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DMMA 384: Rolls v Skolz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 2629 p4p, 4624 weight class) and Scott Dolton (ranked 122 p4p, 145 weight class). Dolton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paradise Warfare. This should be fireworks!
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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 18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Dolton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dolton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vyr lunges at Dolton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dolton's hand.
Vyr scores with a decent looking hook.
Vyr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 Dolton is rocked!
Vyr lands a jab to Dolton's midsection.
Dolton is still on wobbly legs! Can Vyr finish him?
Dolton walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Dolton limp body while Vyr jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlastimil Vyr!
Scott Dolton was interviewed post fight and said 'It is a joke? Let's start it over again.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kearney (ranked 2095 p4p, 2728 weight class) and Powder Puff (ranked 244 p4p, 313 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Powder Puff!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puff cracks Kearney with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Puff has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kearney to stand back up!
 It looks like Patrick Kearney has been cut.
Puff throws an off balance right hand
and Kearney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kearney stuns Puff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puff misses with an uppercut
and Kearney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kearney 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.
Kearney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puff 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.
Puff moves out of range of the strikes.
Puff misses with an uppercut
letting Kearney counter with a right hand.
Kearney misses with a body punch
enabling Puff to counter with a crisp jab.
Kearney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puff moves away.
Puff lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kearney falls backwards - clearly groggy! Puff dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Powder Puff!
A relieved looking Powder Puff thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 1562 p4p, 2135 weight class) and Michal Sykora (ranked 123 p4p, 146 weight class). Michal Sykora will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 50 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykora uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sykora dips to his left and cracks Chugman with an uppercut!
Chugman misses the jab.
Sykora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chugman.
Sykora looks to throw the jab but Chugman is out of range.
Chugman ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
Sykora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chugman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chugman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sykora looks for the body kick but Chugman saw that one coming.
Sykora tests Chugman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sykora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sykora keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sykora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chugman.
Sykora looks to land a left hand but Chugman moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykora darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chugman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chugman moves forwards but Sykora connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chugman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sykora.
Chugman misses with an uppercut.
Sykora bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chugman's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sykora.
Sykora cracks Chugman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chugman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sykora has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chugman drops his hands momentarily and Sykora takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sykora throws a hook but Chugman avoids it easily.
Chugman tries to counter with a takedown but Sykora is quick to defend against it.
Sykora throws a combination that misses
and Chugman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chugman stops Sykora from standing up.
Sykora is wriggling around but Chugman manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman is controlling the pace.
Chugman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chugman stops Sykora from getting back to his feet.
Chugman trying to control from half guard but Sykora is working away.
Chugman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora is trying to stand up here but Chugman is controlling him well.
Chugman is trying to control. Sykora wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chugman stops Sykora from getting back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Chugman.
Sykora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chugman.
Sykora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sykora throws a hook to the side of Chugman's head but Chugman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sykora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sykora getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykora throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chugman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sykora manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chugman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chugman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sykora is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chugman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good shot there by Sykora.
Sykora has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chugman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sykora scores with a nice right hand.
Sykora misses with a head kick.
Sykora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sykora lands with an overhand left.
Sykora scores with a head kick.
Sykora misses with a jab to the body
so Chugman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chugman stops Sykora from standing up.
Sykora being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Sykora dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sykora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sykora connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chugman momentarily.
Chugman doesn't manage to clinch there - Sykora circles away.
Sykora throws a hook but Chugman blocks it.
Michal Sykora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykora with a jab.
Sykora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sykora's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chugman under the eye.
Chugman ducks right into an uppercut from Sykora.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykora cracks Chugman with an open hand slap.
Sykora throws a poor cross that misses
and Chugman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sykora's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chugman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sykora is looking to stand up but Chugman isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman tries to free his leg and advance position but Sykora is retaining full guard.
Chugman won't allow Sykora to get back to his feet.
Sykora avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sykora wants to stand and escape but Chugman is having none of it.
Chugman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sykora being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chugman is looking to clinch.
Sykora thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chugman moves in looking to clinch but Sykora pushes him off.
Sykora throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sykora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sykora is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sykora connects with a single shot there.
Chugman misses with a hook.
Sykora thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sykora lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chugman needs to keep his hands up - Sykora had a free shot at his head there.
Chugman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sykora lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sykora misses the body punch
and Chugman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sykora!
Sykora is looking to get back to his feet here but Chugman is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sykora's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykora is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Chugman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora wants to get back to his feet.
I would not like to be Sykora right now.
Sykora is trying to get back to his feet but Chugman has full control of the position and if anything, Sykora has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sykora is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Chugman off. It looks like it's working - Chugman slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Sykora displaying calm under pressure there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sykora throws a sloppy head kick and Chugman moves out of range easily.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sykora sprawls and moves away.
Sykora connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chugman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sykora misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sykora. Chugman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sykora scores with the left hand. Chugman knows he should have avoided that one.
Sykora scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sykora scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chugman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sykora connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chugman momentarily.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sykora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sykora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chugman lands with a nice body punch.
Sykora thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chugman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Sykora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sykora scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chugman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by Sykora there.
Chugman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chugman looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykora is just out of range.
Chugman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSykora.
Sykora getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chugman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chugman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sykora misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman misses with a looping left.
Sykora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chugman circles away quickly and effectively.
Chugman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sykora.
Sykora scores with a jab.
Chugman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sykora manages to avoid it.
Sykora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chugman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Sykora finds it's way through Chugman's defenses.
Sykora lands a head kick. Chugman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chugman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sykora moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sykora misses the target.
Chugman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sykora misses the jab.
Sykora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sykora misses with a hook. Chugman ducked under it nicely.
Chugman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Sykora.
Chugman attempts a counter takedown but Sykora avoids it well and moves away.
Sykora connects with a right hand. Chugman shakes it off.
Chugman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chugman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chugman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chugman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sykora.
Chugman blocks the body kick.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Klaus Chugman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykora misses with an uppercut. Chugman saw that one coming.
Sykora misses with a hook
so Chugman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Chugman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chugman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sykora is looking to stand up but Chugman isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman pushes down on Sykora's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chugman wants to control but Sykora is keeping him busy.
Chugman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sykora defends it well.
Sykora is trying to stand back up but Chugman is controlling him
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Michal Sykora is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sykora connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sykora scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sykora slips under a jab from Chugman.
Chugman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chugman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Michal Sykora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sykora scores with a shot to the body.
Sykora misses with a double jab.
Sykora throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chugman's head.
Sykora sizes up Chugman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sykora scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Sykora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sykora winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Sykora!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pultti Pyssy (ranked 1602 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 170 p4p, 148 weight class). Arriorus Adee struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Pultti Pyssy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arriorus Adee's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pultti Pyssy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adee scores with a shot to the body.
Pyssy scores with a body shot.
Pyssy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pyssy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pyssy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Adee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adee tries to score with a low kick but Pyssy moves his leg out of the way.
Pyssy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adee tries to land a front kick but Pyssy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pyssy jabs Adee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pyssy throws a head kick but Adee moves out of range.
Pyssy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyssy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adee. That's going to slow Pyssy down.
Pyssy throws a body punch but Adee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyssy lands with a good body shot.
We've been informed that Adee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Adee misses with a body kick.
Pyssy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pyssy.
Adee replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pyssy blocks it well.
Pyssy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adee.
Adee tries a head kick but it misses.
Adee jabs at Pyssy's body.
Adee scores with a nice body kick.
Adee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adee misses with a body kick.
Adee throws a shot from downtown. Pyssy moves away and avoids it.
Pyssy checks a low kick from Adee.
Pyssy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Adee throws a head kick but Pyssy moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Pyssy blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pyssy!
Pyssy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyssy blocks a head kick by Adee.
Adee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Pyssy lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Pyssy.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Adee scores with a kick to the body.
Adee tries to clinch but Pyssy is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pyssy misses the target.
Pyssy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adee under the eye.
Adee moves out of range as Pyssy strikes.
Adee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pyssy.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Pyssy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy throws an overhand right that lands on Adee's shoulder, as Adee tries to avoid the shot.
Adee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pyssy with a body shot.
Pyssy connects with an inside leg kick.
Adee sizes up Pyssy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Adee misses the target.
Adee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pyssy was well out of range. Poor timing from Adee.
Pyssy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adee.
Adee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adee throws a body kick that misses.
Pyssy moves out of range of the body kick.
Adee throws a body punch but Pyssy moves out of range.
Pyssy throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Pyssy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adee was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyssy.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Pyssy.
Pyssy throws a body shot but no joy.
Pyssy misses with a wild body shot.
Adee wants to counter with a clinch but Pyssy pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pyssy.
Pyssy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pyssy connects with a leg kick.
Pyssy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyssy blocks a head kick by Adee.
Pyssy works the jab nicely.
Pyssy blocks the body kick.
Pyssy connects with a looping right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Adee there.
Pyssy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee tries to land a front kick but Pyssy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Pyssy misses its intended target.
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pultti Pyssy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pyssy moves out of range as Adee strikes.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adee.
A little feinted left hand from Pyssy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pyssy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adee.
Pyssy throws a wild body kick that Adee sees coming a mile off.
Pyssy defending well as Adee loads up on a big left hand.
Pultti Pyssy is winning the standup battle so far.
Adee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pyssy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pyssy blocks a low kick nicely.
Pyssy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adee 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee cracks Pyssy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pyssy misses with a body shot.
Adee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pyssy.
Adee throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Pyssy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adee misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Pyssy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Adee.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyssy looks to land a left hand but Adee moved out of range nicely.
Adee jabs at Pyssy's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Pyssy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pyssy lands a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pyssy, as that shot connected.
Pyssy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pyssy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adee scrambles back to his feet.
Adee throws a push kick but Pyssy slaps the foot to one side.
Pyssy cracks Adee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pyssy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body punch from Adee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyssy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pyssy lands with a cross.
Adee keeps Pyssy at a distance using the push kick.
Pyssy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Adee coming out on top.
Pyssy slips under a jab.
Pyssy thumps Adee with a low kick.
Adee checks the leg kick.
Adee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Adee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pyssy has got the better of the exchanges.
The fighters circling - Adee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pyssy throws a sloppy head kick and Adee moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Adee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy needs to keep his hands up - Adee had a free shot at his head there.
Pyssy throws a low kick but Adee moves out of range easily.
Adee scores with a jab to the head.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pyssy moves away.
Adee tries to land a leg kick but Pyssy saw it coming and moves away.
Adee looks to land a left hand but Pyssy moved out of range nicely.
Pyssy swings for the body but Adee moves out of range.
Pyssy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pyssy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pyssy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adee's sensitive parts.
Pyssy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adee moves away.
Pyssy looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Adee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adee misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Adee blocks a head kick by Pyssy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adee! But no joy.
Adee throws a leg kick but Pyssy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Adee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pyssy doesn't seem phased though.
Pyssy throws out a powerful jab.
Pyssy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pyssy manages to avoid it.
Pyssy with a nice calf kick.
Pyssy looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
Adee looks to throw the jab but Pyssy is out of range.
Pyssy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adee. Adee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pyssy misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Adee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pultti Pyssy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pyssy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adee throws a series of punches but Pyssy avoids them all with ease.
Pyssy misses with a jab to the body
and Adee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pyssy misses with a wild body shot.
Adee misses with a body shot.
Adee works over Pyssy's head and body with a nice combination.
Pyssy throws a push kick but Adee slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pyssy.
Adee swings for the body but Pyssy moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Pyssy misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adee throws a shot to the body.
Pyssy lands a nice hook to Adee's body. Adee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pyssy throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Adee finds it's way through Pyssy's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyssy throws a head kick but Adee moves out of range.
Pyssy moves out of range as Adee throws a body kick.
Pyssy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pyssy takes a swing at Adee's ribcage but misses.
Adee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adee tries a head kick but it misses.
Adee slips a straight right by Pyssy.
Pyssy scoring well with a low kick there.
Pyssy's corner calls for a 1-2. Pyssy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pyssy.
Pyssy with a hook.
Adee scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee closes the distance and clinches.
Adee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pyssy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyssy presses Adee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pyssy throws a head punch that misses.
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adee takes a shot to the head.
Pyssy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adees head.
Pyssy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pyssy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pyssy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adee tries to clinch up.
Pyssy is looking to wear down Adee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adee scores with a jab. Pyssy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pyssy connects with a crisp jab.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Pyssy moves out of range easily.
Pyssy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Pyssy throws an overhand right that lands on Adee's shoulder, as Adee tries to avoid the shot.
Pyssy throws a body punch but Adee moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Adee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pyssy scores with a hook to the body. Adee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyssy avoids the body shot from Adee.
Pyssy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Adee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pyssy misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adee! But no joy.
Adee tries to clinch up.
Pyssy scores with the left hand. Adee knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adee blocks a head kick by Pyssy.
Pyssy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick by Adee misses
letting Pyssy counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Pyssy.
Pyssy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pyssy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adee.
Adee throws a shot from downtown. Pyssy moves away and avoids it.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Pyssy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pultti Pyssy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adee throws a low kick but Pyssy avoids it.
Pyssy catches Adee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adee takes one to the chin there.
Adee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pultti Pyssy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pyssy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pultti Pyssy!
After the fight, Pultti Pyssy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dennison (ranked 1775 p4p, 2092 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 217 p4p, 249 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennison circles away from the clinch attempt.
P Cruz blocks a jab.
P Cruz throws a counter combo.
Dennison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
P Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dennison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dennison misses with a wild body shot.
Dennison misses with a hook.
Dennison looks to land a right hand but P Cruz moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from P Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Dennison looks to land a right hand but P Cruz moved out of range.
P Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dennison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from P Cruz.
P Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dennison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dennison misses with an uppercut.
P Cruz throws a series of punches but Dennison avoids them all with ease.
Dennison throws a body punch but P Cruz moves out of range.
P Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. P Cruz tries to avoid it but Dennison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag P Cruz to the ground. P Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
P Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
P Cruz throws a lazy head kick
and Dennison counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
P Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dennison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from P Cruz.
P Cruz swinging wildly here.
Dennison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
P Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
P Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from P Cruz.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dennison misses with a looping right.
Dennison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
P Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dennison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dennison managing to block the knees to the body from P Cruz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from P Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
P Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dennison.
P Cruz scores with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by P Cruz.
 Dennison is rocked!
P Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dennison.
The fight stays on the outside here - P Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dennison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dennison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
P Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dennison closes the distance and clinches up with P Cruz, looking for a takedown. Dennison pushes P Cruz against the cage but P Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
P Cruz tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennison looks to land a combination but P Cruz avoids it well.
Dennison gets tackled into the cage by P Cruz. P Cruz maintains the clinch.
P Cruz manages to break the clinch.
P Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
P Cruz is stalling here.
P Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
P Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dennison seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if P Cruz can turn it around.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dennison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Dennison.
P Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
P Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dennison tries a body shot but P Cruz blocks it.
P Cruz misses with a knee strike.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
P Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dennison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
P Cruz closes the distance but Dennison moves to the side
and Dennison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennison is keen to just control but P Cruz is a slippery customer.
P Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dennison working over P Cruz with some ground and pound. P Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dennison is controlling the pace.
Dennison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
P Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dennison is trying to control. P Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dennison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dennison lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo P Cruz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
P Cruz wants to clinch
letting Dennison counter with a right hand.
P Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dennison looks to score with a jab to the body but P Cruz is just out of range.
Dennison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
P Cruz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dennison keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by P Cruz.
P Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennison.
Dennison misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dennison misses with some punches.
Dennison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dennison.
P Cruz is stalling here.
Dennison has dropped down and is working for a takedown. P Cruz is trying to keep an underhook but Dennison manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dennison looks to land a strike but P Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dennison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dennison throws a big right hand that misses.
Dennison prevents P Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Dennison content to stall in guard here.
Dick Dennison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dennison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of P Cruz's head.
Dennison content to stall in guard here.
P Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dennison's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dennison is trying to keep P Cruz in close.
Dennison is trying to hold P Cruz in close to prevent damage but P Cruz has managed to pass into half guard.
Dennison trying to control from the bottom.
Dennison tries to get to full guard but P Cruz has control of the leg.
P Cruz is thwarting Dennison's attempts to control the position.
Dennison gets full guard.
Dennison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison wants to sweep but no luck.
Dennison is working hard here to advance position.
P Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
P Cruz is looking to stand up but Dennison won't let him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
P Cruz stands and steps away. Dennison gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
P Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dennison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
P Cruz throws a series of punches but Dennison avoids them all with ease.
P Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
P Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from P Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz moves forwards but Dennison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dennison swings away with a body shot that misses
letting P Cruz counter with a right hand.
P Cruz tries to clinch up but Dennison circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Dennison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
P Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
P Cruz is looking to clinch but Dennison is avoiding it.
Dennison throws a jab but it's blocked by P Cruz.
P Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Dennison.
P Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dennison swats away the attempt to clinch by P Cruz.
P Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dennison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
P Cruz is looking to clinch.
P Cruz clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
P Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennison.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dennison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennison connects with a good right hand that stumbles P Cruz. P Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo P Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dennison throws a right hand that P Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that P Cruz also avoids with ease.
Dick Dennison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
P Cruz tries to clinch up but Dennison circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
P Cruz is looking to clinch.
Dennison scores with a three punch combo!
P Cruz tries to clinch but Dennison is having none of it.
Dennison cracks P Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennison.
Dennison scores with a hook to the body.
P Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
P Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Dennison blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
P Cruz stalling in the clinch but Dennison improves position.
P Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
P Cruz can't break the clinch.
Dennison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but P Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dennison goes for a takedown attempt but P Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dennison drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dennison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of P Cruz's head.
P Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Dennison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dennison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dennison cracks P Cruz with a solid left hand.
Dennison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
P Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dennison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
P Cruz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison connects with a couple of short punches.
P Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Dennison finish him?
Dennison gets to his feet and stands over P Cruz, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! P Cruz felt that one! Dennison unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save P Cruz from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Dennison!
Dick Dennison very nearly forgot to thank Bloodbath MMA Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Del Salar (ranked 611 p4p, 2362 weight class) and Jarko Soumalainen (ranked 74 p4p, 258 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Del Salar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarko Soumalainen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salar throws a hook to the side of Soumalainen's head but Soumalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soumalainen.
A head kick by Soumalainen misses
and Salar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Jarko Soumalainen has been cut.
Soumalainen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soumalainen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Salar misses with a looping right.
Soumalainen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soumalainen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salar defends well and Soumalainen ends up having to push Salar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soumalainen throws a leg kick
and Salar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Soumalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick by Soumalainen misses
and Salar counters with a stiff right hand.
Soumalainen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Soumalainen lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soumalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Salar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salar looking to control.
Soumalainen trying to control but Salar is working from the bottom.
Soumalainen looking to sit in guard and control but Salar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soumalainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Salar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Salar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Salar postures up.
Soumalainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salar is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Soumalainen working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soumalainen is on top in guard.
Soumalainen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Salar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Soumalainen, into his guard.
Salar controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soumalainen looking to control.
Salar looking to pass the guard.
Soumalainen wants to control the position but Salar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Soumalainen is trying to maintain the position but Salar is very close to passing his half guard.
Soumalainen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soumalainen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Soumalainen has his hands on Salar's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soumalainen trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soumalainen's guard.
Soumalainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soumalainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Salar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soumalainen keeping moving, preventing Salar from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Del Salar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarko Soumalainen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Salar misses with a wild body shot.
And Soumalainen responds with a good body kick, but Salar manages to step out the way in time.
Salar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soumalainen.
Salar avoids the head kick by Soumalainen.
Soumalainen fails with the takedown.
Salar throwing a counter right hand but Soumalainen manages to avoid it.
Soumalainen throws a head kick but Salar moves out of range.
Soumalainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soumalainen thows a leg kick but Salar checks it
letting Salar counter with a right hand.
Soumalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Soumalainen throws a leg kick but Salar sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soumalainen motions for Salar to come forward. Soumalainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soumalainen cracks Salar with a good jab.
Soumalainen pushes Salar away with a front kick.
A low kick lands for Soumalainen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soumalainen. That's going to slow Salar down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soumalainen misses with a kick to the body
and Salar counters with a nice body shot.
Soumalainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A quick step to the side and Salar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soumalainen misses with a low kick as Salar jumps back.
Soumalainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soumalainen.
Del Salar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarko Soumalainen.
Salar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soumalainen manages to avoid it.
Soumalainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Soumalainen misses its intended target.
Soumalainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soumalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Salar moves out of range easily.
Salar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soumalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Salar.
A head kick misses from Soumalainen.
Jarko Soumalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soumalainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Salar throwing a counter right hand but Soumalainen manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soumalainen lands a front kick.
Soumalainen throws a leg kick but Salar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Soumalainen throws a lazy right hand but Salar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Salar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Soumalainen.
Salar swings for the body but Soumalainen moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Salar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salar.
Soumalainen misses with a hook.
Salar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salar. Soumalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soumalainen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Salar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Salar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soumalainen misses with a body kick.
Soumalainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soumalainen lands a leg kick that knocks Salar off balance momentarily.
Soumalainen wants to land a leg kick but Salar is out of range.
Salar looks to score with a jab to the body but Soumalainen is just out of range.
Salar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salar cracks Soumalainen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Soumalainen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Salar finish him?
Soumalainen is rocked!
A low kick from Soumalainen is predictable there
and Salar 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 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Del Salar!
During a confident post fight interview, Del Salar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mick Taylor (ranked 1048 p4p, 1061 weight class) and Osama Bin-Semen (ranked 99 p4p, 102 weight class). Osama Bin-Semen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osama Bin-Semen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin-Semen misses the body punch
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bin-Semen jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bin-Semen scores with a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Bin-Semen tries to pass.
Taylor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bin-Semen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Taylor.
Taylor's coaches at Bigfoot BJJ have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bin-Semen misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to improve position but can't.
Bin-Semen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bin-Semen throwing strikes but Taylor manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor trying to control the position but Bin-Semen is working away.
I wouldn't like to be where Bin-Semen is right now.
Bin-Semen is trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor taking a breather here.
Taylor trying to control the action but Bin-Semen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling from side mount.
Bin-Semen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bin-Semen is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Bin-Semen defends it.
Bin-Semen is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Bin-Semen is defending well.
Bin-Semen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bin-Semen looking to control.
Taylor pushes down on Bin-Semen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bin-Semen is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Taylor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Bin-Semen defends it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor is working for an americana but Bin-Semen has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Taylor was thinking about the submission.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Bin-Semen is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Osama Bin-Semen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taylor catches Bin-Semen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bin-Semen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bin-Semen showed some decent athleticism there.
Bin-Semen seems to be looking for submissions.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Bin-Semen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Bin-Semen is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin-Semen is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is staying active underneath Bin-Semen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor tries to roll over but Bin-Semen keeps him under control.
Osama Bin-Semen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bin-Semen trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bin-Semen misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Bin-Semen missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bin-Semen throws a right hand that misses
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin-Semen.
A jab from Bin-Semen misses.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin-Semen throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bin-Semen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin-Semen throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor needs to keep his hands up - Bin-Semen had a free shot at his head there.
Bin-Semen shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bin-Semen.
Taylor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control Bin-Semen's posture but Bin-Semen avoids it.
Bin-Semen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Bin-Semen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taylor defends it well.
Taylor is looking to control Bin-Semen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bin-Semen trying to control from Taylor's half guard. Taylor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bin-Semen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taylor pulls Bin-Semen in close to his closed guard and prevents Bin-Semen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bin-Semen preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bin-Semen trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Osama Bin-Semen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bin-Semen misses with a looping left.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Bin-Semen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.
Bin-Semen with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Bin-Semen with a poor takedown
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Mick Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osama Bin-Semen.
Bin-Semen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bin-Semen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bin-Semen.
Bin-Semen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Bin-Semen missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Taylor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen misses with a left hand
and Bin-Semen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bin-Semen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mick Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bin-Semen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bin-Semen tries to move to mount but Taylor blocks the move with his legs.
Bin-Semen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bin-Semen off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin-Semen just trying to survive but Taylor is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Taylor is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bin-Semen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bin-Semen for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen is really stuck here.
Taylor is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bin-Semen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Will Taylor go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
What can Bin-Semen do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bin-Semen trying to control the action but Taylor just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Taylor gets his way!
Osama Bin-Semen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bin-Semen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bin-Semen just trying to survive but Taylor is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bin-Semen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Taylor's arms.
Bin-Semen tries to escape but Taylor has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor trying to control.
Bin-Semen tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bin-Semen trying to control the position but Taylor manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bin-Semen tries to escape but Taylor has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mick Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bin-Semen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Taylor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bin-Semen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mick Taylor!
An out of breath Mick Taylor 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Myers (ranked 255 p4p, 799 weight class) and Dallas Flanders (ranked 27 p4p, 77 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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10 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dallas Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flanders. Flanders obviously looking to wear him down.
Flanders misses with a lunging right hand
and Myers counters with a left and a right that stings Flanders.
Myers throws a series of punches but Flanders avoids them all with ease.
Flanders misses with a body kick.
Flanders moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Flanders takes a swing at Myers's ribcage but misses.
Flanders throws a wild body kick that Myers sees coming a mile off.
Flanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myers connects with a leg kick.
Myers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Myers looks to throw the jab but Flanders is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Flanders! But no joy.
A jab from Flanders misses.
Myers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flanders doesn't seem bothered though.
Flanders with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Myers to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flanders counters with a straight right hand.
Flanders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Flanders throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Myers misses with a series of wild punches.
Flanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Flanders avoids the body shot from Myers.
Flanders jabs at Myers's body.
Myers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flanders checks it well.
Flanders takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flanders throws an off balance right hand
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanders misses with a left hand
and Myers counters with an inside leg kick.
Myers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flanders connects with a body shot that sends Myers's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers misses with an uppercut.
Myers wants to land a leg kick but Flanders is out of range.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Flanders saw that one coming.
Myers walks into a stiff left hand from Flanders.
Crunch! Flanders slams his shin into Myers's torso.
Myers throws a front kick aimed at Flanders's knee but Flanders avoids it well.
Flanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Flanders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Myers misses the target.
Flanders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Flanders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Myers at a distance.
Myers throws a jab when Flanders was well out of range.
Myers throws a leg kick
and Flanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders misses with a looping right.
Myers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers swinging wildly here.
Flanders throws a jab when Myers was well out of range.
A jab from Myers does it's job there.
Flanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanders.
Myers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Myers with a nice calf kick.
Myers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Myers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders tries to land a body kick
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
Flanders throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Myers is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Flanders misses.
Myers misses with a right hand
and Flanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Myers connects with a leg kick.
Flanders throws a sloppy body shot
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanders walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Myers is looking to score with low kicks.
Flanders misses with a straight right.
Myers moves out of range as Flanders throws a body kick.
Myers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flanders misses the shot to the body.
Flanders throws a hook but Myers blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dallas Flanders will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flanders checks the leg kick nicely there.
Flanders tries a quick counter leg kick but Myers is wise to it.
Flanders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Myers.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Flanders's front leg but catches the back leg as Flanders tries to avoid it.
Myers walks into a jab.
Flanders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flanders 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.
Flanders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flanders checks a leg kick.
Myers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers checks a low kick from Flanders.
Flanders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Myers finds it's way round the side to connect with Flanders's head.
Flanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flanders misses with a body punch
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders cracks Myers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Myers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Myers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flanders.
Myers tried to counter with a leg kick but Flanders avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Flanders misses the target.
Flanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flanders.
Flanders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Myers throws a hook but Flanders avoids it easily.
Myers misses with a leg kick
and Flanders counters with a stiff right hand.
Flanders works Myers's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
Flanders has closed the distance and engaged Myers in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Flanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flanders can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Flanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flanders takes an elbow to the temple.
Flanders lands a hook that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Flanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Myers.
Flanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flanders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Myers.
Flanders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Myers misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers cracks Flanders with a nice body shot.
Myers blocks an uppercut.
Flanders blocks a body shot from Myers.
Myers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers scores with a sloppy right hand. Flanders should have avoided that one.
Myers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flanders.
Flanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Myers.
Flanders appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Myers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flanders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Flanders's front leg but catches the back leg as Flanders tries to avoid it.
Flanders falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Myers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick lands for Flanders.
A low kick from Myers misses
and Flanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dallas Flanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanders throws a chopping leg kick but Myers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Myers 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.
Myers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Myers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flanders.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with a lunging right hand
and Flanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers misses with a right hand
and Flanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Flanders throws a low kick, looking for Myers's leg but Myers calmly moves out of range.
Myers misses with an uppercut.
Flanders throws out a counter right but Myers avoids it with no problem.
Myers sizes up Flanders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Myers throws a head kick that misses
and Flanders counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Flanders.
Flanders lands a jab.
Flanders lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Flanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Flanders lands a nice hook to Myers's body. Myers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flanders scores with a hook.
Myers misses with a low kick.
Flanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Myers misses with a head kick.
Flanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flanders's elbow.
Nice elbow from Myers.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Flanders.
Myers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flanders.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flanders.
Myers tries to work over Flanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Flanders.
Myers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myers misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders breaks the clinch.
A combination from Myers does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flanders.
Myers thows a leg kick but Flanders checks it
and Flanders counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Flanders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flanders. That's going to slow Myers down.
A jab from Myers misses.
Flanders ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Flanders walks into a straight right hand from Myers.
Myers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flanders.
Flanders connects with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Myers.
Flanders throws the kick towards the body but Myers avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers moves out of range as Flanders strikes.
Flanders connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanders blocks a jab.
Flanders throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Flanders scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flanders throws a jab but it's blocked by Myers.
Myers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flanders lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Myers.
A head kick from Flanders lands but Myers takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Myers misses
and Flanders counters with a thumping low kick.
Myers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flanders.
Marlon Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders wants to clinch.
Myers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flanders thuds his shin into the meat of Myers's side.
Flanders misses with an uppercut.
Flanders moves away from the strike by Myers.
Flanders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Myers looks to throw the jab but Flanders is out of range.
Myers tries to land a leg kick but Flanders saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Flanders releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flanders throws a hook but Myers avoids it easily.
Myers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders lands with a nice body punch.
Flanders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Myers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Flanders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Myers scrambles back to his feet.
Flanders drops his hands momentarily and Myers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Myers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flanders ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Myers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanders fails to land with a series of punches.
Flanders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Myers swings for the body but Flanders moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Flanders - just one landing.
Myers tries to land a front kick but Flanders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Myers takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Flanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flanders has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Flanders!
A very excited looking Dallas Flanders 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kersikov (ranked 1708 p4p, 213 weight class) and Robert Helpmann (ranked 219 p4p, 33 weight class). Kersikov's entrance music is 2 Best Enemies - Phases . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Helpmann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helpmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Helpmann.
Kersikov feinted with a counter takedown.
Helpmann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Helpmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helpmann misses with a straight right.
Helpmann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook but Helpmann blocks it.
Helpmann flicks out a counter leg kick but Kersikov steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kersikov backs up against the cage.
Helpmann staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Helpmann.
Helpmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Helpmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helpmann walks into a jab.
Kersikov scores with a decent looking hook.
Helpmann walks into a left hand.
Kersikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helpmann takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helpmann can pounce on him.
Helpmann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Helpmann misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov shoots in but Helpmann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Helpmann appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Helpmann moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Helpmann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kersikov thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov tries to counter with a takedown but Helpmann is quick to defend against it.
Kersikov slips a jab from Helpmann.
Helpmann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Helpmann misses.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helpmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Helpmann misses.
Helpmann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kersikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helpmann replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kersikov blocks it well.
Helpmann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Helpmann misses with a straight right.
Helpmann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Helpmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Helpmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helpmann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Helpmann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov tries to counter with a takedown but Helpmann is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kersikov.
Helpmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helpmann feints a counter leg kick.
Kersikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Helpmann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Helpmann will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Helpmann momentarily.
Helpmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov lands a jab.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helpmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helpmann throws a low kick, looking for Kersikov's leg but Kersikov calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov feinted with a counter takedown.
Helpmann throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kersikov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kersikov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kersikov stops Helpmann from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throwing shots but Helpmann is blocking nicely.
Kersikov is trying to control the action in half guard but Helpmann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Helpmann has his hands clasped together around Kersikov's back. He's all about the action.
Kersikov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kersikov misses with a head shot. Helpmann uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Kersikov throwing strikes but missing.
Kersikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helpmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kersikov is one step ahead there.
Helpmann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov trying to control but Helpmann is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Helpmann saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Helpmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Helpmann back to the cage. Kersikov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice defenses there by Helpmann.
Kersikov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Helpmann throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a shoot takedown. Helpmann fights it but they end up in guard.
Helpmann controls Kersikov momentarily but Kersikov frees himself.
Helpmann keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Helpmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kersikov is one step ahead there.
Kersikov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kersikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helpmann can do to turn this around?
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kersikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov looking to sit in guard and control but Helpmann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kersikov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Helpmann throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Helpmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kersikov's sensitive parts.
No luck for Kersikov with that takedown attempt.
Kersikov throws a right hand that misses
and Helpmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roman Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Helpmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Helpmann.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helpmann lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helpmann. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Helpmann to the mat! Helpmann manages to get full guard.
Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kersikov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kersikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kersikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov postures up in Helpmann's guard and throws a big left but Helpmann blocks it.
Kersikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kersikov postures up in Helpmann's guard and throws a big left but Helpmann blocks it.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Helpmann keeps moving.
Kersikov throwing strikes from guard but Helpmann blocks nicely.
Kersikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Helpmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov misses with a jab to the body
and Helpmann counters with a nice body kick.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Helpmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helpmann stuffs the takedown attempt from Kersikov. Kersikov gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Helpmann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov works Helpmann's body with a nice hook.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
and Helpmann counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Helpmann throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Helpmann misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov feinted with a counter takedown.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helpmann.
Helpmann appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov feinted with a counter takedown.
Helpmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helpmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helpmann punishes Kersikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Helpmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Helpmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helpmann has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robert Helpmann!
An out of breath Robert Helpmann 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 Bubba Rolls (ranked 377 p4p, 472 weight class) and Gerrad Skolz (ranked 54 p4p, 64 weight class). Rolls comes to the cage accompanied by Moonshine Bandits - For The Outlawz. Gerrad Skolz 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Rolls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rolls rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skolz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rolls swats away the attempt to clinch by Skolz.
Skolz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rolls will feel that in the morning.
A telegraphed right hand from Rolls misses the target.
Rolls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skolz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolls.
Rolls throws the left hand but Skolz avoids the punch easily.
Rolls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skolz manages to avoid it.
Rolls blocks a leg kick.
Rolls bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skolz's head.
No joy there for Skolz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rolls bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skolz's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls scores with the left hand. Skolz knows he should have avoided that one.
Rolls thuds a left hand into Skolz's body.
Skolz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rolls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolls has Skolz up against the cage in a clinch.
Rolls misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rolls misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
Skolz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rolls manages to break the clinch.
Rolls scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rolls pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skolz thuds his shin into the meat of Rolls's side.
Skolz closes the distance and pushes Rolls back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rolls fails to land.
Skolz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skolz lands with a light punch inside.
Rolls blocking some punches.
Rolls lands a right hand.
Rolls lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skolz misses with a punch on the inside.
Skolz throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Rolls's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Skolz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rolls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skolz.
Rolls has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Skolz is trying to keep an underhook but Rolls manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rolls trying to control from half guard but Skolz is working away.
Rolls prevents Skolz from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz is still trying to improve position.
Skolz is refusing to be controlled, as Rolls sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skolz tries to get to full guard but Rolls has control of the leg.
Skolz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rolls jumps into side control!
Skolz tries to escape but Rolls is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skolz keeps working.
Skolz is looking to regain half guard here but Rolls keeps moving and retains side control.
Skolz keeps trying to improve his position.
Rolls grinds an elbow into Skolz's temple.
Skolz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rolls's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Skolz is looking for a sweep. Rolls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rolls moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Skolz.
Skolz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz being controlled for a moment.
Rolls is looking to take a break and control but Skolz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rolls lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rolls lands some shots froms side control.
Rolls goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Skolz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rolls's guard! Nice work there by Skolz!
Rolls looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolls, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rolls dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rolls throws a hook to the side of Skolz's head but Skolz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skolz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rolls lands with a nice body punch.
Skolz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Skolz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rolls checks a leg kick nicely.
Rolls was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skolz throws a front kick aimed at Rolls's knee but Rolls avoids it well.
Rolls throws a jab but it's blocked by Skolz.
Rolls getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skolz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rolls will feel that in the morning.
Rolls pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rolls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skolz.
A nice leg kick from Skolz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolls scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skolz in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skolz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rolls.
Skolz slips a jab from Rolls.
Skolz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skolz wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bubba Rolls is winning the standup battle so far.
Rolls doesn't manage to clinch there - Skolz circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Rolls.
Skolz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skolz duly obliges.
Skolz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rolls takes a step back to recover.
Skolz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rolls takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rolls takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rolls throws the left hand but Skolz avoids the punch easily.
Rolls shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolls lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skolz.
Rolls 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.
Skolz pushes Rolls up against the cage in a clinch.
Skolz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skolz misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skolz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skolz tries a body shot but Rolls blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
Rolls misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rolls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rolls blocking some punches.
Skolz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skolz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skolz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skolz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rolls backwards.
Rolls has a couple of punches blocked by Skolz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skolz.
Skolz lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skolz.
Skolz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolls working aggressively here.
Rolls lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz lands with a right to the head.
Rolls wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skolz lands with a right to the head.
Skolz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rolls working aggressively here.
Skolz misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skolz.
Skolz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolls backwards.
Gerrad Skolz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skolz misses with a punch to the body.
Skolz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skolz tries to work over Rolls's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Skolz.
Skolz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rolls working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolls.
Skolz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skolz is leaning against Rolls and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skolz scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolls throws a head punch that misses.
Skolz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skolz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skolz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Skolz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skolz.
Skolz is looking to slow Rolls down with leg kicks.
Rolls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gerrad Skolz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rolls swats away the attempt to clinch by Skolz.
Skolz tries to score with a low kick but Rolls moves his leg out of the way.
Rolls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skolz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolls.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Skolz. Rolls shrugs it off though.
Rolls fails to land with a series of punches.
Rolls throws a big shot that misses.
Rolls looks to throw the jab but Skolz is out of range.
Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolls paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rolls closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skolz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skolz throws a body punch but Rolls moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrad Skolz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rolls tries to clinch up but Skolz circles away and keeps his distance.
Skolz wants to clinch up but Rolls keeps it at a distance.
Skolz staying out of range there.
Rolls tries to clinch but Skolz moves out of range.
Rolls tries to score a power double leg takedown but Skolz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rolls somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Skolz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skolz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rolls will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
Rolls lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skolz is leaning against Rolls and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rolls lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skolz throws a head punch that misses.
Skolz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skolz scores with a shoulder strike.
Rolls swings wildly with an uppercut but Skolz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz tries to work over Rolls's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rolls misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skolz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skolz blocking some punches.
Rolls goes for a takedown attempt but Skolz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skolz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rolls.
Skolz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skolz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rolls misses with a hook. Skolz ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Rolls as he checks the leg kick.
Skolz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rolls checks a low kick from Skolz.
Rolls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skolz manages to avoid it.
Skolz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rolls drops his hands momentarily and Skolz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Rolls misses.
Rolls takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rolls loads up on a big right hand but Skolz slips the punch.
Skolz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Skolz connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolls thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Rolls misses the target.
Rolls avoids the head kick by Skolz.
Skolz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rolls tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skolz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rolls moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Skolz moves into the clinch.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skolz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rolls creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rolls blocking some punches.
Rolls prevents a body shot from Skolz.
Skolz blocks an uppercut.
Rolls wants to break free but Skolz has control.
Skolz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rolls backwards.
Rolls blocks a body shot from Skolz.
Rolls misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skolz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rolls.
Skolz is leaning against Rolls and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skolz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rolls blocking some punches.
Rolls has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skolz after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Rolls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skolz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skolz misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
A hook to the body from Skolz.
Skolz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rolls drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skolz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Skolz.
Skolz is working Rolls over against the cage.
Skolz lands a body punch.
Skolz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skolz swings wildly with an uppercut but Rolls uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz lands a shoulder strike.
Skolz tries to throw a body punch but Rolls avoids it by throwing Skolz back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Skolz as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skolz lands a body punch.
Rolls takes a shot to the head.
Skolz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skolz gets through Rolls's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skolz lands with a short shot to the head.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
Skolz pushes Rolls back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolls turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rolls manages to end up in side control.
Skolz wants to get back to his feet but Rolls drags him back down.
Skolz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Skolz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Skolz is looking for a sweep. Rolls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerrad Skolz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skolz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerrad Skolz!
Gerrad Skolz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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