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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Pitstain (ranked 24522 p4p, 24519 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 532 p4p, 491 weight class). Gaizka Elizondo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Pitstain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitstain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pitstain looks to land a combination but Elizondo avoids it well.
A head kick by Pitstain misses
and Elizondo counters with a straight right hand.
Pitstain throws a leg kick
and Elizondo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitstain scores with a kick to the body.
Pitstain scores with a sloppy right hand. Elizondo should have avoided that one.
Pitstain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elizondo.
Pitstain misses with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Pitstain scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Elizondo - that will leave a mark!
Pitstain misses with a hook. Elizondo ducked under it nicely.
Rodney Pitstain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo punishes Pitstain's body with a nice straight punch.
Pitstain throws a right and a left that Elizondo avoids nicely.
Elizondo moves into the clinch.
Elizondo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitstain is trying to push Elizondo away but Elizondo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Elizondo scores with a hook to the body.
Elizondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitstain throws a leg kick but Elizondo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pitstain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pitstain there as he acknowledges the shot.
 Pitstain is rocked!
A low kick from Pitstain misses
and Elizondo counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
Rodney Pitstain spoke after the fight, saying 'You can't hang and bang with everyone, but I did my best tonight. Screw the haters, I love you all, though.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Adams (ranked 24616 p4p, 4301 weight class) and Guerrera Dobrov (ranked 517 p4p, 427 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smash Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guerrera Dobrov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrov scores with a spinning back kick!
Guerrera Dobrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dobrov scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Smash Adams has been cut.
Dobrov throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Dobrov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adams defends it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dobrov scores with a jab.
Dobrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dobrov's waist but Dobrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
Adams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dobrov's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobrov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Adams is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dobrov breaks from the clinch.
Adams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dobrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adams walks into a jab.
Adams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dobrov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adams somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smash Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dobrov avoids it really well and circles away.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Dobrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dobrov cracks Adams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dobrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
A good leg kick by Dobrov.
A cross from Dobrov lands.
Dobrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Dobrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dobrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Dobrov tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dobrov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobrov with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smash Adams's cut is getting worse.
Dobrov darts in looking for a takedown but Adams gets double underhooks and turns Dobrov into the cage.
Dobrov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adams back to the cage. Dobrov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dobrov thumps Adams with a low kick.
Dobrov throws a good cross that connects.
Dobrov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dobrov lands a right hook to the body.
Dobrov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dobrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dobrov digs a good body shot into Adams's ribs.
Dobrov feints with a jab and clips Adams right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Adams is sent crashing into the canvas and Dobrov leaps in for the kill! Adams tries to get to his feet but Dobrov is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Adams is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guerrera Dobrov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Temmu Pukki (ranked 2367 p4p, 1541 weight class) and Jeff Jefferson (ranked 297 p4p, 197 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Temmu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson takes one to the side of the head.
Jefferson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pukki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jefferson takes a swing at Pukki's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jefferson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pukki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jefferson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pukki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jefferson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pukki misses with a looping left.
Jefferson misses the jab.
Jefferson avoids the body shot from Pukki.
Jefferson throws a counter combo.
We've been told by Pukki's head coaches at The Tank Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jefferson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.
Jefferson lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson misses with a hook to the body
and Pukki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pukki misses with a hook to the body
and Jefferson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pukki throws a hook but Jefferson blocks it.
Jefferson slips a straight right by Pukki.
Pukki shoots in and gets a takedown into Jefferson's guard.
Pukki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pukki trying to control the position from guard on top but Jefferson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to stand and escape but Pukki is having none of it.
Pukki advances to half guard.
Pukki wants to advance to full mount but Jefferson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jefferson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pukki is controlling him.
Pukki passes Jefferson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jefferson pushes Pukki off but Pukki dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki wants to control but Jefferson is keeping him busy.
Pukki is trying to get an arm triangle but Jefferson is defending well.
Pukki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jefferson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki has an Americana. Jefferson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Pukki is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Pukki hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Temmu Pukki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Foster (ranked 24537 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Jorg Wegner (ranked 493 p4p, 130 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorg Wegner!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster throws a shot from downtown. Wegner moves away and avoids it.
Foster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Benjamin Foster has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Wegner misses the target.
Wegner throws out a powerful jab.
Wegner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wegner's corner calls for a 1-2. Wegner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wegner swings widly with a right hand
and Foster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wegner throws a hook but Foster avoids it easily.
Wegner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wegner throws a lazy right hand but Foster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foster tries to clinch there but Wegner circles away.
Wegner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foster's head backwards.
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!
Foster throws a big shot that misses.
Wegner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wegner has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Foster wants a takedown.
Wegner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wegner prevents the takedown attempt.
Wegner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Foster walks away with a smile on his face. Wegner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benjamin Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorg Wegner.
Wegner throws out a loose jab but Foster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Wegner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foster doesn't seem phased though.
Foster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wegner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wegner throws an off balance right hand
and Foster counters with a nice uppercut.
Wegner throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Wegner lands.
A big right from Wegner misses.
Wegner throws a big shot that misses.
Wegner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Foster's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster trying to keep a closed guard but Wegner is proving a slippery customer.
Foster pulls Wegner in to control the position.
Wegner tries to free his leg and advance position but Foster is retaining full guard.
Foster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wegner is one step ahead there.
Foster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is really struggling to control Wegner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wegner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Foster seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Foster trying to keep a closed guard but Wegner is proving a slippery customer.
Foster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wegner is one step ahead there.
Wegner is looking to advance position but Foster has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Foster thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wegner is looking to improve his position but Foster isn't that keen on the idea.
Wegner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Foster misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Foster controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Foster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wegner can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorg Wegner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Foster's cut.
That's time! Foster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wegner 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.
Wegner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wegner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foster on the side of the head.
Wegner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Foster misses.
Wegner misses with a looping left.
Jorg Wegner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster walks into a straight right hand from Wegner.
Wegner throws a hook but Foster avoids it easily.
Wegner throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from Wegner.
Wegner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foster.
Wegner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster moves out of range of the strikes.
Foster went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wegner throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
Foster tries to counter with a takedown but Wegner is quick to defend against it.
Wegner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foster tries to avoid it but Wegner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foster to the ground. Foster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wegner closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wegner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wegner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benjamin Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorg Wegner.
Foster tries to keep at a distance but Wegner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Foster lands a shoulder strike.
Foster avoiding damage.
Foster lands a body shot.
Foster lands with a right to the head.
Foster misses with a punch to the body.
Foster tries a body shot but Wegner blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by Wegner.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Wegner.
Foster gets underhooks to prevent Wegner's takedown attempt.
Foster gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wegner can't keep his opponent in guard - Foster advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Foster is trying to control the action in half guard but Wegner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wegner tries to roll over but Foster keeps him under control.
Foster wants to control but Wegner is keeping him busy.
Foster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster content to control rather than advance.
Foster throwing shots but Wegner is blocking nicely.
Foster trying to control from half guard but Wegner is working away.
Foster is working for a kimura here but Wegner manages to reverse the position and he's now in Foster's guard.
Wegner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foster looking for a sweep. Not yet Foster, not yet.
Wegner looking to sit in guard and control but Foster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wegner has control of Foster's left arm, preventing Foster from doing any damage.
Wegner wants to sweep but no luck.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Wegner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wegner wants to sweep but no luck.
Wegner looking to control.
Wegner being controlled here, momentarily.
Wegner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
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 Benjamin Foster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Foster's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wegner throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wegner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jorg Wegner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foster lands a really nice looking cross but Wegner seems unphased.
Foster takes one to the chin there.
Wegner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wegner throws an overhand right that lands on Foster's shoulder, as Foster tries to avoid the shot.
Foster slips under a jab from Wegner.
Foster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wegner throws a hook but Foster blocks it.
Wegner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wegner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wegner.
Wegner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wegner throws a poor cross that misses
and Foster counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wegner won't be happy with that.
Foster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster swings around for an armbar but Wegner sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Foster's guard.
Benjamin Foster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wegner trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Foster looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wegner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Foster moves into full guard.
Wegner trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Foster is adopting a defensive guard.
Wegner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Wegner wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
Foster controls Wegner momentarily but Wegner frees himself.
Wegner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wegner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wegner postures up.
Foster pulls Wegner in to control the position.
Foster controls Wegner momentarily but Wegner frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Wegner from controlling successfully.
Wegner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wegner tries for a takedown but Foster circles away easily
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Foster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Foster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foster throws out a loose jab but Wegner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wegner throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
Wegner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Foster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wegner somewhat.
Benjamin Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorg Wegner.
Foster stuffs the takedown attempt from Wegner. Wegner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wegner on his heels. He'll look to pass Wegner's guard now, I'm sure.
Wegner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foster engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wegner wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster wants to pass the guard but Wegner is keeping the position.
Wegner looking for a sweep. Not yet Wegner, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foster 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Foster!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Werner (ranked 1960 p4p, 1991 weight class) and Beckwitz Jugges (ranked 232 p4p, 236 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Werner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beckwitz Jugges!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werner moves out of range of the strikes.
Werner throwing a counter right hand but Jugges manages to avoid it.
Jugges rushes Werner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jugges digs a right hand into Werner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Werner's gas tank.
Werner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Werner.
Werner working aggressively here.
Jugges swings wildly with an uppercut but Werner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jugges blocks a body shot from Werner.
Werner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jugges lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Timo Werner has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jugges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werner struggles to land a body shot inside as Jugges controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Jugges.
Jugges working aggressively here.
Jugges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Werner.
Jugges blocking some punches.
Jugges working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jugges misses with a hook to the ribs.
Werner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Werner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jugges scores with a shot to the side of Werner's head.
Werner misses with a body punch.
Werner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jugges misses with a punch on the inside.
Jugges working aggressively here.
Werner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Werner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jugges throws a punch but it's blocked by Werner.
Good body shot from Werner.
Werner throws a punch but it's blocked by Jugges.
Jugges has a couple of punches blocked by Werner.
Werner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jugges lands a right hand.
Werner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice body punch from Werner.
Werner lands a hook that snaps the head of Jugges backwards.
Werner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jugges backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Werner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Werner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Werner tries to work over Jugges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jugges throws a head punch that misses.
Werner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jugges misses with a body punch.
Jugges has a couple of punches blocked by Werner.
Werner digs a right hand underneath Jugges's ribcage. Jugges let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jugges throws a punch but it's blocked by Werner.
Jugges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Werner lands a right hand.
Werner struggles to land a body shot inside as Jugges controls his hands.
Jugges swings wildly with an uppercut but Werner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Werner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
 It looks like Beckwitz Jugges has been cut.
Jugges has a couple of punches blocked by Werner.
Werner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juggess head.
Werner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jugges looks winded!
Jugges working aggressively here.
Werner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juggess head.
Jugges's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Werner lands a shot to the body.
Werner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jugges is defending well for now.
Werner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werner lands a good knee to the midsection. Jugges won't want to take too many of those.
Werner missing with knees to the body.
Jugges prevents a body shot from Werner.
Jugges managing to block the knees to the body from Werner.
Werner tries a body shot but Jugges blocks it.
Werner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Werner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jugges throws a punch but it's blocked by Werner.
Werner lands a body shot.
Werner scores with a shot to the side of Jugges's head.
Werner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jugges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Werner blocks a body shot from Jugges.
Werner trying to land knees to the body.
Werner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Werner digs a right hand into Jugges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jugges's gas tank.
Werner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Werner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Werner can't find room to land a body shot as Jugges controls the action.
A short uppercut from Werner.
Werner lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werner struggles to land a body shot inside as Jugges controls his hands.
Werner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jugges is defending well for now.
Werner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Werner lands a nice uppercut.
Jugges misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Werner misses with a punch to the body.
Werner lands a hook that snaps the head of Jugges backwards.
Werner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jugges misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Werner as the two fighters clinch.
Werner tries a body shot but Jugges blocks it.
Werner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jugges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Werner lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Werner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Werner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Werner misses with a body punch.
Jugges lands a hook to the side of the head.
Werner misses with a punch on the inside.
Werner scores with a shot to the side of Jugges's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Werner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Werner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Werner moves into the clinch successfully.
Werner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jugges avoids it.
Werner trying to land knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Werner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jugges has a couple of punches blocked by Werner.
Werner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jugges can do to turn this around?
Werner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jugges backwards.
Timo Werner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Werner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Werner throws a poor cross that misses
and Jugges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jugges keeps the fight on the outside.
Werner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jugges's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werner throws a looping overhand right but Jugges ducks down to avoid it.
Werner tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werner throws a looping overhand right but Jugges ducks down to avoid it.
Jugges swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Jugges misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Werner.
Jugges throws an overhand right that lands on Werner's shoulder, as Werner tries to avoid the shot.
Werner is looking to counter punch.
Werner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jugges takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Werner just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jugges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jugges looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Jugges.
Werner moves into range and clinches up with Jugges.
Werner working aggressively here.
Jugges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Werner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jugges or not.
Jugges is breathing heavily.
Werner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Werner.
Werner struggles to land a body shot inside as Jugges controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werner lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Beckwitz Jugges's cut even more.
A right hook to the body lands for Werner.
Werner tries to land knees in the clinch but Jugges avoids the damage to the body.
Werner blocking some punches.
Werner scores with a shot to the side of Jugges's head.
A hook to the body from Werner.
Werner drops Jugges onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jugges is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Jugges is rocked!
Werner is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jugges's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Werner pushes Jugges against the cage. Werner is working some dirty boxing. Werner pushes off with a quick right hook! Jugges goes down! Jugges tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Werner moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Werner!
Timo Werner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Waters (ranked 2802 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Yu Liang (ranked 337 p4p, 159 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yu Liang!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters wants to clinch up but Liang keeps it at a distance.
Liang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice takedown defense from Liang. No joy for Waters on that attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Liang misses.
Waters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liang counters with a crisp right hand that drops Waters! Liang lets Waters back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Mario Waters has been cut.
Waters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Waters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liang scores with a counter punch that sends Waters to the canvas! Liang smells blood - he's punishing Waters with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Waters has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yu Liang!
Yu Liang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Page (ranked 2218 p4p, 1943 weight class) and Eddie Alvarez (ranked 247 p4p, 213 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page misses with a two punch combination.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Alvarez.
A big right from Page misses.
Michael Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Page misses with a double jab
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Page missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
A big right from Page misses.
Page lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarez off balance momentarily.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez cracks Page with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Alvarez slips a jab from Page.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Page has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Page's head.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Page is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Alvarez both land. Nice combination.
Page throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Page!
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Page.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Alvarez.
Page scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
A counter left hand to the body from Page misses its target.
Page lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
Page avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Page cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Page will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Page had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez with a nice cross.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Page throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Page moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Page's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Page scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Page had a free shot at his head there.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Page's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Page's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Alvarez.
Page scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page slips under a jab.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Page takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvarez cracks Page with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez drops Page with a beautiful combination! Page stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvarez is looking for the KO!
Page is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page slips a straight right by Alvarez.
An attempted straight right counter from Page misses the target.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Page falls backwards - clearly groggy! Alvarez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Alvarez!
After the fight, Eddie Alvarez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Kidd (ranked 1453 p4p, 1593 weight class) and Valentino Andolini (ranked 184 p4p, 205 weight class). Kidd's entrance music is Spanish Ladies, by Colm McGuinness. A fine choice. Valentino Andolini 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentino Andolini!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd lands with a right hand.
Andolini tries to keep at a distance but Kidd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andolini lands with a left to the head.
Andolini lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Andolini on the inside.
Andolini manages to break the clinch.
Andolini misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd counters with a right hand to the body.
Andolini misses with a looping left.
Kidd throwing a counter right hand but Andolini manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Andolini, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice combination there by Kidd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andolini in his tracks.
Andolini just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Andolini - just one landing.
Nice cross by Kidd.
Kidd scores with a one two! Andolini had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Andolini's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Andolini's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd tries to clinch up.
Andolini misses with a kick to the body
and Kidd counters with a two punch combo.
Kidd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andolini on the side of the head.
Kidd catches Andolini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andolini throws a shot from downtown. Kidd moves away and avoids it.
Kidd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Andolini there.
Kidd is rocked!
Andolini lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentino Andolini!
In defeat, William Kidd stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yarrr....lower the flag, mateys. We've been scuttled.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavo Kosar (ranked 915 p4p, 870 weight class) and Filipo Mirkovic (ranked 116 p4p, 110 weight class). Pavo Kosar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Filipo Mirkovic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavo Kosar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipo Mirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosar throws a shot to the body.
Kosar tries to land a body kick
and Mirkovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mirkovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Kosar's head.
It looks like Pavo Kosar has been cut.
Mirkovic throws a body kick that misses
and Kosar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Filipo Mirkovic has been cut.
Mirkovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Kosar counters with a straight right hand.
Kosar moves out of range as Mirkovic throws a body kick.
Kosar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mirkovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosar moves out of range as Mirkovic throws a body kick.
Mirkovic lands with a straight right. Kosar didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirkovic.
Kosar is looking to counter punch.
Filipo Mirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Kosar misses with the body kick
and Kosar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kosar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mirkovic.
Kosar just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kosar moves away.
Kosar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kosar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirkovic.
Kosar scores with a shot to the body.
Mirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mirkovic if he has to take too many more of those.
Kosar avoids a kick to the body.
Kosar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mirkovic slips under a jab.
Mirkovic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kosar throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirkovic throws a nice looking combination but Kosar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mirkovic throws a body punch but Kosar moves out of range.
Kosar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kosar blocks a leg kick.
As Mirkovic backs away, Kosar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Kosar should have avoided that one.
Kosar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kosar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirkovic.
Kosar thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mirkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kosar checks it well.
Kosar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Kosar.
Kosar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mirkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mirkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Kosar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mirkovic! But no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mirkovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kosar drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mirkovic swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kosar's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filipo Mirkovic!
An out of breath Filipo Mirkovic 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Hutchinson (ranked 712 p4p, 543 weight class) and Elix Juarez (ranked 97 p4p, 77 weight class). Elix Juarez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamison Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elix Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchinson misses with a double jab.
Juarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Hutchinson misses the target.
Hutchinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Hutchinson throws out a loose jab but Juarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hutchinson misses with an uppercut.
Juarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hutchinson defends it well.
Hutchinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juarez circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Juarez with that takedown attempt.
Jamison Hutchinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juarez fails with the takedown
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamison Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elix Juarez.
Juarez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez has hold of one of Hutchinson's legs. Hutchinson is fighting the takedown attempt but Juarez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hutchinson wants to get back to his feet but Juarez passes into half guard.
Juarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Juarez is trying to control. Hutchinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Juarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Hutchinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Juarez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hutchinson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Elix Juarez!
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