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C379: Chai vs Erdogan III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mabahong Tae (ranked 1025 p4p, 850 weight class) and Puna Soriano (ranked 123 p4p, 100 weight class). Soriano has chosen Highwayman- The Highwaymen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Puna Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano lands with a straight right. Tae didn't see that one coming.
Soriano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tae takes a swing at Soriano's ribcage but misses.
Soriano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tae counter with a right hand.
Soriano connects with the punch.
Soriano misses with a lunging right hand
and Tae counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soriano scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soriano throws a right hand that misses
and Tae counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soriano thinking.
Soriano throws a front kick that sends Tae stumbling back into the cage.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Tae throws a big counter combination but Soriano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Soriano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tae throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae walks into a stiff left hand from Soriano.
Soriano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tae on the side of the head.
Tae throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soriano.
Soriano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soriano looks to land a right hand but Tae moved out of range.
Soriano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soriano throws a body punch but Tae moves out of range.
Tae appears to be looking for a big counter.
Soriano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soriano throws a head kick but Tae moves out of range.
A slow jab from Soriano misses its intended target.
Tae swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puna Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soriano throws a push kick but Tae slaps the foot to one side.
Tae swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tae.
Tae throws a big counter combination but Soriano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A left lands for Soriano.
Soriano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tae.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano blocks a head kick by Tae.
Nice shot lands for Soriano.
Soriano thows a body kick. Tae tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tae with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soriano to score with a decent uppercut.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick and Tae moves out of range easily.
Tae slips a jab from Soriano.
A counter left hand to the body from Tae misses its target.
Soriano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tae had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tae moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Tae cracks Soriano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Puna Soriano has been cut.
A head kick by Soriano misses
and Soriano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano misses with a lunging right hand
and Tae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soriano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soriano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soriano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Soriano.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses.
Tae takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tae staying out of range there.
Tae on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tae ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
Tae was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tae ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
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!
Soriano throws a lazy uppercut
and Tae counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soriano thinking.
Tae takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soriano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soriano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tae manages to avoid it.
Soriano misses with a lunging right hand
and Tae counters with a nice uppercut.
Soriano throws a big shot that misses.
Soriano misses with a body shot.
Soriano misses with a looping left.
Soriano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puna Soriano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puna Soriano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soriano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tae back to the cage. Soriano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Soriano throws a head kick that half lands.
Soriano throws a series of punches but Tae moves out of range.
Tae is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick and Tae moves out of range easily.
Soriano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tae might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tae counter with a right hand.
Soriano throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Tae misses the target.
Soriano misses with a double jab
letting Tae counter with a right hand.
Soriano misses with a combination
and Tae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Puna Soriano's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Soriano. Tae does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano throws a body punch but Tae moves out of range.
Tae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soriano.
It looked like Tae was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tae throws the left hand but Soriano avoids the punch easily.
Tae walks into a left hand.
Soriano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soriano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Tae misses.
Tae tries to clinch there but Soriano circles away.
Tae slips a straight right by Soriano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soriano. Tae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soriano misses with a right hand
and Tae counters with a crisp one two that drops Soriano! Tae thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Soriano to his feet! Soriano is in big trouble!
Tae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano misses with an uppercut
and Tae counters with a series of strikes. Soriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
 Soriano is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soriano lands a right hook to the body.
Soriano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soriano throws a good cross that connects.
Soriano looks to land a left hand but Tae moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Tae on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soriano throws an overhand right that lands on Tae's shoulder, as Tae tries to avoid the shot.
Tae takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tae slips under a jab from Soriano.
Soriano misses with a hook
and Soriano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Soriano as he connects with a hook.
Soriano throws a jab but it's blocked by Tae.
Puna Soriano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soriano misses with a body shot.
It looked like Tae was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Soriano throws a hook but Tae blocks it.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses
and Tae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tae bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soriano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tae swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soriano throws the left hand but Tae avoids the punch easily.
Tae looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Soriano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Soriano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soriano misses with a left hand
letting Tae counter with a right hand.
The cut above Puna Soriano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Tae will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tae swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soriano lands a body shot.
Soriano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soriano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tae.
A little feinted left hand from Tae on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soriano throws a body punch but Tae moves out of range.
Tae looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puna Soriano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Puna Soriano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Soriano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tae on the side of the head.
Soriano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tae.
Tae tries to clinch up.
Soriano lands a high kick!
Soriano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soriano throws a body punch but Tae moves out of range.
Soriano thuds a left hand into Tae's body.
Soriano misses with a right hand
and Tae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soriano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tae blocks it well.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick and Tae moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Soriano there.
Sloppy strikes from Tae. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano looks to land a combination. Tae sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tae slips under a jab from Soriano.
Tae looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tae looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soriano lands a body shot.
Soriano misses with a hook
and Tae counters with a straight right hand.
Soriano digs a good body shot into Tae's ribs.
Tae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Soriano throws a low kick but Tae moves out of range easily.
Soriano misses with a body punch
and Tae counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soriano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Soriano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Soriano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tae circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano lands with a nice body kick.
Soriano scores with the left hand. Tae knows he should have avoided that one.
Oooooh!!! Tae has knocked Soriano down with a huge combo! Tae steps away and waves a wobbly Soriano back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Soriano is still on wobbly legs! Can Tae finish him?
Tae moves out of range of the strikes.
Tae looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Soriano thuds a left hand into Tae's body.
Soriano seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Soriano misses its intended target.
Tae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Soriano as he checks the leg kick.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soriano missing with a left hand there. Tae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano misses with a kick to the body
and Tae counters with a straight right hand.
Puna Soriano's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Soriano scores with a head kick. Tae tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tae misses with a lunging right hand
and Soriano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tae thinking.
Soriano throws a lazy head kick
and Tae counters with a straight right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Puna Soriano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mabahong Tae!
Mabahong Tae spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Puna Soriano stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sven Johansson (ranked 281 p4p, 752 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 28 p4p, 72 weight class). Sven Johansson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Mantle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Mantle slips the punch.
Mantle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mantle tries to clinch up.
Johansson lands with a nice body punch.
Mantle is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Mantle ducks right into an uppercut from Johansson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mantle or perhaps it was just good defense by Johansson, which made it look bad.
Mantle misses with a double jab
and Johansson counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Johansson trying to stall but Mantle improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mantle.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mantle backwards.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mantle manages to break the clinch.
Mantle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Mantle's shoulder, as Mantle tries to avoid the shot.
Mantle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mantle tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mantle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansson tries to clinch up but Mantle circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansson stuns Mantle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mantle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johansson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantle tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Johansson misses its target.
Johansson instigates a clinch.
Mantle has Johansson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johansson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sven Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Mantle.
Mantle jumps guard but Johansson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mantle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mantle slips a straight right by Johansson.
Mantle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johansson.
Johansson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mantle's head backwards.
Mantle shoots and misses
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Johansson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mantle doesn't seem phased though.
Danga de danga de dang - Johansson scores with a four punch combination!
Nice sprawl there from Johansson as Mantle shoots in.
Johansson lands an overhand right.
Mantle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johansson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sven Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johansson throws a right and a left that Mantle avoids nicely.
Mantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson instigates a clinch.
Johansson misses with a knee strike.
Johansson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mantle blocks it with crossed arms.
Johansson is pressed up against the cage. Mantle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johansson down to the mat. Johansson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johansson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mantle tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Mantle is avoiding it.
Johansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Mantle successfully pulls guard.
Johansson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mantle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johansson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mantle fails to land the takedown.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Johansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mantle's head backwards.
Mantle tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson has closed the distance and engaged Mantle in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mantle tries to pull guard but Johansson holds him up against the cage and eventually Mantle drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson dominated that 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.
Johansson gets caught napping as Mantle dives in and scores a takedown. Johansson manages to retain guard.
Johansson has Mantle pulled in close to control his posture.
Johansson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johansson, not yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mantle working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Johansson has his hands on Mantle's head, controlling the position.
Johansson pushes Mantle off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson scores with a jab.
Johansson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johansson throws a hook but Mantle blocks it.
Graham Mantle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Mantle moves out of range of the strikes.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mantle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mantle dives in for a single leg takedown but Johansson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johansson clinches with his opponent.
Mantle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mantle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johansson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Mantle lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mantle wants to take a breather but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson gets back to full guard.
Johansson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle prevents Johansson from getting back to his feet.
Mantle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johansson wants to stand up but Mantle is controlling him.
Mantle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mantle preventing the sweep.
Mantle is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johansson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Johansson connects with a jab.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mantle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johansson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Mantle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sven Johansson is winning the standup battle so far.
Mantle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Mantle with the counter takedown but Johansson avoids it easily.
Mantle shoots in looking for a takedown but Johansson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mantle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mantle can do to turn this around?
Johansson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson tries to clinch but Mantle moves away
enabling Mantle to counter with a crisp jab.
Mantle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Johansson throws a hook but Mantle avoids it easily.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Mantle slips the punch.
Mantle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sven Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Mantle.
Johansson throws a body punch but Mantle moves out of range.
Mantle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johansson pinned against the cage. Johansson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johansson lands an overhand right.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mantle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mantle ducks right into an uppercut from Johansson.
Mantle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Mantle moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mantle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johansson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johansson clinches up against the cage.
Mantle blocking some punches.
Johansson wants to stall.
Mantle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mantle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Mantle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johansson to keep the fight standing.
Johansson presses Mantle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johansson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle wants the takedown. Johansson is fighting it off but Mantle persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johansson's guard against the cage.
Johansson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
Mantle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sven Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Mantle.
Nice uppercut lands for Johansson. That snapped Mantle's head back.
Johansson gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Johansson is looking to control Mantle's arms but Mantle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johansson has his back to the cage.
Johansson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike.
Mantle effectively controlling the action here.
Mantle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Mantle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johansson to keep the fight standing.
Sven Johansson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mantle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Mantle blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantle throws an elbow that misses.
Johansson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mantle backwards.
Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mantle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mantle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson lands with a light punch inside.
Mantle misses with the head strike.
Johansson has Mantle pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Johansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Mantle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Mantle.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Mantle trying to land knees to the body.
Mantle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johansson taking a breather.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
Mantle is trying to push Johansson away but Johansson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson is stalling here.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but Mantle blocks with his arms.
A short right from Johansson on the inside.
Mantle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Graham Mantle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johansson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Johansson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johansson 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Johansson!
Sven Johansson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 1101 p4p, 482 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 82 p4p, 37 weight class). Zemin comes to the cage accompanied by 부모님 은혜. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian fails to land with a series of punches.
Unang Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zemin moves into the clinch.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin being controlled against the cage.
Zemin is stalling here.
Zemin trying to land knees to the body.
Zemin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Egyptian wants to get back to striking at distance but Zemin won't allow it.
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Egyptian keeps it at a distance.
Egyptian cracks Zemin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egyptian feints the counter takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Egyptian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zemin instigates a clinch.
Egyptian lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Egyptian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zemin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zemin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egyptian avoiding damage as Zemin throws knees to the body.
Egyptian is looking for a takedown.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Egyptian blocks an uppercut.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Zemin lands with a left to the head.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Egyptian's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Egyptian.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Zemin lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zemin tries to clinch up but Egyptian circles away and keeps his distance.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Egyptian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Zemin.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zemin forces Egyptian back against the cage and clinches.
Egyptian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egyptian has picked Zemin up - he's going for a ride! Egyptian dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zemin is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Egyptian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zemin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zemin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Egyptian on the ground.
Egyptian is working for a submission of some sort.
Egyptian is looking to take a break and control but Zemin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zemin tries to kick Egyptian off but Egyptian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Egyptian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Egyptian winds up and cracks Zemin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zemin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Zemin is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Egyptian works his way into full mount!
Egyptian won't let Zemin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zemin has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Zemin wants to get back to his feet.
Egyptian working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zemin is keeping busy.
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 Unang Zemin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Egyptian drives through with a takedown into Zemin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Egyptian postures up and lands a big shot to Zemin's brow.
Egyptian distracts Zemin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Egyptian won't allow Zemin to get back to his feet.
My spies in The Infamous Duranto Gym inform me that Egyptian has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Egyptian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin keeping moving, preventing Egyptian from controlling successfully.
Zemin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin can't keep his opponent in guard - Egyptian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zemin is refusing to be controlled, as Egyptian sits in half guard.
Zemin is trying to stand.
Egyptian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Egyptian not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Egyptian lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin is trying to stand.
Egyptian controlling the pace.
Zemin tries to kick Egyptian off but Egyptian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zemin is looking to clinch but Egyptian is avoiding it.
Egyptian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zemin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Egyptian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Egyptian has hold of Zemin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zemin seems comfortable defending it but Egyptian has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zemin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zemin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Egyptian couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ishmael Egyptian!
Ishmael Egyptian 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between D.C. Benny (ranked 352 p4p, 847 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 49 p4p, 118 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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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 34 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses the body punch
and Benny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Benny throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva thuds his right hand into Benny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Benny finds it's target.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benny ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Benny throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Benny takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benny manages to avoid it.
Benny has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy in the buildup to the fight.
Silva throws a jab when Benny was well out of range.
Benny slips a jab from Silva.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benny slips a jab from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benny slips under a jab from Silva.
Benny takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Benny misses its intended target.
Benny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Benny gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benny manages to avoid it.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny with a nice cross.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Benny stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benny.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva 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.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benny is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Benny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benny moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva is rocked!
Silva walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Benny swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). D.C. Benny!
During a confident post fight interview, D.C. Benny thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chumani Adofo (ranked 208 p4p, 469 weight class) and Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 22 p4p, 47 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo misses with a looping right.
Adofo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai throws a counter combo.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adofo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adofo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chai scrambles back to his feet.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adofo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adofo.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Adofo takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adofo.
Adofo just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adofo. Adofo obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adofo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Adofo looks to clinch
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Adofo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Adofo tries to clinch up.
Adofo throws a sloppy head kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Adofo. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Adofo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
Adofo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a head kick but Adofo moves out of range.
Adofo closes the distance and pushes Chai back into the cage.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adofo tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Adofo takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Adofo.
Adofo presses Chai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chai or not.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Chai tries to break the clinch but Adofo is controlling the position.
Adofo looking to stall.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Adofo.
Adofo throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Adofo. Adofo maintains the clinch.
Adofo misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adofo's elbow.
Adofo works on Chai's body with a couple of short punches.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Adofo.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adofo stalling.
A short left from Adofo.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo dominated that round.
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.
Chai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adofo.
Adofo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adofo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adofo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adofo backing away here, and Chai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adofo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chai - the referee stops the clock and Adofo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chai. Adofo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Adofo tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adofo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai cracks Adofo with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Adofo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Adofo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo cracks Chai with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo drives through and clinches with Chai against the cage.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai working aggressively here.
Adofo lands with a right to the head.
Adofo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Adofo tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai working aggressively here.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo lands with a short shot to the head.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Adofo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Adofo moves out of range of the body kick from Chai.
Adofo tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adofo works Chai's body with a nice hook.
Adofo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Adofo lands a right hook to the body.
Adofo misses the shot to the body.
Chai avoids the head kick by Adofo.
Adofo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chai.
Chumani Adofo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adofo throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Adofo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adofo misses with a wild body shot.
Adofo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a body shot.
Adofo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adofo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Chai backs away, Adofo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adofo darts in and clinches Chai up against the cage.
Chai gets through Adofo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adofo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Adofo.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adofo lands a nice shot to the body.
Adofo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chai.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adofo.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai defending well as Adofo loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo tries to land a leg kick but Chai saw it coming and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Adofo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adofo.
Adofo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adofo.
Adofo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Adofo backs off Chai throws a huge counter combo but Adofo manages to avoid it all.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Adofo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai moves out of range of the leg kick from Adofo.
Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Adofo is just out of range.
That kick from Chai tenderised Adofo's leg. Adofo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Adofo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adofo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adofo missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Adofo closes the distance and clinches.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Adofo.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Chumani Adofo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo lands with a right to the head.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chai blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Adofo lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Adofo avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Adofo stalling in the clinch.
Chai blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Adofo as the two fighters clinch.
Adofo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chai is keeping busy.
Chai pushes Adofo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adofo moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Adofo tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Adofo throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Chai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chai tries to move into range but Adofo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Adofo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adofo's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
Chai throws out a counter right but Adofo avoids it with no problem.
Adofo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Chai blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Adofo misses.
Adofo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adofo is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
Adofo avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adofo. Adofo obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
Good shot there by Adofo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Adofo's belly button to the back.
Adofo throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adofo.
Jeong Hoon Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adofo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adofo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai counters with a body kick.
Adofo misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
Chai looks for the body kick but Adofo saw that one coming.
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Adofo. Adofo maintains the clinch.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 Chumani Adofo.
Well Adofo 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chumani Adofo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chumani Adofo made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamed Juniorss (ranked 453 p4p, 573 weight class) and Musa Vitalik (ranked 66 p4p, 78 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vitalik's choice of entrance music: Planet Purge - Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Ehide. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hamed Juniorss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Vitalik!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juniorss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vitalik.
It looked like Juniorss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vitalik misses with a lunging right hand
and Juniorss counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vitalik! Juniorss lets Vitalik back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Vitalik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Juniorss momentarily.
Juniorss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitalik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vitalik dives in and scores a takedown into Juniorss's guard.
Juniorss has momentary wrist control but Vitalik slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juniorss is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vitalik throwing strikes but missing.
Juniorss has control of Vitalik's left arm, preventing Vitalik from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vitalik throwing strikes from guard but Juniorss blocks nicely.
Vitalik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juniorss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vitalik trying to control the position from guard on top but Juniorss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitalik throws a strike but Juniorss rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vitalik is on top in guard.
Vitalik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik keeps trying to improve his position.
Vitalik stands and throws Juniorss's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vitalik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juniorss wants to control but Vitalik postures up.
Vitalik throws an elbow but Juniorss slips to the side and avoids it well.
Juniorss dodges the ground and pound from Vitalik.
Vitalik working the head with strikes.
Vitalik throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Juniorss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vitalik on the ground.
Vitalik lands a nice forearm strike.
Vitalik tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vitalik in side control, throwing shots but Juniorss defends.
Vitalik in side control, throwing shots but Juniorss defends.
Vitalik misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juniorss seems a little lost for a moment, as Vitalik dominates the positioning.
Vitalik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Juniorss sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Vitalik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vitalik cracks Juniorss with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vitalik landing a few strikes.
Vitalik working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Juniorss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Juniorss tries to get out of the position.
Vitalik throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vitalik trying to control the position but Juniorss is working away.
Vitalik works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juniorss managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vitalik.
Juniorss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vitalik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Juniorss is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Vitalik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vitalik tries to move into full mount but can't pass Juniorss's legs.
Vitalik scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vitalik lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vitalik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Vitalik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Juniorss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vitalik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vitalik looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Juniorss is avoiding damage well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitalik cracks Juniorss with a big elbow.
Vitalik lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vitalik works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
 Juniorss is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musa Vitalik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Juniorss looks to throw the jab but Vitalik is out of range.
Musa Vitalik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitalik misses with a body punch
and Vitalik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vitalik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vitalik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vitalik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juniorss pinned against the cage. Juniorss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juniorss staying out of range there.
A big right from Juniorss misses.
Vitalik lands a nice looking body shot.
Vitalik pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Juniorss back to the cage. Vitalik follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik gets the takedown into side control.
Vitalik working the strikes but Juniorss uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Vitalik landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Juniorss won't allow Vitalik to pass to mount.
Juniorss slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vitalik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vitalik trying to control the position from guard on top but Juniorss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitalik throwing strikes but missing.
Vitalik landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vitalik wants to control from the top but Juniorss keeps moving.
Vitalik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juniorss can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vitalik controls the pace.
Juniorss is trying to keep Vitalik in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juniorss keeping moving, preventing Vitalik from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vitalik scores with a jab. Juniorss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hamed Juniorss is winning the standup battle so far.
Juniorss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vitalik fails with the takedown.
Juniorss throws a jab but it's blocked by Vitalik.
Juniorss throws a looping overhand right but Vitalik ducks down to avoid it.
Vitalik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Juniorss as he jumps to the side.
Hamed Juniorss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musa Vitalik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik looks to score with a jab to the body but Juniorss is just out of range.
Juniorss is looking to counter punch.
Juniorss avoids the body shot from Vitalik.
Vitalik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Juniorss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vitalik.
Vitalik tries for a takedown but Juniorss circles away easily
and Juniorss counters with a nice body shot.
Vitalik fails with the takedown.
It looked like Juniorss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vitalik.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musa Vitalik 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!
Juniorss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juniorss walks into a left hand.
Vitalik shoots in for a takedown but Juniorss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juniorss looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitalik is just out of range.
Vitalik closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Juniorss's guard.
Vitalik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vitalik throws a big right hand that misses.
Vitalik trying to control but Juniorss is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juniorss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vitalik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Juniorss's head.
Vitalik wants to pass the guard but Juniorss is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik pushes down on Juniorss's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Juniorss tries to get to full guard but Vitalik has control of the leg.
Vitalik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Vitalik.
Vitalik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juniorss's head.
Vitalik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vitalik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vitalik is looking to take a break and control but Juniorss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juniorss is trying to maintain the position but Vitalik is very close to passing his half guard.
Musa Vitalik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vitalik throwing shots but Juniorss is blocking nicely.
Vitalik thows a huge punch but Juniorss dodges it nicely.
Vitalik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vitalik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juniorss's head.
Vitalik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juniorss's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vitalik wants to pass the guard but Juniorss is defending well.
Vitalik looks to land a strike but Juniorss avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Juniorss keeping full guard, as Vitalik tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vitalik passes Juniorss's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vitalik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Juniorss taking some punishment here, with Vitalik in his half guard.
Vitalik is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vitalik is looking to advance position but Juniorss won't allow it.
Vitalik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vitalik is nestled in close to Juniorss, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh Juniorss is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vitalik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juniorss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik is trying to control. Juniorss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Juniorss seems to have got his legs back now.
Vitalik moves nicely into side control.
Vitalik looks up at the clock and then as Juniorss takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vitalik smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Juniorss is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hamed Juniorss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitalik scores with a big shot! Juniorss's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Juniorss! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musa Vitalik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 116 p4p, 135 weight class) and Mason Jones (ranked 18 p4p, 20 weight class). Mason Jones 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
 It looks like Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones drops Sitsongrit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sitsongrit looks back up at him and smiles so Jones waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jones! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 81 p4p, 109 weight class) and Johnny Albatross (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). De Geno comes to the cage accompanied by DE MEXICO SONG. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Albatross!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Albatross tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Geno scoring well with a low kick there.
De Geno staying out of range there.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Albatross.
De Geno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Geno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Albatross feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Genos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Albatross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Albatross misses with a body shot.
Albatross misses with a hook.
De Geno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Albatross.
Albatross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Albatross loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Albatross slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno checks a low kick from Albatross.
De Geno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Albatross takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
A big right from De Geno misses.
De Geno slips under a jab from Albatross.
Albatross lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Geno moves away from the strike by Albatross.
De Geno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Albatross.
De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Albatross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Albatross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Geno.
De Geno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Albatross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Albatross needs to keep his hands up - De Geno had a free shot at his head there.
De Geno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Albatross connects with a crisp jab.
Albatross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
Albatross avoids the body shot from De Geno.
A little jabbing left from Albatross on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Albatross misses the jab.
It looked like De Geno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Albatross dips to his left and cracks De Geno with an uppercut!
De Geno misses with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Albatross misses the target.
Albatross takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Albatross tenderised De Geno's leg. De Geno is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Geno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albatross.
De Geno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Albatross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno throws a leg kick that misses.
Albatross paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Geno connects with a body shot that sends Albatross's belly button to the back.
De Geno slips under a jab.
Albatross ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross throws a leg kick but De Geno moved away.
Albatross drops his hands momentarily and De Geno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albatross 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.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno blocks a jab.
Albatross loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Albatross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from De Geno finds it's target.
Albatross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Albatross throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Albatross is out of range.
Albatross only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albatross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albatross was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
Albatross is looking to score with low kicks.
De Geno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Albatross connects with a high kick.
Albatross lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Albatross blocks the leg kick.
Albatross misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno throws a low kick but Albatross moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
De Geno lands a nice shot to the body.
Albatross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
De Geno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Albatross misses with a leg kick.
Albatross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
De Geno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Geno checks a leg kick nicely.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Geno lands with an overhand left.
De Geno lands a jab to the nose.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Albatross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like De Geno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Albatross.
De Geno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Albatross's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Geno under the eye.
De Geno scores with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Geno checks a leg kick.
De Geno throws the left hand but Albatross avoids the punch easily.
De Geno backing away here, and Albatross unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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!
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albatross.
Albatross just misses with a punch to the body.
Albatross tries a low kick but De Geno avoids it.
Albatross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Albatross to counter with a crisp jab.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Albatross.
Albatross walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Geno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Geno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albatross. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Geno!
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albatross moves away.
Albatross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Geno.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Albatross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albatross digs a good body shot into De Geno's ribs.
De Geno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Albatross ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
Albatross misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
Albatross tried to score with a low kick but De Geno checks it.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Albatross's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Geno lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from De Geno.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Albatross will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Geno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albatross manages to avoid it.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Albatross slips the punch.
De Geno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Albatross checks it well.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Geno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Geno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Geno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross moves out of range of the leg kick from De Geno.
De Geno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Albatross misses with an uppercut.
Johnny Albatross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albatross scores with a leg kick.
De Geno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Albatross if he has to take too many more of those.
De Geno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Albatross misses with a looping right.
De Geno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno tried to score with a low kick but Albatross checks it.
Albatross avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Albatross moves out of range of the body kick from De Geno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albatross misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno throws a body punch but Albatross moves out of range.
Albatross throws a head kick that misses.
Albatross throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Geno.
De Geno lands a jab to the head.
De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albatross.
Albatross is looking to score with low kicks.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albatross walks into a left hand.
Albatross keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Albatross takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Albatross throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
Albatross motions for De Geno to come forward. Albatross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Geno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Geno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Geno swings for the body but Albatross moves out of range.
De Geno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Geno moves away from the strike by Albatross.
A little feinted left hand from De Geno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Geno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albatross checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Geno slips under a jab from Albatross.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albatross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Albatross moved away.
Albatross throws out a leg kick but De Geno moves out of range and Albatross only half commits.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
Albatross looks to land a right hand but De Geno moved out of range.
De Geno throws a series of punches but Albatross avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Albatross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Geno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Geno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Albatross throws a body kick that misses.
Albatross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Geno is out of range.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Albatross is out of range.
De Geno throws a low kick but Albatross avoids it.
Albatross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
Albatross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Albatross connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Geno scrambles back to his feet.
Albatross throws a leg kick which misses De Geno's front leg but catches the back leg as De Geno tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as De Geno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by De Geno as he checks the leg kick.
Albatross throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albatross cracks De Geno with an open hand slap.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albatross manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno with the inside leg kick.
De Geno slips a straight right by Albatross.
As Albatross backs away, De Geno returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Albatross misses with a looping left.
Albatross uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Geno has time to react.
De Geno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Albatross tries to land a leg kick but De Geno saw it coming and moves away.
De Geno slips a jab from Albatross.
De Geno lands with a shot to the body.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
Albatross is looking to score with low kicks.
De Geno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albatross was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
De Geno scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Albatross.
De Geno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Albatross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for De Geno.
De Geno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Albatross is looking to land body kicks.
Albatross throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Albatross is looking to slow De Geno down with leg kicks.
Albatross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Albatross, as that shot connected.
De Geno lands a really nice looking cross but Albatross seems unphased.
Albatross tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Geno is able to avoid easily.
Albatross lands a body shot.
Albatross's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Geno takes a swing at Albatross's ribcage but misses.
Albatross misses with a hook.
De Geno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albatross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Albatross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Albatross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Geno has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Geno slips a straight right by Albatross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno scores with a leg kick.
Albatross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albatross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away.
De Geno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo De Geno will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Geno moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Albatross.
Albatross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Geno delivers a nice body kick.
De Geno throws a leg kick that misses.
Albatross misses with a straight left.
Albatross keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Albatross thuds his right hand into De Geno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Albatross.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albatross was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
Albatross misses with an uppercut.
De Geno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab from Albatross.
The crowd cheers as Albatross lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Geno doesn't seem phased though.
Albatross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Albatross throws a hook but De Geno blocks it.
Albatross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left lands for Albatross.
De Geno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albatross.
Albatross misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for De Geno.
Albatross walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Geno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Albatross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Geno 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.
De Geno lands a nice hook to Albatross's body. Albatross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Albatross.
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albatross throws out the jab.
It looked like De Geno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Albatross.
De Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Albatross.
De Geno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Albatross loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
Albatross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Geno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Albatross's sensitive parts.
Albatross has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Albatross there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Geno slips a jab from Albatross.
A leg kick checked by Albatross.
Albatross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Albatross.
De Geno connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Albatross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Geno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Albatross tests De Geno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a hook but Albatross blocks it.
De Geno with the inside leg kick.
Albatross throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
De Geno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Albatross doesn't seem bothered though.
Albatross slips a jab from De Geno.
Albatross flicks out a counter leg kick but De Geno steps away.
De Geno tries to bum rush Albatross with a series of wild strikes but Albatross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Albatross lands a nice looking body kick.
Albatross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Geno. De Geno obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from De Geno misses.
Albatross attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And De Geno counters with a quick kick to the body but Albatross blocks it.
Albatross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Geno wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Albatross misses its intended target.
Albatross just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno lands with an overhand left.
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Albatross throws out the jab.
Albatross defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Albatross does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross lands a glancing blow to the side of De Geno's head.
Albatross is looking to chop away at De Geno's legs.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albatross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Geno.
De Geno tries to clinch there but Albatross circles away.
Albatross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Albatross.
Albatross throws a big shot that misses.
Albatross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away.
Albatross throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Albatross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Albatross just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Geno.
A slapping leg kick lands for Albatross.
Albatross missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albatross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Geno, as that shot connected.
De Geno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Geno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albatross misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albatross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno checks a low kick from Albatross.
Albatross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Albatross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
Albatross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Albatross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Albatross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albatross tries to work over De Geno's front leg with a kick but De Geno checks it.
De Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Albatross counters with a left to the body.
Albatross looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Albatross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Geno's hands.
Albatross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Geno at a distance.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
Albatross slips under a jab from De Geno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albatross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick lands for De Geno.
Albatross slips a straight right by De Geno.
De Geno connects with a solid leg kick.
Albatross throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Albatross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Albatross 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Albatross!
Our winner, Johnny Albatross, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristoph Kringle (ranked 128 p4p, 91 weight class) and Ghost Chai (ranked 19 p4p, 14 weight class). Ghost Chai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristoph Kringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kringle walks into a left hand.
It looks like Kristoph Kringle has been cut.
Chai 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.
The crowd cheers as Kringle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chai doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kringle. That's going to slow Chai down.
Chai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kringle.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Kringle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Kringle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kringle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kringle - the referee stops the clock and Chai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kringle. Chai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Kringle's belly button to the back.
Kringle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
Kringle throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Chai throws a leg kick but Kringle checks it.
Chai lands with a nice combination. Kringle backs away looking to recover.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chai misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Chai.
A little feinted left hand from Kringle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kringle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghost Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Kringle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kringle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Kringle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kringle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle misses with a low kick as Chai jumps back.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Kringle misses with a looping right.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kringle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
It looked like Kringle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kringle slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai lands a big head kick that sends Kringle tumbling to the mat! Chai takes a step backwards and waves Kringle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kringle is rocked!
Kristoph Kringle's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kringle is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Chai doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kringle crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kringle's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghost Chai!
A very excited looking Ghost Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Presley Chai (ranked 16 p4p, 38 weight class) and Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 3 p4p, 5 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Erdogan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai swings for the body but Erdogan moves out of range.
Erdogan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chai misses the jab.
Erdogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Erdogan saw that one coming.
Erdogan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chai throws the left hand but Erdogan avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan connects with a high kick.
It looks like Presley Chai has been cut.
Erdogan throws a head kick that misses.
Erdogan moves out of range as Chai strikes.
A big left from Chai misses.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Erdogan is out of range.
Erdogan leaves Chai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erdogan drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Erdogan saw that one coming.
Erdogan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chai blocks it well.
Erdogan connects with a leg kick.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Erdogan counters with a crisp one two that drops Chai! Erdogan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chai to his feet! Chai is in big trouble!
Chai is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erdogan throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erdogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erdogan, pushing him back against the cage.
Erdogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erdogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!
Chai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Erdogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai takes a swing at Erdogan's ribcage but misses.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Mustafa Erdogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai is looking for a counter combo.
Erdogan staying out of range there.
Erdogan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai misses with a hook. Erdogan ducked under it nicely.
Erdogan throws a fast counter high kick but Chai manages to duck under it in time.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai lands with a cross.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Erdogan moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erdogan moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mustafa Erdogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Presley Chai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai misses the jab.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Erdogan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chai thinking.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Erdogan scores with a sloppy right hand. Chai should have avoided that one.
Erdogan swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan throws a body shot but no joy.
Erdogan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Erdogan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Chai.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erdogan counters with a body kick.
Erdogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Erdogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erdogan lands the left hand.
Chai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Erdogan on the side of the head.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Erdogan misses.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erdogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erdogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai misses with a body shot
and Erdogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai tests Erdogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Erdogan moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Erdogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chai fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erdogan! But no joy.
Erdogan throws a sloppy head kick
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
Erdogan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Erdogan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Erdogan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Erdogan.
Erdogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Erdogan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai avoids the body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Erdogan walks into a left hand.
Erdogan defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromErdogan.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mustafa Erdogan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Presley Chai's cut.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Erdogan throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Erdogan.
Good shot there by Chai.
Erdogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustafa Erdogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Erdogan misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Erdogan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erdogan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Erdogan ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Erdogan throws a body shot but no joy.
Erdogan ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Nice body kick from Erdogan.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Erdogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erdogan flicks out a counter leg kick but Chai steps away.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erdogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Erdogan.
Erdogan defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Erdogan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Erdogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Erdogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Erdogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Erdogan defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai lands a jab to Erdogan's midsection.
Erdogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai tests Erdogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
A little jabbing left from Erdogan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Erdogan's head but Erdogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai drops Erdogan with a right and a left! Chai comes rushing in but Erdogan regains his composure and manages to keep Chai in guard.
Erdogan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erdogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
Erdogan is still in real trouble! Can Chai finish him?
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
Erdogan seems to have recovered his senses.
Erdogan wants to stand and escape but Chai is having none of it.
Chai lands a couple of digs.
Chai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Erdogan is keeping the position.
Chai throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Presley Chai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Erdogan swings widly with a right hand
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erdogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chai counters with a crisp right that sends Erdogan to the canvas! Chai follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Presley Chai!
Presley Chai retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Presley Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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