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NYF Fight Night 53 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Nakamura (ranked 3986 p4p, 4281 weight class) and Nuur Ibraahim (ranked 399 p4p, 417 weight class). Nakamura comes into the arena with Afloria Theme blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Kazuo Nakamura has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuur Ibraahim!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibraahim cracks Nakamura with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ibraahim has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nakamura to stand back up!
 Nakamura is rocked!
 It looks like Kazuo Nakamura has been cut.
Ibraahim cracks Nakamura with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nuur Ibraahim!
Kazuo Nakamura was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the opportunity to fight!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Lewis (ranked 2643 p4p, 2945 weight class) and Shamus McSorley (ranked 268 p4p, 304 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamus McSorley!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McSorley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lewis throws a strike aimed at the side of McSorley's head but McSorley avoids it well.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lewis lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here as Lewis stalls from top position.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McSorley tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! McSorley taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). AJ Lewis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rohan Peters (ranked 3460 p4p, 4235 weight class) and Geraldo Hernandez (ranked 337 p4p, 393 weight class). The key to victory for Rohan Peters has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohan Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geraldo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peters uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernandez has time to react.
Peters with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Peters. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
Peters gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hernandez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez passes Peters's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peters is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hernandez is keen to just control but Peters is a slippery customer.
Peters tries to roll over but Hernandez keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peters trying to hold on to Hernandez's head to control him but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hernandez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hernandez is thwarting Peters's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control from half guard but Peters is working away.
Peters is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peters keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Peters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peters is trying to get back to full guard.
Hernandez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hernandez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hernandez is thwarting Peters's attempts to control the position.
Peters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peters continues to stall.
Hernandez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peters's head.
Hernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ground and pound from Hernandez.
Hernandez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peters does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peters is trying to maintain the position but Hernandez is very close to passing his half guard.
Peters is concentrating on defense, preventing Hernandez from advancing position.
Peters is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hernandez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hernandez's back!
I really don't envy Hernandez right now.
Peters has good solid back control here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peters is not going to allow Hernandez to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters has the hooks in. Hernandez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peters wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
Hernandez is in bad spot here.
Peters wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hernandez prevents Peters from getting a body triangle.
Hernandez rolls, trying to escape but Peters keeps control of the position.
Peters gets his hands free as Hernandez looks to control.
Hernandez tries to roll but Peters sticks to his back.
Hernandez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Peters is taking a breather. Hernandez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peters slows the pace down in half guard.
Hernandez tries to roll over but Peters keeps him under control.
Peters perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hernandez is staying active underneath Peters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Geraldo Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peters digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez misses with a takedown
and Peters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hernandez is fighting to break Peters's control of his arms but Peters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peters trying to keep a closed guard but Hernandez is proving a slippery customer.
Hernandez postures up in Peters's guard and throws a big left but Peters blocks it.
Hernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peters working a defensive guard here.
Peters keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
Peters wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peters is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Peters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Peters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard.
Peters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peters looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Peters wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peters has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hernandez won't allow Peters to sweep him here.
Peters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hernandez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Geraldo Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peters looking to control.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Peters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peters is on top in guard.
Hernandez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peters sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peters gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab, jab by Peters - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Peters.
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 Rohan Peters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peters cracks Hernandez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peters is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Peters circles away and we're back to standing.
Peters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernandez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peters, as that shot connected.
Rohan Peters is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peters counters with a stiff right hand.
Rohan Peters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geraldo Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez takes one on the button.
Peters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hernandez. Hernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peters throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Peters has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peters, as that shot connected.
 Hernandez is rocked!
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Peters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peters lands a slapping body shot.
Hernandez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Peters finish him?
Peters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peters with a nice cross.
Peters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peters scores with a body shot.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peters rushes Hernandez with punches - Hernandez moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Hernandez goes down! Peters follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rohan Peters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashi Garami (ranked 2567 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Lars Gunnar Ekberg (ranked 297 p4p, 365 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ashi Garami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Gunnar Ekberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garami circles away.
Ekberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Garami.
No luck for Ekberg with that takedown attempt.
Garami drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ekberg sprawls and moves away.
Garami shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ekberg's guard.
Garami throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ekberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garami is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekberg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ekberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Garami tries to kick Ekberg off in order to stand up. Ekberg Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garami is not content to let Ekberg control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekberg stands up and beckons Garami to his feet.
A low kick from Ekberg is predictable there
and Garami counters with a shoot takedown. Ekberg fights it but they end up in guard.
Garami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ekberg wants to stand and escape but Garami is having none of it.
Garami wants to control from the top but Ekberg keeps moving.
Garami controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garami won't allow Ekberg to get back to his feet.
Ekberg keeping full guard, as Garami tries to pass.
Garami has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garami is working hard here to advance position.
Garami stops Ekberg from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ekberg.
Garami half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ashi Garami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Gunnar Ekberg.
Ekberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garami misses with a body shot.
Garami slips a jab and a cross from Ekberg.
Garami ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garami has Ekberg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ekberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garami.
Garami stuffs the takedown.
Ashi Garami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garami stuffs the takedown.
Jab by Garami.
Garami scores with a shot to the body.
Garami works Ekberg's body with a nice hook.
Garami closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Garami gets underhooks to prevent Ekberg's takedown attempt.
Ekberg can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ekberg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garami breaks the clinch.
Garami shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ekberg kicks Garami off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Ekberg fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashi Garami dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ekberg pinned against the ropes. Ekberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ekberg drives through and clinches with Garami against the ropes.
Garami drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ekberg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ekberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekberg looks for a takedown but Garami sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garami jabs at Ekberg's body.
Ekberg moves into the clinch.
Ekberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ekberg closes the distance and clinches up with Garami, looking for a takedown. Ekberg pushes Garami against the ropes but Garami circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ekberg wants to get back to his feet but Garami drags him back down.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ekberg stops Garami from passing to mount.
Garami controls the position.
Ekberg wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garami wants to control but Ekberg is keeping him busy.
Ekberg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ekberg throws Garami to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garami shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ekberg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ekberg is pushing Garami's head away, looking to escape. Garami manages to hold on to the position though.
Garami in side control, throwing shots but Ekberg defends.
Garami controlling from side mount.
Garami wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ekberg, who protects the arm well.
Garami is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ekberg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekberg is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Garami has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garami fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garami is trying to get an arm triangle but Ekberg is defending well.
Ekberg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Garami throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ekberg wants to get back to his feet but Garami drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Garami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garami looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ekberg is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Garami asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Garami tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ekberg tries to escape but Garami is in control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garami works Ekberg's body with a nice hook.
Ekberg shoots in for a takedown but Garami shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashi Garami 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. This is the final round!
Ekberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Garami tries to sprawl out of it but Ekberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Garami manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garami tries to counter with a takedown but Ekberg is quick to defend against it.
Ekberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ekberg somewhat.
Ekberg stalks Garami and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garami's face. Garami staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garami stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garami wants it to stay on the feet.
Ashi Garami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Gunnar Ekberg.
Garami scores with a takedown into Ekberg's guard.
Garami stops Ekberg from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekberg is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ashi Garami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garami controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garami seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ekberg for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Garami wants to control from the top but Ekberg keeps moving.
Garami looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ekberg wants to stand up but Garami is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ekberg has a takedown stuffed.
Garami tries to counter with a takedown but Ekberg is quick to defend against it.
Ekberg avoids the body shot from Garami.
Ekberg tries to counter by closing the distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ekberg.
Garami feinted with a counter takedown.
Garami throws a body shot but no joy.
Garami closes the distance and clinches.
Garami is pressed up against the ropes. Ekberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garami down to the mat. Garami avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garami swings for the body but Ekberg moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garami lands a nice hook to Ekberg's body. Ekberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ekberg throws a hook but Garami avoids it easily.
Ekberg lands with a nice combination. Garami backs away looking to recover.
Garami darts in and clinches Ekberg up against the ropes.
Ashi Garami is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garami is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ekberg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garami to the mat. Garami regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ekberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Garami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garami looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ekberg is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekberg looking to pass the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ekberg working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ekberg wants to control from the top but Garami keeps moving.
Garami has his feet on Ekberg's thighs here. He's pushed Ekberg off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ekberg screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ashi Garami!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Nunes (ranked 963 p4p, 2602 weight class) and Tommy Moody (ranked 97 p4p, 247 weight class). Moody has chosen New Authentic - The Abyss as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Moody!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody misses the shot to the body.
Nunes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Moody throws out a loose jab but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by Nunes's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the body from Moody misses
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nunes takes the fight into the clinch.
Nunes blocking some punches.
Moody lands an uppercut.
Nunes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moody working aggressively here.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moody working aggressively here.
Moody swings wildly with an uppercut but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moody throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Nunes to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
Nunes gets control of Moody's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nunes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moody pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nunes is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Moody sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nunes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moody defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moody not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moody trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
Moody stopping the sweep attempt from Nunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing Moody from controlling successfully.
Nunes working for a triangle but Moody defends it easily.
Nunes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moody gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nunes keeping full guard, as Moody tries to pass.
Nunes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nunes working for a triangle but Moody defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody wants to stand but Nunes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moody trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moody stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moody would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Nunes looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nunes moves away from the strike by Moody.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moody.
Moody throws a right hand that misses
and Nunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Moody connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nunes. Nunes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moody.
Moody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moody misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Moody.
Nunes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nunes clinches with his opponent.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunes jumps guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moody tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunes is retaining full guard.
Moody wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
Nunes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Mateus Nunes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Nunes blocks an uppercut.
Moody digs a right hand into Nunes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nunes's gas tank.
Nunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moody working aggressively here.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
We've been informed that Moody has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moody has a couple of punches blocked by Nunes.
Moody throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunes is trying to pull guard but Moody turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Moody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moody misses with some punches.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moody's face.
Moody blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moody just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moody blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunes stalling against the ropes.
Nunes is trying to stall.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Moody is blocking nicely.
Nunes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Moody is blocking nicely.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moody misses with some punches.
Nunes ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nunes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Moody slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moody tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunes is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nunes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moody defends it easily.
Moody wants to control from the top but Nunes keeps moving.
Nunes wants to hit a sweep here but Moody passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nunes there!
Nunes is looking to improve his position but Moody isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes stops Moody from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Moody content just to control the position here.
Moody seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Nunes is holding on tight.
Moody tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nunes tries to hold on but Moody pushes him away.
Nunes tries to reverse the position but Moody maintains control.
Nunes is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moody is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moody throws a sloppy head kick and Nunes moves out of range easily.
Nunes tries to counter by clinching up but Moody breaks away and moves out of range.
Moody looks to land a right hand but Nunes moved out of range.
Nunes looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Moody takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
Nunes takes the fight into the clinch.
Moody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Moody scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Moody blocks it.
Moody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Moody will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Moody lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moody throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
Nunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moody misses with a looping left.
Moody misses with a looping left.
Tommy Moody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Moody - just one landing.
Nunes has closed the distance and engaged Moody in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moody.
Moody misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moody misses with some punches.
Moody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moody misses with a body punch.
Moody on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
Nunes jumps guard but Moody stands there with Nunes around his waist. Nunes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moody throws an elbow that misses.
Moody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes tries to pull guard but Moody forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Moody misses with some punches.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moody softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Moody throws a punch but it's blocked by Nunes.
Nunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moody lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Moody.
Moody working aggressively here.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Moody avoids the damage to the body.
Moody wants to get back to striking at distance but Nunes won't allow it.
Nunes tries to pull guard but Moody forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes lands a good knee to the midsection. Moody won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Moody fails to land.
Nunes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moody just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moody misses with a punch on the inside.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes lands a knee to the body.
Nunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moody throws a head punch that misses.
Moody swings wildly with an uppercut but Nunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nunes fails to pull guard.
Nunes blocking some punches.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Moody blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Moody.
A body shot lands from Moody.
Moody working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Moody.
Moody throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moody lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Moody.
Moody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moody throws a head punch that misses.
Moody misses with the head strike.
Moody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moody lands with a light punch inside.
Moody misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moody throws an elbow but misses.
Moody blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunes scores with a knee to the head.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moody has a couple of punches blocked by Nunes.
Moody has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for Nunes to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moody.
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!
Moody misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
Tommy Moody seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nunes successfully pulls guard.
Nunes looking for a guillotine here but Moody defends easily.
Moody works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moody is trying to control the action in half guard but Nunes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moody tries to stand and escape but Nunes is controlling the position.
Moody seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nunes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nunes tries to roll over but Moody keeps him under control.
Moody seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nunes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Moody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moody 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Moody!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Moody thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Probert Beukeboom (ranked 1097 p4p, 887 weight class) and Mitch Kingston (ranked 140 p4p, 117 weight class). Mitch Kingston told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Probert Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitch Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom is looking to clinch.
Kingston throws out a loose jab but Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beukeboom has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kingston misses with a looping left.
Beukeboom throwing a counter right hand but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Kingston tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Beukeboom misses its target.
Beukeboom wants to clinch but Kingston slips to the side
and Kingston counters with a nice uppercut.
Beukeboom slips under a jab from Kingston.
Beukeboom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beukeboom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kingston, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Kingston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beukeboom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beukeboom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beukeboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kingstons head.
Kingston wants to get back to striking at distance but Beukeboom won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beukeboom misses with a body punch.
Kingston wants to get back to striking at distance but Beukeboom won't allow it.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Beukeboom wants to clinch
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston 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.
Beukeboom moves away from the strike by Kingston.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beukeboom moves in looking to clinch but Kingston pushes him off.
Beukeboom tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Beukeboom tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston shapes to counter with a head kick.
Beukeboom ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom takes the fight into the clinch.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beukeboom tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
Beukeboom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A quick step to the side and Beukeboom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom wants to clinch.
Kingston throws out a counter right but Beukeboom avoids it with no problem.
Kingston moves out of range of the strikes.
Probert Beukeboom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kingston moves away
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Beukeboom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets tackled into the ropes by Beukeboom. Beukeboom maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Beukeboom fails to land.
Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingston flicks out a counter leg kick but Beukeboom steps away.
Beukeboom scores with a punch to the head.
Beukeboom has managed to clinch.
Kingston scores with a shoulder strike.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Beukeboom is controlling him.
Kingston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom is leaning against Kingston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingston is trying to push Beukeboom away but Beukeboom has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Beukeboom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kingston's efforts to push away.
Kingston is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom has Kingston pressed against the ropes, preventing Kingston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beukeboom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Kingston controls the action.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston has had enough of the clinch but Beukeboom keeps him there for the moment.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Beukeboom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kingston.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Kingston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kingston prevents a body shot from Beukeboom.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Beukeboom.
Kingston now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Beukeboom.
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 Probert Beukeboom will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kingston misses the jab.
Beukeboom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beukeboom moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a hook from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kingston in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
Probert Beukeboom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kingston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beukeboom's elbow.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom lands a left hand.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Beukeboom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
Kingston tries to break the clinch but Beukeboom is controlling the position.
Beukeboom prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beukeboom backwards.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
Mitch Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Beukeboom rushes Kingston and presses him up against the ropes.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beukeboom doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Beukeboom was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kingston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beukeboom wants to clinch.
It seemed like Kingston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beukeboom looks to clinch
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
Beukeboom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom moves out of range as Kingston strikes.
A quick step to the side and Beukeboom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom tries to clinch
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingston throws an overhand right that lands on Beukeboom's shoulder, as Beukeboom tries to avoid the shot.
Beukeboom is looking to clinch.
Beukeboom throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beukeboom tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Kingston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beukeboom closes the distance but Kingston moves to the side
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a straight right.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Beukeboom tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Kingston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beukeboom moves into the clinch.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Beukeboom moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beukeboom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingston misses the shot to the body.
Kingston thuds a left hand into Beukeboom's body.
Beukeboom tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beukeboom closes the distance but Kingston moves to the side
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
Beukeboom is looking to clinch but Kingston is avoiding it.
Kingston scores with the left hand. Beukeboom knows he should have avoided that one.
Beukeboom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kingston counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Kingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Beukeboom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingston throws out the jab.
Beukeboom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beukeboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beukeboom tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Beukeboom wants to clinch
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Beukeboom.
Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Beukeboom ducks down to avoid it.
Kingston lands a head kick. Beukeboom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a looping left.
Beukeboom moves into range and clinches up with Kingston.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beukebooms head.
Beukeboom lands a shoulder strike.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Kingston controls the action.
Kingston working hard to break the clinch.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beukeboom is looking to clinch.
Beukeboom doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beukeboom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Kingston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kingston moves away
and Kingston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beukeboom thinking.
Beukeboom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kingston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Beukeboom.
Kingston cracks a nice hook into Beukeboom's ribs.
Beukeboom moves out of range of the strikes.
Beukeboom ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Beukeboom is out of range.
Beukeboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingston.
Kingston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beukeboom on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kingston.
Beukeboom wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
Beukeboom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Kingston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kingston misses with a head kick.
It looked like Beukeboom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beukeboom tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kingston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kingston misses with an uppercut
letting Beukeboom counter with a right hand.
Beukeboom looks to clinch
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Kingston misses.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Beukeboom is out of range.
Kingston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kingston throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston connects with a single shot there.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kingston counters with a nice right hand that sends Beukeboom toppling to the canvas! Beukeboom scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kingston finish him?!
Beukeboom is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Kingston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kingston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Kingston!
A relieved looking Mitch Kingston thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik White (ranked 1598 p4p, 2854 weight class) and Lanion Mauricio (ranked 201 p4p, 322 weight class). White comes to the ring accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lanion Mauricio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White cracks Mauricio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mauricio closes the distance and pushes White back into the ropes.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
White landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Lanion Mauricio has been cut.
Mauricio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
White lands a left hand.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White taking a breather.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
Mauricio is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the ropes.
Fredrik White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lanion Mauricio.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauricio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the ropes.
White is looking to control Mauricio's arms but Mauricio gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mauricio looks winded!
White pushes Mauricio back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauricio misses with some punches.
White landing knees to the body.
A short right from White.
Mauricio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White lands a nice uppercut.
White connects with a knee to the head.
Mauricio taking a breather.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mauricio tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Our sources have told us that White has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mauricio is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mauricio has his back to the ropes.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mauricio.
White effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
Mauricio controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from White on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mauricio misses with an elbow strike.
Mauricio jumps guard.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mauricio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
White wants to stand but Mauricio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mauricio working a defensive guard here.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mauricio's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stands up and waves to Mauricio to follow him.
Mauricio is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mauricio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Mauricio's head.
White feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mauricio sprawling to the canvas! Mauricio rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can White finish him?!
Mauricio is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Mauricio is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Mauricio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauricio closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mauricio! White lets Mauricio back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mauricio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Mauricio is looking to clinch.
White batters Mauricio with a massive right followed by a huge left! Mauricio is out on his feet looking like a zombie as White lands a final crushing right hand to drop Mauricio to the mat with a gruesome thud! White is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fredrik White!
An out of breath Fredrik White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Reilly (ranked 500 p4p, 2875 weight class) and Francesco Garrone (ranked 59 p4p, 269 weight class). Reilly comes into the arena with Cannonball/ The Breeders blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Garrone!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garrone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reilly tries to roll over but Garrone keeps him under control.
Reilly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Reilly wants to get back to full guard.
Garrone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrone tries to stand but can't do so whilst Reilly controls his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reilly tries to roll over but Garrone keeps him under control.
Garrone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly is trying to maintain the position but Garrone is very close to passing his half guard.
Reilly is pressing down on Garrone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garrone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garrone trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reilly's guard.
Garrone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Reilly is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to control but Garrone is keeping busy.
Garrone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reilly is staying active underneath Garrone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garrone wants to free his trapped foot but Reilly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garrone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reilly is trying to control but Garrone passes into side control!
Reilly sneaks back into half guard.
Garrone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looking for submissions off his back.
Reilly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garrone postures up.
Reilly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrone defends well.
Garrone wants to stand but Reilly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Garrone won't allow Reilly to sweep him here.
Garrone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reilly working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reilly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garrone defends it easily.
Reilly controls Garrone momentarily but Garrone frees himself.
Garrone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reilly is proving hard to escape from.
Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garrone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Francesco Garrone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrone loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Garrone moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Garrone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reilly shoots for a double leg takedown but Garrone sprawls well. He's pushed Reilly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reilly takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Garrone 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.
Garrone misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Garrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garrone is looking to score with low kicks.
Reilly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garrone throws a combination that misses
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reilly on the side of the head.
Reilly needs to keep his hands up - Garrone had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Garrone.
Reilly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garrone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reilly takes one to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Garrone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garrone moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Garrone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Francesco Garrone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrone misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Garrone misses.
Reilly throws the left hand but Garrone avoids the punch easily.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrone.
Reilly stuns Garrone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reilly shoots in looking for a takedown. Garrone tries to sprawl out of it but Reilly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Garrone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garrone throws a nice looking combination but Reilly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reilly tests Garrone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrone's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Garrone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reilly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reilly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garrone counters with a straight right hand.
Garrone lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Garrone. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrone misses the target.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Garrone.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly throws a right hand that misses
and Garrone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Garrone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garrone looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrone lands a nice hook to Reilly's body. Reilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reilly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrone.
Francesco Garrone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly throws a hook but Garrone blocks it.
Garrone misses with a low kick.
Garrone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reilly at a distance.
Garrone lands an overhand right.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Garrone unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrone.
Garrone scores with a nice head shot.
Reilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Garrone's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reilly takes one to the chin there.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Garrone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Garrone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrone misses with the combination.
Garrone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly feinted with a counter takedown.
Garrone throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Reilly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Reilly takes a swing at Garrone's ribcage but misses.
Garrone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrone throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrone counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Garrone.
Garrone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gregor Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Reilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Garrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reilly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garrone somewhat.
Garrone misses with a hook
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly shoots in for a takedown but Garrone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reilly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Reilly with a jab.
Reilly throws a hook but Garrone blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly won't allow Garrone to get back to his feet.
Reilly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garrone's head.
Reilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrone is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrone is looking to stand up but Reilly isn't so interested in that idea.
Reilly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reilly trying to control but Garrone is working from the bottom.
Reilly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reilly prevents Garrone from getting back to his feet.
Garrone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reilly.
Garrone keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.
Reilly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reilly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrone wants to stand but Reilly is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reilly cracks Garrone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reilly shoots in for a takedown but Garrone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reilly throws a jab when Garrone was well out of range.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garrone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garrone.
Reilly blocks a low kick nicely.
Reilly shoots in and drives through. Garrone sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Garrone moved out of range nicely.
Garrone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reilly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reilly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garrone as he jumps to the side.
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garrone unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garrone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Garrone is looking for the big counter here.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Garrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garrone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reilly pushes Garrone up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Garrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garrone tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the ropes.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Garrone's head.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Reilly tries to work over Garrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reilly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garrone scrambles back to his feet.
Garrone slips under a jab from Reilly.
Reilly lands a nice hook to Garrone's body. Garrone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Francesco Garrone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Garrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrone counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garrone lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrone throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gregor Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly throws a right hand that misses
and Garrone counters with a right hand to the body.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Garrone.
Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Reilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reilly tries to move into range but Garrone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Reilly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garrone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot by Garrone.
Reilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garrone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francesco Garrone.
I've got Garrone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Garrone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mae Joon (ranked 1188 p4p, 1125 weight class) and Deon Graves (ranked 119 p4p, 113 weight class). Graves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: THE ZOO. Deon Graves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mae Joon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mae Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Graves!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Graves. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and Joon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Graves's guard.
Joon pushes down on Graves's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Graves wants to get back to full guard.
Joon wants to work for an arm triangle but Graves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Joon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Graves sees it coming and defends easily.
Joon seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Graves is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mae Joon!
A very excited looking Mae Joon 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Vogels (ranked 707 p4p, 752 weight class) and Drago Georgijevic (ranked 98 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Vogels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Georgijevic!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Georgijevic. That one must have hurt.
Vogels drives through and clinches with Georgijevic against the ropes.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Georgijevic on the inside.
Georgijevic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vogels backwards.
Georgijevic lands with a short shot to the head.
Vogels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Georgijevic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vogels has a couple of punches blocked by Georgijevic.
Vogels misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vogels.
A head punch on the inside from Vogels fails to land.
Georgijevic lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Georgijevic.
Vogels working aggressively here.
Georgijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
Georgijevic tries a body shot but Vogels blocks it.
Georgijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Georgijevic lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Georgijevic - that landed with a thud.
Vogels swings wildly with an uppercut but Georgijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Georgijevic.
Georgijevic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vogels backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Georgijevic.
A head punch on the inside from Georgijevic fails to land.
Georgijevic lands with a left to the head.
Georgijevic scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Georgijevic.
Georgijevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vogels throws a punch but it's blocked by Georgijevic.
Vogels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Georgijevic gets through Vogels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Georgijevic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Georgijevic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Georgijevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vogels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vogels.
Vogels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Georgijevic is working Vogels over against the ropes.
Vogels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Georgijevic.
Vogels has a couple of punches blocked by Georgijevic.
Vogels takes a shot to the head.
Georgijevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Georgijevic fails to land.
Georgijevic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Georgijevic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vogels wants to clinch up but Georgijevic keeps it at a distance.
Georgijevic looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Georgijevic connects with a looping right hand.
Georgijevic misses with a straight right.
Vogels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Georgijevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vogels walks into a stiff left hand from Georgijevic.
Vogels clinches up with Georgijevic and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Vogels fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vogels.
Vogels misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vogels.
Georgijevic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Georgijevic fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Georgijevic.
Vogels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Georgijevic scores with a shoulder strike.
Vogels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vogels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Georgijevic blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Georgijevic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Georgijevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Georgijevic lands a hook that snaps the head of Vogels backwards.
Georgijevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vogels blocks an uppercut.
Georgijevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
Georgijevic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Georgijevic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Georgijevic.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
Georgijevic lands a hook that snaps the head of Vogels backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Georgijevic.
Vogels throws a punch but it's blocked by Georgijevic.
Vogels throws a punch but it's blocked by Georgijevic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Georgijevic blocking some punches.
Georgijevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Vogels controls his hands.
Vogels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vogels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vogels fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Georgijevic.
Vogels is breathing heavily.
Georgijevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Vogels.
Georgijevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Georgijevic loads up on a big right hand but Vogels slips the punch.
Vogels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vogels is looking to clinch.
Georgijevic misses with a looping right.
Vogels wants to clinch but Georgijevic slips to the side
letting Georgijevic counter with a right hand.
Georgijevic throws out a loose jab but Vogels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vogels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Georgijevic.
Vogels tries to clinch up.
Vogels tries to clinch up but Georgijevic circles away and keeps his distance.
Georgijevic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vogels tries to clinch up.
Georgijevic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Georgijevic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Georgijevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Georgijevic drops Vogels with a big left hand and mounts him. Vogels is in big trouble!
Vogels is rocked!
Georgijevic controlling from the full mount.
Oh Vogels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vogels is trying to escape the mount.
Georgijevic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Georgijevic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vogels closes the distance but Georgijevic moves to the side
and Georgijevic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vogels seems to have got his legs back now.
Georgijevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Georgijevic gets tackled into the ropes by Vogels. Vogels maintains the clinch.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Georgijevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Vogels.
Georgijevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Georgijevic lands a slapping body shot.
Georgijevic lands a really nice looking cross but Vogels seems unphased.
Georgijevic keeps the fight on the outside.
Georgijevic lands a body shot.
Vogels moves to clinch but Georgijevic breaks away
and Georgijevic scores with a counter punch that sends Vogels to the canvas! Georgijevic smells blood - he's punishing Vogels with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Vogels has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Georgijevic!
An out of breath Drago Georgijevic 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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