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BC FIGHT NIGHT 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Serta Mierta (ranked 24577 p4p, 5224 weight class) and Bambam Yagan (ranked 433 p4p, 428 weight class). Bambam Yagan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serta Mierta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bambam Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mierta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mierta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mierta misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Mierta misses the jab.
Yagan throws out a counter right but Mierta avoids it with no problem.
Mierta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Yagan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Mierta.
Mierta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mierta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yagan.
Yagan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mierta lands a really nice looking cross but Yagan seems unphased.
Mierta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yagan has time to react.
Mierta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mierta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mierta.
Yagan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mierta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mierta misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Mierta gets a clinch.
Yagan wants to get back to striking at distance but Mierta won't allow it.
Mierta lands with a right to the head.
Mierta jumps into guard, dragging Yagan to the mat.
Yagan wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Mierta's closed guard. He's half up but Mierta has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Mierta pivots and extends the arm, Yagan falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Mierta! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Serta Mierta!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Janos Paprikas (ranked 24335 p4p, 2889 weight class) and Younger Blood (ranked 455 p4p, 285 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Younger Blood enters the cage!
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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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Janos Paprikas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Younger Blood!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paprikas tries a knee to the head but Blood blocks it.
Paprikas tries to circle away but Blood has him pinned against the cage.
Blood is struggling to control the position.
Paprikas is trying to force a seperation but Blood has the dominant position.
Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paprikas stuffs the takedown.
Paprikas misses with a left hand
and Blood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blood prevents Paprikas from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Paprikas tries to break the clinch but Blood is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood throws a right and a left that Paprikas avoids nicely.
Paprikas throws a lazy head kick
and Blood counters with a nice kick to the body.
Paprikas darts in and clinches Blood up against the cage.
Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
Blood clinches with his opponent.
Blood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blood feints and as Paprikas raises his hands in defense, Blood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paprikas wants to get back to his feet but Blood passes into half guard.
Paprikas is trying to maintain the position but Blood is very close to passing his half guard.
Blood controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paprikas trying to control from the bottom.
Blood postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Paprikas to stand up.
Blood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paprikas is defending well for now.
Blood taking a breather.
Blood has Paprikas pressed against the cage.
Blood gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Paprikas regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paprikas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blood passes Paprikas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blood slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Blood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paprikas defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Paprikas is breathing heavily.
Blood controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Younger Blood 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.
Blood lands a nice hook to Paprikas's body. Paprikas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blood forces Paprikas back against the cage and clinches.
Paprikas misses with some punches.
Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blood stalks Paprikas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paprikas's face. Paprikas staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Janos Paprikas has been cut.
Paprikas throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Paprikas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blood dives in and grabs Paprikas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paprikas pushes down on Blood's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Paprikas misses the target.
Blood clinches up against the cage.
Paprikas can't break the clinch.
Paprikas wants to break free but Blood has control.
Blood breaks from the clinch.
Blood has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Paprikas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
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!
Paprikas with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blood digs a right hand into Paprikas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paprikas's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paprikas can't break the clinch.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paprikas wants to break free but Blood has control.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Janos Paprikas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Younger Blood.
Blood breaks from the clinch.
Janos Paprikas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blood blocking some punches.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood is pushing Paprikas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paprikas.
Paprikas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Paprikas is trying to break free.
Blood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paprikas is defending well for now.
Blood breaks from the clinch.
Blood clinches with his opponent.
Blood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paprikas is defending well.
Blood breaks the clinch.
Blood shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Paprikas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Blood happy to just control the position for now.
Paprikas parries the strikes from Blood easily there. Blood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Paprikas to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Paprikas gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Blood controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood lands a big shot there that rocks Paprikas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paprikas?
Blood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blood looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blood landing punches.
Paprikas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Blood.
Blood throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blood controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Younger Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janos Paprikas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paprikas is looking to break free of the clinch but Blood has double underhooks.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Paprikas is trying to break free.
Blood jumps guard.
Blood manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Blood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blood breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Paprikas misses.
Paprikas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blood has Paprikas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paprikas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Paprikas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Younger Blood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paprikas taking a breather.
Blood breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood punishes Paprikas's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood darts in and clinches Paprikas up against the cage.
Blood pulls guard effortlessly.
Blood is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Paprikas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blood has his hands on Paprikas's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paprikas wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Blood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Blood is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Blood's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Younger Blood has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is nestled in close to Paprikas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blood sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blood stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Younger Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janos Paprikas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Paprikas.
Blood drives through and clinches with Paprikas against the cage.
Blood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paprikas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blood jumps guard and drags Paprikas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Blood is pulling down on Paprikas's head. It's preventing any offense from Paprikas, at least for the moment.
Janos Paprikas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paprikas scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Younger Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blood 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Younger Blood!
A relieved looking Younger Blood 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 Ricardo Diaz (ranked 24589 p4p, 2615 weight class) and Milton Goodman (ranked 292 p4p, 179 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Green Goblin Mode. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz scores with a head kick. Goodman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Goodman gets a takedown into half guard.
Goodman in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Diaz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Goodman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Milton Goodman!
The defeated Ricardo Diaz had this to say: 'I want to thank our lord and saviour Jesus Christ, for everyone watching just remember you can be saved.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saita Paita (ranked 2477 p4p, 1193 weight class) and Omnipotent Que (ranked 288 p4p, 156 weight class). Saita Paita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Omnipotent Que's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saita Paita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omnipotent Que!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Que throws a lazy right hand but Paita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Que.
Paita will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paita takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paita is looking to counter with a body kick.
Paita missing with a left hand there. Que was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paita scores with a nice strike.
Que throws a right hand that Paita ducks under and follows up with a left that Paita also avoids with ease.
Paita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Que.
Paita lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Que staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Que. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Que!
It looks like Saita Paita has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paita checks a leg kick nicely.
Que lands a big head kick that sends Paita tumbling to the mat! Que takes a step backwards and waves Paita back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Que lands a big head kick that sends Paita tumbling to the mat! Que takes a step backwards and waves Paita back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Paita is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Que misses with a hook. Paita ducked under it nicely.
Que throws a lazy uppercut
and Paita counters with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Paita as he connects with a hook.
Que misses with a hook
and Paita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Que uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paita.
Que misses with a few strikes there.
Paita is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Que connects with the punch.
Paita throws a body shot but no joy.
Paita scores with a punch to the head.
Paita moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Que lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paita doesn't seem phased though.
Que looks to throw the jab but Paita is out of range.
Omnipotent Que is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Que takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Que takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paita slips a straight right by Que.
Paita throws the kick towards the body but Que avoids it.
Que swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Que tries to bum rush Paita with a series of wild strikes but Paita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Paita misses the target.
Que scores with a hook.
Que tries to bum rush Paita with a series of wild strikes but Paita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paita misses with an uppercut.
Que tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paita misses with a hook
and Que counters with a nice uppercut.
Que stalks Paita and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paita's face. Paita staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice jab there from Paita.
Paita is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Donk. Que catches Paita right on the button with a cross.
Paita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Que was well out of range. Poor timing from Paita.
Paita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Que on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paita really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Que misses with a straight right.
Paita half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paita avoids the body shot from Que.
Que checks a low kick from Paita.
Omnipotent Que seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paita throws a hook to the side of Que's head but Que sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Que stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Que wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Que.
Paita defending well as Que loads up on a big left hand.
Que just misses with a punch to the body.
Que looks to land a left hand but Paita moved out of range nicely.
Paita swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Paita throws a shot to the body.
Que has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Paita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Que.
Paita appears to be looking for a big counter.
Paita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Paita was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Que.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paita.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Que throws a jab when Paita was well out of range.
Paita throws a big shot that misses.
Paita staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Paita.
Paita lands a nice leg kick that just misses Que's sensitive parts.
Que lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Que blocks a low kick nicely.
Que fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paita throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Que.
Paita misses with a wild body shot.
Que misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paita does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Que lands a jab to the nose.
Paita throws a lazy head kick
and Que counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omnipotent Que dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saita Paita's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Que connects with a nice looking jab.
Que ducks under a wild hook from Paita.
Que jabs at Paita's body.
Paita misses with a straight left.
Paita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Que, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Que.
Paita connects with a nice looking jab.
Paita shoots in but Que avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Que throws a series of punches but Paita moves out of range.
Paita connects with the punch.
Que uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paita has time to react.
Paita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Que has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Que counters with a straight right hand.
Paita staying out of range there.
Paita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Que waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paita.
Que misses with a straight left.
Omnipotent Que seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Que throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paita throws a sloppy body shot
and Paita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Que.
Que connects with a nice looking jab.
Paita slips a jab from Que.
Paita misses with an uppercut
and Que connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paita throws a jab but it's blocked by Que.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Que misses with a looping right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Paita might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paita fakes the leg kick and cracks Que in the body.
Paita lands a jab.
Que misses with a looping left.
Que's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paita under the eye.
Paita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Que moves away.
Paita just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Que was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paita avoids the head kick by Que.
Que moves out of range of the strikes.
Que looks to throw the jab but Paita is out of range.
Paita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Paita finds it's target.
Que pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paita is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Que tenderised Paita's leg. Paita is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Que tries to avoid it but Paita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Que to the ground. Que escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paita dodges the punch combination from Que.
Que jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paita slips under a jab from Que.
Paita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Que uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paita has time to react.
Que uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paita.
Paita throws a sloppy head kick
letting Que counter with a right hand.
Paita staying out of range there.
Paita slips under a jab from Que.
Que takes a swing at Paita's ribcage but misses.
Que throws a jab but it's blocked by Paita.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Que throws a series of punches but Paita avoids them all with ease.
Paita misses with a hook
and Que counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Que. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Que misses with an uppercut. Paita saw that one coming.
Paita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paita. That's going to slow Que down.
A jab from Que misses.
The fighters circling - Que throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paita misses with a looping right.
Paita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Que.
Paita throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Que stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Que throws a shot from downtown. Paita moves away and avoids it.
Paita slips a straight right by Que.
Paita connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omnipotent Que showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saita Paita's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Que misses with a looping left.
Paita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Que throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Que misses with a double jab.
Que takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paita scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Que misses the target.
Paita half committed to a counter leg kick.
Paita fails with the takedown
and Que cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paita throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Que lands a nice looking body shot.
Que throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Que misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Que.
A head kick misses from Que.
Que throws a series of punches but Paita avoids them all with ease.
Paita throws a big counter combination but Que scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Paita swings for the body but Que moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paita. Que does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Que.
Paita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Que dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Que throws a solid leg kick but Paita takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Que.
Paita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Que.
A slow jab from Paita misses its intended target.
Que throws a hook to the side of Paita's head but Paita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Que throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Que tries a head kick but it misses.
Paita looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paita takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Que thows a left - swing and a miss!
Que throws a hook but Paita avoids it easily.
Que waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paita.
Paita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saita Paita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paita moves out of range of the strikes.
Que throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Que in his tracks.
Que misses with a right hand
and Paita counters with a right hand to the body.
Que doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paita moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Omnipotent Que is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Que takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paita blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Que connects with a looping right hand.
Paita slips a jab and a cross from Que.
Paita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Que was well out of range. Poor timing from Paita.
Que misses with a hook.
Paita was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Que defending well as Paita loads up on a big left hand.
Que appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Que thows a left - swing and a miss!
Que just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Paita misses its target.
Paita slips a jab and a cross from Que.
Paita takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Que punishes Paita's body with a nice straight punch.
Paita slips under a jab.
Paita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Que.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paita misses with a looping left.
Que has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Que there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Que.
Paita slips under a jab.
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!
Que checks a low kick from Paita.
Paita slips under a jab.
Que scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Que throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Que is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omnipotent Que comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Que 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omnipotent Que!
Omnipotent Que made sure to mention his sponsor, Battleborn Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Stein (ranked 1682 p4p, 1898 weight class) and Anakin Osborne (ranked 202 p4p, 223 weight class). Osborne has chosen Anakin's Dark Deeds - John Williams as his entrance music. Franklin Stein is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anakin Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osborne.
Stein is looking to clinch.
Osborne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stein.
Stein thuds a left hand into Osborne's body.
Osborne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Osbornes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Osborne unleashes a big counter combination but Stein bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab, jab by Stein - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Osborne misses.
Osborne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stein. Stein obviously looking to wear him down.
Stein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne has managed to clinch.
Osborne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Osborne.
A shot in the inside from Stein.
Stein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
Stein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osborne working aggressively here.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osborne's elbow.
Osborne throws a punch but it's blocked by Stein.
Osborne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osborne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stein's elbow.
Stein swings wildly with an uppercut but Osborne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein with a knee to the head.
Osborne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Osborne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Osborne backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Osborne.
Osborne lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborne lands with a light punch inside.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
Stein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stein utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Osborne blocks a body shot from Stein.
Osborne misses with the head strike.
Stein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stein trying to land knees to the body.
Stein tries a body shot but Osborne blocks it.
Stein blocks a body shot from Osborne.
Stein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Osborne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stein fails to land.
Osborne tries to stall but Stein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Osborne lands a right hand.
Osborne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osborne can't find room to land a body shot as Stein controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osborne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stein has a couple of punches blocked by Osborne.
Stein lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osborne.
Stein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osborne.
Osborne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Osborne is looking to control Stein's arms but Stein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Osborne has his back to the cage.
Stein prevents a body shot from Osborne.
Osborne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osborne lands a nice uppercut.
Stein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osborne working aggressively here.
Osborne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Osborne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stein tries to work over Osborne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Osborne.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Stein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osborne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stein's elbow.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
Osborne blocks a body shot from Stein.
Osborne has Stein pressed against the cage.
Osborne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stein's elbow.
Osborne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osborne throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Osborne.
Stein is leaning against Osborne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Osborne presses Stein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Osborne lands a left hand.
Osborne digs a right hand underneath Stein's ribcage. Stein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Stein's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Osborne lands with a light punch inside.
Stein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Osborne.
Stein can't find room to land a body shot as Osborne controls the action.
Stein being controlled against the cage.
Stein has a couple of punches blocked by Osborne.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anakin Osborne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Osborne looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osborne. Stein does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Stein.
Osborne misses with an uppercut. Stein saw that one coming.
Stein seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Osborne tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stein tries to clinch but Osborne moves out of range.
Osborne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Stein there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein cracks Osborne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stein wants to clinch up but Osborne keeps it at a distance.
Osborne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stein manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein is looking to clinch.
Stein blocks a jab.
Osborne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osborne missing with a left hand there. Stein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Osborne moves out of range of the strikes.
Osborne misses with an uppercut
and Stein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osborne. Stein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stein throws a right and a left that Osborne avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein moves in looking to clinch but Osborne pushes him off.
Osborne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Osborne blocks a jab.
Osborne tries to counter by closing the distance.
Osborne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stein seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Osborne takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.
Stein wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stein lands a body shot.
Stein misses with a combination
and Osborne counters with an inside leg kick.
Osborne throws a good cross that connects.
Stein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osborne loads up on a big right hand but Stein slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne throws a head kick that misses.
Osborne misses with a hook
and Stein counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Osborne blocks a body shot from Stein.
Osborne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osborne's elbow.
Osborne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osborne struggles to land a body shot inside as Stein controls his hands.
Stein blocking some punches.
Stein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stein wants a takedown.
Osborne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osborne.
Stein tries to work over Osborne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anakin Osborne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stein digs a right hand into Osborne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Osborne's gas tank.
Stein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osborne avoiding damage.
Stein tries to work over Osborne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stein misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Stein.
Osborne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Stein working Osborne over with knees to the body.
Osborne is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein lands a body shot.
Osborne swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein tries to land knees in the clinch but Osborne avoids the damage to the body.
Stein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Osborne backwards.
Osborne is stalling here.
Stein wants a takedown.
A short uppercut from Stein.
Osborne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osborne lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Franklin Stein will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stein avoids the body shot from Osborne.
Stein blocks a leg kick.
Stein slips under a jab from Osborne.
Stein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Stein.
Stein tries to clinch but Osborne moves out of range.
Osborne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Stein rushes Osborne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osborne misses with a body punch.
Osborne effectively controlling the action here.
Stein lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein tries a knee to the head but Osborne blocks it.
Osborne stalling.
Osborne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Osborne fails to land.
Stein tries to land a knee to the head but Osborne blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Stein.
Stein lands with a right to the head.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
Stein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osborne managing to block the knees to the body from Stein.
Stein letting Osborne take a breather here.
Stein jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Osborne walks away with a smile on his face. Stein gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Osborne tries to keep at a distance but Stein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stein tries for a takedown but Osborne manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein working aggressively here.
Stein wants to take the fight to the mat but Osborne manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Stein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osborne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osborne struggles to land a body shot inside as Stein controls his hands.
Osborne has Stein pushed against the cage.
Osborne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osborne misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Osborne.
Osborne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osborne can't find room to land a body shot as Stein controls the action.
Osborne lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Osborne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Osborne throws a head punch that misses.
Osborne tries to throw a body punch but Stein avoids it by throwing Osborne back against the cage.
Stein is trying to pull guard but Osborne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Osborne managing to block the knees to the body from Stein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Osborne blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Osborne.
Stein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stein has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Osborne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Osborne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osborne.
Osborne lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Osborne.
Osborne lands a hook that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Osborne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osborne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
Osborne scores with a hook to the body.
Osborne tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Osborne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Osborne can't find room to land a body shot as Stein controls the action.
Stein tries a knee to the head but Osborne blocks it.
Nice body punch from Osborne.
Osborne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osborne lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osborne.
Osborne tries to throw a body punch but Stein avoids it by throwing Osborne back against the cage.
Osborne tries a body shot but Stein blocks it.
A short right from Osborne on the inside.
Osborne tries a body shot but Stein blocks it.
A hook to the body from Osborne.
Osborne lands a nice shot to the body.
Osborne can't find room to land a body shot as Stein controls the action.
Stein takes a shot to the head.
Stein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osborne pushes Stein back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Osborne lands a right hand.
Osborne is pushing Stein up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Osborne trying to stall but Stein improves his position.
Osborne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anakin Osborne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Osborne 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anakin Osborne!
Anakin Osborne was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vance Patrick (ranked 1088 p4p, 1561 weight class) and Santos Guerrera (ranked 140 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vance Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santos Guerrera!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrera ducks under a wild hook from Patrick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrick. Guerrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerrera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patrick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Patrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Guerrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Patrick misses the target.
Patrick misses with a body shot.
Patrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Guerrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Guerrera misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Patrick's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Patrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guerrera. Guerrera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Patrick throws a big shot that misses.
Patrick fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Guerrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrera slips a jab and a cross from Patrick.
Guerrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patrick misses with a right hand
and Guerrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Patrick jabs Guerrera right on the nose. Guerrera blinks but takes it well.
Patrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guerrera counters with a straight right hand.
Patrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Guerrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Guerrera misses.
Patrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guerrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patrick misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrick manages to avoid it.
Patrick was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Patrick swings widly with a right hand
enabling Guerrera to counter with a crisp jab.
Vance Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patrick connects with a jab.
Guerrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick throws the left hand but Guerrera avoids the punch easily.
Patrick misses with a hook
and Guerrera moves into the clinch.
Guerrera tries a knee to the head but Patrick blocks it.
Guerrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Guerrera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guerrera tries a knee to the head but Patrick blocks it.
Patrick lands with a left to the head.
Guerrera lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrera tries to land knees in the clinch but Patrick avoids the damage to the body.
Patrick blocks a body shot from Guerrera.
Guerrera trying to land knees to the body.
Guerrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patrick lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrera fails to land.
Patrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guerrera's elbow.
Patrick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Guerrera.
Patrick presses Guerrera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patrick tries to work over Guerrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Guerrera.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guerrera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patrick's brow.
Patrick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guerrera looks winded!
Patrick works on Guerrera's body with a couple of short punches.
Patrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guerrera backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patrick.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Guerrera controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patrick.
Patrick lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Guerrera.
Guerrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrera blocks an uppercut.
Guerrera misses with a knee to the head.
Patrick gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Guerrera is trying to stand.
Guerrera tries to kick Patrick off in order to stand up. Patrick Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrera wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santos Guerrera will probably get the nod.
That's time! Patrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Patrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guerrera throws a hook but Patrick avoids it easily.
Guerrera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patrick lands a glancing blow to the side of Guerrera's head.
Patrick throws an off balance right hand
and Guerrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patrick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick cracks a nice hook into Guerrera's ribs.
Patrick throws a hook to the side of Guerrera's head but Guerrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guerrera just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrick. Guerrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerrera is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick lands with a hook. Guerrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guerrera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Patrick swings widly with a right hand
and Guerrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guerrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patrick.
A big right from Patrick misses.
Patrick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Guerrera does no damage.
Guerrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patrick throws a right hand that misses
and Patrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guerrera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Patrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerrera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guerrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patrick digs a good hook to Guerrera's body.
Patrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patrick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guerrera on the side of the head.
Guerrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patrick.
Patrick scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Patrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patrick misses with a double jab.
Patrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patrick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick swings widly with a right hand
and Guerrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guerrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patrick.
Guerrera is looking for the big counter here.
Patrick throws out a loose jab but Guerrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrera.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Patrick.
Guerrera swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Patrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Patrick looks to land a right hand but Guerrera moved out of range.
Guerrera lands a jab.
Patrick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a straight right.
Patrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guerrera counters with a right hand to the body.
Patrick connects with a body shot.
Guerrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patrick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Patrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guerrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patrick.
Patrick lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Patrick.
Guerrera takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Patrick dominated that second round.
That's time! Patrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Patrick throws a body punch but Guerrera moves out of range.
Guerrera cracks Patrick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patrick misses with a hook. Guerrera ducked under it nicely.
Guerrera slips a straight right by Patrick.
Patrick connects with a body shot that sends Guerrera's belly button to the back.
Guerrera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like Santos Guerrera has been cut.
Patrick misses with an uppercut
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Guerrera 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.
Guerrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patrick.
Guerrera throws a lazy uppercut
and Patrick counters with a stiff right hand.
Patrick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guerrera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patrick throws a hook but Guerrera avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerrera. Patrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patrick.
Patrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Guerrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patrick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Patrick takes a swing at Guerrera's ribcage but misses.
Patrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guerrera moves away from the strike by Patrick.
Guerrera misses with a body punch
and Patrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Patrick misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Guerrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Patrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guerrera throws a lazy right hand but Patrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patrick throws a shot from downtown. Guerrera moves away and avoids it.
Guerrera misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrera swings widly with a right hand
and Patrick counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Guerrera does it's job there.
Patrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guerrera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guerrera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Patrick ducks under a wild hook from Guerrera.
Guerrera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patrick avoids the body shot from Guerrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrera loads up on a big right hand but Patrick slips the punch.
Patrick connects with a single shot there.
Patrick sizes up Guerrera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Patrick throws a good cross that connects.
Patrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guerrera can do to turn this around?
Patrick scores with a sloppy right hand. Guerrera should have avoided that one.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Guerrera avoids them all with ease.
Guerrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patrick, as that shot connected.
Guerrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Guerrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guerrera throws a lazy uppercut
and Patrick counters with a left to the body.
Patrick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vance Patrick is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick scores with a jab to the head.
Patrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Guerrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Patrick throws a looping overhand right but Guerrera ducks down to avoid it.
Patrick misses with a hook. Guerrera ducked under it nicely.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guerrera circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Guerrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guerrera cracks Patrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guerrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patrick.
It looked like Patrick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vance Patrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patrick 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vance Patrick!
A victorious Vance Patrick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Walton (ranked 1070 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Danilo Zoric (ranked 136 p4p, 213 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danilo Zoric!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoric throws a series of punches but Walton avoids them all with ease.
Walton 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.
It looks like Danilo Zoric has been cut.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Zoric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Walton throws a jab when Zoric was well out of range.
Walton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zoric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zoric tries to get into range but Walton steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Zoric! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Walton scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Walton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamrock (ranked 1601 p4p, 1234 weight class) and Jacek Siuta (ranked 208 p4p, 162 weight class). Shamrock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dangerous Entrance Theme. Siuta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "The Ecstasy of Gold" Ennio Morricone. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacek Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock looks for a takedown but Siuta sprawls well.
Siuta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Siuta as he avoids it easily.
Siuta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Siuta slaps away a takedown attempt from Shamrock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Siuta throws out a counter right but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siuta throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Siuta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shamrock is one step ahead there.
Shamrock trying to control but Siuta is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock passes Siuta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shamrock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shamrock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock is nestled in close to Siuta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shamrock lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Shamrock there.
Shamrock wants to control but Siuta is keeping him busy.
Shamrock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Siuta is trying to get back to full guard.
Siuta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shamrock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Siuta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shamrock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shamrock lands a big shot there that rocks Siuta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock with shots to the head and body - Siuta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Siuta slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shamrock works his way into side control.
Shamrock working the ground and pound.
Siuta tries to buck Shamrock off but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Shamrock's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Siuta sneaks back into half guard.
Shamrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shamrock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura but Siuta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shamrock to get the leverage.
Shamrock is working for a kimura but Siuta is defending it quite comfortably.
Shamrock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siuta keeps working.
Siuta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shamrock pulls his head out easily.
Shamrock trying to control the action but Siuta is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock slips a nice elbow through Siuta's hands, connecting with Siuta's forehead.
Shamrock controlling the action here.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Siuta defends it well.
Shamrock trying to mount his opponent but Siuta defends it.
Shamrock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Siuta is looking for a sweep. Shamrock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Siuta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shamrock is looking to work some ground and pound but Siuta has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shamrock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Siuta misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock shoots and misses
and Siuta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Siuta's guard.
Shamrock throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock preventing the sweep.
Shamrock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Siuta's guard.
Siuta is defending against the submission attempts here by Shamrock.
Ground and pound from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock prevents Siuta from improving his position.
Shamrock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shamrock slips a nice elbow through Siuta's hands, connecting with Siuta's forehead.
Shamrock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shamrock is pressing down on Siuta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Siuta is holding on for now.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siuta can do to turn this around?
Shamrock seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Siuta has recovered full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to work some ground and pound but Siuta has wrist control.
Siuta keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Siuta is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shamrock, into his guard.
Siuta wants to pass the guard but Shamrock is keeping the position.
Siuta trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock keeping full guard, as Siuta tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siuta tries to free his leg and advance position but Shamrock is retaining full guard.
Siuta wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
Siuta looking to sit in guard and control but Shamrock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Siuta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock working some strikes from top position.
Shamrock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Siuta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shamrock controls the pace.
Siuta wants to sweep but no luck.
Shamrock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Siuta's guard.
Shamrock lands with a punch from half guard.
Shamrock lands strikes from half guard.
Shamrock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shamrock controlling the action here.
Shamrock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Siuta slaps away a takedown attempt from Shamrock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Siuta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shamrock is in Siuta's guard.
Siuta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shamrock manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siuta trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Siuta tries to free his leg and advance position but Shamrock is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siuta trying to move into half guard but instead Shamrock has managed to sweep!
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but Siuta is keeping the position.
Shamrock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shamrock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shamrock scoring with some ground and pound.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Siuta keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siuta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shamrock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shamrock advances position into side control!
Siuta is looking for a sweep.
Shamrock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Siuta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Siuta taking a bit of punishment here - Shamrock scoring with strikes.
Siuta wants to control but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock is chipping away with strikes.
Jacek Siuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shamrock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shamrock working the head with strikes.
Shamrock scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Siuta to see if he's OK.
Shamrock trying to control the position but Siuta is working away.
Siuta wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shamrock working the body and head with strikes.
Shamrock wants to control for a moment but Siuta uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Shamrock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siuta keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock winds up and cracks Siuta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siuta keeps working.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Siuta defends it well.
Siuta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shamrock is keen to just control but Siuta is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shamrock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shamrock winds up and cracks Siuta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Siuta is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shamrock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Shamrock!
Ken Shamrock took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pitbull Sportsware for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Kokko (ranked 844 p4p, 116 weight class) and Declan McCoy (ranked 107 p4p, 15 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Kokko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Declan McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kokko.
McCoy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kokko throws a poor cross that misses
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Antti Kokko has been cut.
Kokko throws a series of punches but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kokko misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from McCoy misses.
McCoy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kokko misses with an uppercut
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kokko feints a jab promting McCoy to slip. Kokko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCoy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McCoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kokko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kokko wants to land a leg kick but McCoy is out of range.
Kokko misses with a jab to the body
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCoy.
Kokko looks to land a body kick but McCoy moved away.
It seemed like McCoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice combination there by Kokko.
Nice uppercut there from Kokko.
McCoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy walks into a jab.
Kokko misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCoy! But no joy.
Kokko misses with a head kick.
Kokko pushes McCoy away with a front kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kokko. That snapped McCoy's head back.
Kokko lands a head shot.
McCoy throws a right hand that Kokko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokko also avoids with ease.
Kokko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCoy momentarily.
Kokko misses with a two punch combination.
McCoy throws out a counter right but Kokko avoids it with no problem.
McCoy slips under a jab from Kokko.
McCoy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kokko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCoy throws out a counter right but Kokko avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy blocks a jab.
McCoy throws out a counter right but Kokko avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kokko.
Kokko misses with a lunging right hand
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kokko tries to land a front kick but McCoy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kokko misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCoy! But no joy.
Kokko lands an overhand right.
McCoy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McCoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokko was well out of range. Poor timing from McCoy.
Kokko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kokko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kokko throws a hook but McCoy blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as McCoy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCoy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kokko thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCoy! But no joy.
McCoy ducks under a wild hook from Kokko.
McCoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kokko with a body shot.
Kokko throws a right hand that McCoy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCoy also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from McCoy misses.
A good leg kick by Kokko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokko misses with an uppercut
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antti Kokko's cut is getting worse.
Kokko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
McCoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kokko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by McCoy.
McCoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
McCoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and McCoy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A left and a right from Kokko both land. Nice combination.
Kokko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kokko scores with a shot to the body.
Kokko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCoy.
McCoy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kokko throws a leg kick but McCoy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from McCoy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokko connects with a body shot that sends McCoy's belly button to the back.
Kokko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kokko lands a glancing blow to the side of McCoy's head.
Kokko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kokko throws a shot from downtown. McCoy moves away and avoids it.
Kokko throws a lazy uppercut
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
McCoy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kokko scores with a nice strike.
Kokko throws a series of punches but McCoy avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and McCoy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kokko misses with a left hand
and McCoy counters with a straight right hand.
McCoy avoids the body shot from Kokko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kokko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kokko throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCoy.
McCoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Kokko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Kokko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antti Kokko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kokko swings widly with a right hand
and McCoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kokko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Kokko misses.
Kokko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kokko misses with a combination
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kokko.
Kokko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCoy can do to turn this around?
Kokko misses with a double jab.
Kokko misses with a looping right.
Kokko thows a leg kick but McCoy checks it
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Kokko misses.
A countering left hand to the body from McCoy misses.
Kokko thuds a left hand into McCoy's body.
Kokko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kokko looks to land a left hand but McCoy moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kokko avoids the body shot from McCoy.
Kokko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCoy.
McCoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kokko misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from McCoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kokko.
Kokko sizes up McCoy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCoy slips under a jab.
McCoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kokko with a body shot.
McCoy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCoy misses with a body shot.
Kokko throws a lazy uppercut
and McCoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kokko throws a lazy uppercut
enabling McCoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Kokko misses with a hook.
Kokko misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kokko throws a sloppy head kick and McCoy moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and McCoy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCoy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kokko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCoy! But no joy.
Kokko misses with a looping left.
McCoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kokko misses with a straight left.
McCoy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kokko.
It seemed like McCoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kokko misses with a body shot.
McCoy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCoy takes one to the side of the head.
McCoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Kokko misses.
McCoy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kokko looks to land a right hand but McCoy moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokko misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and McCoy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kokko thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCoy throws out a counter right but Kokko avoids it with no problem.
Kokko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kokko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCoy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kokko misses with the combination.
It seemed like McCoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kokko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCoy! But no joy.
Kokko misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from McCoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kokko throws a right hand that misses
and McCoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Antti Kokko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice defenses there by McCoy.
A nice side step and McCoy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCoy.
Kokko misses with a double jab.
It seemed like McCoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kokko cracks McCoy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kokko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokko lands an overhand right.
McCoy moves out of range of the body kick from Kokko.
A countering left hand to the body from McCoy misses.
A head kick by Kokko misses
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kokko throws a shot from downtown. McCoy moves away and avoids it.
McCoy throws out a counter right but Kokko avoids it with no problem.
Kokko connects with a right hand. McCoy shakes it off.
Kokko missing with a left hand there. McCoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCoy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kokko. McCoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like McCoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kokko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Antti Kokko is winning the standup battle so far.
Kokko misses with a right hand
and McCoy counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Kokko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antti Kokko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kokko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kokko.
Kokko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kokko manages to avoid it.
Kokko misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kokko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCoy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCoy moves out of range as Kokko strikes.
Kokko just misses with a punch to the body.
McCoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kokko looks to throw the jab but McCoy is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kokko throws a lazy right hand but McCoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCoy moves out of range as Kokko strikes.
A low kick from Kokko is predictable there
and Kokko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCoy.
McCoy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kokko throws a sloppy head kick
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Antti Kokko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kokko misses with a hook
and McCoy counters with a big right hand! Oh Kokko is in trouble here! McCoy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Declan McCoy!
Declan McCoy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cero Dohbopavich (ranked 678 p4p, 129 weight class) and Chick Hamland (ranked 87 p4p, 18 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cero Dohbopavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chick Hamland!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamland moves into the clinch successfully.
Dohbopavich is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hamland is looking for a takedown.
Hamland has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dohbopavich after a bit of a struggle.
Cero Dohbopavich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chick Hamland.
Hamland pulls guard successfully.
Hamland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamland has his hands on Dohbopavich's head, controlling the position.
Hamland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dohbopavich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dohbopavich won't allow Hamland to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dohbopavich trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamland wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dohbopavich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamland seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dohbopavich throwing strikes from guard but Hamland blocks nicely.
Dohbopavich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dohbopavich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamland is pulling down on Dohbopavich's head to control his posture.
Hamland wants to sweep but no luck.
Dohbopavich throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamland is on top in guard.
Dohbopavich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamland is looking to work some ground and pound but Dohbopavich has wrist control.
Hamland landing with the ground and pound.
Hamland is stalling in the full guard.
Hamland stops Dohbopavich from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland tries to free his leg and advance position but Dohbopavich is retaining full guard.
Hamland chips away with some ground and pound.
Dohbopavich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dohbopavich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dohbopavich being controlled here, momentarily.
Dohbopavich wants to stand up but Hamland is controlling him.
Hamland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dohbopavich is keeping the position for now.
Hamland landing some decent shots from guard.
Hamland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamland trying to control the position from guard on top but Dohbopavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dohbopavich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dohbopavich is looking to stand up but Hamland isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dohbopavich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dohbopavich stuffs the takedown.
Dohbopavich feinted with a counter takedown.
Hamland tests Dohbopavich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamland pushes Dohbopavich up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Hamland.
Hamland works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dohbopavich wants to stand and escape but Hamland is having none of it.
Hamland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamland wants to control from the top but Dohbopavich keeps moving.
Dohbopavich is looking to stand up but Hamland isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dohbopavich has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hamland has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dohbopavich gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hamland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dohbopavich throws a strike but Hamland avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hamland wants to sweep but no luck.
Dohbopavich throws a big elbow that misses.
Hamland is controlling Dohbopavich's posture.
We've been hearing that Dohbopavich has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hamland lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Hamland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hamland clobbers Dohbopavich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hamland scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dohbopavich in his tracks.
Hamland moves into range and clinches up with Dohbopavich.
Hamland has picked Dohbopavich up - he's going for a ride! Hamland dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hamland slips a nice elbow through Dohbopavich's hands, connecting with Dohbopavich's forehead.
Dohbopavich manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hamland keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Hamland looking for a takedown.
Hamland has Dohbopavich pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hamland pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dohbopavich tumbling to the mat - Hamland dives into Dohbopavich's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dohbopavich wants to stand up but Hamland is controlling him.
Hamland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dohbopavich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamland is controlling him.
Dohbopavich keeping moving, preventing Hamland from controlling successfully.
Dohbopavich wants to stand but Hamland is controlling the position.
Dohbopavich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamland.
Hamland lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dohbopavich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamland.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamland trying to control but Dohbopavich is working from the bottom.
Hamland prevents Dohbopavich from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hamland misses with a takedown
and Dohbopavich counters with a single leg into guard. Hamland didn't expect that.
Hamland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamland is controlling Dohbopavich's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dohbopavich's guard.
Hamland postures up in Dohbopavich's guard and throws a big left but Dohbopavich blocks it.
Hamland prevents Dohbopavich from getting back to his feet.
Hamland is looking to work some ground and pound but Dohbopavich has wrist control.
Dohbopavich wants to stand but Hamland is controlling the position.
Hamland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hamland prevents Dohbopavich from getting back to his feet.
Hamland wants to control from the top but Dohbopavich keeps moving.
Hamland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamland throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dohbopavich manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dohbopavich backwards.
Dohbopavich is trying to trip Hamland. He has hold of a leg but Hamland is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dohbopavich persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hamland pulls Dohbopavich in close to prevent any damage.
Dohbopavich is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamland has wrist control.
Dohbopavich preventing the sweep.
Hamland pulls Dohbopavich in close to prevent any damage.
Hamland is trying to keep Dohbopavich in close.
Dohbopavich trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dohbopavich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dohbopavich stopping the sweep attempt from Hamland.
Hamland is controlling Dohbopavich's posture.
Dohbopavich works over Hamland with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamland pulls Dohbopavich in close to prevent any damage.
Dohbopavich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamland has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dohbopavich looking to sit in guard and control but Hamland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chick Hamland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hamland darts in and clinches Dohbopavich up against the cage.
Hamland lands an uppercut.
Dohbopavich gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dohbopavich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hamland manages to get to full guard.
Dohbopavich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dohbopavich postures up and lands a big shot to Hamland's brow.
Dohbopavich preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dohbopavich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dohbopavich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamland is trying to keep Dohbopavich in close.
Dohbopavich scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dohbopavich is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamland has wrist control.
Hamland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamland pulls Dohbopavich in close to prevent any damage.
Dohbopavich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dohbopavich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamland seems keen to control Dohbopavich's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dohbopavich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dohbopavich postures up in Hamland's guard and throws a big left but Hamland blocks it.
Dohbopavich preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamland is on top in guard.
Hamland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dohbopavich wants to stand and escape but Hamland is having none of it.
Hamland throws a big elbow that misses.
Hamland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hamland won't allow Dohbopavich to get back to his feet.
Dohbopavich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamland.
Hamland trying to control the position from guard on top but Dohbopavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamland connects with a couple of short punches.
Hamland throws a big right hand that misses.
Dohbopavich is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hamland presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hamland pushes Dohbopavich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamland ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hamland no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dohbopavich trying to control but Hamland is working from the bottom.
Dohbopavich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dohbopavich manages to get himself to full guard.
Cero Dohbopavich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dohbopavich keeping moving, preventing Hamland from controlling successfully.
Hamland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamland won't allow Dohbopavich to get back to his feet.
Hamland drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hamland jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dohbopavich keeping moving, preventing Hamland from controlling successfully.
Dohbopavich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamland is controlling him.
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.
Hamland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dohbopavich keeping moving, preventing Hamland from controlling successfully.
Dohbopavich is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dohbopavich is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hamland can't fight it off and eventually Dohbopavich manages to take the fight to the floor. Hamland looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hamland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hamland is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dohbopavich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cero Dohbopavich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chick Hamland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dohbopavich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamland scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cero Dohbopavich.
I think Hamland 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chick Hamland!
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