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RYZE 66: Fukuzawa vs Almdudler PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Larsonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulf Larsonn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Larsonn!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Larsonn coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Larsonn.
Dunkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsonn.
A solid body kick from Larsonn.
Dunkin takes a swing at Larsonn's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Dunkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larsonn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunkin tries to score with a low kick but Larsonn moves his leg out of the way.
Dunkin lands a big head kick that sends Larsonn tumbling to the mat! Dunkin takes a step backwards and waves Larsonn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ulf Larsonn has been cut.
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!
Larsonn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunkin moves away from the strike by Larsonn.
Dunkin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larsonn tries to clinch there but Dunkin circles away.
Larsonn throws a right hand that misses
and Dunkin counters with a monster head kick that knocks Larsonn out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alvin Ray Dunkin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Coldplay com Viva la Vida. 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 Arvel Garnett was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garnett with a jab.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
Hawkins closes the distance and pushes Garnett back into the cage.
Hawkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkins walks into a straight right hand from Garnett.
Garnett throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
Garnett scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Hawkins defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
Hawkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garnett.
Hawkins darts in and clinches Garnett up against the cage.
Garnett breaks the clinch.
Hawkins moves into range and clinches up with Garnett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garnett.
Hawkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a combination
and Garnett counters with a nice body shot.
Garnett thows a body kick. Hawkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garnett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garnett fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawkins in the body.
Garnett scores with a body shot.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett lands a nice shot that snaps Hawkins's head back.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garnett sizes up Hawkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawkins is rocked!
Garnett ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hawkins's jaw. Hawkins's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Garnett does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arvel Garnett!
Arvel Garnett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yehia Kamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michelle Jenneke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yehia Kamel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yehia Kamel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michelle Jenneke!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenneke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jenneke wants to get back to full guard.
Kamel is pressing down on Jenneke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jenneke is holding on for now.
Jenneke is trying to get back to full guard.
Jenneke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kamel.
Jenneke is looking to control Kamel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jenneke avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenneke is trying to get back to full guard.
Kamel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenneke defending well though.
Kamel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kamel thows a huge punch but Jenneke dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenneke is looking to improve his position.
Jenneke kicks off Kamel and gets to his feet.
Jenneke tries to clinch but Kamel is having none of it.
Jenneke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamel.
Kamel fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenneke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenneke drops Kamel with a beautiful combination! Kamel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jenneke is looking for the KO!
Kamel is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamel throws a solid leg kick but Jenneke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamel.
Oh Kamel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenneke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jenneke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamel feints and then cracks Jenneke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jenneke down.
Kamel shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenneke tries to sprawl out of it but Kamel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenneke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenneke lands a brutal head kick. Kamel looks out on his feet and Jenneke throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Michelle Jenneke!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson has chosen Petter - Det går bra nu as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson lands a really nice looking cross but Holyfield seems unphased.
Holyfield 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.
Holyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsson is just out of range.
Axelsson lands a jab to Holyfield's midsection.
Holyfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Axelsson in his tracks.
We've been told by Holyfield's head coaches at BLKOUT Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Axelsson walks into a stiff left hand from Holyfield.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Holyfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Axelsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holyfield is looking for a sweep.
Holyfield wants to control but Axelsson postures up.
Holyfield is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Axelsson off and has taken his back!
Holyfield trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Axelsson doesn't escape.
Axelsson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Axelsson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Axelsson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Holyfield.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axelsson wants to control his opponent's hands but Holyfield gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Axelsson right now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Holyfield's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Holyfield trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Axelsson doesn't escape.
Axelsson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Axelsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Axelsson is trying to maintain the position but Holyfield is very close to passing his half guard.
Holyfield tries to stand but can't do so whilst Axelsson controls his leg.
Holyfield is keen to just control but Axelsson is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to get to full guard but Holyfield has control of the leg.
Holyfield not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Evander Holyfield just wasn't active enough.
Holyfield misses with a wild combination.
Holyfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield misses with a wild body shot.
Evander Holyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axelsson needs to keep his hands up - Holyfield had a free shot at his head there.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Holyfield misses the shot to the body.
Holyfield misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a combination that misses
and Axelsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holyfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Axelsson.
Holyfield wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Axelsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Holyfield is retaining full guard.
Axelsson won't allow Holyfield to get back to his feet.
Holyfield controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Axelsson wants to control from the top but Holyfield keeps moving.
Axelsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holyfield is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Evander Holyfield just wasn't active enough.
Holyfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Axelsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Axelsson's calf.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Holyfield fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Holyfield preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Axelsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holyfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Axelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Holyfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holyfield wants to stand up but Axelsson is controlling him.
Axelsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Holyfield has wrist control.
Holyfield trying to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson stopping the sweep attempt from Holyfield.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holyfield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johan Axelsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holyfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Axelsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Holyfield manages to work his way to half guard, despite Axelsson's best efforts.
Holyfield trying to hold on to Axelsson's head to control him but Axelsson postures up.
Johan Axelsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holyfield taking some punishment here, with Axelsson in his half guard.
Axelsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Holyfield is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Axelsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holyfield has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Axelsson is working away from the top position though.
Holyfield regains full guard. Nicely done.
Axelsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holyfield wants to improve his position but instead Axelsson has moved into half guard.
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!
Holyfield trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson is trying to control. Holyfield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Axelsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Axelsson wants to pass to mount but Holyfield is defending the position.
Holyfield is trying to control but can't.
Axelsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holyfield wants to get back to his feet.
Axelsson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Holyfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holyfield is not content to let Axelsson control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holyfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield lands a jab to the head.
Axelsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holyfield in his tracks.
Axelsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Axelsson goes for a double leg but Holyfield avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Holyfield continues to drive forward.
Holyfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsson avoids the damage to the body.
Holyfield breaks the clinch.
Axelsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield wants to land a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range.
Holyfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evander Holyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axelsson slips under a jab from Holyfield.
Evander Holyfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Axelsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Holyfield sprawls well. He's pushed Axelsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Axelsson.
Axelsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Holyfield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is stalling here.
Axelsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axelsson is leaning against Holyfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holyfield wants to slow Axelsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Holyfield lands with a nice combination. Axelsson backs away looking to recover.
Axelsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Holyfield throws out a loose jab but Axelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsson takes a swing at Holyfield's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield throws a leg kick that is checked
and Axelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Holyfield fights it but they end up in guard.
Axelsson throwing strikes but missing.
Axelsson trying to control but Holyfield is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Axelsson is fighting to break Holyfield's control of his arms but Holyfield is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Axelsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johan Axelsson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Axelsson moves away from the strike by Holyfield.
Axelsson wants to clinch but Holyfield slips to the side
and Holyfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Axelsson thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsson is just out of range.
Axelsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holyfield's waist but Holyfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Axelsson off to one side.
Axelsson slips a straight right by Holyfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Holyfield misses.
Holyfield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range and Holyfield settles back down.
Holyfield tries to land a leg kick but Axelsson saw it coming and moves away.
Holyfield misses with a looping left.
Holyfield wants to land a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range.
Holyfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holyfield throws a right and a left that Axelsson avoids nicely.
Holyfield throws a shot from downtown. Axelsson moves away and avoids it.
Holyfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
Holyfield misses with a wild body shot.
Axelsson with a jab.
Holyfield throws an overhand right that lands on Axelsson's shoulder, as Axelsson tries to avoid the shot.
Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axelsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axelsson.
Holyfield misses with a wild body shot.
Holyfield misses with a combination
so Axelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Axelsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Axelsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holyfield controls Axelsson momentarily but Axelsson frees himself.
Axelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Holyfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holyfield wants to stand up but Axelsson is controlling him.
Axelsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holyfield's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Holyfield is retaining full guard.
Holyfield being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield is looking to stand up but Axelsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Evander Holyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holyfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Axelsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holyfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Axelsson working the ground and pound.
Axelsson working the body and head with strikes.
Holyfield tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Axelsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Holyfield some visible discomfort.
Axelsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Holyfield is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axelsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Axelsson working away.
Axelsson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Holyfield!
Holyfield really wants to buck Axelsson off and get back to his feet.
Holyfield is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Axelsson avoids the attempt from Holyfield to control.
Johan Axelsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Axelsson looking to secure an arm triangle but Holyfield defends it well.
Axelsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Axelsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Axelsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holyfield is looking to escape.
Axelsson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Axelsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield is desperately trying to improve his position but Axelsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Holyfield is in a horrible position here. Axelsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Axelsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holyfield is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Axelsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Axelsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Axelsson!
Johan Axelsson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toke comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecracker- Shocore. Tiki Toke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiki Toke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clyde Dixon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Toke passes Dixon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dixon pushes Toke off looking to stand but Toke dives back in and keeps control.
Toke is looking to advance position but Dixon won't allow it.
Dixon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toke is trying to work for a kimura but Dixon is defending well.
Toke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dixon makes his way to full guard, as Toke worked for a kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke throws a big right hand that misses.
Dixon keeping moving, preventing Toke from controlling successfully.
Toke throws a big elbow that misses.
Toke wants to pass the guard but Dixon is keeping the position.
Toke controlling from the top position.
Toke wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon keeping full guard, as Toke tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toke wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
Toke tries to free his leg and advance position but Dixon is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dixon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Dixon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toke fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toke throws out a loose jab but Dixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toke connects with the punch.
Toke throws a low kick but Dixon avoids it.
Toke fails to land with a series of punches.
Toke scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toke finds it's way round the side to connect with Dixon's head.
Dixon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Toke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dixon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dixon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toke cracks Dixon with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiki Toke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toke lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Dixon goes down and covers up as Toke starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiki Toke!
Tiki Toke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jango Fett Unleashed. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jango Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nohara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nohara digs a good body shot into Fett's ribs.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nohara throws a chopping leg kick but Fett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nohara throws a looping overhand right but Fett ducks down to avoid it.
Nohara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nohara lands an overhand right.
Fett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nohara was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Nohara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fett.
Nohara connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Nohara finds it's target.
Nohara lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nohara misses with a low kick.
Nohara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Fett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nohara is pressing down on Fett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nohara will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett postures up and lands a big shot to Nohara's brow.
Nohara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fett is one step ahead there.
Fett throwing strikes but missing.
Fett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nohara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jango Fett just wasn't active enough.
Fett moves out of range of the body kick.
Nohara throws a shot from downtown. Fett moves away and avoids it.
Fett looking to score a takedown here. Nohara is defending well but Fett drives through and ends up in Nohara's guard.
Nohara pulls Fett in to control the position.
Nohara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Fett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Nohara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jango Fett.
Fett throws a hook but Nohara blocks it.
Nohara checks a low kick from Fett.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fett takes a swing at Nohara's ribcage but misses.
Fett checks the leg kick.
Hiro Nohara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nohara avoids the body shot from Fett.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.
Nohara scores with a head kick.
A jab from Fett misses.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nohara was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Fett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nohara slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nohara throws a leg kick which misses Fett's front leg but catches the back leg as Fett tries to avoid it.
Nohara tries to clinch up.
Nohara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fett 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.
Fett 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.
Fett punishes Nohara's body with a nice straight punch.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Nohara.
A solid body kick from Nohara.
Nohara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Fett misses the shot to the body.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Fett blocks the low kick.
Nohara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nohara is looking to clinch.
Nohara throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiro Nohara 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.
Nohara misses with a hook.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nohara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Nohara throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Nohara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nohara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nohara loads up on a big right hand but Fett slips the punch.
Fett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Nohara misses.
Fett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nohara lands the left hand.
Nohara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fett thows a body shot but no joy.
Nohara slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws a hook but Nohara blocks it.
Nohara blocks a low kick nicely.
Fett thows a body shot but no joy.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Nohara. Beautiful body shot.
Fett throws the left hand but Nohara avoids the punch easily.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Nohara counters with a straight right hand.
Fett misses with a looping left.
Nohara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fett has time to react.
Nohara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Nohara as he connects with a hook.
Hiro Nohara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nohara misses with a straight right.
Fett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nohara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fett's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nohara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nohara.
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nohara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nohara misses with a double jab.
Fett avoids the body shot from Nohara.
Nohara moves forwards but Fett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nohara tries to clinch up but Fett circles away and keeps his distance.
Nohara throws a hook but Fett blocks it.
Nohara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fett in his tracks.
Fett throws out a powerful jab.
Fett scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Fett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nohara doesn't seem phased though.
Nohara slips under a jab from Fett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett scores with a hook to the body. Nohara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Fett misses.
Nohara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nohara is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fett.
Nohara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nohara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Fett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nohara cracks the inside of Fett's front leg.
A slow jab from Nohara misses its intended target.
Nohara blocks a jab.
Nohara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nohara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Nohara avoids the body shot from Fett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fett counters with a nice uppercut.
Fett avoids the body shot from Nohara.
Nohara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fett.
Nohara lands a jab to Fett's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nohara looks for the body kick but Fett saw that one coming.
Fett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nohara counters with a left to the body.
Nohara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nohara misses with a straight left.
Fett lands with a shot to the body.
Nohara throws a push kick but Fett slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara tries to clinch up.
Nohara throws a leg kick which misses Fett's front leg but catches the back leg as Fett tries to avoid it.
Fett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nohara slips a jab and a cross from Fett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nohara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fett swings for the body but Nohara moves out of range.
Fett throws a jab when Nohara was well out of range.
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nohara.
Fett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nohara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fett.
Nohara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fett checks it well.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nohara ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
No joy there for Nohara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nohara misses with a low kick.
Nohara throws a low kick but Fett moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Fett.
Fett connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Fett.
Fett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nohara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara misses with a wild body shot.
Fett checks a leg kick nicely.
Fett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fett wants to control from the top but Nohara keeps moving.
Nohara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Nohara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jango Fett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nohara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nohara misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nohara misses its intended target.
Nohara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fett throws a big shot that misses.
Fett throws a series of punches but Nohara moves out of range.
Fett takes a swing at Nohara's ribcage but misses.
Fett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Fett scores with a four punch combination!
Fett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nohara.
Fett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nohara's hands.
Nohara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fett missing with a left hand there. Nohara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nohara throws a right hand that Fett ducks under and follows up with a left that Fett also avoids with ease.
Fett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nohara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nohara.
Fett looks to score with a jab to the body but Nohara is just out of range.
Nohara misses with a series of wild punches.
Nohara thows a body shot but no joy.
Nohara throws a push kick but Fett slaps the foot to one side.
Fett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nohara looks to land a combination but Fett avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Fett.
Nohara throws a big shot that misses.
Fett throws a series of punches but Nohara moves out of range.
Hiro Nohara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nohara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Nohara.
Fett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fett showed some decent athleticism there.
Nohara is trying to maintain the position but Fett is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara manages to get to full guard.
Fett is looking to work some ground and pound but Nohara has wrist control.
Jango Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fett won't allow Nohara to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nohara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nohara working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jango Fett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nohara 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nohara!
After winning the bout, Hiro Nohara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Cooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala has chosen Children of Bodom - Tie my rope 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala misses with a looping left.
Latvala cracks a nice hook into Cooter's ribs.
Cooter moves out of range of the strikes.
Latvala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooter manages to avoid it.
Cooter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roope Latvala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Latvala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Latvala checks the leg kick.
Latvala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooter counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooter throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Latvala.
Latvala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooter is fending him off so far but Latvala persists. Nope, Cooter circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Cooter misses
and Latvala counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cooter won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala wants to control but Cooter is keeping him busy.
Cooter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Latvala connects with a decent elbow.
Latvala wants to control but Cooter is keeping him busy.
Latvala wants to control for a moment but Cooter uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Latvala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cooter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter gets full guard.
Latvala wants to control from the top but Cooter keeps moving.
Cooter trying to control the position here.
Latvala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cooter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Latvala.
Latvala stays in close to Cooter's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Latvala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooter keeping moving, preventing Latvala from controlling successfully.
Latvala throws a strike but Cooter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Latvala keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala working for a triangle but Cooter defends it easily.
Latvala working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Latvala has his foot on Cooter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooter works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooter throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Latvala dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Latvala counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cooter!
Cooter regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Latvala.
Cooter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Latvala.
Latvala misses with a head shot. Cooter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Latvala wants to control from the top but Cooter keeps moving.
Latvala throws an elbow that misses. Cooter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Latvala's guard. Nice move by Cooter!
Roope Latvala has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cooter postures up in Latvala's guard and throws a big left but Latvala blocks it.
Cooter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cooter is working Latvala over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Latvala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooter is aware though and is defending well.
Cooter advances to half guard.
Cooter prevents Latvala from improving his position.
Latvala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala looking to control.
Cooter connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Latvala looking for a sweep. Not yet Latvala, not yet.
Latvala wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cooter is now in half guard.
Latvala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Latvala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Latvala's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Latvala's head.
Latvala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooter is one step ahead there.
Latvala trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Latvala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Latvala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooter is one step ahead there.
Cooter scoring with some ground and pound.
Cooter looking to sit in guard and control but Latvala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Latvala throwing strikes but missing.
Latvala throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Latvala's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roope Latvala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cooter avoids the body shot from Latvala.
Cooter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Latvala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooter.
Cooter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Latvala scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Cooter tenderised Latvala's leg. Latvala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Latvala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooter moves away.
Latvala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Latvala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Latvalas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Latvala checks a leg kick.
Latvala jabs at Cooter's body.
Latvala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Latvala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cooter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooter dodges the punch combination from Latvala.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Latvala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Randal Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter darts in and clinches Latvala up against the cage.
Latvala takes an elbow to the forehead.
Latvala blocks a body shot from Cooter.
Latvala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooter backwards.
Latvala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Cooter.
Cooter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Latvala trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooter.
Cooter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Latvala tries for a takedown but Cooter manages to get underhooks.
Latvala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Latvala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Latvala blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Latvala backwards.
Cooter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Latvala to work.
Cooter lands a shoulder strike.
Latvala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Cooter fails to land.
Latvala looking to stall.
Cooter lands an elbow that stopped Latvala in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Cooter.
Latvala wants to stall.
Cooter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Latvala after a bit of a struggle.
Latvala avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooter.
Cooter prevents Latvala from breaking the clinch.
Latvala lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooter misses with some punches.
Cooter pushes off an throws an elbow but Latvala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Latvala avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooter.
Still in the clinch, Latvala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Latvala blocks an uppercut.
Latvala can't find room to land a body shot as Cooter controls the action.
Cooter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooter misses with the head strike.
Cooter missing with knees to the body.
Cooter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randal Cooter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooter misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooter throws a head punch that misses.
Cooter missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooter misses with a body punch.
Cooter lands a shot to the body.
Latvala takes a shot to the head.
Latvala taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randal Cooter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Latvala 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roope Latvala!
During a confident post fight interview, Roope Latvala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerron Nimoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerron Nimoh!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya throws a lazy right hand but Nimoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nimoh punishes Stroya's body with a nice straight punch.
Nimoh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stroya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoh throws out the jab.
Stroya fails with the takedown.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown but Nimoh shows good takedown defense.
Nimoh misses with a shot to the body
and Stroya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stroya throws an elbow that misses. Nimoh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stroya's guard. Nice move by Nimoh!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroya wants to sweep here but Nimoh controlling him for the moment.
Nimoh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nimoh trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jerron Nimoh has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stroya connects with a solid leg kick.
Nimoh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nimoh tries to work over Stroya's front leg with a kick but Stroya checks it.
Stroya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh misses with an uppercut
and Stroya counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stroya lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroya perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stroya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stroya is looking to take a break and control but Nimoh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stroya perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nimoh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stroya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stroya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nimoh trying to hold on to Stroya's head to control him but Stroya postures up.
Nimoh wants to improve his position but Stroya is controlling well.
Stroya wants to take a breather but Nimoh is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stroya scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stroya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nimoh's head.
Stroya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stroya wants to take a breather but Nimoh is having none of it.
Stroya content to control rather than advance.
Stroya trying to mount his opponent but Nimoh defends it.
Stroya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nimoh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stroya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dee Stroya.
Stroya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nimoh takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoh throws an overhand right that lands on Stroya's shoulder, as Stroya tries to avoid the shot.
Stroya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nimoh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stroya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroya misses with a low kick.
Stroya throws a leg kick but Nimoh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stroya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stroya throws a leg kick
and Nimoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Nimoh finds it's way through Stroya's defenses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nimoh, right into the meat.
Stroya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nimoh doesn't seem bothered though.
Stroya with a jab.
Stroya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroya lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nimoh tries to avoid it but Stroya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nimoh to the ground. Nimoh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stroya misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Stroya blocks the low kick.
Stroya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stroya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nimoh on the side of the head.
Stroya swings for the body but Nimoh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Stroya.
Jerron Nimoh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nimoh cracks Stroya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stroya just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoh just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stroya is looking to wear down Nimoh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nimoh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stroya counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroya slows the pace down in half guard.
Nimoh pushes Stroya off looking to stand but Stroya dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Stroya is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stroya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dee Stroya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stroya scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nimoh wants to improve his position but Stroya is controlling well.
Stroya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nimoh defending well though.
Stroya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stroya tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nimoh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stroya missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nimoh is staying active underneath Stroya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dee Stroya just wasn't active enough.
Stroya takes one to the side of the head.
Stroya checks a low kick from Nimoh.
Nimoh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stroya looks for the body kick but Nimoh saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh blocks a head kick by Stroya.
Stroya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoh.
Nimoh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stroya throws a body punch but Nimoh moves out of range.
Nimoh staying out of range there.
Nimoh moves out of range as Stroya throws a body kick.
Stroya lands a body shot.
Stroya misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nimoh checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimoh moves forwards but Stroya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroya lands with a nice body kick.
Nimoh throws a body punch but Stroya moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Stroya.
Nice jab there from Nimoh.
Stroya catches Nimoh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stroya throws a right hand that Nimoh ducks under and follows up with a left that Nimoh also avoids with ease.
Nimoh misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Stroya.
Stroya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroya lands a nice hook to Nimoh's body. Nimoh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stroya scores with a punch to the head.
Nimoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nimoh connects with a looping right hand.
Stroya blocks a jab.
Dee Stroya is winning the standup battle so far.
Stroya catches Nimoh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Stroya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nimoh.
Stroya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nimoh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stroya thuds a left hand into Nimoh's body.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Stroya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nimoh can do to turn this around?
Stroya connects with a leg kick. Nimoh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stroya lands a right hook to the body.
Stroya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroya. Nimoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stroya thumps Nimoh with a low kick.
Stroya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Stroya throws the left hand but Nimoh avoids the punch easily.
Nimoh misses the body punch
and Stroya counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nimoh!
Stroya cracks Nimoh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nimoh can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Nimoh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stroya grinds an elbow into Nimoh's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya lands a few punches from side control.
Stroya cracks Nimoh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stroya in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stroya moves into full mount!
Nimoh can't escape the position.
Stroya unloading with bombs!
Stroya tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya working Nimoh over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nimoh looks a forlorn figure.
Stroya unloading with bombs!
Stroya with shots to the head and body - Nimoh looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nimoh is rocked!
Stroya controlling his opponent.
Nimoh is still in real trouble! Can Stroya finish him?
Stroya thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stroya cracks the inside of Nimoh's front leg.
Nimoh seems to have recovered his senses.
Stroya missing with a left hand there. Nimoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dee Stroya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroya is just out of range.
Stroya tries to land a front kick but Nimoh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stroya throws a chopping leg kick but Nimoh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stroya throws a body punch but Nimoh moves out of range.
Stroya throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nimoh to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Stroya.
Nimoh lands with a straight right. Stroya didn't see that one coming.
Stroya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nimoh's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stroya clobbers Nimoh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nimoh is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nimoh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nimoh is still on wobbly legs! Can Stroya finish him?
Stroya darts in looking for a takedown but Nimoh gets double underhooks and turns Stroya into the cage.
Nimoh seems to have recovered his senses.
Nimoh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stroya avoids it.
Nimoh is trying to break the clinch but Stroya is controlling him.
Nimoh tries a body shot but Stroya blocks it.
Nimoh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stroya is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nimoh to the mat. Nimoh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stroya trying to control but Nimoh is working from the bottom.
Stroya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nimoh keeping moving, preventing Stroya from controlling successfully.
Stroya passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya content to control rather than advance.
Stroya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stroya prevents Nimoh from improving his position.
Stroya working Nimoh over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stroya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stroya wants to take a breather but Nimoh is having none of it.
Stroya controlling the action here.
Stroya lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nimoh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Stroya is nestled in close to Nimoh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya trying to control from half guard but Nimoh is working away.
Stroya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nimoh's head.
Nimoh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stroya.
Stroya not doing much here.
Stroya throws a strike but Nimoh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroya wants to control from the top but Nimoh keeps moving.
Stroya being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya had his way with Jerron Nimoh in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nimoh misses with a straight left.
Stroya lands with a right hand.
Stroya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nimoh. That did some damage!
Stroya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stroya scores with the left hand. Nimoh knows he should have avoided that one.
Nimoh 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.
Nimoh checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Nimoh misses
and Stroya counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoh tries to get to full guard but Stroya has control of the leg.
Nimoh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stroya scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya wants to free his trapped foot but Nimoh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stroya has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stroya takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stroya frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stroya lands a big shot there that rocks Nimoh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stroya is landing with some decent strikes but Nimoh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jerron Nimoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroya lands with some strikes.
Stroya controlling from the full mount.
Stroya looking to ground and pound but Nimoh is blocking nicely.
Stroya tries to control but Nimoh wriggling away.
Stroya landing strikes from the mount.
Stroya prevents Nimoh from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stroya is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Nimoh goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Stroya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dee Stroya!
Dee Stroya retains his light heavyweight title!
Dee Stroya thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Warwick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Jabroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabroni has chosen Whatever as his entrance music. Warwick Davis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Jabroni's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Jabroni!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis slips under a jab.
Jabroni looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
We've been told by Davis's head coaches at Darwinism that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jabroni gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jabroni not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis is pressing down on Jabroni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jabroni!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabroni is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Jabroni is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Jabroni is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabroni tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Jabroni bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jabroni stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jabroni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabroni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jabroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabroni looking to pass the guard.
Jabroni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Jabroni will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jabroni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jabroni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jabroni shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davis has his hands on Jabroni's head, controlling the position.
Davis wants to sweep here but Jabroni controlling him for the moment.
Jabroni drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jabroni has Davis in his guard.
Davis tries to stand but Jabroni is controlling from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Green Line inform us that Jabroni has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabroni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
Davis is looking to stand up but Jabroni won't let him.
Jabroni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabroni has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Davis 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 Jabroni.
Jabroni is trying to improve his position.
Davis decides to stand back up. Davis steps back and let's Jabroni get back to his feet.
Jabroni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jabroni.
Warwick Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabroni throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Jabroni connects with the punch.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Jabroni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jabroni blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis tries to clinch up but Jabroni circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis tries to score with a low kick but Jabroni moves his leg out of the way.
Davis throws a front kick that sends Jabroni stumbling back into the cage.
Jabroni staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Jabroni misses the target.
Davis throws a series of punches but Jabroni avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Jabroni successfully pulls guard.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis won't allow Jabroni to sweep him here.
Jabroni pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
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!
Jabroni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Warwick Davis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jabroni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Jabroni persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis lands a head shot.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Jabroni moved out of range.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Jabroni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jabroni lands a lovely overhand right.
Jabroni cracks a nice hook into Davis's ribs.
Davis throws a body punch but Jabroni moves out of range.
Jabroni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warwick Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jabroni.
Warwick Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Jabroni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis cracks Jabroni with a good jab.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Jabroni moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Jabroni misses.
Davis wants to clinch up but Jabroni keeps it at a distance.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Jabroni.
Jabroni gets a double leg takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis trying to control the position here.
Davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jabroni is one step ahead there.
Davis is pulling down on Jabroni's head. It's preventing any offense from Jabroni, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Warwick Davis.
Jabroni ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Davis darts in and clinches Jabroni up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davis throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabroni working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries to clinch but Jabroni is having none of it.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Jabroni, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jabroni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jabroni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jabroni.
Davis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jabroni if he has to take too many more of those.
Davis misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Jabroni moved out of range.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Jabroni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jabroni dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Jabroni's head and hops out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabroni drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warwick Davis clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jabroni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jabroni. Jabroni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jabroni is defended easily by Davis.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Jabroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jabroni swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Jabroni is out of range.
Jabroni checks a leg kick.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Jabroni lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jabroni.
Jabroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Jabroni misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Warwick Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Jabroni.
Jabroni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Jabroni looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis rushes Jabroni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis blocks a body shot from Jabroni.
Jabroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis slips a straight right by Jabroni.
Davis wants to clinch up but Jabroni keeps it at a distance.
Davis throws a head kick but Jabroni moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabroni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis throws a body punch but Jabroni moves out of range.
Jabroni throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jabroni counters with a nice uppercut.
Warwick Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis tries to clinch there but Jabroni circles away.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis throws a body punch but Jabroni moves out of range.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Jabroni moved out of range.
Jabroni misses with a straight left.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis slips a jab from Jabroni.
Jabroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabroni throws a big shot that misses.
Jabroni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jabroni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabroni is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Jabroni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jabroni is trying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jabroni has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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 Warwick Davis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Davis wants to clinch up but Jabroni keeps it at a distance.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jabroni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jabroni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis tries to clinch but Jabroni moves away
and Jabroni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Jabroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Jabroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Jabroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jabroni moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Jabroni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.
Davis motions for Jabroni to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabroni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis wants to slow Jabroni down by chopping away at his legs.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jabroni's calf.
Jabroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabroni checks a leg kick nicely.
Davis misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Davis.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jabroni.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ricardo Jabroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Jabroni.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Jabroni is rocked!
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jabroni blocks an uppercut.
Jabroni trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Jabroni is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Jabroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabroni seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis working aggressively here.
Jabroni wants to take the fight to the mat but Davis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Warwick Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabroni tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Jabroni drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabroni tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Jabroni is trying to stall.
Jabroni misses with some punches.
Jabroni gets control of Davis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jabroni will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Davis tries to stand but Jabroni is controlling from the bottom.
Jabroni working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Davis has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabroni slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jabroni wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabroni is working an open guard so Davis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Davis lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Warwick Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Warwick Davis!
Warwick Davis retains his lightweight title!
Warwick Davis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Almdudler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Colony. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Almdudler!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almdudler darts in trying to clinch
and Fukuzawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Almdudler misses with a hook to the body
and Fukuzawa counters by moving into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Almdudler has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A right hand to the body from Fukuzawa.
Almdudler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fukuzawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Almdudler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almdudler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fukuzawa.
Almdudler tries to clinch there but Fukuzawa circles away.
Almdudler misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukuzawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Fukuzawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Almdudler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almdudler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fukuzawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa misses with a double jab.
Almdudler shoots in for a takedown but Fukuzawa shows good takedown defense.
Fukuzawa thuds his right hand into Almdudler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fukuzawa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Almdudler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fukuzawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fukuzawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Almdudler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fukuzawa is defending well.
Itagaki Fukuzawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Almdudler.
Fukuzawa lands a shot to the body.
Fukuzawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Almdudler up against the cage.
Fukuzawa prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almdudler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukuzawa stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler stalling in the clinch but Fukuzawa improves position.
Fukuzawa lands a shoulder strike.
Almdudler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fukuzawa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fukuzawa has Almdudler pushed against the cage.
Almdudler looking to stall.
Fukuzawa tries to throw a body punch but Almdudler avoids it by throwing Fukuzawa back against the cage.
Almdudler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fukuzawa's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fukuzawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fukuzawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Almdudler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fukuzawa tries to work over Almdudler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almdudler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fukuzawa after a bit of a struggle.
Fukuzawa cracks Almdudler with a nice body shot.
Almdudler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa landing knees to the body.
Fukuzawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almdudler is looking to control Fukuzawa's arms but Fukuzawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Almdudler has his back to the cage.
Fukuzawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fukuzawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fukuzawa lands a body shot.
Almdudler looks winded!
Stalling in the clinch from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Fukuzawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almdudler backwards.
Fukuzawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Almdudler's face.
Almdudler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fukuzawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Almdudler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fukuzawa avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler can't find room to land a body shot as Fukuzawa controls the action.
Fukuzawa can't find room to land a body shot as Almdudler controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Fukuzawa.
Almdudler wants the takedown. Fukuzawa is fighting it off but Almdudler persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fukuzawa's guard against the cage.
Almdudler throwing strikes but missing.
Fukuzawa trying to strike off his back.
Fukuzawa looking to control.
Fukuzawa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fukuzawa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almdudler is squirming around, avoiding Fukuzawa's attempts to control the action.
Almdudler is working to get back to half guard.
Fukuzawa with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itagaki Fukuzawa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fukuzawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almdudler.
Fukuzawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fukuzawa stuffs the takedown.
Almdudler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fukuzawa counters with a good low kick that Almdudler was not able to check.
Almdudler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fukuzawa can pounce on him.
We've been told by Fukuzawa's head coaches at Seventh House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fukuzawa lands a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Fukuzawa.
Almdudler fails with a takedown attempt.
Almdudler doesn't manage to clinch there - Fukuzawa circles away.
Fukuzawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fukuzawa.
Almdudler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fukuzawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fukuzawa.
Almdudler moves out of range as Fukuzawa strikes.
Andreas Almdudler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukuzawa takes a swing at Almdudler's ribcage but misses.
Almdudler tries to close the distance and clinch but Fukuzawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Itagaki Fukuzawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Almdudler jabs at Fukuzawa's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almdudler has time to react.
Almdudler shoots in but Fukuzawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Itagaki Fukuzawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Almdudler.
Fukuzawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almdudler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Itagaki Fukuzawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almdudler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fukuzawa pinned against the cage. Fukuzawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almdudler misses with a low kick.
Almdudler tries to clinch
and Fukuzawa counters with a low kick, right behind Almdudler 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almdudler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fukuzawa counters with a body kick that stops Almdudler in his tracks momentarily.
Almdudler is breathing heavily.
Fukuzawa lands a nice shot that snaps Almdudler's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Almdudler tries to clinch
and Fukuzawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Almdudler rushes Fukuzawa and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fukuzawa blocks a body shot from Almdudler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fukuzawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Almdudler takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fukuzawa.
Almdudler wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fukuzawa.
Almdudler tries for a takedown but Fukuzawa manages to get underhooks.
Fukuzawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Almdudler being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fukuzawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Fukuzawa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almdudler lands a shot to the body.
Fukuzawa lands with a left to the head.
Fukuzawa lands a nice uppercut.
Fukuzawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Almdudler backwards.
Almdudler is rocked!
Almdudler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Almdudler is still on wobbly legs! Can Fukuzawa finish him?
Almdudler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Itagaki Fukuzawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fukuzawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fukuzawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almdudler can do to turn this around?
A bit of stalling here from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa lands a left hand.
Fukuzawa has Almdudler pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Almdudler is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Fukuzawa - that's hurt Almdudler badly! Oh, another knee lands and Almdudler is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Almdudler doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Itagaki Fukuzawa!
A very excited looking Itagaki Fukuzawa rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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