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Summit Series 2 - KT Round 3A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jermaine Pearson (ranked 4434 p4p, 4338 weight class) and Andre Pereira (ranked 355 p4p, 344 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson rushes Pereira and presses him up against the ropes.
Pereira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearson.
Pereira trying to control the position but instead, Pearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pereira into the ropes.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pereira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pereira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Pearson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pearson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson prevents Pereira from breaking the clinch.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
Pearson has Pereira pressed against the ropes, preventing Pereira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pearson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pereira's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Pereira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Pearson keeps control of Pereira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Pearson keeps control of Pereira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson drives through and clinches with Pereira against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pearson avoids it.
Pereira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Pearson taking a breather.
Pereira is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Pereira into the ropes.
Pearson is struggling to control the position.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson is stalling here.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pereira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
Pereira can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pereira controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
Pearson misses with a knee strike.
Pereira is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira can't break the clinch.
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pereira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pearson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pereira can turn it around.
A frustrated look appears on Pereira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Pereira tries to tie him up.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Pearson 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.
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson gets a clinch.
Pereira tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the ropes.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pearson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira looking to stall.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
Pearson trying to stall but Pereira improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pearson stalling in the clinch.
Pereira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pereira is looking to control Pearson's arms but Pearson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
Pereira tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the ropes.
Jermaine Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson controlling the action here for a moment.
Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Pearson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Pearson.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Pereira being controlled against the ropes.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pearson tries to stall but Pereira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira wants to stall.
Pearson works on Pereira's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Pearson to work.
Pearson is struggling to control the position.
The referee calls for Pearson to work.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson has Pereira pushed against the ropes.
Pereira wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Pearson.
Pereira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
Pearson trying to control the position but instead, Pereira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pearson into the ropes.
Pereira can't break the clinch.
Pereira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pereira is trying to stall.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Pearson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pereira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pereira tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the ropes.
Pearson is trying to maintain a safe position but Pereira gets an underhook and turns Pearson into the ropes.
Pereira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pereira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pearson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pearson stalling the fight.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Pearson to work.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pearson is stalling here.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pereira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson prevents Pereira from breaking the clinch.
Pereira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pearson is trying to stall.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson stalling against the ropes.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson keeps control of Pereira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Pereira tries to tie him up.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearson.
Pereira is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearson looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Pearson.
A jab lands there for Pereira.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pereira blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira trying to stall but Pearson improves his position.
Pearson has Pereira pressed against the ropes, preventing Pereira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Come on Pearson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pearson stalling in the clinch.
Pereira working hard to break the clinch.
Pereira avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pereira working hard to break the clinch.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pereira as Pearson tries to tie him up.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira is looking to control Pearson's arms but Pearson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson tries to stall but Pereira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pereira tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the ropes.
Pereira is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Pereira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pearson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pearson stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pereira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Andre Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jermaine Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pearson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jermaine Pearson!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jermaine Pearson!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jermaine Pearson!
Jermaine Pearson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Malo Tavara (ranked 4356 p4p, 4518 weight class) and Barry Chikorita (ranked 347 p4p, 364 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malo Tavara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Chikorita!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikorita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tavara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chikorita tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tavara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavara works Chikorita's body with a nice hook.
Tavara 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.
Chikorita closes the distance but Tavara moves to the side
and Tavara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tavara misses with a body shot.
Tavara moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavara scores with a nice head shot.
Chikorita darts in trying to clinch
and Tavara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavara digs a good hook to Chikorita's body.
Tavara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tavara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chikorita on the side of the head.
Tavara misses with a two punch combination.
Chikorita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tavara scores with a shot to the body.
Chikorita tries to clinch
and Tavara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chikorita has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tavara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chikorita doesn't seem bothered though.
Chikorita moves to clinch but Tavara breaks away
and Tavara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chikorita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavara lands an overhand right.
Chikorita tries to clinch there but Tavara circles away.
Chikorita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chikorita closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tavara to counter with a crisp jab.
 Chikorita is rocked!
Tavara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chikorita is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavara finish him?
Chikorita walks straight into a big right, left combination from Tavara and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Tavara as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Malo Tavara!
A very excited looking Malo Tavara 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Nigel Greer (ranked 4561 p4p, 4624 weight class) and Darden Kane (ranked 370 p4p, 378 weight class). Nigel Greer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Greer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darden Kane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greer lands a jab to the nose.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greer.
Greer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kane wants to slow Greer down by chopping away at his legs.
Kane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Greer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Greer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kane is rocked!
Greer lands a jab to the nose.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Greer finish him?
Kane wants to clinch up but Greer keeps it at a distance.
Kane wants to clinch.
It looked like Greer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kane.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
Kane instigates a clinch.
Greer tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane blocks a body shot from Greer.
Kane working aggressively here.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Greer can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane blocks a body shot from Greer.
Greer lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greer tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greer struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Greer tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane stalling the fight.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Greer stuns Kane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kane tries to land a front kick but Greer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
Kane tries to work over Greer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Greer. Beautiful body shot.
Kane tries to clinch up but Greer circles away and keeps his distance.
Greer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Kane clinches up with Greer and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Greer scores with a body shot.
Greer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Greer lands a lovely overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kane throws out a loose jab but Greer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kane tries to clinch
and Greer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Greer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greer lands with an uppercut that bounces Kane off the ropes and back into range.
Jab from Greer.
Kane throws an overhand right that lands on Greer's shoulder, as Greer tries to avoid the shot.
Kane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kane at a distance.
Kane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greer tries to keep at a distance but Kane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Greer.
Greer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
Greer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greer.
Kane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kane clinches up against the ropes.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kane tries to work over Greer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Greer finds it's target.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greer staggers Kane with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kane looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
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!
Kane clinches up against the ropes.
Greer gets through Kane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane can't find room to land a body shot as Greer controls the action.
Greer tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Greer back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane working aggressively here.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Greer throws a body shot but no joy.
Kane has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kane moves into the clinch.
Kane breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Kane misses.
Kane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greer tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Greer back against the ropes.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Greer lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Greer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kane has Greer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Greer taking a breather.
Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane takes one on the button.
Kane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Greer finds it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice jab there from Greer.
Nice jab there from Greer.
Greer keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kane wants to clinch
and Greer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Greer digs a good hook to Kane's body.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greer counters with a stiff right hand.
Greer scores with a big combo that sends Kane crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Kane flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Greer jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Greer!
Nigel Greer made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Carter (ranked 4520 p4p, 4416 weight class) and Jack Manion (ranked 363 p4p, 354 weight class). Manion has chosen Solid Rock as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Manion!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manion has Carter up against the ropes in a clinch.
Manion blocking some punches.
Manion struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Manion swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manion blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion lands a nice uppercut.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Manion controls the action.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter prevents a body shot from Manion.
Manion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manion throws a head punch that misses.
Carter blocks a body shot from Manion.
Manion tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Carter back against the ropes.
Manion working hard to break the clinch.
Manion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manion closes the distance and clinches.
Manion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manion lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
Manion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manion throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manion misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manion throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Manion misses.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Carter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Manion misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jack Manion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manion working aggressively here.
Manion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manion lands a nice uppercut.
Manion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manion can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Manion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Manion working aggressively here.
Manion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manion's elbow.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
 It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
Manion has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Manion.
A short right from Carter.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Manion.
Manion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manion.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Carter cracks Manion with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Manion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter blocks a body shot from Manion.
Manion manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Manion misses.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Manion misses.
A jab from Manion misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carter defending well as Manion loads up on a big left hand.
Manion misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Manion misses
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Manion throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Manion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Manion manages to avoid it.
A big right from Manion misses.
Manion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Manion has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Tommy Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Manion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manion swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter prevents a body shot from Manion.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Carter back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Manion can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Manion can't break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter tries to work over Manion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manion misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Manion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manion tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Manion back against the ropes.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manion misses with a punch to the body.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Manion struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Manion lands a shot to the body.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter lands a right hand.
Manion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manion is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Manion takes a shot to the head.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manion.
Manion is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manion.
Manion gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manion tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the ropes.
Manion scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
Carter pushes Manion back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Manion misses with some punches.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion manages to break the clinch.
Manion throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manion or not.
A body shot lands from Carter.
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 Tommy Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Manion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Manion scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Manion manages to avoid it.
Manion missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manion closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter cracks Manion with a nice body shot.
Manion blocks a body shot from Carter.
Manion tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the ropes.
Manion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Manion as the two fighters clinch.
Manion gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manion's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Manion misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter digs a right hand into Manion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manion's gas tank.
Manion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the ropes.
Carter pushes Manion back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Manion controls his hands.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Manion.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Manion working aggressively here.
Carter tries to work over Manion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tries a body shot but Manion blocks it.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manion is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Carter keeps control of Manion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Manion.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter is working Manion over against the ropes.
Manion throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter lands a body shot.
Manion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter tries to stall but Manion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is leaning against Manion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Carter.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Carter back against the ropes.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Manion takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter pushes Manion back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carter.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Manion's head.
Jack Manion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter trying to stall but Manion improves his position.
Manion working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Carter.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter tries to stall but Manion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Manion gets an underhook and turns Carter into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tommy Carter!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tommy Carter!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Tommy Carter!
Tommy Carter wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Tommy Carter 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory Birdwhistle (ranked 4319 p4p, 4519 weight class) and Maurice Lemaire (ranked 339 p4p, 362 weight class). Birdwhistle comes to the ring accompanied by Davidian - Machine Head. Maurice Lemaire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Birdwhistle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice Lemaire!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birdwhistle punishes Lemaire's body with a nice straight punch.
Birdwhistle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lemaire throws out the jab.
Lemaire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Birdwhistle catches Lemaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Birdwhistle missing with a left hand there. Lemaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemaire wants to counter with a clinch but Birdwhistle pushes him away.
Birdwhistle tries to clinch up but Lemaire circles away and keeps his distance.
Birdwhistle scores with a jab to the head.
Lemaire has closed the distance and engaged Birdwhistle in a clinch.
Lemaire misses with some punches.
Birdwhistle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire tries to throw a body punch but Birdwhistle avoids it by throwing Lemaire back against the ropes.
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Birdwhistle blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Birdwhistle controls his hands.
Birdwhistle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Birdwhistle pushes Lemaire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lemaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lemaire.
Lemaire scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Birdwhistle backwards.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Birdwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Birdwhistle.
Lemaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle has a couple of punches blocked by Lemaire.
Lemaire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Birdwhistle backwards.
Birdwhistle tries a body shot but Lemaire blocks it.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lemaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Birdwhistle blocking some punches.
Birdwhistle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lemaire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lemaire tries to work over Birdwhistle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Birdwhistle looking to throw knees to the head but Lemaire is blocking nicely.
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Lemaire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lemaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Birdwhistle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemaire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemaire gets through Birdwhistle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lemaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Birdwhistle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemaire is working Birdwhistle over against the ropes.
Birdwhistle blocks a body shot from Lemaire.
Birdwhistle struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemaire controls his hands.
Birdwhistle misses with the head strike.
Lemaire tries a body shot but Birdwhistle blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Lemaire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lemaire has a couple of punches blocked by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lemaire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lemaire scores with a hook to the body.
Birdwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire tries to throw a body punch but Birdwhistle avoids it by throwing Lemaire back against the ropes.
Lemaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Birdwhistle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lemaire on the inside.
Lemaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Birdwhistle's elbow.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Lemaire misses with the head strike.
Lemaire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Birdwhistle backwards.
Lemaire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Birdwhistle swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Birdwhistle misses with a knee to the head.
Birdwhistle takes a shot to the head.
Lemaire gets through Birdwhistle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemaire works on Birdwhistle's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemaire lands an uppercut.
Birdwhistle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Lemaire.
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!
Lemaire can't find room to land a body shot as Birdwhistle controls the action.
Birdwhistle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lemaire backwards.
Good body shot from Lemaire.
Lemaire works on Birdwhistle's body with a couple of short punches.
Birdwhistle is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lemaire.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemaire scores with a shot to the side of Birdwhistle's head.
Birdwhistle tries to work over Lemaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Birdwhistle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemaire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lemaire pushes Birdwhistle back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemaire.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lemaire.
A shot in the inside from Lemaire.
Lemaire lands an uppercut.
Lemaire working aggressively here.
Lemaire misses with a body punch.
Lemaire misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Lemaire.
Birdwhistle misses with a punch to the body.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire prevents a body shot from Birdwhistle.
Lemaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Birdwhistle's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Lemaire dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemaire.
Lemaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lemaire connects with a nice looking jab.
Birdwhistle misses with a body shot.
Lemaire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a hook to the side of Lemaire's head but Lemaire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Birdwhistle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lemaire throws out the jab.
Lemaire throws a good cross that connects.
Birdwhistle avoids the body shot from Lemaire.
Birdwhistle gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemaire lands with a right to the head.
Lemaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemaire works on Birdwhistle's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemaire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
Birdwhistle can't find room to land a body shot as Lemaire controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Lemaire.
 Birdwhistle is rocked!
Lemaire throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Birdwhistle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle seems to have got his legs back now.
Lemaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Birdwhistle controls his hands.
Lemaire lands an uppercut.
Birdwhistle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Birdwhistle takes a shot to the head.
Birdwhistle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Birdwhistle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Birdwhistle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birdwhistles head.
Birdwhistle throws an elbow but it misses.
Lemaire creates a bit of distance and cracks Birdwhistle with a big uppercut! Birdwhistle goes down! The referee pushes Lemaire away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Birdwhistle make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Lemaire takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maurice Lemaire!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Edward Krause (ranked 4291 p4p, 4550 weight class) and Andy Ettish (ranked 337 p4p, 368 weight class). 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ettish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Ettish.
Krause is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ettish swinging wildly here.
Krause slips a jab and a cross from Ettish.
Ettish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ettish takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
Ettish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ettish.
Ettish swinging wildly here.
Krause avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ettish throws a looping overhand right but Krause ducks down to avoid it.
Ettish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Krause's head coaches at Blacktalians MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ettish throws an off balance right hand
and Krause counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
Ettish avoids the body shot from Krause.
Ettish staying out of range there.
Ettish misses with a looping left.
It looked like Krause wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ettish misses with a punch to the body.
Ettish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause blocks a body shot from Ettish.
Ettish lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ettish.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Krause lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krause.
Ettish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ettish can't break the clinch.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ettish is trying to maintain a safe position but Krause gets an underhook and turns Ettish into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ettish is trying to break the clinch but Krause has him pressed against the ropes.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Krause works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish can't break the clinch.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A cross from Ettish lands.
Krause moves away from the strike by Ettish.
Ettish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krause.
Ettish misses with a straight right.
Krause doesn't manage to clinch there - Ettish circles away.
Andy Ettish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish needs to keep his hands up - Krause had a free shot at his head there.
Ettish swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Krause gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ettish throws a shot to the body.
Ettish throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Ettish misses with a wild body shot.
Ettish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ettish misses with a straight right.
A big left from Krause misses.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Ettish misses with a hook
and Krause counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krause connects with a single shot there.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Ettish moves away and avoids it.
Ettish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krause stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ettish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Ettish misses with a shot to the body
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krause counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause needs to keep his hands up - Ettish had a free shot at his head there.
Ettish cracks a nice hook into Krause's ribs.
Ettish tries to bum rush Krause with a series of wild strikes but Krause uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krause misses with a looping right.
Krause misses with a straight right.
Krause throws a jab when Ettish was well out of range.
Ettish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krause swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ettish looks to land a left hand but Krause moved out of range nicely.
Ettish tries to bum rush Krause with a series of wild strikes but Krause uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krause pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ettish throws a lazy uppercut
and Ettish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ettish throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Ettish will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ettish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krause throws the left hand but Ettish avoids the punch easily.
Ettish misses with a body punch
and Krause counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ettish misses with a body shot.
Krause swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ettish blocks a jab.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krause.
Ettish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Krause lands with an overhand left.
Krause feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ettishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Krause takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ettish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krause.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Ettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Ettish moves away and avoids it.
Krause lands with a nice body punch.
Krause takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice straight punches there by Ettish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ettish.
Krause has Ettish up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause scores with a shot to the side of Ettish's head.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ettish is trying to force a seperation but Krause has the dominant position.
Ettish lands with a light punch inside.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Ettish uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish stalling the fight.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krause breaks the clinch.
Ettish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krause.
Ettish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ettish lands a nice hook to Krause's body. Krause takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krause slips under a jab.
Ettish scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ettish misses with a punch to the body.
Ettish is looking to break free of the clinch but Krause has double underhooks.
Ettish misses with the head strike.
Krause working aggressively here.
Krause lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edward Krause has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ettish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krause.
Ettish blocking some punches.
Ettish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
A short right from Krause on the inside.
Ettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ettish wants to break free but Krause has control.
Ettish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause is working Ettish over against the ropes.
Ettish is breathing heavily.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause works on Ettish's body with a couple of short punches.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Krause.
Krause lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ettish backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krause lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Ettish tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Ettish back against the ropes.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause lands a body punch.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Krause on the inside.
Ettish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ettish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause lands a nice shot to the body.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause digs a right hand into Ettish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ettish's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Krause.
Krause lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ettish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Krause dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ettish tries to keep at a distance but Krause has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krause lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Ettish struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Ettish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Krause is keeping busy.
Ettish blocks a body shot from Krause.
Krause tries a body shot but Ettish blocks it.
Ettish pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ettish is trying to break the clinch but Krause is controlling him.
Ettish lands an uppercut.
Krause lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Krause.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krause.
Krause lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ettish or not.
Ettish swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Krause.
Ettish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ettish misses with a punch on the inside.
Ettish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krause.
Ettish looking to slow down the pace here.
Ettish is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ettish is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Krause has denied him.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause has Ettish pressed against the ropes, preventing Ettish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krause.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krause as Ettish tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krause working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ettish blocks an uppercut.
Ettish is trying to maintain a safe position but Krause gets an underhook and turns Ettish into the ropes.
Ettish is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ettish throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ettish can do to turn this around?
Krause moves out of range as Ettish strikes.
Andy Ettish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ettish avoids the body shot from Krause.
Ettish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krause moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krause lands a right hand.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause lands a shot to the body.
Ettish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Krause breaks from the clinch.
Krause takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krause misses the jab.
Ettish swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ettish misses with a body shot
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ettish moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Ettish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ettish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ettish misses with a hook. Krause ducked under it nicely.
Krause throwing a counter right hand but Ettish manages to avoid it.
Ettish missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Krause throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
Krause dodges the punch combination from Ettish.
Krause scores with a body shot.
Ettish throws a combination that misses
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ettish.
Ettish misses the jab.
It looked like Krause wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Ettish misses.
Krause misses with an uppercut. Ettish saw that one coming.
Ettish throws a lazy uppercut
and Krause counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krause scores with a decent looking hook.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
No joy there for Ettish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Ettish.
Krause lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ettish misses with a left hand
letting Krause counter with a right hand.
Andy Ettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ettish is rocked!
Krause lands with a straight right. Ettish didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Krause showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krause has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Edward Krause!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Edward Krause!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Edward Krause!
Edward Krause wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Edward Krause 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 1066 p4p, 689 weight class) and Oscar Gage (ranked 35 p4p, 23 weight class). Briggs comes to the ring accompanied by Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage darts in and clinches Briggs up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gage.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gage lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gage.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
Briggs misses with a punch to the body.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Briggs blocks a body shot from Gage.
Gage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gage is leaning against Briggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Briggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage lands a body shot.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Briggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Briggs.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Briggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Briggs in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gage forces Briggs back against the ropes and clinches.
Briggs can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gage.
Gage blocks an uppercut.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Gage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gage.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gage.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
Briggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Gage controls his hands.
Gage cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
Gage gets through Briggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Briggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Briggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gage's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Briggs.
Gage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gage.
Briggs 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.
Gage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gage prevents a body shot from Briggs.
Gage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Gage.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gage lands a shot to the body.
Gage scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gage as the two fighters clinch.
Briggs blocks a body shot from Gage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gage.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gage lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Gage.
Gage presses Briggs against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gage.
 It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Gage lands a hook that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Briggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Gage.
Briggs is rocked!
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gage clinches.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Gage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briggss head.
Oh Briggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Briggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gage wants to clinch.
Gage scores with a shot to the body.
Briggs seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs looks to land a combination but Gage avoids it well.
Gage misses with a two punch combination.
Gage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gage lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage is looking to clinch but Briggs is avoiding it.
Gage clinches with his opponent.
Gage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Briggs lands a jab to the nose.
Gage moves in looking to clinch but Briggs pushes him off.
Gage tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Briggs.
Briggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage moves into the clinch.
Gage blocks an elbow strike.
Gage takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Oscar Gage has been cut.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Briggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Gage dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Briggs 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.
Gage scores with a three punch combo!
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gage moves away.
Gage wants to counter the offense by Briggs and move into the clinch position.
Gage tries to clinch but Briggs is having none of it.
Briggs scores with a jab to the body.
Briggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gage eats them both and turns towards Briggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Briggs lands with a nice combination. Gage backs away looking to recover.
Gage is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gage is still on wobbly legs! Can Briggs finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs tries to clinch but Gage is having none of it.
Gage seems to have recovered his senses.
Gage tries to clinch there but Briggs circles away.
Briggs with a nice cross.
Gage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gage misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Briggs misses.
Gage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gage tries to clinch up.
Briggs is looking to counter punch.
Gage has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gage has him pressed against the ropes.
Gage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oscar Gage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Briggs misses with the head strike.
Gage prevents a body shot from Briggs.
Gage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Gage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Briggs throws an elbow but misses.
Briggs wants to break free but Gage has control.
Briggs is trying to push Gage away but Gage has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gage digs a right hand into Briggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Briggs's gas tank.
Gage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Gage.
Gage presses Briggs against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Gage. Those never looked like landing.
Macka Briggs is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Briggs, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Gage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Gage.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Briggs tries to circle away but Gage has him pinned against the ropes.
Gage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Gage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gage.
A nice left hand lands by Gage.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Gage as the two fighters clinch.
Gage misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Macka Briggs's cut is getting worse.
Gage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gage is leaning against Briggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
Gage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gage is working Briggs over against the ropes.
Gage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gage scores with a hook to the body.
Gage misses with a body punch.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Briggs.
Gage is working Briggs over against the ropes.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Briggs.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Gage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage lands a nice uppercut.
Gage blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Gage.
Briggs misses with some punches.
Gage digs a right hand into Briggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Briggs's gas tank.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Gage.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage is leaning against Briggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Gage cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
Gage lands a shot to the body.
Gage lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gage can't find room to land a body shot as Briggs controls the action.
Gage cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Gage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Gage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gage staggers Briggs with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Briggs looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Briggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Briggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Briggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gage darts in and clinches Briggs up against the ropes.
Briggs tries to break the clinch but Gage is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Gage.
Briggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gage cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
Gage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gage lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Gage.
Gage lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Gage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Gage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briggss head.
Gage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gage misses with a body punch.
Gage tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Briggs working aggressively here.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gage cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
Gage lands a body shot.
Gage lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Gage.
Gage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Gage.
Gage presses Briggs against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Gage as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Gage.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Gage.
Gage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Briggs blocks a body shot from Gage.
Gage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Gage.
Gage lands a body shot.
Gage lands a shot to the body.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage lands with a short shot to the head.
Gage is leaning against Briggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Gage.
Gage scores with a hook to the body.
Gage works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gage.
Gage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Macka Briggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Briggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gage tries a body shot but Briggs blocks it.
Gage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gage scores with a hook to the body.
Gage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Gage.
Gage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gage.
Gage can't find room to land a body shot as Briggs controls the action.
Gage takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage blocks a body shot from Briggs.
Briggs throws an elbow that misses.
Briggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with some punches.
Briggs tries to break the clinch but Gage is controlling the position.
Gage blocks an elbow strike.
Briggs misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Briggs fails to land.
Gage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Briggs throws a head punch that misses.
Gage dodges an elbow strike from Briggs.
Briggs has a couple of punches blocked by Gage.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Gage lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Briggs misses with the head strike.
Gage lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Gage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Oscar Gage!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Oscar Gage!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Oscar Gage!
Oscar Gage wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Oscar Gage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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