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BC FIGHT NIGHT 30 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Blevins (ranked 3856 p4p, 24563 weight class) and Julius Chaney (ranked 413 p4p, 587 weight class). Julius Chaney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Liam Blevins's chin.
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BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liam Blevins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Chaney!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blevins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blevins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blevins misses with a takedown attempt
and Blevins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blevins under the eye.
Chaney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Decent striking displayed by Chaney there.
 Blevins is rocked!
Blevins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blevins circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Chaney. Blevins falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Chaney!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Chaney!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ademir Gracie (ranked 4181 p4p, 4962 weight class) and Jethro Nitro (ranked 126 p4p, 136 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ademir Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Nitro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but Nitro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nitro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Nitro is defending well.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nitro has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Nitro is defending well.
Nitro prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nitro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie has hold of Nitro's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Nitro seems comfortable defending it but Gracie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Nitro is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Nitro is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gracie couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ademir Gracie!
After winning the bout, Ademir Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Canasta (ranked 24616 p4p, 2776 weight class) and Jordan Ruiz (ranked 533 p4p, 331 weight class). Sam Canasta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Canasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canasta avoids the head kick by Ruiz.
Ruiz takes a swing at Canasta's ribcage but misses.
Canasta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruiz backs up against the cage.
Canasta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sam Canasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canasta cracks Ruiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Canasta lands a jab to the nose.
Ruiz clinches with his opponent.
Ruiz misses with a body punch.
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
Ruiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiz avoids the head kick by Canasta.
Ruiz clinches up with Canasta and pushes him back against the cage.
Canasta working hard to break the clinch.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but Canasta blocks it.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canasta.
As Canasta backs off Ruiz throws a huge counter combo but Canasta manages to avoid it all.
Ruiz tries to land a leg kick but Canasta saw it coming and moves away.
Canasta misses with a double jab
and Ruiz counters with a nice body shot.
Canasta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canasta cracks Ruiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Canasta scores with a three punch combo!
Canasta misses with a hook
and Ruiz counters with an inside leg kick.
Canasta lands a jab.
 Ruiz is rocked!
Canasta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Canasta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Canasta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ruiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Canasta finish him?
Canasta pounces like a tiger and cracks Ruiz with a vicious hook! Ruiz is down but not out! Canasta follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Canasta!
Sam Canasta decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Niko Christian (ranked 2687 p4p, 3101 weight class) and Ching Chang (ranked 278 p4p, 319 weight class). Chang has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ching Chang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian shoots in for a takedown but Chang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Niko Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang walks into a stiff left hand from Christian.
Christian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christian ducks under a wild hook from Chang.
Chang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christian gets the takedown into side control.
Chang is trying to control Christian's posture but Christian avoids it.
Chang tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Christian presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Chang is desperately trying to improve his position but Christian has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian content just to control the position here.
Christian with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Christian has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Chang is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Niko Christian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jujitsu John (ranked 2986 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Oliver Ewing (ranked 343 p4p, 359 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jujitsu John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Ewing!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing cracks John with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
John shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Ewing to counter with a crisp jab.
Ewing sends John crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ewing is motioning to the referee to let John up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
John is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewing throws a pinpoint strike between John's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends John crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Ewing scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Ewing!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Dukes (ranked 2773 p4p, 2289 weight class) and Jesse Kidd (ranked 319 p4p, 258 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Kidd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kidd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dukes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kidd.
Dukes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Jesse Kidd has been cut.
Dukes throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Kidd's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Dukes dives in looking to finish as Kidd flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Dukes's strikes! Dukes is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Kidd's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Kidd was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Dukes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Calderon (ranked 1011 p4p, 3161 weight class) and Felipe Montoya (ranked 93 p4p, 263 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Montoya catches Calderon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Calderon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Calderon slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Montoya.
Montoya blocks a head kick by Calderon.
Montoya misses with a straight left.
Montoya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calderon.
Calderon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montoya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Calderon is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Calderon misses the target.
Calderon throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
Calderon loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Montoya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Calderon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Calderon throws a shot from downtown. Montoya moves away and avoids it.
Calderon throws a right hand that misses
and Montoya counters with a nice body shot.
Calderon throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
Montoya slips under a jab.
Calderon missing with a left hand there. Montoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Calderon backs off Montoya throws a huge counter combo but Calderon manages to avoid it all.
Montoya avoids the head kick by Calderon.
Montoya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calderon throws out the jab.
Montoya misses with a body shot
and Calderon counters with a straight right hand.
Calderon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montoya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Montoya.
Montoya digs a good body shot into Calderon's ribs.
Montoya misses with a straight left.
Junior Calderon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calderon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calderon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montoya counters with a three punch combo that has Calderon backing up. Calderon nods at Montoya to acknowledge the strikes.
Calderon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montoya counters with a right hand to the body.
Calderon lands a really nice looking cross but Montoya seems unphased.
Calderon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Calderon.
Montoya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A low kick lands for Calderon.
Calderon misses with a lunging right hand
and Montoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calderon swings for the body but Montoya moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Montoya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Montoya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calderon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Montoya lands a jab to the nose.
Calderon is rocked!
We've been told by Calderon's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Calderon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Oh Calderon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calderon misses with a body punch
and Montoya counters with a big right hand! Oh Calderon is in trouble here! Montoya follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Montoya!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Chen (ranked 561 p4p, 1487 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 52 p4p, 141 weight class). Kai Chen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kree P Krawlee's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen blocks a jab.
Krawlee throws a head kick that misses.
Krawlee moves into range and clinches up with Chen.
Chen 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.
Chen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Krawlee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Krawlee digs a right hand underneath Chen's ribcage. Chen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Krawlee with a nice head shot there.
Krawlee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krawlee is looking to work some ground and pound but Chen has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen looking for a sweep. Not yet Chen, not yet.
Chen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krawlee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krawlee throwing strikes from guard but Chen blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee throwing strikes but missing.
Krawlee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krawlee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krawlee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chen is trying to control Krawlee's posture but Krawlee avoids it.
Krawlee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chen struggling a bit here.
Krawlee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee trying to control the action but Chen is working from the bottom.
Krawlee working the head with strikes.
Chen is being controlled here.
Krawlee wants to control but Chen is keeping him busy.
Krawlee working away.
Krawlee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Chen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krawlee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krawlee pulls his head out easily.
Krawlee is thwarting Chen's attempts to control the position.
Chen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krawlee pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Krawlee is trying to control. Chen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krawlee working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Chen is looking to improve his position.
Krawlee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krawlee pulls his head out easily.
Krawlee passes to full mount!
Krawlee is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chen!
Chen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krawlee is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Chen frees his head nicely. Oh but Krawlee has switched to an armbar! Chen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kree P Krawlee!
Kree P Krawlee 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Klasson (ranked 1029 p4p, 274 weight class) and Brody Parks (ranked 90 p4p, 22 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Klasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Parks!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klasson misses with a hook. Parks ducked under it nicely.
Parks scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Klasson finds it's way through Parks's defenses.
Vincent Klasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Klasson finds it's way round the side to connect with Parks's head.
We've been hearing reports that Klasson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Parks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klasson but Klasson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klasson.
Klasson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parks sprawls and moves away.
Klasson staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Parks as Klasson shoots in.
Parks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klasson.
Klasson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parks shoots in for a double leg but Klasson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Klasson attempts a counter takedown but Parks avoids it well and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Parks. That snapped Klasson's head back.
Parks misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klasson misses with an uppercut
letting Parks counter with a right hand.
Parks throws a lazy right hand but Klasson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks throws a big shot that misses.
Klasson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Klasson.
Klasson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klasson gets a takedown into half guard.
Parks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parks is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klasson has a closed guard, preventing Parks from standing up.
Parks trying to control but Klasson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klasson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parks is aware though and is defending well.
Klasson pulls Parks in to control the position.
Parks throws a big right hand that misses.
Parks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Klasson working a defensive guard here.
Parks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Klasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klasson but Klasson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vincent Klasson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brody Parks.
Parks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Klasson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Parks misses.
Klasson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Klasson tries to work over Parks's front leg with a kick but Parks checks it.
Parks throws a lazy right hand but Klasson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klasson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klasson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klasson ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
Parks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parks throws a jab when Klasson was well out of range.
Klasson misses with a combination
and Parks counters with a nice uppercut.
Klasson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parks.
Klasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klasson throws a jab when Parks was well out of range.
Klasson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Parks catches Klasson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parks lunges at Klasson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klasson's hand.
Klasson connects with a crisp jab.
Klasson throws a sloppy head kick and Parks moves out of range easily.
Parks throws a hook but Klasson avoids it easily.
Parks misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Parks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Parks does no damage.
Parks slips under a jab.
Klasson moves out of range as Parks strikes.
Parks throws a looping overhand right but Klasson ducks down to avoid it.
Klasson feinted with a counter takedown.
Parks throws the left hand but Klasson avoids the punch easily.
Klasson slips under a jab.
Klasson throws a front kick that sends Parks stumbling back into the cage.
Parks throws a hook but Klasson blocks it.
Klasson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parks.
Klasson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Klasson thows a body kick. Parks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Parks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klasson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Parks walks into a left hand.
Parks defending well as Klasson loads up on a big left hand.
Klasson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Klasson or perhaps it was just good defense by Parks, which made it look bad.
Klasson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parks loads up on a big right hand but Klasson slips the punch.
A big right from Klasson misses.
Parks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Klasson misses with a hook
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klasson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Klasson is just out of range.
Klasson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parks on the side of the head.
Klasson shoots in and drives through. Parks sprawls well.
Parks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Parks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klasson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Parks kicks Klasson off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klasson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parks but Parks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Klasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klasson.
Klasson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Klasson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Parks's head.
Klasson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Klasson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Parks rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Klasson's guard! Nice work there by Parks!
Klasson is adopting a defensive guard.
Parks content to stall in guard here.
Parks trying to control the position from guard on top but Klasson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Klasson is proving hard to escape from.
Klasson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Parks stacks Klasson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Parks!
Klasson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parks connects with a decent elbow.
Parks in side control lands a decent elbow.
Klasson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Parks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Klasson is looking to get to half guard.
Parks controlling the pace for now.
Parks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parks looking to control but Klasson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Klasson wants to control but Parks is having none of it.
Parks tries to control but Klasson wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Parks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Parks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Klasson has a takedown stuffed.
A countering left hand to the body from Parks misses.
Klasson tries to move into range but Parks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Klasson misses.
Parks throws a series of punches but Klasson avoids them all with ease.
Parks misses with a hook. Klasson ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Klasson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parks slips a straight right by Klasson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klasson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parks.
Klasson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Klasson moves out of range as Parks strikes.
The fighters circling - Parks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klasson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parks cracks Klasson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klasson misses with a looping left.
Parks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klasson misses with a double jab.
Parks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Klasson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Klasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klasson has his takedown stuffed
and Parks counters with a stiff right hand.
Parks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klasson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Klasson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parks counters with a nice uppercut.
Parks misses with an uppercut. Klasson saw that one coming.
Parks throws a hook to the side of Klasson's head but Klasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klasson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parks sprawls and moves away.
Klasson tries to work over Parks's front leg with a kick but Parks checks it.
A little jabbing left from Parks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Parks looks to throw the jab but Klasson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks cracks Klasson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brody Parks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parks throws out a loose jab but Klasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parks tests Klasson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parks throws a looping overhand right but Klasson ducks down to avoid it.
Parks misses the shot to the body.
Klasson lands with a shot to the body.
Klasson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Parks misses.
Klasson takes one on the button.
Parks tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Klasson defends well and Parks ends up having to push Klasson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Parks fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks misses the shot to the body.
Klasson throws a jab when Parks was well out of range.
Brody Parks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Klasson.
Klasson misses with a low kick as Parks jumps back.
Parks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klasson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parks! But no joy.
Klasson misses with a left hand
letting Parks counter with a right hand.
Parks looks to land a right hand but Klasson moved out of range.
Klasson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klasson throws a lazy uppercut
and Parks counters with a left and a right that stings Klasson.
Klasson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klasson swings widly with a right hand
and Parks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klasson throws a hook but Parks blocks it.
Klasson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parks drops his hands momentarily and Klasson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parks cracks Klasson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parks throws the left hand but Klasson avoids the punch easily.
Klasson attempts a counter takedown but Parks avoids it well and moves away.
Klasson connects with the punch.
Parks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klasson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parks sprawls and moves away.
Jab by Klasson.
Klasson looks to throw the jab but Parks is out of range.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klasson moves away.
A swing and a miss from Parks.
Klasson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parks to score with a decent uppercut.
Parks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klasson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parks.
Parks dips to his left and cracks Klasson with an uppercut!
Vincent Klasson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klasson throws a sloppy body shot
and Parks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klasson thinking.
Parks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klasson.
Klasson attempts a counter takedown but Parks avoids it well and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brody Parks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brody Parks!
Brody Parks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Vinkovic (ranked 281 p4p, 383 weight class) and Michael Harrison (ranked 39 p4p, 51 weight class). Harrison has chosen All of the Above as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frane Vinkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinkovic tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Vinkovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrison looks to throw the jab but Vinkovic is out of range.
Vinkovic slips under a jab.
Vinkovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Vinkovic.
Vinkovic is looking to counter punch.
Harrison throws out a powerful jab.
Vinkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrison lands a nice shot that snaps Vinkovic's head back.
Harrison walks into a jab.
Harrison moves out of range as Vinkovic strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Vinkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Harrison misses.
Harrison lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinkovic tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Vinkovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Vinkovic moved out of range nicely.
Harrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vinkovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Vinkovic swings widly with a right hand
and Harrison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Harrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vinkovic doesn't seem phased though.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinkovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Harrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinkovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Harrison.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrison.
Vinkovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinkovic prevents a body shot from Harrison.
Vinkovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrison won't allow it.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Vinkovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison has Vinkovic pressed against the cage.
Vinkovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Vinkovic back against the cage.
Vinkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrison has double underhooks.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinkovic working aggressively here.
Harrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinkovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrison moves out of range as Vinkovic strikes.
Harrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrison lands a jab to Vinkovic's midsection.
Vinkovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Vinkovic's head but Vinkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinkovic misses the target.
Harrison lands a head shot.
A big left from Vinkovic misses.
Vinkovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Vinkovic.
Harrison throws out a counter right but Vinkovic avoids it with no problem.
Vinkovic looks to throw the jab but Harrison is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has Vinkovic backing up. Vinkovic nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Vinkovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harrison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Vinkovic moved out of range nicely.
Harrison lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Vinkovic falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Harrison!
Michael Harrison bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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