch.
Millz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yosuke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Yosuke misses.
Millz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yosuke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Millz doesn't manage to clinch there - Yosuke circles away.
Millz is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
Millz tries to clinch but Yosuke moves out of range.
Millz tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
Yosuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Millz.
It looked like Yosuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Millz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yosuke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Millz tries to move into range but Yosuke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Millz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yosuke.
Yosuke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yosuke looks to score with a jab to the body but Millz is just out of range.
Millz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Millz is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Yosuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yosuke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Millz.
Yosuke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Yosuke.
Yosuke misses the shot to the body.
Millz fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Millz.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch but Yosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Millz defending well as Yosuke loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yosuke misses with a hook.
Millz is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
Millz moves out of range of the strikes.
Yosuke is looking to slow Millz down with leg kicks.
Millz slips a jab from Yosuke.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch but Yosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Millz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yosuke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yosuke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Millz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yosuke to score with a decent uppercut.
Millz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Millz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick lands for Yosuke.
Millz tries to close the distance and clinch but Yosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Millz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vien Yosuke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Millz moves in looking to clinch but Yosuke pushes him off.
Yosuke slips a straight right by Millz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vien Yosuke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yosuke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vien Yosuke!
Our winner, Vien Yosuke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hotsi Log (ranked 2701 p4p, 440 weight class) and Jorge Baroza (ranked 159 p4p, 37 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hotsi Log!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Baroza!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Log wants to clinch.
Baroza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Baroza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Hotsi Log has been cut.
A good leg kick by Baroza.
Log looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baroza is fending him off so far but Log persists. Nope, Baroza circles away and we're back to standing.
Baroza connects with a single shot there.
Baroza digs a good hook to Log's body.
Baroza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baroza scores with a decent looking hook.
Log is rocked!
Baroza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Log gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Baroza gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Log is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Baroza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justice Kingston (ranked 1543 p4p, 96 weight class) and Eric Frost (ranked 153 p4p, 13 weight class). Frost has chosen Procreation (of the Wicked) as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justice Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Frost!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frost under the eye.
Kingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kingston misses with an uppercut
and Frost counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Frost not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frost looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kingston working for a triangle but Frost defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Frost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Frost manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Frost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kingston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kingston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frost is one step ahead there.
Frost controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kingston is pulling down on Frost's head. It's preventing any offense from Frost, at least for the moment.
That's two 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.
Kingston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sloppy strikes from Kingston. Those never looked like landing.
Kingston throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kingston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kingston swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kingston!
Frost is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kingston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Frost has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kingston!
Kingston stops Frost from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Frost trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kingston tries to reverse the position but Frost maintains control.
Frost controlling from the full mount.
Kingston gets back to half guard.
Kingston is concentrating on defense, preventing Frost from advancing position.
Frost takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kingston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kingston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frost perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kingston tries to roll over but Frost keeps him under control.
Kingston looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Frost tries to pass to full mount but Kingston defends it.
Kingston is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kingston actively working from the bottom here.
Frost tries to pass to full mount but Kingston defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Frost dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kingston throws a combination that misses
and Frost counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Frost wants to pass the guard but Kingston is keeping the position.
Kingston controlling the position.
Frost pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kingston is keeping the position for now.
Kingston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Frost pushing down on Kingston's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Frost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost tries to pass to full mount but Kingston defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston trying to hold on to Frost's head to control him but Frost postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eric Frost has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kingston is looking to improve his position.
Frost takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kingston is trying to get back to full guard.
Frost keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kingston loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Kingston misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a takedown into side control.
Kingston sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Frost is trying to control. Kingston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frost prevents Kingston from improving his position.
Frost is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kingston defends it well.
Frost passes to full mount!
Frost controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Frost has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston just holding on.
Frost takes Kingston's back.
Kingston tries to roll but Frost sticks to his back.
Frost looking to break Kingston's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kingston remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Frost will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
I really don't envy Kingston right now.
Kingston tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kingston is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost controlling his opponent.
Frost is trying to take his opponent's back.
Kingston is squirming around, avoiding Frost's attempts to control the action.
Frost controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kingston tries to lock up and control but Frost gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Frost.
Frost slows the pace down.
Frost working away.
Kingston manages to get back to half guard.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard but Frost has mounted him!
Frost controlling his opponent.
Frost lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kingston hang on?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost looking to control but Kingston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Frost controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston can't escape the position.
Frost avoids the attempt from Kingston to control.
Kingston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frost takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kingston is wriggling around trying to escape.
Justice Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kingston is bucking up trying to escape but Frost cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Frost can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kingston is looking to escape.
Frost is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kingston can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Frost mounts Kingston! Really nice guard pass there!
Kingston is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frost controlling his opponent.
Kingston is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is working hard here to advance position.
Frost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frost avoids the attempt from Kingston to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost looking to control but Kingston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kingston tries to reverse the position but Frost maintains control.
Frost controlling the position easily from mount.
Frost avoids the attempt from Kingston to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Frost controlling from the full mount.
Frost trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frost fails to advance to Kingston's back.
Kingston working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Frost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frost 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Frost!
Eric Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawson Serrano (ranked 406 p4p, 137 weight class) and Chick Hamland (ranked 51 p4p, 16 weight class). Lawson Serrano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lawson Serrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chick Hamland!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamland decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hamland winds up and cracks Serrano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano tries to roll over but Hamland keeps him under control.
Hamland not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hamland trying to control from half guard but Serrano is working away.
Serrano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Serrano is working hard here to advance position.
Hamland drops an elbow to the side of Serrano's head.
Hamland throwing shots but Serrano is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano tries to roll over but Hamland keeps him under control.
Hamland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Serrano defending well though.
Hamland scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hamland prevents Serrano from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Serrano keeps working.
Serrano tries to roll over but Hamland keeps him under control.
Hamland working over Serrano with some ground and pound. Serrano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamland is looking to take a break and control but Serrano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamland throwing shots but Serrano is blocking nicely.
Hamland scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hamland misses with a head shot. Serrano uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hamland cracks Serrano with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland lands a couple of elbows.
Serrano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamland defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Serrano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamland won't allow Serrano to sweep him here.
Hamland distracts Serrano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hamland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serrano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Serrano 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.
Hamland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Serrano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Serrano with the ground and pound but Hamland uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Serrano tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamland is retaining full guard.
Serrano stands up over Hamland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Serrano won't allow Hamland to sweep him here.
Serrano works over Hamland with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hamland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Serrano looking to sit in guard and control but Hamland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hamland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Serrano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamland scoring with some ground and pound.
Hamland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamland is in close to Serrano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamland postures up and lands a big shot to Serrano's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamland trying to control the position from guard on top but Serrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamland stands and throws Serrano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Serrano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Hamland dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Serrano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Serrano lands with a punch from half guard.
Hamland is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Serrano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Serrano's back!
Serrano is really stuck here.
Hamland lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hamland punishes Serrano with strikes from the back mount.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hamland. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Serrano is covering up but some of the strikes from Hamland are getting through and doing damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamland throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Serrano!
Hamland is hanging on to Serrano's back as he tries to escape.
Hamland has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Serrano's body.
Hamland softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Serrano.
Serrano tries to escape the position.
Hamland throwing damaging strikes from the back! Serrano could be in trouble here!
Hamland wants to control but Serrano manages to buck him off and is now in Hamland's guard! Nice work there by Serrano!
Chick Hamland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Serrano is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano lands a couple of elbows.
Hamland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamland working a defensive guard here.
Serrano being controlled here momentarily.
Hamland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamland wants to sweep here but Serrano controlling him for the moment.
Serrano wants to control from the top but Hamland keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Serrano manages to get himself to full guard.
Hamland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamland wants to control from the top but Serrano keeps moving.
Hamland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamland is in close to Serrano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Serrano looking for a sweep. Not yet Serrano, not yet.
Hamland throwing strikes from guard but Serrano blocks nicely.
Serrano keeping full guard, as Hamland tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano trying to keep a closed guard but Hamland is proving a slippery customer.
Hamland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hamland working some strikes from top position.
Serrano wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Serrano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Serrano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hamland controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Hamland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hamland jabs Serrano right on the nose. Serrano blinks but takes it well.
Hamland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hamland doesn't manage to clinch there - Serrano circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hamland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hamland wants it to stay on the feet.
Hamland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hamland wants it to stay on the feet.
Hamland changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Serrano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hamland avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawson Serrano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serrano moves away from the strike by Hamland.
Serrano attempts a counter takedown but Hamland avoids it well and moves away.
Hamland gets caught napping as Serrano dives in and scores a takedown. Hamland manages to retain guard.
Serrano stopping the sweep attempt from Hamland.
Hamland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Serrano is one step ahead there.
Hamland pulls Serrano in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serrano's guard.
Hamland stopping the sweep attempt from Serrano.
Hamland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Serrano's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Serrano is on top in guard.
Hamland 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.
Hamland working a defensive guard but Serrano manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hamland looks to move to half guard but instead Serrano has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Serrano avoids the attempt from Hamland to control.
Hamland regains half guard.
Serrano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Serrano thows a huge punch but Hamland dodges it nicely.
Serrano thows a huge punch but Hamland dodges it nicely.
Hamland is looking to control Serrano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hamland avoid being mounted?
Hamland makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hamland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hamland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serrano's guard.
Hamland slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hamland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Serrano keeps working.
Serrano defending against the ground and pound.
Hamland slows the pace down.
Serrano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hamland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Serrano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Serrano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamland.
Hamland prevents Serrano from improving his position.
Hamland drops an elbow to the side of Serrano's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamland lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hamland working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serrano is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawson Serrano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chick Hamland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chick Hamland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamland 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chick Hamland!
Lawson Serrano spoke after the fight, saying 'Bullshit. let's run it again'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eja Igwe (ranked 237 p4p, 131 weight class) and Jaylen Stout (ranked 22 p4p, 8 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eja Igwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaylen Stout!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe misses with a straight left.
Igwe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Igwe throws a jab but it's blocked by Stout.
Stout looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stout doesn't manage to clinch there - Igwe circles away.
Stout tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Igwe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stout clinches up against the cage.
Stout manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stout working for a triangle but Igwe defends it easily.
Igwe is posturing up here but Stout has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Igwe tries to roll out but it's too tight and Igwe has to tap! Slick submission there by Stout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaylen Stout!
Our winner, Jaylen Stout, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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