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BC FIGHT NIGHT 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Pitstain (ranked 5146 p4p, 3303 weight class) and Jordan Ruiz (ranked 456 p4p, 346 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Pitstain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Pitstain misses.
Ruiz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pitstain with a body shot.
Pitstain throws a head kick that misses
and Ruiz counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruiz pushes Pitstain up against the cage in a clinch.
Pitstain wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruiz won't allow it.
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
Ruiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pitstain.
Pitstain throws a jab when Ruiz was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitstain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruiz tries a quick counter leg kick but Pitstain is wise to it.
Pitstain throws a combination that misses
and Ruiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Pitstain looks for the body kick but Ruiz saw that one coming.
Ruiz clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitstain is defending well for now.
Ruiz trying to land knees to the body.
Ruiz tries a body shot but Pitstain blocks it.
Ruiz can't find room to land a body shot as Pitstain controls the action.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Pitstain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Pitstain throws a combination that misses
and Ruiz counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruiz. That's going to slow Pitstain down.
Ruiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pitstain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pitstain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruiz checks it well.
Pitstain throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitstain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain throws a right and a left that Ruiz avoids nicely.
Pitstain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruiz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pitstain misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruiz counters with a nice body shot.
We've been told by Pitstain's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches.
Pitstain working hard to break the clinch.
Ruiz connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruiz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruiz lands a knee to the body.
Pitstain is breathing heavily.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitstain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pitstain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pitstain misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitstain scores with a jab.
Pitstain misses with a double jab.
Pitstain tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitstain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitstain throws a head kick that misses
and Ruiz counters with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Ruiz.
Pitstain throws a combination that misses
and Ruiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruiz is looking to slow Pitstain down with leg kicks.
Ruiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitstain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pitstain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Ruiz lands a good knee to the midsection. Pitstain won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz scores with a leg kick.
Pitstain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitstain tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pitstain. That did some damage!
Ruiz is looking to slow Pitstain down with leg kicks.
Ruiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Ruiz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruiz.
Pitstain can't break the clinch.
Ruiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitstain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruiz.
Pitstain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pitstain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitstain digs a good body shot into Ruiz's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Pitstain does no damage.
Pitstain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruiz clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pitstain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruiz scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruiz looking to throw knees to the head but Pitstain is blocking nicely.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Pitstain misses with the combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruiz misses with a knee strike.
Ruiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitstain misses with a two punch combination.
Ruiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pitstain's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain looks for the body kick but Ruiz saw that one coming.
Ruiz is looking for the big counter here.
Pitstain misses with a combination
and Ruiz counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Ruiz.
Pitstain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pitstain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pitstain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pitstain thinking.
Jordan Ruiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Ruiz. Beautiful body shot.
Rodney Pitstain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Pitstain throws a head kick but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz rushes Pitstain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruiz landing knees to the body.
Ruiz is leaning against Pitstain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruiz looking to throw knees to the head but Pitstain is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruiz drives through and clinches with Pitstain against the cage.
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitstain misses with the combination.
Ruiz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pitstain blocks it well.
Pitstain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruiz.
Pitstain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitstain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruiz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pitstain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruiz rushes Pitstain and presses him up against the cage.
Ruiz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodney Pitstain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Pitstain gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruiz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruiz scores with a knee to the head.
Pitstain working hard to break the clinch.
Pitstain prevents a body shot from Ruiz.
Ruiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pitstain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruiz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ruiz looking to throw knees to the head but Pitstain is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Ruiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Ruiz clinches up with Pitstain and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Pitstain blocks with his arms.
Ruiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruiz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Pitstain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruiz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
Ruiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruiz scores with a hook to the body. Pitstain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz connects with a body shot.
Ruiz rushes Pitstain and presses him up against the cage.
Ruiz prevents Pitstain from breaking the clinch.
Ruiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruiz connects with a knee to the head.
Ruiz crunches a lovely knee into Pitstain's ribcage.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Ruiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruiz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitstain.
No joy there for Pitstain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruiz moves into range and clinches up with Pitstain.
Ruiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain working hard to break the clinch.
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitstain tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruiz feints a counter leg kick.
Ruiz connects with a high kick.
Ruiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitstain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pitstain gets tackled into the cage by Ruiz. Ruiz maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruiz obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ruiz.
Ruiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pitstain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruiz lands with a slapping head kick.
Pitstain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruiz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Ruiz.
Rodney Pitstain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruiz has closed the distance and engaged Pitstain in a clinch.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitstain misses with a leg kick
enabling Ruiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitstain throws a body kick that misses
and Ruiz counters with a nice body kick.
Ruiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitstain, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitstain misses with a few strikes there.
Jordan Ruiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruiz has closed the distance and engaged Pitstain in a clinch.
Ruiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pitstain's face.
Pitstain is trying to force a seperation but Ruiz has the dominant position.
Pitstain tries to break free but Ruiz pushes him back against the cage.
Ruiz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitstain or not.
Pitstain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Ruiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruiz 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Ruiz!
The defeated Rodney Pitstain had this to say: 'You can't hang and bang with everyone, but I did my best tonight. Screw the haters, I love you all, though.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Lowery (ranked 2677 p4p, 3484 weight class) and William Kidd (ranked 321 p4p, 401 weight class). Kidd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Santiana - Sea Shanty Metal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as William Kidd enters the cage!
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Lowery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lowery misses with a body punch
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
Kidd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kidd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kidd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kidd jabs Lowery to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kidd staying out of range there.
Kidd looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowery is just out of range.
Kidd scores with a body shot.
Kidd throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowery was well out of range. Poor timing from Kidd.
Lowery tries to clinch but Kidd is having none of it.
Lowery avoids the body shot from Kidd.
The fighters circling - Lowery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Lowery slips the punch.
Kidd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Lowery misses with a hook.
Kidd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kidd.
Kidd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lowery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kidd.
Lowery slips a jab and a cross from Kidd.
Lowery swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
William Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kidd duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowery misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Kidd. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Lowery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kidd misses with a hook.
Lowery throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Lowery throws a looping overhand right but Kidd ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lowery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lowery throws a right hand that misses
and Lowery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowery throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lowery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kidd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lowery looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lowery jabs Kidd right on the nose. Kidd blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Kidd.
Lowery is looking to counter the offense by Kidd and move into the clinch.
Lowery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lowery tries to clinch there but Kidd circles away.
Kidd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowery.
Lowery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kidd jabs at Lowery's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd scores with a three punch combo!
Lowery tries to clinch up.
Lowery throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
Kidd digs a good hook to Lowery's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowery forces Kidd back against the cage and clinches.
Kidd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowery misses with some punches.
Kidd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kidd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Kidd misses.
Kidd swinging wildly here.
Lowery is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kidd throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Kidd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kidd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kidd swings for the body but Lowery moves out of range.
Lowery was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lowery sizes up Kidd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kidd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lowery rather than just go for the knockout.
Kidd connects with a body shot that sends Lowery's belly button to the back.
Kidd lands a jab to the nose.
Kidd throws a body punch but Lowery moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lowery on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kidd staying out of range there.
Kidd cracks Lowery with a good jab.
Kidd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lowery eats them both and turns towards Kidd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lowery misses with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a three punch combo that has Lowery backing up. Lowery nods at Kidd to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd ducks under a wild hook from Lowery.
Lowery is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lowery takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lowery throws an off balance right hand
and Kidd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kidd defending well as Lowery loads up on a big left hand.
Lowery scores with the left hand. Kidd knows he should have avoided that one.
 Kidd is rocked!
Kidd glances at the clock... BAM! Lowery nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Kidd crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Kidd is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Lowery!
The defeated William Kidd had this to say: 'Yarrr....lower the flag, mateys. We've been scuttled.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Harvey (ranked 4166 p4p, 2949 weight class) and Clayton Price (ranked 449 p4p, 335 weight class). Clayton Price has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronan Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Price!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey avoids it really well and circles away.
Harvey fails with the takedown.
Price darts in looking for a takedown but Harvey gets double underhooks and turns Price into the cage.
Price fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ronan Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Price.
Price closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harvey's guard.
Price preventing the sweep.
Harvey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harvey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Price knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Price is concentrating on defense, preventing Harvey from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey tries to pass to full mount but Price defends it.
Price is defending against the submission attempts here by Harvey.
Price trying to control but Harvey postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harvey is keen to just control but Price is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harvey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Price is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Price trying to control here.
Harvey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
Price controlling the position for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harvey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Price sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Price shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harvey as he jumps to the side.
Price shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Price with that takedown attempt.
Harvey attempts a counter takedown but Price avoids it well and moves away.
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Price. Price gets slowly back to his feet.
Price keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harvey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harvey just content to control the position.
Price wants to control but Harvey postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Harvey has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Harvey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harvey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Price struggling a bit here.
Harvey is looking to take a break and control but Price is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harvey taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Harvey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harvey.
Harvey shoots in but Price avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Price but Price pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harvey is defended easily by Price.
Price shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harvey as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harvey is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control here.
Price is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Harvey still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Harvey has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Harvey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Price is looking for a sweep.
Harvey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Price tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Harvey stalls from top position.
Harvey is trying to get an arm triangle but Price is defending well.
Price can't do much from the bottom here.
Harvey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Price keeps working.
Harvey working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Price wants to control but Harvey is keeping him busy.
Price is trying to work for a kimura but Harvey is defending well.
Harvey controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harvey misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is concentrating on defense, preventing Price from advancing position.
Price seems to be working for a kimura but Harvey defends the submission attempt.
Price is working for a kimura but Harvey is defending it quite comfortably.
Price has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at New York Public Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Harvey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Price wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Harvey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harvey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Price's waist but Price gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harvey off to one side.
Price changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harvey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harvey keeps working.
Price goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Harvey has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Price but great work by Harvey.
Harvey is looking to take a break and control but Price is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Price is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price is not content to let Harvey control the position.
Price struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Price!
Price tries to reverse the position but Harvey maintains control.
Harvey trying to control but Price is having none of it.
Harvey controlling the position easily from mount.
Price is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Price is working to get back to half guard.
Price manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harvey wants to pass the guard but Price is defending well.
Price gets full guard.
Price is trying to keep Harvey in close.
Harvey trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harvey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harvey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Price controls Harvey momentarily but Harvey frees himself.
Price has his foot on Harvey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harvey works his way back into a safe position though.
Harvey looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Price misses with a takedown attempt
and Harvey counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvey shoots for a double leg takedown but Price sprawls well. He's pushed Harvey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey avoids it really well and circles away.
Harvey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Price feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harvey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Price seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harvey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Price's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harvey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Price won't allow Harvey to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ronan Harvey.
Well Harvey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Harvey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davis Chang (ranked 3634 p4p, 1570 weight class) and Rick Ness (ranked 405 p4p, 197 weight class). Ness has chosen Cocaine as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davis Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Ness!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ness as Chang shoots in.
Ness shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chang sprawls well. Chang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ness gets slowly back to his feet.
Ness closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chang to the mat! Chang manages to get full guard.
Chang has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ness showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ness wants to control from the top but Chang keeps moving.
Chang wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chang is looking to stand up but Ness isn't so interested in that idea.
Ness looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ness trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness is working Chang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ness stops Chang from standing up.
Ness is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chang controls Ness momentarily but Ness frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chang wants to stand but Ness is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ness or perhaps it was just good defense by Chang, which made it look bad.
Chang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ness but Ness pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ness gets a double leg takedown into Chang's guard.
Ness makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ness throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ness throws a strike but Chang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ness is pulling down on Chang's head. It's preventing any offense from Chang, at least for the moment.
Ness looking for a sweep. Not yet Ness, not yet.
Ness controlling the position.
Chang tries to free his leg and advance position but Ness is retaining full guard.
Chang is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ness wants to sweep here but Chang controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ness is on top in guard.
Chang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ness is pressing down on Chang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ness looking for a sweep. Not yet Ness, not yet.
Chang pushes down on Ness's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness is trying to get back to full guard.
Chang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chang is keen to just control but Ness is a slippery customer.
Chang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ness keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chang is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Ness will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ness looks for a takedown but Chang sprawls well.
Chang stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ness.
Davis Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Ness.
Ness throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chang tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ness is in Chang's guard.
Chang has control of Ness's left arm, preventing Ness from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ness accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness throws a sloppy strike and Chang has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Ness is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Chang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davis Chang!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Haley (ranked 3511 p4p, 1278 weight class) and Dragon Kingdad (ranked 275 p4p, 113 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Floor 555. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Counter fighter
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Kingdad!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingdad moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Lukas Haley has been cut.
A big right from Kingdad misses.
Kingdad misses with an uppercut.
Haley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 Haley is rocked!
Haley leaves his chin hanging out and Kingdad seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Haley crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dragon Kingdad!
Lukas Haley was interviewed post fight and said '..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beckwitz Jugges (ranked 1522 p4p, 1164 weight class) and Filipo Mirkovic (ranked 189 p4p, 154 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beckwitz Jugges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipo Mirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jugges moves out of range of the body kick from Mirkovic.
A slow jab from Jugges misses its intended target.
Mirkovic counters with a body kick.
Mirkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Jugges misses.
Jugges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirkovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Beckwitz Jugges has been cut.
Jugges throws a hook to the side of Mirkovic's head but Mirkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirkovic scores with a push kick.
A big left from Mirkovic misses.
Mirkovic staying out of range there.
Mirkovic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Mirkovic lands but Jugges takes it in his stride.
Jugges definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mirkovic gets a clinch.
Mirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Jugges.
Mirkovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jugges misses with a punch to the body.
Mirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Jugges.
Jugges misses with a body punch.
Jugges tries to circle away but Mirkovic has him pinned against the cage.
Jugges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirkovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jugges.
Jugges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jugges throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirkovic.
A nice left hand lands by Mirkovic.
Mirkovic misses with a body punch.
Jugges can't find room to land a body shot as Mirkovic controls the action.
A body shot lands from Mirkovic.
Mirkovic is leaning against Jugges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jugges misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Mirkovic to work.
Jugges working aggressively here.
Mirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirkovic throws a big shot that misses.
Jugges 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.
Jugges tries to keep at a distance but Mirkovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jugges scores with a shot to the side of Mirkovic's head.
Mirkovic misses with some punches.
Jugges working aggressively here.
Mirkovic tries to work over Jugges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Mirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Mirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jugges misses with a lunging right hand
and Mirkovic counters with a left to the body.
Jugges throws a looping overhand right but Mirkovic ducks down to avoid it.
Mirkovic cracks Jugges with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mirkovic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jugges to stand back up!
Mirkovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirkovic lands a front kick.
Jugges is breathing heavily.
Mirkovic thuds his shin into the meat of Jugges's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Jugges in the body.
A nice leg kick from Mirkovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jugges walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mirkovic.
Mirkovic looks to land a left hand but Jugges moved out of range nicely.
Jugges is looking to counter punch.
Mirkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jugges.
Mirkovic throws a looping overhand right but Jugges ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mirkovic.
Mirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mirkovic throws a body punch but Jugges moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Filipo Mirkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beckwitz Jugges's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mirkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Jugges takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beckwitz Jugges's cut is getting worse.
Mirkovic cracks Jugges with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mirkovic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jugges to stand back up!
Jugges is rocked!
Mirkovic throws a powerful right kick. Jugges tried to block low but the kick was high! Jugges was taken right off of his feet! Mirkovic jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Filipo Mirkovic!
Filipo Mirkovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Chong Jr (ranked 1251 p4p, 1070 weight class) and Raphael Couture (ranked 170 p4p, 142 weight class). Raphael Couture has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Chong Jr's chin.
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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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Chong Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raphael Couture!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong Jr shoots in and bounces Couture off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Couture trying to keep a closed guard but Chong Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Chong Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chong Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Couture swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chong Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Couture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chong Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Couture's legs - danger averted.
Couture had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chong Jr defends it easily.
Couture is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chong Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chong Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at Canucks Combat Club inform us that Couture has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Couture being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chong Jr drops back looking for a leg! Couture is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Couture manages to kick Chong Jr off! Chong Jr jumps back into Couture's guard.
Couture is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chong Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture is trying to keep Chong Jr in close.
Chong Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Couture looking for a guillotine here but Chong Jr defends easily.
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.
Chong Jr wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Couture is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chong Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Chong Jr from controlling successfully.
Chong Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Couture is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chong Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Couture is trying to control the position but Chong Jr postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chong Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chong Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chong Jr trying to control the action but Couture is working from the bottom.
Chong Jr tries for a kimura but Couture is defending well.
Couture tries to buck Chong Jr off but Chong Jr is having none of it.
Chong Jr trying to control the action but Couture is working from the bottom.
Chong Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Couture struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Chong Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Couture for as long as he can get away with.
Couture is looking for a sweep.
Couture can't do much from the bottom here.
Couture tries to buck Chong Jr off but Chong Jr is having none of it.
Couture is still trying to improve position.
Chong Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Couture tries to bench press Chong Jr off him but Chong Jr keeps the position.
Chong Jr slows the pace down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chong Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chong Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Chong Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Chong Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chong Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chong Jr is looking to cinch up a triangle. Couture throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Chong Jr's body to avoid the submission. Chong Jr has instead reached around Couture's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Chong Jr arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tommy Chong Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kidd (ranked 1765 p4p, 841 weight class) and George Pogie (ranked 211 p4p, 107 weight class). Pogie has chosen Nobody’s Angel as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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270
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265
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pogie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogie drives through with a takedown into Kidd's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kidd working for a triangle but Pogie defends it easily.
Pogie trying to control but Kidd is working from the bottom.
Kidd throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pogie escapes and throws Kidd's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pogie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pogie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pogie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kidd keeps working.
Kidd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd taking a bit of punishment here - Pogie scoring with strikes.
Pogie advances nicely into full mount.
Pogie looking to secure an arm triangle but Kidd defends it well.
Kidd is trying desperately to improve position.
Pogie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kidd can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pogie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kidd manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kidd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kidd prevents Pogie from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pogie is putting a hurting on Kidd here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kidd is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pogie off and has taken his back!
Pogie preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kidd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kidd is persistently looking for the submission but Pogie is defending it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd looking for the choke but no joy.
Pogie is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Pogie's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd avoiding Pogie 's attempts to control his hands.
Pogie turns into Kidd and is now in his guard.
Pogie trying to control but Kidd is working from the bottom.
Kidd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pogie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pogie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kidd working for a triangle but Pogie defends it easily.
Kidd keeping moving, preventing Pogie from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pogie forces his way into half guard.
Kidd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kidd actively working from the bottom here.
Kidd wants to improve his position but Pogie is controlling well.
Kidd actively working from the bottom here.
Pogie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pogie trying to control the action but Kidd is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Pogie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kidd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pogie's waist but Pogie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kidd off to one side.
Kidd has his takedown stuffed
and Pogie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pogie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pogie passes Kidd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pogie is looking for a kimura but Kidd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pogie to get the leverage.
Kidd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pogie pulls his head out easily.
Pogie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kidd actively working from the bottom here.
Pogie seems to be working for a kimura but Kidd defends the submission attempt.
Kidd actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pogie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kidd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kidd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pogie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kidd keeps working.
Kidd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pogie pulls his head out easily.
Pogie wants to control but Kidd is keeping him busy.
Kidd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pogie prevents Kidd from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pogie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pogie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pogie is trying to control. Kidd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kidd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
George Pogie has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kidd is defending against the submission attempts here by Pogie.
Pogie seems to be looking for submissions.
Kidd actively working from the bottom here.
Kidd actively working from the bottom here.
Kidd is refusing to be controlled, as Pogie sits in half guard.
Kidd looking for submissions off his back.
Pogie wants to pass the guard but Kidd is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pogie pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pogie lands a nice short elbow.
Pogie slips a nice elbow through Kidd's hands, connecting with Kidd's forehead.
Kidd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kidd has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pogie escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pogie!
Pogie advances to full mount.
Kidd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kidd is squirming around, avoiding Pogie's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pogie working for a submission but Kidd is keeping him at bay.
Kidd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pogie looking to control but Kidd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pogie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kidd is holding on tight.
Pogie tries to control but Kidd wriggling away.
Kidd is looking to improve his position but Pogie isn't that keen on the idea.
Kidd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kidd sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Pogie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kidd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kidd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pogie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pogie.
Pogie passes Kidd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kidd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pogie pulls his head out easily.
Pogie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kidd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pogie uses his free foot to push down on Kidd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kidd.
Kidd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pogie wants to finish this one by submission but Kidd is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pogie.
Pogie looking to control but Kidd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kidd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd gets back to half guard.
Pogie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pogie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pogie wants to take a breather but Kidd is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Pogie.
Kidd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kidd actively working from the bottom here.
Kidd is staying active underneath Pogie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pogie prevents Kidd from improving his position.
Kidd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pogie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd looking for submissions off his back.
Pogie is trying to work for a kimura but Kidd is defending well.
Pogie is looking for a kimura here.
Pogie tries to pass to full mount but Kidd defends it.
Kidd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pogie seems to be looking for submissions.
Pogie working Kidd over with strikes.
Pogie is working for a submission of some sort.
Pogie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kidd doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pogie.
Kidd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pogie pulls his head out easily.
Kidd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pogie pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kidd is not content to let Pogie control the position.
Pogie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kidd is just riding it out for now. Pogie eventually gives up the hold.
Kidd looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pogie passes into side control!
Kidd prevents Pogie from moving into mount.
Kidd is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kidd is working hard here to advance position.
Jesse Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Pogie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kidd tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pogie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pogie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pogie!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimar Kinkead (ranked 1321 p4p, 495 weight class) and Larry LeFell (ranked 154 p4p, 57 weight class). Kinkead comes to the cage accompanied by No Sunshine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimar Kinkead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry LeFell!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeFell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kinkead avoids it really well and circles away.
Kinkead tries to counter by moving into the clinch but LeFell manages to circle out of the way.
LeFell has managed to clinch.
Kinkead stops a takedown attempt from LeFell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinkead throws a punch but it's blocked by LeFell.
Kinkead has dropped down and is working for a takedown. LeFell is trying to keep an underhook but Kinkead manages to get the takedown into half guard.
LeFell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LeFell is trying to maintain the position but Kinkead is very close to passing his half guard.
LeFell tries to get to full guard but Kinkead has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkead not landing any meaningful shots this time.
LeFell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. LeFell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kinkead with a flurry of punches that miss.
LeFell is looking to sweep but instead, Kinkead has passed into half guard.
LeFell keeping control of the position.
Kinkead has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
LeFell is looking for a sweep. Kinkead is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
LeFell is staying active underneath Kinkead, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Kinkead is really struggling to control LeFell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
LeFell is controlling Kinkead's position as best he can from this difficult position.
LeFell trying to control but Kinkead postures up.
LeFell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinkead is trying to control. LeFell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
LeFell is pressing down on Kinkead's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kinkead is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeFell pulls Kinkead in close to his closed guard and prevents Kinkead from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
LeFell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kinkead napping and manages to drive through into side control!
LeFell is staying tight to Kinkead's torso, preventing him from escaping.
LeFell working away.
LeFell controls the position from side control.
Kinkead is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeFell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no LeFell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kinkead is looking to reverse the position.
LeFell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kinkead is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kinkead tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
LeFell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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 Jimar Kinkead will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
LeFell shoots in but Kinkead avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kinkead is looking to counter the offense by LeFell and move into the clinch.
LeFell goes for a double leg but Kinkead avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kinkead continues to drive forward.
LeFell rushes Kinkead and presses him up against the cage.
LeFell is looking for a takedown.
Jimar Kinkead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry LeFell.
LeFell jumps guard.
LeFell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kinkead's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kinkead looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
LeFell is looking to sweep but instead, Kinkead has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeFell wants to get back to full guard.
Kinkead has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kinkead controlling the position easily from mount.
LeFell is trying to escape the mount.
LeFell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kinkead fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kinkead controlling the pace for now.
Kinkead lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kinkead cracks LeFell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Kinkead connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kinkead raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeFell taking shots to the head.
Kinkead looking to control but LeFell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
LeFell wants to hold on but Kinkead pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
LeFell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
LeFell tries to hold on but Kinkead postures up.
LeFell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kinkead controlling from the full mount.
Kinkead lands a nice shot to the head.
Kinkead has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of LeFell's face.
Kinkead punishing his opponent with strikes.
LeFell is in a horrible position here. Kinkead smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kinkead lands a big shot there that rocks LeFell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead scores with a couple of good head shots there.
LeFell is rocked!
LeFell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
LeFell is still in real trouble! Can Kinkead finish him?
Kinkead trying to control from LeFell's half guard. LeFell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
LeFell seems to have recovered his senses.
LeFell looking for a sweep. Not yet LeFell, not yet.
Kinkead is working LeFell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinkead wants to control from the top but LeFell keeps moving.
LeFell looking for a guillotine here but Kinkead defends easily.
Kinkead slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimar Kinkead dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
LeFell goes for a double leg but Kinkead avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kinkead continues to drive forward.
Kinkead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LeFell can do to turn this around?
LeFell dives in and grabs Kinkead's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kinkead pushes down on LeFell's head and hops out.
Kinkead half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from LeFell.
Kinkead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jimar Kinkead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry LeFell.
LeFell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinkead seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kinkead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from LeFell.
Kinkead tries to keep at a distance but LeFell has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeFell has Kinkead pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kinkead manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
LeFell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
LeFell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kinkead avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kinkead decides to pull guard.
Kinkead is trying to keep LeFell in close.
Kinkead working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. LeFell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. LeFell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
LeFell advances position into side control!
Jimar Kinkead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeFell tries for a kimura but Kinkead is defending well.
LeFell is trying to get an arm triangle but Kinkead is defending well.
Kinkead tries to buck LeFell off but LeFell is having none of it.
Kinkead is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kinkead's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
LeFell happy to just control the position for now.
Larry LeFell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeFell is looking to take a break and control but Kinkead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kinkead is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
LeFell scores with a couple of short elbows.
LeFell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
LeFell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
LeFell trying to control the action but Kinkead is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry LeFell.
I think Kinkead has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimar Kinkead!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Vinkovic (ranked 661 p4p, 144 weight class) and Kaito Tanaka (ranked 87 p4p, 21 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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28
265
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270
17 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frane Vinkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaito Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinkovic.
Tanaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters circling a little - Tanaka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tanaka is looking to slow Vinkovic down with leg kicks.
Vinkovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vinkovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Tanaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vinkovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tanaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vinkovic tests Tanaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tanaka throws out a loose jab but Vinkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frane Vinkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Vinkovic throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters with a good, hard body kick but Vinkovic shrugs it off.
Vinkovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vinkovic's knee momentarily.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses Vinkovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinkovic tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinkovic slips under a jab from Tanaka.
Some bone on bone action there as Tanaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tanaka takes one to the chin there.
Vinkovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vinkovic throws a lazy body kick
and Tanaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic misses with a double jab
and Tanaka counters with a good, hard body kick but Vinkovic shrugs it off.
Vinkovic is breathing heavily.
Tanaka defending well as Vinkovic loads up on a big left hand.
Vinkovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Tanaka.
A big left from Vinkovic misses.
Vinkovic ducks under a wild hook from Tanaka.
Tanaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka misses with some punches.
Vinkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tanaka leaning against his opponent.
Vinkovic misses with some punches.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinkovic controls his hands.
Vinkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinkovic.
Vinkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinkovic's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Vinkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vinkovic working hard to break the clinch.
Tanaka lands a right hand.
Vinkovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tanaka lands a right hand.
Tanaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanaka throws the kick towards the body but Vinkovic avoids it.
Vinkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinkovic misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Tanaka there.
Vinkovic takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanaka.
Tanaka staying out of range there.
Tanaka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vinkovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka clinches.
Vinkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
A nice left hand lands by Tanaka.
Tanaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vinkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinkovic misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Tanaka.
Vinkovic takes a shot to the head.
Tanaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tanaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanaka breaks from the clinch.
Vinkovic throws a series of punches but Tanaka avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Vinkovic.
Tanaka counters with a body kick.
Tanaka drops Vinkovic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vinkovic looks back up at him and smiles so Tanaka waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vinkovic is rocked!
Vinkovic switches off momentarily and Tanaka cracks him with a monster right hand! Vinkovic topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Tanaka dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Tanaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaito Tanaka!
A relieved looking Kaito Tanaka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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