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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikora Tama (ranked 1290 p4p, 1237 weight class) and Aqissiac Jacira (ranked 170 p4p, 159 weight class). Tama comes to the cage accompanied by Haka War Dance. Jacira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cherokee War Song. On his way into the cage it seems that Nikora Tama has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nikora Tama seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aqissiac Jacira!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been hearing reports that Tama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jacira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacira keeps working.
Jacira isn't going anywhere.
Tama tries to score with some ground and pound. Jacira controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jacira is looking for a sweep.
Tama lands a few punches from side control.
Tama connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jacira some visible discomfort.
Jacira is not content to let Tama control the position.
Jacira tries to buck Tama off but Tama is having none of it.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacira keeps working.
Jacira on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacira is trying to get back to half guard.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacira keeps working.
Tama creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jacira being controlled for a moment.
Jacira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tama trying to control the action but Jacira is working from the bottom.
Jacira can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacira keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tama in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jacira gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tama seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tama uses his free foot to push down on Jacira's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jacira.
Jacira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tama with the ground and pound from mount.
Tama postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jacira bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tama and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikora Tama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 514 p4p, 770 weight class) and Menes Kai (ranked 57 p4p, 84 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kai's choice of entrance music: The Astronaut - Jin. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Menes Kai!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen slips a jab and a cross from Kai.
Kai throws a head kick that misses
and Kai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
Kai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matikainen with a body shot.
Kai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kai misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick by Kai misses
and Matikainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Matikainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kai throws out the jab.
Matikainen punishes Kai's body with a nice straight punch.
Kai circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai lands a glancing blow to the side of Matikainen's head.
 It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Menes Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Kai.
Matikainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kai throws a hook to the side of Matikainen's head but Matikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kai lands with a nice combination. Matikainen backs away looking to recover.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
Kai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from Kai both land. Nice combination.
Kai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kai lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Kai misses with a jab to the body
and Kai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matikainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Kai's head.
Matikainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matikainen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Matikainen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kai throws a right hand that misses
and Matikainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Matikainen.
Kai throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Kai cracks Matikainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kai slips under a jab.
Kai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Matikainen.
Kai throws the left hand but Matikainen avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Matikainen throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Kai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matikainen tries a low kick but Kai avoids it.
Kai scores with a jab.
Matikainen avoids the body shot from Kai.
Matikainen connects with a high kick.
 Kai is rocked!
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Kai is still on wobbly legs! Can Matikainen finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Matikainen! Kai is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DaMatti Matikainen!
DaMatti Matikainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jardani Jovonovich (ranked 1400 p4p, 1025 weight class) and Richie Alaska (ranked 179 p4p, 142 weight class). Alaska has chosen A Long December - Counting Crows as his entrance music. Richie Alaska told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jardani Jovonovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Alaska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jovonovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Alaska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jovonovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Alaska circles away.
Alaska tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jovonovich closes the distance and pushes Alaska back into the cage.
Alaska stalling in the clinch.
Alaska manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jovonovich pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alaska dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaska stalling in the clinch but Jovonovich improves position.
Alaska pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richie Alaska.
Alaska dips to his left and cracks Jovonovich with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovonovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alaska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jovonovich wants to clinch up but Alaska keeps it at a distance.
Jovonovich clinches.
Alaska drags the fight down to the ground.
Jovonovich won't allow Alaska to sweep him here.
Alaska seems keen to control Jovonovich's posture.
Jovonovich will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jovonovich tries to free his leg and advance position but Alaska is retaining full guard.
Jovonovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jovonovich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alaska has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jovonovich has managed to get both his arms back between Alaska's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alaska is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaska is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jovonovich defends well.
Alaska managing to control the position.
Alaska keeping moving, preventing Jovonovich from controlling successfully.
Jovonovich looking to sit in guard and control but Alaska gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jovonovich is looking for a triangle but Alaska pushes his legs off easily.
Jovonovich working for submissions but it's allowed Alaska to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alaska content to control rather than advance.
Jovonovich is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alaska in particular looking to stall.
Alaska seems to be working for a kimura but Jovonovich defends the submission attempt.
Alaska is keen to just control but Jovonovich is a slippery customer.
Alaska trying to control the pace.
Jovonovich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alaska is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jovonovich is trying to get back to full guard.
Jovonovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Alaska.
Jovonovich wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alaska looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Alaska dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovonovich is just out of range.
Alaska has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jovonovich is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alaska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jovonovich at a distance.
Jovonovich has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alaska stalls.
Jovonovich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alaska is keeping busy.
Alaska pulls guard successfully.
Alaska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jovonovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jovonovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alaska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jovonovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jovonovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jovonovich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovonovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jovonovich is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alaska is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jovonovich tries to free his leg and advance position but Alaska is retaining full guard.
Alaska is looking for a triangle but Jovonovich pushes his legs off easily.
Jovonovich trying to control but Alaska is working from the bottom.
Jovonovich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alaska is trying to keep Jovonovich in close.
Jovonovich looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alaska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jovonovich wants to control from the top but Alaska keeps moving.
Alaska is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alaska is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovonovich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jovonovich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alaska defends well.
Alaska drops back looking for a leg! Jovonovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jovonovich manages to kick Alaska off! Alaska jumps back into Jovonovich's guard.
Jovonovich looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Alaska is defending well. Jovonovich quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Alaska has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jovonovich celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jardani Jovonovich!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 693 p4p, 295 weight class) and Takehiko Hidaka (ranked 91 p4p, 42 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalime takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lalime throws a good cross that connects.
Hidaka misses with a hook. Lalime ducked under it nicely.
Hidaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hidaka stuns Lalime with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hidaka as he connects with a hook.
Lalime moves in looking to clinch but Hidaka pushes him off.
Hidaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lalime has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lalime has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lalime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hidaka jumps guard but Lalime stands there with Hidaka around his waist. Hidaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hidaka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lalime to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Lalime stalling in the clinch but Hidaka improves position.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hidaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Hidaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hidaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hidaka blocking some punches.
Hidaka throws a head punch that misses.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hidaka gets control of Lalime's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hidaka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hidaka looking to control but Lalime passes into half guard.
Lalime stalling.
Hidaka actively working from the bottom here.
Hidaka wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Lalime 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.
Hidaka is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lalime is working away from the top position though.
Hidaka wants to get back to full guard.
Lalime controlling the action here.
Hidaka is controlling Lalime's trapped leg to prevent Lalime from advancing to side control.
Lalime seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka is looking for a sweep. Lalime is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lalime wants to free his trapped foot but Hidaka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hidaka tries to roll over but Lalime keeps him under control.
Hidaka is still trying to improve position.
Lalime is trying to control the action in half guard but Hidaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lalime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hidaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hidaka wants to break free but Lalime has control.
Hidaka breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime throws a lazy right hand but Hidaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hidaka throws a big counter head kick but Lalime avoids it with no problem.
Hidaka slips under a jab from Lalime.
Hidaka throws out a counter right but Lalime avoids it with no problem.
Lalime lands a really nice looking cross but Hidaka seems unphased.
Hidaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hidaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hidaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lalime.
Hidaka clinches.
Hidaka scores with a hook to the body.
Hidaka breaks the clinch.
Hidaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lalime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalime clinches with his opponent.
Hidaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lalime misses with some punches.
Lalime lands a nice uppercut.
Hidaka gets through Lalime's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takehiko Hidaka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lalime moves in looking to clinch but Hidaka pushes him off.
Hidaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Lalime is wise to it.
Hidaka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lalime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Hidaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hidaka cracks Lalime with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hidaka has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lalime to stand back up!
 Lalime is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Lalime has been cut.
Lalime throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Lalime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takehiko Hidaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hidaka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lalime seems to have got his legs back now.
Lalime is looking to clinch but Hidaka is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalime closes the distance but Hidaka moves to the side
and Hidaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hidaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lalime.
Lalime wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime's corner calls for a 1-2. Lalime obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hidaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lalime.
Lalime staying out of range there.
Hidaka ducks under a wild hook from Lalime.
Hidaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Lalime is wise to it.
Hidaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lalime wants to clinch up but Hidaka keeps it at a distance.
Hidaka throws a leg kick but Lalime sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lalime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anthony Lalime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lalime throws a poor cross that misses
and Hidaka counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hidaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hidaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hidaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lalime connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hidaka. Hidaka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Hidaka.
Nice straight punches there by Hidaka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hidaka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Lalime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hidaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hidaka gets tackled into the cage by Lalime. Lalime maintains the clinch.
Hidaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lalime struggles to land a body shot inside as Hidaka controls his hands.
Lalime lands a body shot.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Hidaka lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hidaka lands a right hand.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Hidaka.
A short right from Hidaka.
Hidaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hidaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Hidaka has knocked Lalime down with a huge combo! Hidaka steps away and waves a wobbly Lalime back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalime moves out of range of the strikes.
Hidaka misses with a head kick.
Lalime has closed the distance and engaged Hidaka in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lalime.
Hidaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lalime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hidaka.
A short right from Hidaka on the inside.
Hidaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Hidaka.
Hidaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lalime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hidaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hidaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hidaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hidaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lalime is trying to maintain a safe position but Hidaka gets an underhook and turns Lalime into the cage.
Hidaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hidaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hidaka throws a big counter head kick but Lalime avoids it with no problem.
Hidaka misses with a head kick.
Lalime moves to clinch but Hidaka breaks away
and Hidaka counters with a big left hand that crumples Lalime! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takehiko Hidaka!
A victorious Takehiko Hidaka 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 303 p4p, 442 weight class) and Jumanne Revocatus (ranked 44 p4p, 60 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gunnarsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Björk - Army Of Me. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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204
17 - 8 - 1 |
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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 34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jumanne Revocatus!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Revocatus blocks it.
Revocatus counters with a body kick.
Revocatus moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Revocatus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Revocatus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gunnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Revocatus's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Revocatus is having none of it.
Revocatus checks a leg kick.
Revocatus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson cracks Revocatus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Jumanne Revocatus has been cut.
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Revocatus avoids the punch easily.
Revocatus counters with a body kick.
Jab from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick but Revocatus moves out of range.
Revocatus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Revocatus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gunnarsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Revocatus counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revocatus manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Revocatus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gunnarsson jabs Revocatus right on the nose. Revocatus blinks but takes it well.
Revocatus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunnarsson.
Revocatus counters with a body kick.
Revocatus thumps Gunnarsson with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revocatus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Revocatus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson wants to clinch.
Revocatus unleashes a big counter combination but Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gunnarsson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Revocatus walks into a straight right hand from Gunnarsson.
That has opened up Jumanne Revocatus's cut even more.
Gunnarsson cracks Revocatus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gunnarsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Revocatus counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gunnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jumanne Revocatus'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.
Gunnarsson wants to clinch but Revocatus slips to the side
and Revocatus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gunnarsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Revocatus.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson blocks a body shot from Revocatus.
Revocatus gets through Gunnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revocatus struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunnarsson controls his hands.
Revocatus is leaning against Gunnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gunnarsson.
Revocatus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Revocatus backwards.
Revocatus misses with a body punch.
Revocatus misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revocatus scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Gunnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
Revocatus is breathing heavily.
Revocatus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunnarsson's efforts to push away.
Gunnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Revocatus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson is working Revocatus over against the cage.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson digs a good hook to Revocatus's body.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick that misses.
Revocatus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Revocatus is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson forces Revocatus back against the cage and clinches.
Revocatus scores with a hook to the body.
Revocatus misses with the head strike.
Revocatus misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Revocatus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Revocatus.
Revocatus blocks a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Revocatus can't find room to land a body shot as Gunnarsson controls the action.
Gunnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revocatus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Revocatus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunnarsson pushes Revocatus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Revocatus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Revocatus controls the action.
Gunnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revocatus can do to turn this around?
Revocatus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gunnar Gunnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Revocatus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Revocatus prevents a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Revocatus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Revocatus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunnarssons head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revocatus struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunnarsson controls his hands.
Gunnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Revocatus.
Gunnarsson pushes Revocatus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Revocatus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Revocatus avoids it by throwing Gunnarsson back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gunnarsson.
Revocatus misses with a body punch.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Gunnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Revocatus is keeping busy.
Revocatus can't find room to land a body shot as Gunnarsson controls the action.
Gunnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Gunnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Revocatus struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunnarsson controls his hands.
Gunnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunnarsson.
Revocatus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gunnarsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Revocatus can turn it around.
Gunnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunnarsson blocking some punches.
Revocatus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Revocatus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Revocatus lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Revocatus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Revocatus controls the action.
Revocatus lands a body punch.
Revocatus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Revocatus lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Revocatus.
Revocatus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Revocatus.
Revocatus lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jumanne Revocatus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jumanne Revocatus's cut.
That's time! Gunnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gunnarsson tries to clinch up but Revocatus circles away and keeps his distance.
Revocatus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunnarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revocatus manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands an overhand right.
Gunnarsson moves in looking to clinch but Revocatus pushes him off.
Revocatus moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Revocatus! But no joy.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Gunnarsson with the inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Revocatus counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Gunnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRevocatus.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Revocatus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Revocatus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Revocatus throws out a counter right but Gunnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Gunnar Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Revocatus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunnarsson with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice body kick.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Revocatus's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Revocatus moves out of range easily.
Gunnarsson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRevocatus.
Gunnarsson is looking to clinch but Revocatus is avoiding it.
Revocatus unleashes a big counter combination but Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Revocatus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Revocatus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gunnarsson swings for the body but Revocatus moves out of range.
Revocatus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Revocatus moves out of range easily.
Revocatus throws out a counter right but Gunnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunnarsson lands a really nice looking cross but Revocatus seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Gunnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gunnarsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Gunnarsson!
Gunnar Gunnarsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surkho Dratchev (ranked 410 p4p, 430 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 57 p4p, 59 weight class). Dratchev comes into the arena with Schweine by Glukoza Nostra blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duterte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dratchev.
It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
Duterte throws a body shot but no joy.
Duterte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dratchev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rough House in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duterte. Dratchev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dratchev connects with an inside leg kick.
Dratchev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dratchev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duterte thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Dratchev.
Duterte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good exchange - Dratchev coming out on top.
Duterte ducks under a wild hook from Dratchev.
Dratchev misses with a head kick.
Duterte raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duterte jabs Dratchev right on the nose. Dratchev blinks but takes it well.
Dratchev throws a sloppy head kick and Duterte moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev dodges the punch combination from Duterte.
Dratchev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duterte.
Dratchev misses with a left hand
and Duterte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Surkho Dratchev has been cut.
Duterte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Duterte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dratchev.
Dratchev knocks Duterte to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Duterte is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dratchev wants to control but Duterte is keeping him busy.
Duterte is looking for a sweep.
Dratchev decides to stand up, so the ref orders Duterte to his feet.
Dratchev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duterte.
Duterte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dratchev.
Dratchev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duterte moves away.
Dratchev needs to keep his hands up - Duterte had a free shot at his head there.
Dratchev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Rodrigo Duterte's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte misses the jab.
Surkho Dratchev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duterte ducks under a wild hook from Dratchev.
Duterte misses with a hook.
Dratchev connects with a right hand. Duterte shakes it off.
Dratchev fails with a takedown attempt.
Dratchev throws a sloppy head kick and Duterte moves out of range easily.
Duterte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dratchev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Duterte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dratchev throws a right hand that Duterte ducks under and follows up with a left that Duterte also avoids with ease.
Rodrigo Duterte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dratchev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duterte manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Some wild striking there from Dratchev.
Duterte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev lands a nice shot that snaps Duterte's head back.
Dratchev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duterte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duterte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dratchev or perhaps it was just good defense by Duterte, which made it look bad.
Duterte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duterte cracks Dratchev with an open hand slap.
Dratchev closes the distance and clinches up with Duterte, looking for a takedown. Dratchev pushes Duterte against the cage but Duterte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duterte is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Surkho Dratchev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duterte checks the leg kick.
Dratchev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duterte tries a head kick but it misses.
Duterte misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dratchev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dratchev is looking to take a break and control but Duterte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duterte looking for submissions off his back.
Duterte is looking to get back to is feet but Dratchev passes into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dratchev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duterte, who protects the arm well.
Dratchev has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surkho Dratchev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duterte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duterte takes a swing at Dratchev's ribcage but misses.
Dratchev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duterte can do to turn this around?
Dratchev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duterte's sensitive parts.
Duterte scores with the left hand. Dratchev knows he should have avoided that one.
Dratchev keeps Duterte at a distance using the push kick.
Dratchev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duterte looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dratchev is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Duterte is trying to escape and Dratchev transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Duterte is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dratchev! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Surkho Dratchev!
An out of breath Surkho Dratchev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Rodrigo Duterte had this to say: 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 216 p4p, 253 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 33 p4p, 39 weight class). Diaz has chosen The Stockton Slap Song as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Diaz misses with a hook
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
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!
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit jabs at Diaz's body.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Sitsongrit defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Diaz tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz drops Sitsongrit with a left right combo! Diaz follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sitsongrit gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a kimura here.
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending it quite comfortably.
Sitsongrit kicks off Diaz and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Diaz moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Diaz throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Noel Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diaz just manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Sitsongrit cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Diaz.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Diaz swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Sitsongrit catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitsongrit, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joon Sang Hun (ranked 145 p4p, 188 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 10 p4p, 15 weight class). Joon Sang Hun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joon Sang Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian swings for the body but Sang Hun moves out of range.
Sang Hun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sang Hun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Egyptian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sang Hun misses with a few strikes there.
Egyptian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sang Hun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Egyptian's knee momentarily.
Egyptian shoots in for a takedown but Sang Hun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Sang Hun.
Egyptian stalls.
Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Egyptian is trying to break the clinch but Sang Hun is controlling him.
Egyptian is working Sang Hun over against the cage.
Egyptian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sang Hun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
Sang Hun misses with the head strike.
Sang Hun swings wildly with an uppercut but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sang Hun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Egyptian.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Sang Hun.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Egyptian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sang Hun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Egyptian connects with a body shot that sends Sang Hun's belly button to the back.
Egyptian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sang Hun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sang Hun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Egyptian at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sang Hun cracks Egyptian with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Egyptian.
A big right from Sang Hun misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sang Hun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sang Hun was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
Sang Hun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Egyptian drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sang Hun defends it well.
Egyptian moves out of range of the leg kick from Sang Hun.
Egyptian feints the counter takedown.
Sang Hun throws a leg kick but Egyptian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sang Hun misses the shot to the body.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sang Hun manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Egyptian controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian pushes down on Sang Hun's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Egyptian looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sang Hun is trying is best to control the position here.
Egyptian seems to be looking for submissions.
Egyptian is looking for a kimura here.
Sang Hun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Egyptian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Egyptian seems to be looking for submissions.
Egyptian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sang Hun is not content to let Egyptian control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egyptian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sang Hun defending well though.
Egyptian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Egyptian is working for a kimura but Sang Hun is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joon Sang Hun will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Sang Hun is just out of range.
Sang Hun throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
Sang Hun looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Sang Hun connects with a leg kick.
Egyptian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egyptian with the counter takedown but Sang Hun avoids it easily.
A left lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Egyptian checks it well.
Sang Hun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sang Hun throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Joon Sang Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Sang Hun wants to clinch up but Egyptian keeps it at a distance.
Joon Sang Hun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egyptian fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Sang Hun tenderised Egyptian's leg. Egyptian is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun closes the distance and clinches.
Sang Hun lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
Sang Hun swings wildly with an uppercut but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sang Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sang Hun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sang Hun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Egyptians head.
Sang Hun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sang Hun misses with the head strike.
Egyptian is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Egyptian.
Sang Hun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egyptian can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sang Hun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Egyptian stalling in the clinch.
Egyptian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sang Hun is working Egyptian over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sang Hun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sang Hun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sang Hun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Egyptian stalling the fight.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Sang Hun misses with a punch to the body.
Sang Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
Sang Hun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sang Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egyptian is trying to break free.
Sang Hun lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun works on Egyptian's body with a couple of short punches.
Egyptian is breathing heavily.
A short left from Sang Hun.
Egyptian is trying to pull guard but Sang Hun has him pressed against the cage.
Joon Sang Hun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ishmael Egyptian.
Sang Hun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Egyptian.
Sang Hun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sang Hun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Sang Hun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Egyptians head.
Sang Hun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
Sang Hun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sang Hun lands with a light punch inside.
Egyptian jumps guard but Sang Hun stands there with Egyptian around his waist. Egyptian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Egyptian blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian is trying to pull guard but Sang Hun turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
Sang Hun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sang Hun lands a body punch.
Sang Hun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Egyptians head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian being controlled against the cage.
Sang Hun lands with a right to the head.
Sang Hun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Sang Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sang Hun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Egyptian is rocked!
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
Egyptian misses with some punches.
Sang Hun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sang Hun lands a shot to the body.
Sang Hun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egyptian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sang Hun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sang Hun lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sang Hun.
Egyptian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sang Hun is leaning against Egyptian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sang Hun pushes Egyptian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sang Hun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sang Hun is looking to clinch but Egyptian is avoiding it.
Ishmael Egyptian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sang Hun throws a lazy right hand but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sang Hun thuds a left hand into Egyptian's body.
Sang Hun lands the left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sang Hun.
Egyptian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sang Hun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sang Hun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Sang Hun fires out a quick counter leg kick but Egyptian just manages to avoid it.
Egyptian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sang Hun rather than just go for the knockout.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sang Hun moves away.
Egyptian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sang Hun has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sang Hun.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sang Hun throws a head punch that misses.
Egyptian tries to stall but Sang Hun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to stall but Sang Hun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sang Hun misses with the head strike.
Egyptian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sang Hun has him pressed against the cage.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egyptian scores with a shot to the side of Sang Hun's head.
Sang Hun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egyptian prevents a body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a body shot.
Egyptian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sang Hun misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Sang Hun.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sang Hun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egyptian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
A nice left hand lands by Sang Hun.
Joon Sang Hun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sang Hun tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.
Sang Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Sang Hun.
Egyptian is still on wobbly legs! Can Sang Hun finish him?
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to pull guard but Sang Hun won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian takes a shot to the head.
Egyptian prevents a body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
Egyptian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian seems to have recovered his senses.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sang Hun is keeping busy.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
Egyptian wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sang Hun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sang Hun works on Egyptian's body with a couple of short punches.
Sang Hun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Sang Hun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Egyptian.
Sang Hun taking a breather.
Sang Hun lands a hook that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Sang Hun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a shot to the body.
Sang Hun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land.
Sang Hun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sang Hun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sang Hun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sang Hun creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Egyptian's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Egyptian drops to his knees and Sang Hun pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joon Sang Hun!
Joon Sang Hun seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Ishmael Egyptian stepped up to the mic, saying 'What the hell was that?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howie Dewitt (ranked 78 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 13 p4p, 129 weight class). Dewitt comes to the cage accompanied by Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howie Dewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Dewitt has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dewitt.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson slows down the pace here.
Dewitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Dewitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dewitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Dewitt.
Thompson trying to stall but Dewitt improves his position.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dewitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dewitt scores with a hook to the body.
Dewitt gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dewitt lands a right hand.
Dewitt misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Dewitt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dewitt controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dewitt.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Dewitt.
Dewitt lands with a right to the head.
Dewitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Dewitt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thompson looks winded!
Dewitt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dewitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dewitt lands with a light punch inside.
Dewitt scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Dewitt.
Dewitt lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Dewitt.
Dewitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dewitt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
It looks like Ricky Thompson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dewitt lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Dewitt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Dewitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Dewitt pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt lands an uppercut.
Dewitt lands with a left to the head.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dewitt pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Dewitt.
Dewitt scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dewitt as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Dewitt.
Dewitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dewitt.
Dewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dewitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Dewitt.
Dewitt is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dewitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dewitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dewitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dewitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dewitt misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Dewitt.
A short uppercut from Dewitt.
Dewitt lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dewitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Dewitt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dewitt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dewitt.
Dewitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Dewitt lands with a left to the head.
Thompson is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Dewitt.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dewitt finish him?
A short left from Dewitt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dewitt unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thompson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dewitt is unloading with more strikes now! Thompson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howie Dewitt!
A relieved looking Howie Dewitt 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiff Sanford (ranked 13 p4p, 35 weight class) and Ghost Chai (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). Sanford comes to the cage accompanied by Body Count - Body Count's in the House. Tiff Sanford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanford.
Sanford quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chai throws a hook but Sanford avoids it easily.
Sanford gets a clinch.
Sanford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanford obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Sanford tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanford lands a body punch.
Chai looks winded!
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanford won't want to take too many of those.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford blocks a jab.
Sanford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Sanford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sanford tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Ghost Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Sanford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanford wants to clinch but Chai slips to the side
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tiff Sanford has been cut.
Sanford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanford tries to land a body kick
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a hook.
It looked like Sanford was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanford sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chai stuns Sanford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Sanford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai lands a big head kick that sends Sanford tumbling to the mat! Chai takes a step backwards and waves Sanford back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sanford is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanford circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Chai. Sanford falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Chai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghost Chai!
Ghost Chai is the new heavyweight champion!
Ghost Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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