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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Shiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiv comes to the cage accompanied by Calcutta. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, I Shiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzo Jr blocks a head kick by Shiv.
Rizzo Jr wants to clinch but Shiv slips to the side
and Shiv counters with a stiff right hand.
Shiv lands a glancing blow to the side of Rizzo Jr's head.
Rizzo Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rizzo Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shiv circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shiv holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shiv blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rizzo Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Shiv controls the action.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Shiv's head.
Rizzo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiv.
Rizzo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr misses with some punches.
Rizzo Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiv avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiv working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shiv can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo Jr controls the action.
Shiv stalling the fight.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shiv controlling the action here for a moment.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Shiv controls the action.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr pushes Shiv back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Rizzo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Shiv avoids it by throwing Rizzo Jr back against the cage.
Rizzo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rizzo Jr.
Still in the clinch, Shiv scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rizzo Jr avoiding damage as Shiv throws knees to the body.
Shiv tries to throw a body punch but Rizzo Jr avoids it by throwing Shiv back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiv blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Shiv lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shiv takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rizzo Jr lands a body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiv.
Shiv tries a body shot but Rizzo Jr blocks it.
A short right from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr pushes Shiv back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiv misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like I Shiv has been cut.
Rizzo Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rizzo Jr tries a body shot but Shiv blocks it.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiv.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiv lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzo Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shiv is rocked!
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Shiv is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiv.
Rizzo Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rizzo Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Shiv avoids the elbow strike from Rizzo Jr, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Shiv drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rizzo Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook but Shiv blocks it.
Shiv uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Shiv ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo Jr.
Shiv moves out of range of the strikes.
Shiv uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shiv moves out of range of the strikes.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook but Shiv avoids it easily.
Rizzo Jr forces Shiv back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiv blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rizzo Jr fails to land.
Shiv throws a head punch that misses.
Shiv blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Rizzo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shiv blocks an uppercut.
Shiv blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiv blocking some punches.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiv.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr looks gassed!
Rizzo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiv.
Shiv blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiv.
Rizzo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo Jr misses with some punches.
Rizzo Jr misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rizzo Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Shiv blocking some punches.
Rizzo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rizzo Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiv blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiv.
Rizzo Jr throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo Jr.
Shiv blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr misses with some punches.
Shiv can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Shiv blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiv blocking some punches.
Shiv blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiv uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiv.
Shiv blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shiv blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on I Shiv's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shiv fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rizzo Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shiv is looking to land body kicks.
Rizzo Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shiv.
The fighters circle, before Rizzo Jr throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Shiv's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rizzo Jr lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Frank Rizzo Jr!
Frank Rizzo Jr made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Supernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supernova comes to the cage accompanied by Karma Police. Lunar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seperate Ways by Journey kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sunny Supernova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Lunar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Supernova tests Lunar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Supernova throws the left hand but Lunar avoids the punch easily.
Lunar jabs Supernova right on the nose. Supernova blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Supernova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lunar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good exchange - Supernova coming out on top.
Sunny Supernova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lunar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lunar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Supernova regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lunar wants to pass the guard but Supernova is defending well.
Lunar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Supernova does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lunar is looking to take a break and control but Supernova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucas Lunar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Supernova lands a glancing blow to the side of Lunar's head.
Lunar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lunar fails to land with a series of punches.
Supernova throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Supernova connects with a high kick.
Lunar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar dodges the punch combination from Supernova.
Supernova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Lunar finds it's way through Supernova's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supernova looks to land a body kick but Lunar moved away.
Lunar blocks a low kick nicely.
Lunar misses the shot to the body.
Lunar blocks the body kick.
Lunar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Supernova.
Supernova avoids a kick to the body.
Supernova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Supernova takes the fight into the clinch.
Lunar has Supernova pressed against the cage, preventing Supernova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Supernova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Supernova blocks a head kick by Lunar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar pushes Supernova up against the cage in a clinch.
Supernova letting Lunar take a breather here.
Supernova tries to work over Lunar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Supernova.
Lunar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Supernova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supernova breaks from the clinch.
Lunar throws a body punch but Supernova moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lunar.
Lunar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Supernova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lunar throws a lazy uppercut
and Supernova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lunar.
Lunar connects with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Supernova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lunar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lunar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Supernova. Lunar does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lunar.
Lunar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lunar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Supernova's head.
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!
A swing and a miss from Lunar.
Lunar checks a low kick from Supernova.
Lunar tries to clinch up but Supernova circles away and keeps his distance.
Lunar moves in looking to clinch but Supernova pushes him off.
Lunar gets a clinch.
Supernova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lunar misses the jab.
Supernova throws a right and a left that Lunar avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Supernova misses its intended target.
Lunar catches Supernova with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lunar moves in looking to clinch but Supernova pushes him off.
Supernova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sunny Supernova will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Supernova darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lunar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Supernova tries a low kick but Lunar avoids it.
Supernova throws a wild body kick that Lunar sees coming a mile off.
Lunar throws a good cross that connects.
Lunar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lunar has managed to clinch.
Supernova lands a hook that snaps the head of Lunar backwards.
Lunar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Supernova's elbow.
Supernova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lunar misses with a punch on the inside.
Supernova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supernova misses with some punches.
Lunar trying to stall but Supernova improves his position.
Lunar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lunar blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Supernova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supernova working aggressively here.
Lunar lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Supernova as Lunar tries to tie him up.
Lunar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Supernova looking to stall.
Lunar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Supernova creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lunar.
Supernova tries to break the clinch but Lunar is controlling the position.
Supernova blocks a body shot from Lunar.
Lunar can't find room to land a body shot as Supernova controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lunar misses with the head strike.
Lunar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lunar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lunar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supernova lands an elbow just above Lunar 's eye.
It looks like Lucas Lunar has been cut.
Supernova misses with the head strike.
Supernova lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lunar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucas Lunar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Supernova is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lunar misses with a punch on the inside.
Lunar lands a nice uppercut.
Lunar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Supernova's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Supernova misses with the head strike.
Lunar is pushing Supernova up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lunar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Supernova backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar throws a head punch that misses.
Supernova blocks a body shot from Lunar.
Still in the clinch, Supernova scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lunar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Supernova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lunar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lunar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Supernova just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lunar's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lunar.
Lunar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Supernova is trying to stall.
Supernova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lunar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lunar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supernova blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Lunar.
It looks like Sunny Supernova has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supernova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Supernova misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Supernova.
Lunar lands with a light punch inside.
Supernova is looking to control Lunar's arms but Lunar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Supernova has his back to the cage.
Supernova lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lunar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lunar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Supernova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lunar looking to stall.
Lunar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lunar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supernova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Supernova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lunar staying out of range there.
Lunar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Supernova throws a hook but Lunar avoids it easily.
Lunar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lunar ducks under a wild hook from Supernova.
Supernova delivers a nice body kick.
Supernova throws a big shot that misses.
Supernova misses with a low kick.
Supernova clinches up against the cage.
Supernova taking a breather.
Lunar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supernova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lunar wants to stall.
Lunar struggles to land a body shot inside as Supernova controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supernova blocking some punches.
Supernova misses with a body punch.
Lunar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supernova working aggressively here.
Supernova with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Supernova is trying to break free.
Supernova blocks an uppercut.
Lunar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Supernova pushes Lunar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lunar blocks a body shot from Supernova.
Supernova stalling in the clinch.
Supernova seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch on the inside from Lunar fails to land.
Lunar digs a right hand into Supernova's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supernova's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supernova blocking some punches.
Supernova stalling in the clinch but Lunar improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supernova throws a head punch that misses.
Lunar prevents a body shot from Supernova.
Lunar avoiding damage as Supernova throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Supernova.
Lunar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Lunar - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Supernova.
Lunar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Supernova's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lunar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lunar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lunar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Supernova is working Lunar over against the cage.
Lunar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lunar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lunar continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supernova misses with a knee strike.
Supernova tries to break free but Lunar pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Supernova breaks the clinch.
Lunar misses the shot to the body.
Sunny Supernova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lunar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Supernova shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lunar eats them both and turns towards Supernova to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lunar thows a body shot but no joy.
Lunar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Supernova catches Lunar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Supernova lands a nice hook to Lunar's body. Lunar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Supernova keeps Lunar at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supernova throws a low kick, looking for Lunar's leg but Lunar calmly moves out of range.
Lunar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Supernova.
Lunar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunar throws a hook but Supernova avoids it easily.
Lunar moves in looking to clinch but Supernova pushes him off.
Lunar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Supernova scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lunar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Supernova counters with a leg kick.
Supernova throws a hook but Lunar blocks it.
Lunar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Supernova, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Supernova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lunar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lunar.
Supernova trying to stall but Lunar improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sunny Supernova.
I think Supernova 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Supernova!
Sunny Supernova spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahti Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes to the cage accompanied by Aki & Turo - Mahtisonni - . Ben Farro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahti Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farro is looking to land body kicks.
Farro just misses with a punch to the body.
Farro avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farro.
Sonni scores with a one two! Farro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sonni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Farro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni misses the jab.
Sonni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farro is able to avoid easily.
Sonni misses with a wild combination.
Farro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ben Farro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni walks into a jab.
Farro lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farro keeps the fight on the outside.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Sonni throws a sloppy head kick and Farro moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Sonni. No joy for Farro on that attempt.
Farro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
Sonni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Farro checks it.
Sonni is looking to land body kicks.
Farro misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farro!
Farro throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
Sonni fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farro looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni slaps away a takedown attempt from Farro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mahti Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Farro.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Sonni moves forwards but Farro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Farro lands a body shot.
Mahti Sonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farro misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
Farro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sonni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonni.
Sonni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonni throws a hook but Farro blocks it.
Sonni just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni is looking to clinch but Farro is avoiding it.
Farro throws a right hand that Sonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonni also avoids with ease.
Farro tried to score with a low kick but Sonni checks it.
Farro tries for a takedown but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Sonni.
Farro fails with the takedown.
Sonni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Farro.
Farro scores with a nice strike.
Farro tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonni tries to clinch up.
Farro connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Sonni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonni tries to bum rush Farro with a series of wild strikes but Farro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farro lands a jab.
Sonni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Sonni is predictable there
and Farro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Farro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Farro connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Farro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sonni tries to land a front kick but Farro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
Farro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sonni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sonni.
Farro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Farro.
Sonni lands a two punch combo.
Sonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni moves out of range as Farro strikes.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni stuffs the takedown attempt from Farro. Farro gets slowly back to his feet.
Farro misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Farro. Those never looked like landing.
Sonni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Farro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sonni circles away.
Sonni throws a body kick that misses.
Farro looks for the body kick but Sonni saw that one coming.
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farro. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farro misses with a takedown
and Sonni counters with a nice leg kick.
Mahti Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Farro.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farro moves away.
Sonni misses with a low kick as Farro jumps back.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Farro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro misses with a straight right.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Farro moved out of range.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farro.
Farro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sonni scores with a sloppy right hand. Farro should have avoided that one.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Farro moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sonni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonni gets caught napping as Farro dives in and scores a takedown. Sonni manages to retain guard.
Sonni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farro's guard.
Farro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Farro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sonni is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Farro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farro tries to get to full guard but Sonni has control of the leg.
Farro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farro tries to roll over but Sonni keeps him under control.
Sonni works his way into full mount!
Sonni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sonni controlling the pace for now.
Farro is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni landing strikes from the mount and Farro is in trouble!
Farro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Farro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sonni in particular looking to stall.
Sonni prevents Farro from improving his position.
Farro wants to get back to full guard but Sonni has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni tries to score with some ground and pound. Farro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Farro is trying to get back to half guard.
Farro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahti Sonni dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Farro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Farro throws a right hand that misses
and Sonni counters with an outside leg kick.
Farro misses with a shot to the body
and Sonni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Farro misses with the body kick
and Sonni counters with a nice body shot.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Farro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farro avoids the head kick by Sonni.
Farro lands a jab-cross combination.
Farro thows a body shot but no joy.
Sonni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahti Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Farro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farro.
Mahti Sonni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farro misses with a hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Farro.
Farro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sonni avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Farro.
Sonni takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sonni tries to buck Farro off but Farro is having none of it.
Farro in side control, throwing shots but Sonni defends.
Farro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sonni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Farro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sonni takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is trying to get back to half guard.
Farro trying to control the position but Sonni is working away.
Sonni regains half guard, as Farro was trying to land strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sonni won't allow Farro to pass to mount.
Farro prevents Sonni from standing back up.
Farro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Farro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonni defending well though.
Sonni is pressing down on Farro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Farro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sonni manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Farro has Sonni in his guard.
Sonni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sonni gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Farro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sonni defends it nicely.
Sonni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farro finds it's way round the side to connect with Sonni's head.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Farro checks it.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Farro loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
Sonni blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Farro.
Farro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sonni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Farro somewhat.
Mahti Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Farro.
Sonni throws a body punch but Farro moves out of range.
Sonni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Farro scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farro throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
A big left from Farro misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Farro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Farro!
Ben Farro made sure to mention his sponsor, Undead clothing. All items 10$ in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into the arena with Prodigy - Poison blaring out of the sound system. Svetnela has chosen Angel of Death by Slayer as his entrance music. Igor Svetnela has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Olli Jokinen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetnela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Svetnela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svetnela down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svetnela.
Svetnela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svetnela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Svetnela.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Svetnela checks it
and Svetnela counters with a big head kick but Jokinen shrugs it off.
Jokinen is rocked!
Svetnela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svetnela was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Svetnela scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svetnela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Svetnela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Svetnela misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Svetnela's knee momentarily.
Svetnela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Svetnela in the body.
Svetnela blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Svetnela tries to land a leg kick but Jokinen saw it coming and moves away.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Svetnela.
Jokinen connects with a single shot there.
Svetnela misses with a straight 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!
Jokinen digs a good hook to Svetnela's body.
Svetnela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Svetnela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svetnela counters with a leg kick.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a lazy body kick
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Svetnela was not able to check.
Jokinen drives through and clinches with Svetnela against the cage.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
Svetnela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svetnela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Svetnela.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Svetnela with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Svetnela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Svetnela is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Svetnela moves out of range.
Jokinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Svetnela if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen throws a lazy head kick
and Svetnela counters with a nice uppercut.
Svetnela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick from Jokinen lands but Svetnela takes it in his stride.
Jokinen works Svetnela's body with a nice hook.
Svetnela looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Svetnela misses the target.
Jokinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Svetnela's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Jokinen as he checks the leg kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svetnela.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Olli Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svetnela.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Svetnela's head.
Jokinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Svetnela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svetnela.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svetnela moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Svetnela gets tackled into the cage by Jokinen. Jokinen maintains the clinch.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Svetnela controls the action.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Svetnela blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svetnela.
Svetnela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Svetnela on the inside.
Jokinen is leaning against Svetnela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jokinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svetnela.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Svetnela won't want to take too many of those.
Svetnela misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jokinen throws an elbow but misses.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svetnela is defending well for now.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Svetnela avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svetnela lands an elbow that stopped Jokinen in his tracks for a moment.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Svetnela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jokinen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svetnela's elbow.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olli Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Svetnela lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Svetnela.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svetnela blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Svetnela misses with the head strike.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svetnela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Svetnela ducked under it nicely.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Svetnela will feel that in the morning.
Svetnela motions for Jokinen to come forward. Svetnela throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svetnela looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Svetnela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svetnela is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
Jokinen takes a swing at Svetnela's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Svetnela connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Svetnela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Svetnela finds it's target.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Svetnela off the cage and back into range.
Svetnela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
and Svetnela counters with an outside leg kick.
Svetnela throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Svetnela misses.
Svetnela tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Svetnela misses with a leg kick.
Jokinen connects with a right hand. Svetnela shakes it off.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela thows a leg kick but Jokinen checks it
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svetnela misses with a straight right.
Svetnela throws a front kick aimed at Jokinen's knee but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Svetnela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Svetnela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Svetnela's ribs.
Svetnela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Svetnela gets tackled into the cage by Jokinen. Jokinen maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Jokinen.
Svetnela blocks an elbow strike.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from Svetnela, against the cage.
Svetnela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svetnela misses with the head strike.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Svetnela avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Svetnela struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Svetnela has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Svetnela swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svetnela lands a nice knee to the body.
Svetnela blocks the elbow strike.
Jokinen breaks the clinch.
Svetnela checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Svetnela counters with a nice leg kick.
Svetnela throws a front kick that sends Jokinen stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svetnela was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Both fighters circling a little - Jokinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svetnela throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Svetnela keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Svetnela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Olli Jokinen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jokinen lands a high kick!
Svetnela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen throws a low kick, looking for Svetnela's leg but Svetnela calmly moves out of range.
Svetnela lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Jokinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Svetnela circles away.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Svetnela is just out of range.
Jokinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svetnela.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Svetnela takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Svetnela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela blocks the body kick.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jokinen misses with a combination
and Svetnela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svetnela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Svetnela was not able to check.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela blocks a jab.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svetnela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Svetnela lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
Svetnela tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svetnela moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jokinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Svetnela is rocked!
Jokinen 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.
Svetnela is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Svetnela seems to have recovered his senses.
Decent striking displayed by Svetnela there.
Svetnela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Svetnela.
Jokinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Svetnela throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
Svetnela has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jokinen.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Svetnela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jokinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Svetnela does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Svetnela moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svetnela lands a head kick. Jokinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but Svetnela takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svetnela doesn't seem bothered though.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Svetnela checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Svetnela moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Olli Jokinen will probably get the nod.
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!
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Svetnela.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as Svetnela jumps back.
Jokinen cracks Svetnela with an open hand slap.
Svetnela misses with a straight left.
Jokinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Svetnela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Svetnela connects with a body shot.
Jokinen walks into a straight right hand from Svetnela.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jokinen ducks right into an uppercut from Svetnela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Svetnela keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svetnela.
Svetnela clinches up with Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Svetnela lands an elbow that stopped Jokinen in his tracks for a moment.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from Svetnela, against the cage.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svetnela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Svetnela blocks it.
Svetnela blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Olli Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela has Jokinen pushed against the cage.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Igor Svetnela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svetnela.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svetnela throws an elbow but misses.
Svetnela managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Svetnela scores with a shoulder strike.
Svetnela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen managing to block the knees to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Svetnela misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela throws an elbow that misses.
Svetnela blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
A head punch on the inside from Svetnela fails to land.
Svetnela has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Svetnela.
Svetnela misses with the head strike.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svetnela misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
Svetnela swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svetnela misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Svetnela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jokinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olli Jokinen!
An intense looking Olli Jokinen took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This was my final fight in Russian Combat, it has been a great ride. Im tired of flying and you will be seeing me destroy men in my hometown Helsinki from now on. All the best for the Russian Combat!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decision Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gzrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel has chosen Warriors Dance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Decision Machine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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245 lbs
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278 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Decision Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Gzrel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Machine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gzrel misses with a left hand
and Machine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gzrel misses with a left hand
and Machine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gzrel thinking.
Machine cracks the inside of Gzrel's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gzrel 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machine.
Machine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gzrel looks gassed!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gzrel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Machine - the referee stops the clock and Gzrel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Machine. Gzrel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the liver by Machine. Beautiful body shot.
Machine lands with a right hand.
It looks like Gabriel Gzrel has been cut.
A solid body kick from Machine.
Machine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gzrel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gzrel doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine connects with the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machine.
Machine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machine scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Machine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gzrel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machine lands a left hand.
Gzrel looking to stall.
Machine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gzrel or not.
Machine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gzrel avoids it.
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gzrel missing with knees to the body.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Gzrel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machine lands a shot to the body.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Gzrel being controlled against the cage.
Machine lands an uppercut.
Gzrel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machine avoids it.
Machine tries a body shot but Gzrel blocks it.
Gzrel is trying to stall.
Gzrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gzrel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machine.
Gzrel is stalling here.
Machine lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Gabriel Gzrel's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gzrel is trying to break the clinch but Machine has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machine.
Gzrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machine slows down the pace here.
Machine is trying to stall.
Gzrel avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gzrel struggles to land a body shot inside as Machine controls his hands.
Machine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gzrel backwards.
Nice body punch from Machine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Machine.
Gzrel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machine lands an uppercut.
Machine has Gzrel pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Machine as the two fighters clinch.
Machine misses with a body punch.
Gzrel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Machine.
Machine tries to work over Gzrel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Machine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gzrel backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Decision Machine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gzrel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Machine with a jab.
Machine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machine connects with a solid leg kick.
Machine misses with a body shot.
Machine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Machine connects with a body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Machine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gzrel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gzrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Machine.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machine - that will leave a mark!
Machine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Machine as he connects with a hook.
Gzrel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gzrel is rocked!
The cut above Gabriel Gzrel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gzrel is breathing heavily.
Machine feints a jab and as Gzrel dips his head, Machine unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Gzrel right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Gzrel falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Machine smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Decision Machine!
Decision Machine 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Waul is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul takes one to the side of the head.
Reese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Waul blocks the leg kick.
Reese attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Waul misses with a head kick.
Reese lands with an uppercut that bounces Waul off the cage and back into range.
Waul throws a front kick aimed at Reese's knee but Reese avoids it well.
Reese bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Waul's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese misses with a body shot.
Waul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reese.
Nice shot by Reese.
Waul just misses with a punch to the body.
Reese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waul can pounce on him.
Reese throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul digs a good body shot into Reese's ribs.
Waul connects with a leg kick. Reese looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Waul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waul loads up on a big right hand but Reese slips the punch.
Waul drives through and clinches with Reese against the cage.
Waul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waul has a couple of punches blocked by Reese.
A nice left hand lands by Waul.
Waul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waul ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
Waul is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Waul has had enough of the clinch but Reese keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul misses with some punches.
Reese scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waul tries to break free but Reese pushes him back against the cage.
Waul has a couple of punches blocked by Reese.
Waul tries to work over Reese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waul wants to clinch up but Reese keeps it at a distance.
Reese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waul manages to avoid it.
Reese lands with a straight right. Waul didn't see that one coming.
Reese misses with a hook
and Waul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waul is looking to clinch.
Reese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reese takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waul.
Reese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul misses with a body shot.
Reese ducks under a wild hook from Waul.
Reese looks to land a right hand but Waul moved out of range.
Waul blocks a head kick by Reese.
Waul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waul slips a straight right by Reese.
Reese lands a leg kick that knocks Waul off balance momentarily.
Reese scores with a crisp jab that stopped Waul in his tracks.
Waul lands with a right hand.
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!
Reese throws the left hand but Waul avoids the punch easily.
Waul plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Reese counter with a right hand.
Reese misses with a body shot.
Reese lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waul.
Reese throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reese is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waul throws a lazy body kick
and Reese counters with a right hand to the body.
Waul throws a nice looking combination but Reese bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waul misses with a kick to the body.
Reese tries a low kick but Waul avoids it.
Reese keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Reese dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Waul.
Reese scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reese pivots, looking for a leg kick but Waul is out of range and Reese settles back down.
Waul defending well as Reese loads up on a big left hand.
Waul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waul was well out of range. Poor timing from Reese.
Waul misses with an uppercut.
Waul tries to clinch there but Reese circles away.
Waul throws a lazy head kick
and Reese counters with a leg kick.
Waul finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Reese.
Reese walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waul checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Waul jabs Reese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reese thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David Reese is winning the standup battle so far.
Waul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Waul circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Waul.
Waul wants to clinch.
Waul throws a jab but it's blocked by Reese.
Reese slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waul.
Waul misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Reese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul swings for the body but Reese moves out of range.
Waul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Reese.
Waul throws a body kick the misses
and Reese counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Waul throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Waul ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
Waul ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
Reese tries to clinch but Waul moves out of range.
Reese stuns Waul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reese throws a leg kick
and Waul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Waul checks a leg kick.
Reese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reese manages to avoid it.
A big left from Reese misses.
Reese slips under a jab.
Reese throws a leg kick but Waul moved away.
Reese walks into a jab.
Waul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reese.
Waul throws a jab but it's blocked by Reese.
Reese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reese cracks a nice hook into Waul's ribs.
Reese lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waul is breathing heavily.
Reese thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waul drops his hands momentarily and Reese takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Waul lands a jab to Reese's midsection.
Waul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reese.
Reese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reese works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reese fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reese throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Reese blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Waul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Waul finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Reese dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Waul misses with a body kick.
Reese moves out of range as Waul throws a body kick.
Waul fails to land with a series of punches.
Waul lands a two punch combo.
Reese lands a jab to Waul's midsection.
Reese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waul.
Reese misses the jab.
Paul Waul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reese misses with a lunging right hand
and Waul counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reese is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reese.
Waul doesn't manage to clinch there - Reese circles away.
Reese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waul misses with a looping left.
Reese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Waul checks it well.
Reese lands with a shot to the body.
Reese scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Waul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waul takes a jab right on the kisser.
Waul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reese misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese throws a nice looking combination but Waul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reese smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Waul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Waul thows a leg kick but Reese checks it
enabling Reese to counter with a crisp jab.
Waul throws a hook but Reese avoids it easily.
Reese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Waul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waul manages to avoid it.
Reese throws a shot from downtown. Waul moves away and avoids it.
Reese throws a lazy right hand but Waul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waul tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Reese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waul.
Waul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reese rather than just go for the knockout.
Waul connects with a body shot.
Waul misses with a shot to the body
and Reese makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reese feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Waul's calf.
Waul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waul tries to clinch up
and Reese counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reese!
Waul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waul connects with a body shot that sends Reese's belly button to the back.
Reese throws a leg kick but Waul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Waul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Waul misses with a low kick.
Reese misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Reese.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waul moves out of range of the strikes.
Reese moves out of range as Waul throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Reese.
Waul sizes up Reese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waul ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reese. Waul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reese throws a hook to the side of Waul's head but Waul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reese on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Waul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reese doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like David Reese has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waul defending well as Reese loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Waul.
I think Reese 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Reese!
Our winner, David Reese, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Can I Play With Madness. Ripgut has chosen Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripgut.
Paulsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Ripgut is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paulsen scores with a body shot.
Paulsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ripgut.
Ripgut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ripgut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Ripgut.
Ripgut checks a leg kick.
Sean Ripgut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripgut moves out of range as Paulsen strikes.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Paulsen lands a nice shot that snaps Ripgut's head back.
It looks like Sean Ripgut has been cut.
Ripgut misses with the body kick
and Paulsen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ripgut connects with a leg kick. Paulsen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ripgut leaves Paulsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ripgut scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ripgut, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut throws an off balance right hand
and Paulsen counters with a solid body kick.
Ripgut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulsen looks to land a body kick but Ripgut moved away.
Paulsen with a nice cross.
Ripgut throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Paulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ripgut looks gassed!
Paulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripgut takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen throws a sloppy head kick and Ripgut moves out of range easily.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Ripgut.
Paulsen connects with a single shot there.
Ripgut motions for Paulsen to come forward. Ripgut throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Ripgut moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Ripgut.
Ripgut thuds his right hand into Paulsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut connects with a leg kick. Paulsen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paulsen slips a jab from Ripgut.
Ripgut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulsen scores with a body shot.
Ripgut misses with a right hand
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ripgut fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paulsen is out of range.
Paulsen tries a low kick but Ripgut avoids it.
Ripgut tries to land a front kick but Paulsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ripgut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paulsen checks it well.
Ripgut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Ripgut.
Paulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ripgut.
Ripgut checks a low kick from Paulsen.
Ripgut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paulsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Ripgut blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut misses with a wild body shot.
Ripgut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ripgut is looking to land body kicks.
Ripgut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paulsen. That did some damage!
Paulsen checks the leg kick.
Ripgut connects with an inside leg kick.
Ripgut lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ripgut takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripgut scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paulsen in his tracks.
Ripgut scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paulsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ripgut just misses with a punch to the body.
Ripgut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paulsen is able to avoid easily.
Ripgut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Ripgut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ripgut throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paulsen blocks a leg kick.
Ripgut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paulsen scores with a nice body kick.
A cross from Paulsen lands.
Ripgut is rocked!
Ripgut blocks the body kick.
Ripgut is still on wobbly legs! Can Paulsen finish him?
Paulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ripgut moves away from the strike by Paulsen.
Ripgut seems to have recovered his senses.
Paulsen cracks Ripgut with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Paulsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ripgut to stand back up!
Ripgut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paulsen lands a big right hook! Ripgut looks hurt but is still standing! Paulsen lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Ripgut falls down and Paulsen dives in with a huge hammer fist! Ripgut's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Paulsen runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jan Paulsen!
In his post fight interview, Jan Paulsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bing Ka Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aegukka. 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bing Ka Wong!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong throws a right hand that Koskinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Koskinen also avoids with ease.
Wong tries to work over Koskinen's front leg with a kick but Koskinen checks it.
Koskinen checks the leg kick.
Koskinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koskinen tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koskinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wong slips under a jab.
Wong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
Wong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koskinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wong.
Koskinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bing Ka Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wong throws a leg kick
and Koskinen counters with a leg kick.
Koskinen gets a double leg takedown into Wong's guard.
Koskinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wong controls Koskinen momentarily but Koskinen frees himself.
Koskinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koskinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koskinen throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Wong has wrist control.
Wong working a defensive guard here.
Koskinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wong trying to keep a closed guard but Koskinen is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koskinen advances to half guard.
Koskinen moves into full mount! Wong won't be happy about that!
Koskinen thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen avoids the attempt from Wong to control.
Wong blocking the ground and pound.
Koskinen dominating with strikes here.
Koskinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wong is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koskinen.
Koskinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wong is rocked!
It looks like Bing Ka Wong has been cut.
Koskinen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wong looks a forlorn figure.
Wong is still in real trouble! Can Koskinen finish him?
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!
Koskinen scoring with strikes but Wong is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen is thwarting Wong's attempts to control the position.
Koskinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wong tries to roll over but Koskinen keeps him under control.
Koskinen lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Wong! More strikes land and this one is all over! Koskinen jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olle Koskinen!
Olle Koskinen retains his featherweight title!
After the big win, Olle Koskinen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Anthem. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Victor Creed was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Creed!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed is looking to chop away at Overeem's legs.
Overeem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Overeem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Overeem scores with a head kick. Creed tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Victor Creed has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed blocks the body kick.
Creed lands a head shot.
Creed thows a body shot but no joy.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Creed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Overeem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Overeem keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem lands a jab.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Victor Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed is looking to slow Overeem down with leg kicks.
Creed sizes up Overeem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Creed lunges at Overeem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Overeem's hand.
Creed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Creed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Overeem's sensitive parts.
Overeem throws a head kick but Creed moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Creed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creed throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Creed is out of range.
Creed throws a hook but Overeem blocks it.
Overeem slips under a jab from Creed.
Creed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creed avoids a kick to the body.
Overeem forces Creed back against the cage and clinches.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Creed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Creed to work.
Creed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
A hook to the body from Creed.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Overeem.
Creed prevents a body shot from Overeem.
Creed scores with a shot to the side of Overeem's head.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
Creed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overeems head.
Creed lands a right hand.
Creed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creed feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Overeem sprawling to the canvas! Overeem rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Creed finish him?!
Overeem is rocked!
Overeem does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oh Overeem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed jabs at Overeem's body.
Are you kidding me?! Creed ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Overeem clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Creed!
As Victor Creed got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Drops the microphone on the ground, snatches the belt and walks out of the ring.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. Hall has chosen AC/DC - Hell's Bells as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Lee moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hall takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall avoids the body shot from Lee.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall slips a straight right by Lee.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Lee.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee wants to break free but Hall has control.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Lee avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall lands a right hand.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Lee prevents a body shot from Hall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the cage.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall avoids the body shot from Lee.
Hall tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hall in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That kick from Hall tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Hall wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Sam Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Hall thumps Lee with a low kick.
A low kick from Hall is predictable there
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Hall 's knee.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a thumping low kick.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall avoids the head kick by Lee.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee throws a combination. Hall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hall eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Hall checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee keeps Hall at a distance using the push kick.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Hall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hall lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Lee lunges at Hall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hall's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee staying out of range there.
Hall tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Hall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hall counters with a nice body kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Hall misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Hall misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hall!
Hall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Hall only half commits.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sam Hall just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee'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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee with a jab.
Hall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Hall settles back down.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A low kick from Hall misses
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Hall tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Hall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Lee scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall blocks a head kick by Lee.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Hall. Hall maintains the clinch.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sam Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hall or not.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Hall working Lee over with knees to the body.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Lee lands a right hand.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Hall tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with some punches.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Lee.
Well Hall 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hall!
Sam Hall took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'My name it is Sam Hall and I hate you one and all, damn your eyes!'.
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